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First Solar Hits Record Sales, Tightens Outlook
First Solar posts Q3 EPS near guidance, sets record module sales, tightens full-year outlook, and accelerates U.S. capacity expansions amid strong utility-scale demand and stable pricing.
Oct 31, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, USA, First Solar, North America
EDPR lands Michigan solar PPA and 70-MW battery tolling deal
EDP Renewables secured a 120-MW Michigan solar PPA and a 70-MW/280-MWh battery tolling agreement for a co-located hybrid project.
Nov 6, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, Battery Storage, Michigan, North America, EDPR, hybrid project, power purchase
SunCable Seals Indigenous Pact for Giant NT Solar
SunCable seals 70-year ILUA, unlocking 12,000-acre NT solar hub to power Darwin and export to Singapore via 4,300-km cable—after three years’ talks.
Nov 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, Suncable
Huawei, Sungrow Top WoodMac’s 2025 Inverter Scorecard
WoodMac crowns Huawei, Sungrow; top inverter makers double down on ESG, 20‑year warranties and global plants as a 2025–26 reset favors service, software and diversified demand.
Jan 6, 2026 // Inverters, manufacturing, Sungrow, Wood Mackenzie, Inverters, Huawei
Sudene Funds Qair’s Ceará Solar, Eyes Green Hydrogen
Sudene unlocks BRL 17m for Qair’s 119.2 MWp Ceará solar, advancing Bom Jardim and Port of Pecém links—powering future green hydrogen and low‑carbon industry with policy‑backed capital.
Feb 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, financing, Qair, Ceará, Sudene
FTC Solar Lands 840MW South Africa Tracker Order
FTC Solar locks 840‑MW tracker deal in South Africa, turbocharging utility-scale PV with smarter single‑axis controls, lower LCOE, stronger shoulder-hour yield—and de-risked timelines for mega projects.
Feb 24, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, trackers, Africa, South Africa, ftc solar, utility solar, supply chain
Nofar Nabs €507m for Italy Solar-Storage Push
Nofar Energy secures €507m to turbocharge Sunprime’s Italian solar-plus-storage push, scaling 290 MW PV, 350 MW storage and C&I flexibility amid rising demand for firmed renewables.
Feb 25, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Battery Storage, Europe, debt financing, Nofar Energy, Sunprime
EBRD Backs Virya; Poland’s Largest Solar Starts Build
EBRD backs Virya’s €85m push as 722‑MWp Sidłowo—Poland’s largest solar—connects to 400‑kV PSE, slashing curtailment and CO2, powering 666 GWh/year and scaling a platform toward 4.3 GW.
Mar 2, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Poland, EBRD, Europe, Virya Energy, Sidlowo
Meta Powers Zelestra’s 441 MW Texas Solar Push
Zelestra breaks ground on 441‑MWdc Texas solar duo with Meta, powering ERCOT growth. 704,000 modules, 400+ jobs, full operation by 2027 in Lamar and Hopkins counties.
Mar 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, EPC, Texas, North America, meta, Zelestra
Axpo McDonald’s PPA Linked to 200-MWp Solar
Axpo’s 200-MWp Spain solar PPA with McDonald’s delivers renewable power, cuts Scope 2 emissions, and locks in long-term energy price certainty—while de-risking revenues through flexible balancing.
Mar 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Axpo, Europe, corporate ppa, McDonald’s
Masdar Picks Sungrow for Abu Dhabi GW RTC Project
Masdar chose Sungrow for Abu Dhabi’s GW-scale 24/7 solar-plus-storage project, pairing inverters and grid controls to deliver firm power overnight, boost stability, and meet reliability-focused targets.
May 22, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Masdar, Sungrow, Asia, UAE
Sonnedix Adds 60.9MW Solar, Charging Batteries
Sonnedix launches two co-located solar-plus-storage projects in Italy and Portugal totaling 60.9 MW, boosting evening output, cutting curtailment, and unlocking grid-service revenue with scalable performance data.
May 25, 2026 // Plants, Portugal, Italy, Sonnedix, Europe
Duke Energy Completes 74.9-MW Florida Solar Project
Duke Energy Florida completes the 74.9‑MW Jumper Creek solar complex in Sumter County—boosting Florida’s utility-scale solar pipeline and supporting 900 MW of new solar by 2028.
May 28, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Duke Energy, Florida, North America
These are the 11 most stunning solar farms on the planet
Here are a few of the most remarkable examples from all over the world.
May 19, 2021 // Plants, USA, Spain, France, China, Europe, Asia, North America, UAE, PV Power Plant
New approaches for designing electroluminescent products
New study information exactly how a course of electroluminescent materials, crucial elements of devices such as LED lights and also solar cells, can be developed to function a lot more efficiently.
Jan 11, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, efficiently, Seoul National University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Andrew M. Rappe, University of Tennessee, Universitat de Valencia, Harbin Institute of Technology, Arvin Kakekhani