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21-year solar PPA for three French airports
The airports of Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, Orly and Le Bourget will be supplied with solar energy by French solar company Urbasolar and energy supplier GazelEnergie. The PV plants connected to the agreement are now in development and will begin providing power in 2021.
Feb 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, pv power plants, Europe, Edward Arkwright
Iberdrola launches a huge energy storage system in Spain
The solution was developed by i-DE, a power distribution unit of the Spanish utility giant. The 3-megawatt-hour battery is meant to strengthen electricity supply in the area, taking into consideration the surrounding solar arrays.
Nov 28, 2019 // Storage, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, i-DE
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
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
EPFL achieves 29.2% efficiency for tandem solar cell with fully textured silicon
Researchers in Switzerland made substantial progress with a method to perovskite-silicon tandem cell layout that they state might become integrated right into existing silicon PV production. They have announced the success of a 29.2% cell efficiency-- not far from the total record for tandem cells, and confirmed by Germany's Fraunhofer ISE.
May 2, 2022 // Technology, Europe, solar cell, Switzerland, efficiency, EPFL, Christophe Baliff
Mexican utility verifies very first invesment in solar
The Comisión Federal de Electricidad will spend around $342 million into two PV plants with a complete generation capacity of 350 MW at its geothermal center in Baja California. President Obrador, on the other hand, has actually described the previous regimen's Energy Reform program as a 'pillage plan.'
Aug 5, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Mexico, North America, Solar Project, Comisión Federal de Electricidad, Petróleos Mexicanos
Niteroi Starts Work on 2,700-Panel Solar Park, Boosting Sustainability Drive
Niteroi in Rio begins BRL 7.7 million Encosta Verde solar project, set to power public buildings with 150 MWh of clean energy a year.
Jul 10, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, South america, Brazil, Niteroi
The Renewable Energy Transition in Africa
A renewables-based power transition guarantees to deliver substantial socio-economic benefits to nations across Africa, enhancing power accessibility, producing jobs and also increasing power protection. To know these advantages, African nations have a chance to leapfrog nonrenewable fuel source innovations to a much more lasting, climate-friendly power strategy aligned with the Paris Arrangement and low-carbon growth.
Mar 23, 2021 // Market Research, Africa
Romania's Hidroelectrica prepares 50MW hydrogen plant on the Danube
Romanian majority state-owned hydro power manufacturer Hidroelectrica is seeking specialists to draft a feasibility study for the construction of a 50MW green hydrogen manufacturing plant near the Portile de Fier gorge on the Danube, it said.
Dec 28, 2021 // Solar to Fuel, Europe, hydrogen, Romania, Hidroelectrica
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
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
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
2020 was best year yet for utility-scale solar
Main figures launched today by Wiki-Solar verify 2020 as an additional record year with over 50 GWAC -- about 65 GWP -- of new utility-scale solar brought online worldwide, taking the collective total amount over 270 GWAC.
Apr 8, 2021 // Market Research, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR
Engie in Final Talks with Hawaiian Electric for Solar plus Storage Project
French international electrical utility Engie stated that its project has actually been chosen by the US-based Hawaiian Electric as one of the 16 in the last honor team for the stage 2 variable sustainable dispatchable generation and also power storage space projects.
May 25, 2020 // Storage, Battery Storage, Engie, solar plus storage, Carlalberto Guglielminotti, International, Solar Project, hawaiian electric, Engie EPS, Hawai
Second consultation phase opens for 350MW Mallard Pass solar farm
The 2nd consultation phase has actually opened up for the 350MW Mallard Pass solar farm in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, and also Rutland.
May 31, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, solar farm, Gary Toomey