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SEIA: US renewable purchase reform must not entrench utility dominance
The pressure building for the US to water down decades-old federal energy policy risks further tilting the scales in utilities’ favour, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
Sep 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Policy, USA, SEIA, FERC, solar-plus-storage, Jimmy Carter, North America, Abigail Ross Hopper, NARUC
First-half solar funding fell by a quarter as Covid-19 little bit
The current PV financing report released by Mercom Capital had solar investment dropping virtually entirely across the board with the number of new solar funds introduced in the last 3 months providing an unusual piece of excellent information.
Jul 9, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Market Research, California, USA, Arizona, Engie, Virginia, Asia, Singapore, North America, Taiwan, covid-19, Arkansas, United States, Mercom Capital
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
Eku Energy Secures £145m to Build Ocker Hill Battery Project
NatWest and SMBC back Eku Energy with £145 million for a 99-MW/198-MWh battery at Ocker Hill, advancing Britain’s shift to flexible, low-carbon power.
May 14, 2025 // Storage, TESLA, financing, BatteryStorage, EkuEnergy, WestMidlands
Kuwait Launches Tender for 500-MW Solar Push in Al Jahra
Kuwait invites global developers to build 500 MW of solar power in Al Jahra, advancing its 2030 renewables target and easing summer electricity shortages.
May 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, tender, Asia, PV Power Plant, Kuwait, Shagaya
JinkoSolar Secures N-Type TOPCon Modules for Azerbaijan’s 100MW Gobustan Project
JinkoSolar signs agreement to supply N-Type TOPCon modules for Azerbaijan’s 100MW Gobustan solar project, pioneering clean energy in the Caucasus region.
May 22, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Europe, JinkoSolar, topcon, Azerbaijan, Solar Project
Kaduna Electric Plans 100-MW Solar-Plus-Storage Parks Across Four Northern States
Kaduna Electric signs MoU to deploy 100 MW of solar capacity and battery storage across Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara, and Kebbi, cutting outages and boosting Nigeria’s energy transition.
May 27, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Nigeria, Kaduna Electric
Iberdrola walks away from 53-MW Manowo-Wyszebórz solar project, leaving Novavis in search of a new partner
Iberdrola quits the 53-MW Manowo-Wyszebórz solar project in Poland, leaving developer Novavis to find new investors for the RTB-stage plant slated for completion in 2027.
Jun 2, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Iberdrola, Europe, PV Power Plant, Novavis
EDF Starts Poland’s First 50-MW Grid Battery, Larger Projects Ahead
EDF Renewables breaks ground on a 50-MW BESS in Opole—Poland’s first high-capacity grid battery—and lines up 120-MW and 200-MW follow-ups for 2027-28.
Jun 4, 2025 // Storage, Poland, Europe, EDF Renewables, Opole
Zelestra and Graphic Packaging sign vPPA for Leon solar farm
Zelestra and Graphic Packaging sign a vPPA for the 19-MW Villamañán solar farm in León, Spain, pushing their joint contracted capacity above 100 MW and advancing GPI’s CO₂ cuts.
Jul 24, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, Zelestra
UK programmer safeguards planning for 147MW NZ solar
New Zealand's Environmental Protection Authority has actually accepted Harmony's proposal for the project in Waikato
Sep 21, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, UK, Europe, Oceania, PV Power Plant, Harmony Energy, Pete Grogan, Waikato
Qatar Inaugurates 800 MW Solar Plant to Supply Green Power to World Cup
The solar power project has actually been functional because June and also it has a green energy generation capacity of 800 MW.
It will certainly assist supply Qatar's 10 per cent of power needs and avoid 26 million tons of co2 exhaust.
Oct 19, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Marubeni, PV Power Plant, green energy, TotalEnergies, qatarenergy, Al-Kharsaah Solar Project, Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Energy Minister of Qatar, football World Cup, Saad Sherida al-Kaabi
GSF purchases 200MW storage project
The business got the 200MW asset in England from Kona Energy
Oct 31, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Alex O'Cinneide, GSF, Gore Street Energy Storage Fund, Kona Energy
Equinor acquires solar developer BeGreen
The purchase includes a 6GW project pipeline to the business's renewable assets
Nov 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Equinor, begreen
Oman Starts Tendering for 500-MW Solar Project
The tender is to pick the independent power producers (IIPs) for the development of the 500 megawatt (MW) Ibri III Solar IPP Project.
Developers can submit their bids till December 7, 2022.
Nov 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Oman, opwp, Solar Park, Ibri, Independent Power Producers, Oman Power and Water Procurement Co, Oman solar energy park, Oman tender for 500 MW solar, The Ibri III Solar IPP Project
