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NTPC Green Lands 250-MW Defence Solar+Storage Deal
NTPC Green Energy bagged a 250-MW solar-plus-storage contract for India’s Ministry of Defence—powering critical needs with reliable clean energy on underused defence land.
Jun 10, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, India, Asia, NTPC Green
Renova Restarts 48-MW Iwate Solar After Repair
Renova’s 48‑MW Karumai West Solar Plant in Iwate has restarted commercial operations after April repairs, targeting ~50M kWh annually for 15,000 homes, with insurance covering outage losses.
Jul 3, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, renova, PV Power Plant
Aldesa Lands Mexico 420-MWp Solar-plus-150MW BESS Deal
Aldesa wins a contract in Mexico for a hybrid 420MWp solar-plus-150MW battery project, boosting grid stability and peak reliability—strengthening its growing Latin America renewables portfolio.
Jul 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Mexico, North America, PV Power Plant, Aldesa
Towards circular business models for the PV sector
With solar energy about to reach the iconic terawatt (TW) milestone of globally installed PV capacity, waste handling and end-of-life (EoL) scenarios become a pressing matter.
Nov 1, 2019 // Opinions, pv modules, Europe, CIRCUSOL
First Illinois ‘Solar for All’ projects approved
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved the contracts for its first projects participating in the Illinois Solar for All (ILSFA) program.
Oct 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Illinois Commerce Commission, Anthony Star
8minute, Capital Dynamics complete massive Springbok PV project in California
The 121 MWdc Springbok 3 project in Kern County, California, brings the Springbok series to 448 MW, as Capital Dynamics continues its investments in U.S. solar.
Oct 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Capital Dynamics, California, USA, SunPower, First Solar, North America, 8minute Solar Energy
PV performance projections for the 21st century
A study has divided the world into 12 climate zones on the basis of the Köppen–Geiger classification map. The paper confirmed Chile’s Atacama region has the world’s highest solar radiation but also showed the region with the highest performance ratio for PV systems was near Moscow.
Oct 21, 2019 // Solar, Chile, South america, Europe, Slovenia, Moscow, University of Ljubljana
ROUND-UP: SunPower feeds Chevron oilfield, 25MW Assam tender, Sodexo Constant MoU
SunPower building 35MW project to supply Chevron's Lost Hills Oil Field. Assam tenders for 25MW solar project. Constant Energy partners Sodexo Thailand
Oct 30, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, India, SunPower, tender, Thailand, Asia, North America, Chevron, Nam Nguyen, Assam, Constant Energy, Sodexo, Allen Satterwhite
Russian Far East sees 75 MW of large scale solar come online
Five PV power plants, each with a generation capacity of 15 MW, were grid-connected in the Russian Republic of Buryatia and the Zabaikalsky Territory. The projects were built under a program which offers generators capacity payments and the ability to trade on the wholesale energy market.
Nov 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Asia, Russia, Far East
Pyrazine polymer PHATNs up cathode in sodium-ion batteries
Scientists at the University of Maryland have developed an organic polymer electrode which they claim demonstrates stable function for a sodium-ion battery over 50,000 cycles and also offers encouraging performance in magnesium-ion and aluminum-ion storage devices.
Nov 7, 2019 // Technology, Storage, China, Asia, lithium, University of Maryland, sodium-ion battery, polymer electrode
EIA projects US solar power market to install 24 GW in 2020, blowing away prior records
The EIA is projecting that 17.4 GWdc of utility-scale solar power and 6.6 GWdc of small-scale solar will be installed in 2020. The 24 GW total is 60% greater than the 2016 record.
Jan 16, 2020 // Market Research, USA, North America, EIA
NHPC Tenders for Enlistment of EPC Vendors for Solar Projects
NHPC Ltd has issued an NIA for the enlistment of EPC vendors/ bidders for the development of solar power projects of NHPC Limited.
Jan 27, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, India, tender, Asia, EPC Vendors, NHPC
Searching concealed electrical power in crystalline solar batteries with brand-new encapsulation strategy
Korean scientists assert it is feasible to draw out greater than 10% of 'surprise electrical power' in crystalline solar batteries making use of a brand-new encapsulation procedure based upon poly‐dimethylsiloxane finishes as well as a three-dimensional module framework. Contrasted to EVA movies, the brand-new finishing is stated to prevent removing short-wavelength light
Feb 7, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, solar cells, Asia, Korea, poly‐dimethylsiloxane
Shell Signs Power Offtake Deal for 100 MW Storage System in England
Shell Energy Europe has actually settled on a multi-year power offtake bargain that allows the setup of the 100 MW Minety power storage space project in England.
Feb 18, 2020 // Storage, Battery Storage, shell, International, CNIC, England
BSNL Tenders for 2.5 MW Rooftop Solar Systems in Maharashtra
BSNL has actually tendered for the application of 2.5 MW roof solar energy systems at its structures in various areas of Maharashtra under the RESCO design.
Feb 19, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, India, tender, Asia, rooftop PV, BSNL