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RES Secures Permit for 25-MW Solar Farm in England
RES secures approval for 25-MW Varley solar farm in South Gloucestershire, UK. The project will power 10,000 homes and incorporate sheep farming and native tree planting. RES, with a proven track record, manages 12 GW of assets worldwide.
Jan 29, 2024 // Plants, res, England, solar farm
Rio Tinto, Voltalia to Supply Solar Power to Richards Bay Minerals
The solar power will certainly be used for the operations at KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Voltalia's solar project will certainly be full by 2024 and will certainly supply an annual generation capacity of approximately 300GWh.
Oct 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Voltalia, Sebastien Clerc, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, integrated resource plan, Black Economic Empowerment, Bolobedu Solar PV, KwaZulu-Natal, RBM, Richard’s Bay Minerals, Sinead Kaufman, South African mineral company
Including 50MW/64.5 MWh to Tesla's large battery in Australia
The Essential Services Commission of South Australia has authorized strategies to expand the Tesla huge battery from 100 MW to 150 MW.
Jun 23, 2020 // Storage, TESLA, Australia, neoen, Oceania
Aussie Govt: 930MW NSW Firming Tender
The Australian government has announced a Capacity Investment Scheme to increase renewables in New South Wales to 6 GW. The NSW Energy Roadmap's firming tender will increase from 380 MW to 930 MW and bids representing more than 3.3 GW have already been submitted. Final results announced by the end of September, with the next auction to be announced by October in South Australia and Victoria.
Jun 30, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, tender, Oceania
Vena Energy Launches 320MW Solar Park in Queensland
Vena Energy's 320MW solar project in Queensland to power 120,000 homes, cut 568,000 tonnes of CO2, and create 400 jobs, advancing clean energy goals by 2027.
Apr 30, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, queensland, PV Power Plant, Vena Energy
Biden Touts $60M Enphase Investment in SC, 1800 Jobs
President Joe Biden announces $60 million investment from Enphase Energy Inc. to create 1,800 jobs in US, including 600 in South Carolina, supported by $370 billion Inflation Reduction Act and $52 billion CHIPS and Science Act. Biden is joined by Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi and Enphase CEO Badri Kothandaraman on his trip to promote economic agenda.
Jul 6, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Enphase Energy, North America, Joe Biden
Improving perovskite solar cell resistance to degradation
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) can be made with low-cost materials, are highly effective, can surpass conventional silicon solar cells, as well as have the prospective to reinvent renewable energy. However, one of the current drawbacks preventing their widespread usage has is their lack of functional stability.
Jan 13, 2023 // Technology, Asia, Korea, solar cell, perovskite, Sungkyunkwan University, EPF
Hyundai releases car with solar panel roof
Hyundai has released a version of its Sonata hybrid that has solar panels to help charge its battery.
Aug 6, 2019 // Technology, Storage, Transport, Hyundai, Sonata Hybrid, Asia, solar panel roof, Korea, SMMT, Transport
Big storage comes to Ireland
A 200 MW storage project is being developed by Hanwha Energy Corporation and Lumcloon Energy. The €300 million facility is intended to stabilize the grid to host more renewable energy capacity.
Sep 10, 2019 // Storage, Grids, Germany, tender, Europe, Hanwha Q Cells, Richard Bruton, Hanwha Energy Corporation, Lumcloon Energy Limited, LSIS, Nigel Reams
GOP Tax Bill Threatens Clean-Energy Credits Over China Supply Links
US Republican tax proposal would nullify clean-energy incentives for solar, battery, and other projects using Chinese components, putting billions in climate investments at risk.
May 15, 2025 // Policy, China, Asia, us congress, CleanEnergy
CSIRO Unveils Beam-Down Solar Reactor, Pushing Green Hydrogen Frontiers
CSIRO’s new beam-down reactor in Newcastle turns concentrated sunlight into green hydrogen at >20 % efficiency, promising a clean fuel for heavy industry.
Jun 18, 2025 // Solar to Fuel, decarbonisation, CSIRO, green-hydrogen, solar-thermal, beam-down
Western Australia checks out eco-friendly hydrogen hub with as much as 1,250 MW of solar energy
Western Australia is looking for international companions to discover the development of eco-friendly hydrogen projects as part of a center that can hold up to 1,250 MW of solar power as well as 270MW of wind power.
Sep 21, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Solar to Fuel, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, Alannah MacTiernan, green hydrogen, solar-plus-hydrogen
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
Members to Increase Cross-border Affiliations as Shares of Renewables Grow: IRENA
According to IRENA's World Energy Transitions Outlook, to accomplish environment objectives, worldwide electricity generation need to increase three-fold by 2050, making grid versatility incredibly important as countries race to lower discharges. Cross-border affiliation stands for one of the essential remedies to managing the variability of renewable power as well as grid security issues.
May 17, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, IRENA, Renewable Energy, Francesco La Camera, climate goals 2050, World Energy Transitions Outlook
Saudi Aramco joins ACWA-led consortium creating 1.5 GW PV plant
A consortium that is establishing Saudi Arabia's largest solar project has gotten to economic close for the plant and has protected the backing of state oil producer Saudi Aramco.
Aug 16, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Saudi Arabia, Asia, ACWA Power, PV Power Plant, aramco