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EDP Installs 12MW Battery for Bondalti in Portugal
EDP powers Bondalti's green future with a 12-MW battery system, boosting energy efficiency and sustainability in Portugal's chemical industry.
Mar 14, 2025 // Storage, Portugal, EDP, Europe
Flying Non-Stop: Solar Airship One's Epic World Tour
Experience a non-stop world tour with Solar Airship One! This whale-shaped aircraft harnesses the power of solar and hydrogen to fly 25 countries over 20 days with zero CO2 emissions. Follow a team of astronauts and paraplegic pilots on this revolutionary journey.
Oct 2, 2023 // Technology, Transport, Solar Airship One
Rezolv Energy Launches 225-MW St. George Solar Park
Rezolv Energy’s Actis-backed St. George solar park near Silistra—225 MW, 400,000 panels, 310+ GWh yearly—completed in under three years, plus a 90 MW/240 MWh battery.
May 7, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, PV Power Plant, Bulgaria, Rezolv Energy
Doral secures offtaker for Texas 430-MW Cold Creek Solar project
Doral Renewables lined up an offtaker for most output from its 430-MW Cold Creek Solar project in West Texas, unlocking financing and construction momentum.
Oct 7, 2025 // Plants, USA, Texas, North America, ERCOT, doral renewables, utility-scale sola, corporate PPA,
Masdar, CPP Make Final $8.15 Bid for ReNew
Masdar-CPPIB pitch $8.15/share, best-and-final, to take over India’s ReNew Energy Global. Non-binding bid targets wind and solar giant as energy transition investment heats up.
Oct 17, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Masdar, India, Asia, CPP
SMFL Mirai to Buy 5 MWdc Japan Solar
Sumitomo Mitsui affiliate SMFL Mirai to acquire ~5 MWdc of Japanese solar from GreenEnergy Plus, signaling consolidation and funding new development via stable, long-term returns.
Oct 23, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, sumitomo mitsui
Econergy Secures €25 Million for Romanian Solar Farm
Tel Aviv-listed Econergy secures €25m Vista Bank financing for its Teleorman County solar farm, powering Romania’s renewables push and advancing the IPP’s expansion through the project’s operational phase.
Nov 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, Econergy
Bosch Starts 2.5MW Electrolyzer, Meets EU Hydrogen Rules
Bosch launches a 2.5 MW PEM electrolyzer in Bamberg, making over one ton of green hydrogen daily—EU-compliant, locally built, and fueling long-haul FCPM tests in a closed-loop “lifetime” setup.
Nov 7, 2025 // Solar to Fuel, Germany, Europe, hydrogen, Bosch
Germany Solar Hits 1.15 GW on Utility-Scale Push
Germany’s solar surge: 1,146 MW added in October, led by utility-scale builds as permitting speeds up and investor appetite grows—momentum holds despite grid bottlenecks and supply headwinds.
Nov 18, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe
PVV Infra plans 1-GW solar cell plant in Andhra Pradesh
PVV Infra signed an INR 6.5bn MoU to build a 1-GW solar cell factory in Andhra Pradesh, strengthening India’s upstream PV supply chain.
Nov 18, 2025 // Manufacturing News, India, Asia, PV cells, Andhra Pradesh, solar manufacturing, PVV Infra
Building a successful renewables auction in Colombia
pv magazine publisher Eckhart Gouras spoke to Carolina Obando, regulatory coordinator at renewable energy association SER Colombia, to discuss the country’s first renewable energy auction. The delayed tender promises to boost a solar industry with a 4.3 GW pipeline.
Sep 3, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Opinions, Rooftop PV, rooftop PV, Eckhart Gouras, Carolina Obando, SER Colombia, Maria Fernanda Suárez
DESRI begin in Louisiana, SunPower's ESG and also diversity push
A round-up of the current stories from the United States solar market, including information of D. E. Shaw breaking ground on Louisiana's biggest under-construction solar farm as well as a double hire from Sunpower to boost its ESG and variety qualifications.
Oct 6, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, SunPower, Lightsource BP, North America, DESRI, Tom Werner, esg, diversity
A blast of gas for better solar cells
A basic procedure for transferring silicon oxide onto silicon wafers could be a fantastic progression for making silicon-based solar cells. Researchers at KAUST have utilized a method called plasma processing in a chamber filled with carbon dioxide gas.
Oct 28, 2020 // Technology, Saudi Arabia, solar cells, Asia, KAUST, Areej Alzahrani, Stefaan De Wolf
Portugal plans auction for 500MW of floating PV this September
Portugal will carry out its 3rd solar public auction this September, with 500MW of floating PV capability set to be alloted.
May 18, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, Portugal, Matos Fernandes, floating PV, Europe, auction, tenders
Canadian Solar wins 394 MW of solar in two private auctions in Brazil
After emerging as the recipient of most of the Brazilian government’s public allocation of generation capacity, the Canadian-Chinese manufacturer has secured a large share of projects in auctions held by power companies Copel and, probably, Cemig.
Oct 10, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, South america, Brazil, Cemig, Copel, Sao Paulo