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Developers signed agreements for solar hybrid mini grids in Nigeria
Two solar business signed a contract with the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency to create solar mini grids in Nigeria.
Nov 9, 2020 // Plants, Grids, Africa, Nigeria, Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, Performance Based Grant, Nayo Tropical Technology Ltd, Anita Otubu, Nigeria Electrification Project
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
New South Wales federal government authorizes plan for 400MW solar farm with 200MWh battery storage space
Stubbo Solar Farm and Battery, a project under growth in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, which would certainly pair 400MW of solar with 200MW/ 200MWh of battery energy storage space, has actually taken a step better to going on.
Jul 16, 2021 // Plants, Storage, Australia, Oceania, solar farm
Sunnova partners with PetersenDean Roofing ahead of California residential solar mandate
US solar and battery storage service giant Sunnova is partnering with roofing and solar contractor PetersenDean Roofing & Solar to help Californians prepare for the state’s new residential solar law.
Aug 16, 2019 // Plants, Residential, Storage, California, USA, storage, Sunnova, PetersenDean Roofing & Solar
Stanford scientists develop ultrafast method to produce perovskite solar modules
High-speed production might progress the commercialization of perovskite modules, a green option to standard solar panels constructed from silicon.
Nov 26, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, solar cells, perovskite, efficiency, Stanford, Nick Rolston, Reinhold Dauskardt, William Scheideler
Endesa opens Gran Canaria solar farm with four-hour battery at plant
Endesa inaugurated an 8.25-MW solar farm with a 4.2-MW battery at Barranco de Tirajana, adding flexible clean power to Gran Canaria’s island grid.
Oct 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, solar-plus-storage, Endesa, canary islands, island grids, hybrid project
UK approves 500-MW Tillbridge Solar Farm development consent order today
The UK government granted a development consent order for the 500-MW Tillbridge Solar Farm in Lincolnshire, advancing one of Britain’s largest solar projects.
Oct 15, 2025 // Plants, United Kingdom, Europe, recurrent energy, Lincolnshire, Tillbridge Solar Farm, development consent
Renewables Produce Record 50.7% of Energy in May in Spain
The Red Eléctrica de España (REE), a partially state-owned and public restricted corporation which runs the nationwide power grid in Spain, recently reported that renewable energy reached a vital turning point last month when, for the very first time, more than half of the energy generated in the country was of eco-friendly origin.
Jun 8, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, Renewable Energy, wind and solar, Red Eléctrica de España, REE
Enel prepares US$ 1bn solar manufacturing facility for Oklahoma
Inola facility is expected to reach 3GW of annual capacity in 2025
May 23, 2023 // Manufacturing News, USA, Enel, North America, Oklahoma, solar module
World's largest photovoltaic power stations
World's largest photovoltaic power stations in 2024. PV parks, PV farms. Find a list of solar photovoltaic plants that are currently considered the largest on
Jul 19, 2026
Econergy energises Apple-backed 52-MW Polish solar farm, Resko now operational
Econergy has connected the 52-MW Resko solar farm to Poland’s grid, an Apple-backed project that adds clean daytime capacity and supports corporate decarbonisation.
Nov 19, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Poland, Apple, Europe, corporate ppa, Econergy
Making ferroelectric solar cells much better
Researchers claim that utilizing a number of really thin layers of ferroelectric crystals can cause substantially far better ferroelectric solar cell performance. But do not draw the panels off your roofing system yet. Conventional cells are still far more effective than ferroelectric devices-- at the very least, in the meantime.
Aug 16, 2021 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, solar efficiency
Goldilocks as well as the 3 quantum dots: Perfect for peak photovoltaic panel efficiency
Researchers in Australia have developed a procedure for computing the perfect dimension and also density of quantum dots required to accomplish record effectiveness in solar panels.
Dec 22, 2020 // Technology, Australia, solar cell, solar panel, Oceania, efficiency, Laszlo Frazer
FRV Completes 300-MW Walla Walla Solar Farm In NSW Project
FRV Australia has fully commissioned the 300-MWac/353-MWp Walla Walla solar farm in New South Wales, adding major daytime capacity and local economic benefits.
Oct 2, 2025 // Plants, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, frv, commissioning