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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
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
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
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
JLEN, Foresight bag 50MW battery project
The Clayfords project in Aberdeenshire is the 6th battery storage project that ILI Group has actually sold
Aug 2, 2022 // Storage, Foresight Solar Fund, SCOTLAND, ILI Group, Mark Wilson, JLEN, Ross Driver
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
Analyzing thermal behaviour of solar panels via thermography
A group of Hungarian scientists have compared thermal behaviour of various solar modules by means of thermography. Their research has shown that theoretical predictions are not as accurate as they were expected to be.
Jan 30, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Hungary, solar pv, pv modules, Europe, thermal
The US Army simply launched the largest floating solar farm in the Southeast-- why this is a big deal
The United States Army has launched the biggest floating solar farm in the Southeast. It's also the initial project of its kind for the US Department of Defense.
Jun 14, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, USA, floating PV, North America, solar farm
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
United States utility-scale solar 'resilient' under COVID as Q2 2020 installs leading 3.5 GW.
US large-scale solar release remained resilient throughout a pandemic-stricken Q2, but rooftop solar installs fallen down by virtually one-quarter as shelter-in-place orders dented activity.
Sep 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Wood Mackenzie, Trump, residential solar, North America, Abigail Ross Hopper, Austin Perea
Chile's renewables grow share to 31.8% in Sept
Chile produced 2,077 GWh of its electricity with non-conventional renewable resource resources in September, or 40.9% more than in the exact same month in 2020, according to the most up to date figures launched by Chilean power compensation CNE.
Oct 29, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america
Chile's renewables increase output by 23.7% y/y in Aug
Chile produced 31.8% of its power in August from renewable resources, Chilean energy commission CNE stated in the latest report on the industry.
Sep 26, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america