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Foresight bags maiden EDF PPA deal for Spanish project
Solar investor Foresight has penned a 10-year power purchase agreement with EDF Trading for a 50MW project in Spain.
Dec 19, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, PPA, EDF, Europe, subsidy-free, foresight froup, Carlos Rey, Philipp Büssenschütt
Voltalia signs solar supply with City of London
'Pioneering' ₤ 40m green energy bargain can give a blueprint for regional authorities
Nov 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Voltalia, Europe, Jamie Ingham Clark
Downing Snaps Up Cornwall Solar; Grid Target 2027
Downing snaps up 42.5‑MW Cornwall solar, grid‑dated for Q4 2027, de‑risking finance and boosting UK pipeline, biodiversity gains and battery upside wooing long‑term capital.
Mar 2, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, UK, Europe, acquisitions, Cornwall, Downing
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
Unlimited Solar Power: Floating Equatorial Panels
Floating solar panels could provide unlimited renewable energy to densely populated countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa, potentially powering a billion people by 2050. Our research shows Indonesia and Nigeria have the highest potential for offshore solar arrays, due to their maritime areas and equatorial environment.
Aug 4, 2023 // Floating PV, West Africa, Southeast Asia
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
First Utility-Scale Floating Solar Power Plant For Germany
Ciel & Terre recently announced the launching of a new utility-scale 750 kWp floating solar array in Renchen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Utilizing more than 2,300 solar panels, it is predicted the solar power plant will generate 736 MWh per year.
Sep 30, 2019 // Floating PV, Germany, floating PV, Europe, Ciel & Terre, Neige BREANT, Vincent Pinchou, Ossola GmbH, Erdgas Südwest
German Institution DEG Funds Solar Micro-Grids Development in Nigeria
DEG is funding the USA-based Husk Power Systems with $750,000 to develop eight community solar micro-grids in Nigeria.
Husk Power Systems is already running 12 micro-grids in the West African country.
Jan 10, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, Nigeria, DEG, Husk Power Systems, Deutsche Investitions und Entwicklungsgesellschaft, solar micro grids, Up-Scaling Program
Siemens backs Aussie plan to produce hydrogen via 5GW PV-plus-wind complex
Developer Hydrogen Renewables Australia (HRA) and German engineering giant Siemens have unveiled plans for a hydrogen production facility in Western Australia, meant to be powered by a whopping 5GW of wind and solar.
Oct 8, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar to Fuel, Australia, neoen, hydrogen, Oceania, solar-plus-wind, kalbarri, HRA, Terry Kallis, Jeff Connolly, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
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
Google Partners on Illinois’ New 593MW Double Black Diamond Solar
Swift Current Energy’s 800 MWDC Double Black Diamond Solar park, backed by Google, now powers 100,000 homes and supplies 70% of Chicago’s municipal electricity.
May 2, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Solar Energy, North America, Illinois, renewables, PV Power Plant, swift current energy, Google investment
Greenbacker acquires 20-MW solar package in Utah
Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (GREC) claimed on Tuesday it has bought a 20-MW portfolio of pre-operational solar parks in Utah that are contracted under a lasting power purchase contract (PPA).
Jun 9, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, PPA, Utah, North America, greenbacker
Form Energy Powers Ahead: Iron-Air Battery Factory Construction Progresses
Form Energy Inc is making strides in constructing its iron-air battery factory in Weirton, WV. With a $760 million investment and an annual production capacity of 500 MW, it's set to create jobs and boost the state's economy.
Feb 9, 2024 // Storage, iron-air battery, Form Energy Inc, Weirton
Australian Solar Developer's Modular Solar Tech to Power Lithium Mine Project
The 5B Maverick technology is a ground mount solar remedy created to be safer, much more affordable as well as much faster to deploy for offgrid, business and commercial, as well as large-scale solar power generation.
5B will be setting up solar PV for the 95 MW hybrid microgrid in the Kathleen Valley Lithium project.
Feb 8, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, microgrid, Solar Project, ground mount solar, Zenith Energy, Hamish Moffat, Kathleen Valley Lithium, Liontown Resources, solar racking solutions





