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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
Construction starts on 10-MW New Jersey landfill solar project
CEP Renewables and CS Energy started construction on the 10-MW BEMS community solar landfill project, situated on the Big Hill Landfill in Southampton, New Jersey. Consisting of two co-located 5-MW solar systems that cover 2 utility territories, this project will utilize the ballasted solar racking solution from Terrasmart.
Dec 13, 2022 // Plants, USA, North America, Solar Project
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
US Based Primergy Solar Secures $200 Million Credit Facility from Rabobank
Primergy has closed a $75 million revolving credit facility with an option to enhance it approximately $200 million with Rabobank. The credit facility is anticipated to support company's growing advancement pipe of solar as well as solar+ storage space projects across the U.S.A..
Dec 27, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, rabobank, primergy solar, Claus Hertel, Gemini solar project, Iron Point Hot Pot projects, Tim Larrison
350MW solar-plus-storage center wins government approval in the UK
The UK government has green lit what stands to be the nation's biggest solar ranch, a 350MW project by the south east shore.
May 29, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, solar-plus-storage, hive energy, Giles Redpath, wirsol, Cleve Hill, colocation
Brazil obtains 18 dispersed solar projects thanks to $63m investment
London-based investment company, VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities, has actually introduced a $63 million commitment to money the building of 18 remote distributed solar generation projects across ten Brazilian states with a total capability of 75MW.
Jun 2, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, South america, Brazil, Solar Farms, VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities, Energea Global LLC
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
Altenergy sets up 99.74-kW solar array on Idaho grain ranch
The Altenergy Boise Branch finished setup of a 99.74-kW solar range for Hillside Ranch, a big hay and also grain ranch in Bellevue, Idaho.
Apr 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, pv power plants, North America, Altenergy, Jesse Simpson, Justin Stevenson, Matthew Dunay
Utility backs solar farm atop capped Kentucky coal ash pit
The nation's largest utility has actually suggested developing a $216 million solar farm project in Kentucky atop a capped coal ash storage space pit at one of its coal-fired power plants.
Nov 15, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Amy Kelly
Ormat Acquires Shovel-Ready Texas Energy Storage Project
Ormat Technologies Inc. has finished the acquisition of a shovel-ready power storage property in Upton County, Texas.
Dec 18, 2020 // Storage, USA, Ormat Technologies, North America, Doron Blachar
Breakthrough in Stable, Efficient Wide-Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells
Breakthrough in solar tech: New method boosts wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells to 23.3% efficiency, promising scalable, stable, and sustainable energy solutions.
Mar 18, 2025 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, University of North Carolina
Zinc Additives Boost Efficiency of Perovskite Solar Minimodules
Researchers develop mini solar modules using zinc trifluoromethane sulfonate, boosting efficiency and stability of perovskite cells for cost-effective production.
Feb 21, 2024 // Technology, perovskite, efficiency, Zinc, CubicPV, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, mini solar module
ARENA to fund 200-MW Hydrostor energy storage project in NSW
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has pledged to give financing for the building and construction of a 200-MW/1,600-MWh Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) facility at an obsolete mine in New South Wales to give at least eight hrs of storage.
Oct 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, ARENA, nsw
NREL Software Automates Residential Solar Permitting, Changing Meticulous Process for Local Governments
NREL Immediate Permitting Software Greeted as Success by Early-Adopting Cities and Counties
Feb 19, 2021 // Software, NREL, SolarAPP, Jeff Cook, Geoff Simmons
Meta Secures 240MW Texas Solar Attributes with Sunraycer Renewables Deal
Meta buys 100% of environmental attributes from Sunraycer’s Midpoint and Gaia Solar projects (240.5 MWAC/311 MWDC) in Texas, supporting its 24/7 carbon-free energy goal.
May 2, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, Renewable Energy, PV Power Plant, solar projects, Sunraycer Renewables, Meta Platforms