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Big Scale Digital: Grid not COVID-19 the vital fight in advance for Iberian solar
A failing to manage continuous grid chaos can impede Iberia's eco-friendly development aspirations this years a lot more than the COVID-19 situation itself, according to audio speakers at Solar Media's Large Scale Digital Summit.
May 20, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Grids, Policy, Spain, Europe, iberia, Pablo Otín, large-scale solar, grid congestion, Coronavirus, covid-19, speculation, solar bubble
Albania's Solar Power Ambitions Soar with 300 MW Tender
Albania's latest solar tender aims to construct 300 MW of solar parks, as the country strives to become a net exporter of renewable energy by 2030. Supported by Swiss and European institutions, successful candidates will receive 15-year contracts for their plants' output.
Jan 17, 2024 // Plants, Commercial, tender, Europe, PV Power Plant, Albania
Eurowind Wins Permit for 49.6-MW Wind-Solar Hybrid in Romania
Eurowind Energy secures the permit for a 49.6‑MW wind‑solar hybrid in Romania, boosting steadier, year‑round renewable output in Constanța County—unlocking engineering and construction steps ahead.
Jun 10, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, EUROWIND
Australia's largest solar-plus-storage project edges forward as Elecnor wins EPC contract
Spanish renewable resource business Elecnor has actually been assigned as the lead contractor for the initial stage of Australia's largest hybrid solar and battery power storage space center.
Oct 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, EPC, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, UPC Renewables, Anton Rohner, AC Energy, elecnor
Caribbean's biggest solar-plus-storage project in progress
Swiss energy storage space firm Leclanché has begun on a US$ 70 million solar and storage space microgrid project in St Kitts and also Nevis.
Dec 14, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, solar-plus-storage, Leclanché, Caribbean, caribbean solar, st kitts, Timothy Harris
Agrivoltaics good for agriculture and panel efficiency
A U.S. research team has found the most efficient locations for agrivoltaics include western America, southern Africa and the Middle East. The researchers found crop land, grasslands and wetlands were the best environments for PV projects linked to agriculture. Conditions suitable for crops are ideal for improving solar module efficiency.
Aug 12, 2019 // Technology, USA, Japan, PV panels, plants, Netherlands, Oregon State University, agrivoltaics
Tender for 1.5 GW New Solar Projects Soon in Germany
Players can submit their proposals for the growth of their projects by January 15 following year. According to the news, the size of the proposed projects need to not be more than 100 MW.
Sep 19, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, tender, Europe, Federal Network Agency, BSW-Solar, solar projects, Bundesnetzagentur, crisis tender, German Solar Association
Midwest US States Lead in Solar Power Development: 15GW of Photovoltaic Panels to be Installed
With millions of acres of flat farmland, Ohio and Indiana are becoming leading US states for solar power development. 15GW of photovoltaic panels are expected to be installed in the two states between now and 2027, enough to power about 12 million households.
Feb 8, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America
UniCredit Funds 52-MW Sicily Agrivoltaic Push
UniCredit will fund a 52-MW agrivoltaic solar plant in Sicily with €30M for Aquila Clean Energy, producing clean power while keeping farmland productive—boosting Europe’s sustainable land-use push.
Jul 15, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, PV Power Plant, UniCredit
France Reduces 2035 Solar Goal in Energy Plan
France scales back solar ambitions to 90 GW by 2035, sparking public consultation on its evolving energy strategy.
Mar 20, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe
Competitive Power Ventures breaks ground on 100-MW Pennsylvania solar project
Maple Hill Solar, a prepared 100-MW solar power generation facility in Portage Township, Pennsylvania, has started construction from designer Competitive Power Ventures (CVP) with the assistance of Gemma Power Systems.
May 24, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Sean Finnerty, Solar Project, Competitive Power Ventures, Yabin Xing, Rep. Frank Burns
Qair Secures Permit for 50-MW Solar Park in Essex
Qair's Lark Hill Solar Farm in Essex: a green game-changer with 50 MW capacity to power 20,970 homes and slash emissions by 27,950 tons annually!
Sep 20, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Qair, Solar Park, Essex
Opportunities for integration: EU PVSEC 2019
Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE is presenting a wide range of solutions for integrated PV – alongside farming, vehicles, the built environment and more, at the 2019 EU PVSEC show happening this week in Marseille.
Sep 10, 2019 // Technology, Germany, floating PV, Europe, Fraunhofer ISE, eu pvsec, integrating PV, Andreas Bett
Solar panels in Sahara could enhance renewable resource yet damages the global climate
The world's most prohibiting deserts could be the best position on Planet for gathering solar power-- the most plentiful and also tidy source of energy we have. Deserts are sizable, reasonably level, abundant in silicon-- the raw product for the semiconductors from which solar cells are made-- and also never short of sunlight. As a matter of fact, the 10 biggest solar plants all over the world are all located in deserts or dry regions.
Feb 12, 2021 // Plants, Solar Panels, Amazon, Sahara, Congo Basin, African Humid Period
3SUN, CEA Achieve Breakthrough in Solar Cell Efficiency
Breaking barriers in solar tech, 3SUN and CEA unveil a record 30.8% efficiency in tandem cells, promising a brighter, more sustainable future for renewable energy.
Jan 29, 2025 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, CEA, 3sun