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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
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
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
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
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
MPC Capital Launches 43-MW Solar Farm in Dominican Republic
MPC Capital AG powers forward with Monte Plata II, a $45 million solar expansion in the Dominican Republic, boosting renewable energy generation and long-term sustainability.
Sep 2, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Dominican Republic, North America, solar farm, MPC Capital AG
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
Solar Farm in Space? European Space Agency Contemplates the Idea
Scientists are propogating an enthusiastic plan to harness solar power from orbit to power the planet. At a two-day conference in Paris, the European Space Agency (ESA), which the UK is a part of, is disputing ideas for developing a solar farm in space.
To transfer microwave energy to Earth, analogous to the high-frequency radio waves located in a microwave oven, the SOLARIS project gathers sunshine over a huge location in space.
Nov 24, 2022 // Technology, Paris, ESA, SBSP, microwaves can pass through clouds, orbit to power the planet, space-based solar power, the European Space Agency
Green hydrogen project in Mallorca begins with solar farm building and construction
A Spanish eco-friendly hydrogen consortium has actually begun the building of a 8.59-MWp solar PV plant on the island of Mallorca, one of a number of sub-projects within the island-wide Green Hysland campaign.
Aug 5, 2021 // Plants, Solar to Fuel, PV plant, hydrogen, Acciona
Solar-powered battery gigafactory gets tick of authorization in UK
Neighborhood planning committees have provided a consent to a ₤ 2.5 billion gigafactory in the English West Midlands. The facility will be powered by 100% onsite solar and storage as well as geared up to both produce brand-new batteries and recycle used ones.
Jan 18, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, Jim O’Boyle




