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Hopes rise that proposed solar farm will transform former Sunnyside landfill site
A proposal to turn the site of a former landfill near Houston’s Sunnyside community into the largest urban solar farm in Texas has local officials and residents hopeful that change may finally be coming to a site that has been an eyesore for decades.
Oct 4, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, USA, TESLA, Texas, North America, Sunnyside, Houston, Nathanael Greene, Tracy Stephens, Efrem Jernigan
Honduras commissions first state-owned solar farm, strengthening national grid reliability
Honduras switched on the 50-MW Patuca solar plant—its first publicly owned array—adding daytime capacity that reduces diesel reliance and stabilises the grid.
Sep 25, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, North America, Solar Power, state-owned, Honduras, ENEE, Patuca
Xela Energy Wins Approval for IBM Solar Farm in Britain
Xela Energy secures final approval for a 5 MW solar farm to power IBM’s UK campus, pairing clean electricity with wildlife‑friendly design and local jobs.
Jul 23, 2025 // Plants, UK, PPA, Europe, Xela Energy, IBM Solar
PPC Expands Bulgarian Portfolio, Acquiring 88-MW Vedrare Solar Farm Development
PPC will add an 88-MW solar farm in Vedrare, Bulgaria, to its portfolio in Q1 2026, boosting annual green output by 140 GWh and cutting 70 kt of CO₂, as part of its drive toward 11.8 GW of renewables by 2027.
Jun 2, 2025 // Plants, Europe, PV Power Plant, PPC, Bulgaria
Major solar farm plan to power Angus pharmaceutical plant
Ambitious proposals have emerged to power a major Angus pharmaceutical plant with electricity from a giant solar farm on land a few miles away.
Oct 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Angus, GSK, Proposal of Application Notice, Kate Cowey
BayWa r.e.'s 50MW Rag Lane Solar Farm granted planning permission
Global renewable resource firm, BayWa r.e. has actually been given preparing permission for its 49.9 MW Rag Lane Solar Farm project near Bristol, UK.
Dec 3, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, baywa r.e., solar farm, John Milligan
S-Power to merge with AES' US-based tidy energy growth organization
S-Power, a renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP), revealed an arrangement by the business's owners, the AES Corporation as well as Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), to combine with AES' US-based tidy power advancement company. AES' wholly-owned clean power development service includes AES Distributed Energy and also a wind advancement team previously part of Advance Energy.
Nov 20, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, AES, S-Power
Panasonic launches new residential solar battery
The Japanese electronics manufacturer said the EverVolt storage system is available in the U.S. market in AC and DC-coupled versions, with a storage capacity ranging from 5.7-34.2 kWh, depending on the model chosen.
Sep 25, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Residential, Storage, Japan, Panasonic, Asia, lithium-ion storage, Mukesh Sethi
Negratin Secures Contract for 90-MW Spanish Solar Farm
Grupo Negratin partners with Eni Plenitude to energize Fortuna, Spain, with a 90-MW solar plant—expanding green energy and paving the way for a sustainable future.
Nov 21, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, Grupo Negratin
Biden wishes to cut into China's electric battery dominance
Head of state Joe Biden highlighted his initiatives to counter China's dominance of the electric battery market on Tuesday as he proclaimed domestic efforts to mine and also process lithium and rare-earth element required to produce the technology that powers cars, electronic devices, wind turbines as well as more.
Feb 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Policy, USA, China, Asia, North America, Joe Biden, Jim Litinsky, Silvia Paz
REC Silicon to negotiate raw material supply deal with Mississippi Silicon
REC Silicon ASA (OSE: REC) has actually entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mississippi Silicon LLC as the primary step in negotiating a raw material supply deal that will support the establishment of a low-carbon as well as fully-traceable solar supply chain in the United States.
Aug 22, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, REC Silicon, Mississippi Silicon LLC
Energa Expands Footprint with 39.9-MW Solar Farm Acquisition
Energa boosts its renewable portfolio, acquiring the 39.9-MW Losienice solar project, set to power 20,000 homes with over 64,500 PV panels by 2025.
Nov 25, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Energa
PACE's initial UK solar farm Three Bridges gets planning consent
Pathfinder Clean Power (PACE) has been granted planning consent for its Three Bridges solar farm.
Feb 17, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, solar farm, PACE, Pathfinder Clean Energy, Alex Ros, Rob Denman
McDonald’s and Lightsource bp Ink PPA for 145 MW Solar Farm in Louisiana
McDonald’s Corp and Lightsource bp have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to construct a 145-MW AC/180 MW DC solar park in Louisiana. The photovoltaic (PV) farm will generate enough electricity to power 630 McDonald’s restaurants and meet the demand of 30,700 local homes.
Feb 17, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, Lightsource BP, North America, solar farm, Louisiana, McDonald’s Corp
R.Power starts building 55-MWp Lazuri solar farm in Romania northwest
Poland’s R.Power has broken ground on the 55-MWp Lazuri solar farm in north-western Romania, advancing a bankable design with future storage optionality.
Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Europe, r.power, Romania, grid integration