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US ROUND-UP: Gap diversifies; 125MW PPA in MI; Military-funded space solar; Solar bees
Global retail brand Gap moved one step closer to its goal of fully renewably-powered operations by 2030 after signing a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Enel Green Power North America. It has purchased 90MW of energy from the renewables giant's North Dakota wind project for a period of 12 years.
Aug 13, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Solar, USA, SunPower, plants, Michigan, cleanchoice energy, solar bees, Antonio Cammisecra, air force, university of toledo, solar space, upper peninsula power company, power purchase agreement, orion renewable energy group, map energy, gap, North Dakota, enel green power, the chandler solar project, North America
Anti-solar cells: A photovoltaic cell that operates at night
In truth, a specially created photovoltaic cell might create up to 50 watts of power per square meter under ideal conditions in the evening, about a quarter of what a traditional solar panel can create in daytime, according to an idea paper by Munday and graduate student Tristan Deppe.
Feb 3, 2020 // Technology, USA, solar cells, North America, University of Maryland, Jeremy Munday
Ellomay's 300-MW solar farm in Spain to be refinanced
Israeli renewables programmer Ellomay Capital Ltd (TASE: ELLO) has actually gotten to an agreement with a group of banks to refinance its majority-owned 300-MW Talasol solar farm in Spain.
Dec 9, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, ellomay, solar farm, Talasol Solar SL
DTE Energizes 80-MW Solar Park Near Michigan Wind Farm
DTE Energy powers up Michigan with a new 80-MW solar park, enhancing renewable synergy near Pine River wind farm.
Apr 29, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Michigan, North America, PV Power Plant, dte energy
Lightsource bp Begins Work on California Pollinator Friendly Solar Farm
Lightsource bp has efficiently closed on a USD 20 million financing plan and mobilised building on its Wildflower Solar project in California.
Sep 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, California, USA, Lightsource BP, North America, Kevin Smith, International, solar projects, Arlen Orchard
Zelestra Activates 19MW Spain Solar for Graphic Packaging
Zelestra energizes 19‑MWdc Villamanan, third Spain vPPA with Graphic Packaging, delivering 28.7 GWh/year and avoiding 4,900 t CO2—pushing 100+ MWdc enabled, 1.1 GW contracted, 7+ GW pipeline.
Mar 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Zelestra
A polarization-driven guide to making high-performance, functional solar cells
Improving solar cell design is essential for improving energy usage. Researchers have lately focused on making solar cells more efficient, flexible, and mobile to enable their assimilation into everyday applications. Consequently, unique light-weight as well as flexible thin film solar cells have been developed.
Jan 5, 2021 // Technology, South Korea, solar cells, Asia, Youngho Kang
Washington's 150-MW Lund Hill Solar Farm Now Connected to Grid
Avangrid's 150-MW Lund Hill solar farm in Klickitat County, Washington, is now the state's largest solar PV plant. The facility is supplying Puget Sound Energy's Green Direct program, helping to reduce emissions and provide clean, reliable power to its customers.
Mar 1, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Washington, North America, PV Power Plant
Egypt's solar plants generate 4,500 GWh in 2021
Solar energy plants in Egypt have actually generated 4,500 GWh of green electricity in 2021, the media centre of the Council of Ministers said over the weekend.
Feb 8, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Egyptpv power plant
Zelestra and Graphic Packaging sign vPPA for Leon solar farm
Zelestra and Graphic Packaging sign a vPPA for the 19-MW Villamañán solar farm in León, Spain, pushing their joint contracted capacity above 100 MW and advancing GPI’s CO₂ cuts.
Jul 24, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, Zelestra
EU Awards EUR5.3 Million To REGACE Project For Agrivoltaics Solutions
The REGACE Consortium will be developing and demonstrating ingenious agrivoltaics innovation by utilizing CO2 enrichment to boost electricity yields.
The REGACE system will certainly offer affordable clean power which combines optimum crop conditions with considerable energy generation.
Feb 8, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Alzahrawi Society, Ibrahim Yehia, Kafr Kara, REGACE, TriSolar
Fashion Brand Locks 8-MW Italian Solar via PPA
Fashion meets solar: Corporate PPA secures most output from Recurrent Energy’s 8‑MW Italy farm, hedging prices, slashing Scope 2, battery-ready design, de-risked revenues—and dependable green power for local operations.
Feb 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, C&I, Italy, Europe, corporate ppa, recurrent energy, decarbonisation
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
EDPR Launches 300-MW Solar Park in California
EDP Renewables unveils the 300 MW Sandrini Solar Energy Park, destined to power 100,000 California homes and drive the state toward its 100% clean energy goal by 2045!
Jan 8, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, California, USA, EDP Renewables, North America, PV Power Plant