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Lightsource bp Cancels Controversial Ohio Solar Project
Lightsource bp halts its ambitious 300-MW Birch Solar project in Ohio, succumbing to local opposition, despite its potential to power 55,000 homes and fund schools.
Jan 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Lightsource BP, PV Power Plant
SEIA develops non-profit for solar and also storage technology, preliminary focus on land usage concerns
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has actually introduced a non-profit to help with the energy transition through clean energy research and evaluation.
May 5, 2022 // Storage, Policy, USA, SEIA, North America, research, Innovation, research and development, land use, non-profit
Shrimp and PV goes together like peas and carrots
With the benefits solar panels can bring to cropland being considered in Europe, PV and aquaculture are working in tandem in Vietnam. Shrimp and fish farming requires land and lots of water but solar panels are helping mitigate those demands.
Aug 29, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar Panels, Europe, Asia, Fraunhofer ISE, Vietnam, Shrimp, Viet Uc Seafood, Maximilian Trommsdorff, SMA Sunbelt Energy GmbH, Suntrace GmbH
Somabay Resort And TAQA Arabia Establish PV Solar Plant
Cairo, Egypt experienced the celebration of the launch of a 5MW PV solar plant in Somabay Resort possessed by TAQA Arabia, which is the full-service power as well as utility supplier in Egypt.
Jul 5, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, TAQA Arabia, carbon footprint, desalinated water, PV Solar Plant, Somabay
Enviromena wins approval for 35-MWac Daisy Hill Solar Farm near Hull
Enviromena secured planning consent for the 35-MWac Daisy Hill Solar Farm in East Yorkshire, with strong biodiversity and community commitments.
Oct 16, 2025 // Plants, UK, Europe, Solar Project, Enviromena, East Yorkshire, planning consent
Namibia launches EPC tender for 20 MW solar project
The nation’s Central Procurement Board, on behalf of utility NamPower, has announced a tender to select an engineering, procurement and construction services contractor.
Oct 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, tender, Africa, Namibia
Fairfax solar plan could spur change to Va. law meant to shield Dominion Energy from competitors
Fairfax County is moving to buy energy from contractors who would install solar panels on more than 100 county buildings, part of a growing environmental effort that aims to remove protections against competition given to the powerful Dominion Energy company.
Dec 26, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Virginia, Dominion Energy, North America, Fairfax, Del. Mark L. Keam, Katharine Bond, Sam Ressin
Solar professional Heliogen refuses bid from Continuum Renewables
US artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled concentrated solar professional Heliogen Inc (NYSE: HLGN) has declined a USD-78.3-million (EUR 71.0 m) takeover bid from Continuum Renewables Inc, defining it as under-priced.
Apr 25, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Heliogen, Continuum Renewables
BayWa r.e. to construct 3-MWp self-consumption floating PV farm in Germany
German renewables programmer BayWa r.e. stated today that is set to start constructing a 3-MWp floating solar PV farm in the town of Haltern am See for family-owned mining business Quarzwerke GmbH.
Feb 7, 2022 // Plants, Floating PV, Germany, Europe, baywa r.e., floating PV farm, Stephan Auracher
Maxeon Solar picks former SunPower executive VP as new CEO
Singapore-based solar cell and panel maker Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: MAXN) has assigned Bill Mulligan as its new chief executive officer (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) with result from January 23, 2023.
Jan 3, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, SunPower, Maxeon Solar, Bill Mulligan, Mark Babcock
Investors take over 49 percent of BayWa r.e.
With a capital payment of EUR530 million ($ 631 million), unnamed funds are taking control of 49 percent of the shares in German renewable energy project programmer BayWa r.e. Renewable Energy GmbH.
Mar 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, baywa r.e., Matthias Taft, Klaus Josef Lutz
70MW solar-plus-storage website encountering feasible hold-ups over preservation issues
A 70MW solar ranch recommended by Irish utility ESB and also Bord na Móna has had its preparation application postponed over issues bordering butterfly preservation.
Apr 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, storage, Ireland, Europe, Bord na Móna, utility scale, Esb
Octopus to release Fluence's automated prospective buyer software for Australian solar farm
Octopus Investments Australia has deployed Fluence's AI-powered trading platform to optimize the result of its 333MW Darlington Point Solar Farm in New South Wales (NSW).
Aug 10, 2021 // Software, Australia, NEM, Oceania, Fluence, machine learning, octopus investments
Denmark's Largest Energy Firm Ørsted Acquires Ballinrea Solar Farm- Its First in Ireland
The project will provide the electrical power needs of 16,000 Irish families. Its building and construction is expected to begin in 2024 and also will be operationalised by 2025.
The Ballinrea Solar Farm will make a meaningful payment to Ireland's national power target of 80% renewables by 2030 in addition to the Government's new 5.5 GW solar target.
Sep 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Terra Solar, solar farm, Orsted, Kieran White, Ballinrea solar farm, Ballinrea solar PV, Carrigaline and Cork City
Bahrain Gets Two Bids for 100-MW Solar Project
Two bids have entered Bahrain’s 100MW Bilaj Al Jazayer solar tender: Yellow Door Energy (BHD 11.398) and ACWA Power (BHD 15.440), under BOO PPP for 2027 operations.
Jun 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, PV Power Plant, Bahrain









