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Business solar financing rebounds in second fifty percent of 2020
Corporate investment in solar projects got to US$ 10 billion in the 2nd half of last year, recovering from financial shock induced by COVID-19.
Jan 12, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, IPO, solar-plus-storage, large-scale solar, m&a, acquisition, corporate financing, array, public market finance
New York City Hits 4-GW Distributed Solar Energy Milestone
Considering that the launch of the NY-Sun Initiative, the cost of solar in New york city has decreased by 70 percent as solar release has grown almost 2,900 percent state-wide. The main declaration held that the 4-GW achievement puts New York on track to exceed its goal to set up 6-GW of distributed solar by 2025.
Sep 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, NYSERDA, Doreen M. Harris, Kathy Hochul, Climate Week, New York Governor, NY-Sun initiative
Maxeon increases AC range with Performance 3 AC module launch
Maxeon Solar Technologies has broadened its AC Energy Solutions portfolio with the launch of a new module for the rooftop solar market.
Jul 15, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Residential, Rooftop PV, SunPower, Maxeon, Jeff Waters
NRS energizes New Mexico hybrid project, adding grid-scale storage capacity
National Renewable Solutions commissions the Shallow Basket Energy project in New Mexico, pairing 140 MW of solar with 50 MW of battery storage to strengthen the local grid.
Aug 18, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, New Mexico, National Renewable Solutions, Grid reliability
Ellomay Offloads Nearly Half of Italian Solar Portfolio to Clal
Ellomay Capital sells 49 % of its 198-MW Italian solar portfolio to Clal Insurance for €52 million, freeing cash for expansion and highlighting growing institutional appetite for renewables.
Jun 27, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, Ellomay Capital, solar portfolio, Clal Insurance
Greenvolt Powers OMS with Rooftop Solar, Boosting Italian Steel Sustainability
Greenvolt Next installs 1-MW rooftop solar array for steel-forging firm OMS in Piedmont, cutting energy costs and 560 t CO₂ yearly across nine factory roofs.
Jul 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Italy, Europe, decarbonization, steel, Greenvolt, OM
Abraxas Secures Maldives Solar City Deal, Creating Floating Energy Hub
Abraxas Power inks 100-MW floating “Solar City” deal in Maldives, nation’s first SEZ, poised to supply up to 50% of Greater Malé’s clean electricity.
Jul 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Asia, Maldives, Abraxas, SEZ
Acciona Energia Switches On Ayora Complex, Advancing Spain’s Solar Future
Acciona Energia’s 85.74‑MWp Ayora solar complex in Valencia begins operations, supplying 172 GWh a year under PPAs with DaVita and Zimmer Biomet.
Jul 23, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Ayora, Acciona Energia, Solar Spain, Corporate PPA, Renewable Energy
Texas Solar-Powered Data Center Will Channel Surplus Sunlight Into Supercomputing
Soluna Holdings will build a 75-MW modular data-center campus next to a 114-MW solar array in northeast Texas, turning excess daytime power into high-performance computing.
May 26, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, data centers, Soluna
Austria mulls mandatory PV as new rebates for solar and storage launched
With the region of Styria considering making PV mandatory on all new buildings, the nation’s Climate Fund will support PV and storage projects in agriculture and forestry. Applications can be submitted by November 2020 – or until the pot is empty.
Sep 19, 2019 // Plants, Residential, Storage, Rooftop PV, storage, Europe, Austria, Styria
Solar Steel Wins 97-MW Tracker Contract for Italian Island Projects
Solar Steel will supply 2,800 trackers and 250 fixed structures—totalling 97 MW—to two rugged island PV sites in Italy, marking another milestone in its European expansion.
May 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, trackers, PV Power Plant, Solar Steel
ENEOS Partners with West Energy on Tohoku Micro-Solar Expansion Drive
ENEOS Renewable Energy joins forces with West Energy Solutions to roll out 50 low-voltage, 5 MW solar plants across Japan’s Tohoku region, easing land shortages.
Jul 16, 2025 // Plants, Residential, Japan, Asia, Eneos, West Group
Energy Taiwan 2019 to chart momentous journey of island’s solar market
Global experts are set to gather in Taipei in less than a month to take stock of the island’s strengths and challenges as it embarks on a multi-gigawatt renewable transformation by 2025.
Sep 27, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar to Fuel, pv power plants, Asia, Taiwan, energy taiwan, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
Invenergy Starts Building 240-MW Pleasant Prairie Solar Project in Ohio
Invenergy breaks ground on the 240-MW Pleasant Prairie Solar Energy Center in Franklin County, Ohio, investing USD 230 m and creating 300 construction jobs.
Jun 16, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Invenergy, North America, Ohio, PV Power Plant
Streamlined modeling for partly shaded PV systems
A proposed two-diode model is based solely on the standard test problem criteria of solar modules and their irradiance levels. The logical tool apparently enables PV system operators to estimate the I-V curves of a shaded variety promptly and also accurately.
Sep 21, 2020 // Technology, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Malaysia, Australia, Asia, Oceania