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Turkey, Saudi to Expand Renewable Deal at COP31
Turkey and Saudi Arabia will sign COP31’s second renewables deal, adding 3 GW capacity to a prior 2 GW solar phase—total 5 GW—boosting Turkey’s energy independence.
Aug 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Asia, Turkey, COP31
European Energy Secures Debt for 130-MW Solar, BESS in Australia
European Energy A/S secures financial close for its 130MW Winton North hybrid solar-plus-battery project in Australia, backed by Commerzbank and Societe Generale—unlocking construction and stronger grid reliability.
Jul 2, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, Oceania, european energy, PV Power Plant
GameChange Solar Doubles Saudi Production Capacity to 6 GW by September
US-based GameChange Solar will expand its Dammam tracker plant to 6 GW / yr by Sept 2025, boosting Vision 2030 local content and meeting Gulf solar demand.
Jun 3, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Saudi Arabia, Asia, GameChange Solar, solar trackers, manufacturing expansion, Vision 2030
Canadian Solar acquires funds for 79-MWp Brazilian solar project
Canadian Solar Inc (NASDAQ: CSIQ) said today it has closed a non-recourse project funding of BRL 136 million (USD 26.6 m/EUR 25.5 m) to back the construction and also procedure of a 79-MWp solar energy project in Brazil.
Jun 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, South america, Brazil, Solar Project
Brazil's Ceara okays 230-MW solar project
The state council on the atmosphere of the Brazilian state of Ceara, particularly Coema, accepted last week the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) for a 230-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project.
Sep 20, 2021 // Plants, South america, Brazil, PV Power Plant, Ceara
Hanwha Q Cells to Build 50MW Solar Plant in Spain
Hanwha Q Cells, a solar options unit of South Korean empire Hanwha Group, claimed Friday it will certainly construct a 50-megawatt solar energy plant in Spain by late 2022.
Sep 10, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Hanwha Q Cells, PV Power Plant
EDP Signs Solar Power Deal with Brazilian Retailer GPA
EDP Energias de Portugal partners with GPA for a sustainable solar supply, powering 40 stores while cutting 648.5 tonnes of CO2 emissions. A bright future for Brazil's energy!
Oct 22, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EDP Energias de Portugal, GPA
IBC Solar is broadening its portfolio with Van der Valk's mounting systems
German PV system supplier as well as project developer IBC Solar AG is expanding its portfolio with mounting systems from the Dutch Van der Valk Solar Systems BV.
Apr 20, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, IBC Solar AG, Van der Valk Solar Systems BV, Denis de Vette
Engie activates French PV plant
12MW installation has been designed to be largely obscured by trees as well as mix into the landscape
Oct 22, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Engie, Europe, PV Power Plant
First Solar to Broaden Its US Manufacturing Capacity by 3.3 GW
The prominent American producer of solar panels as well as PV power plants, First Solar Inc. has actually announced its plans of increasing its American residential solar (PV) solar production capacity by 3.3 GWDC (gigawatt straight current) every year, with a financial investment of USD 680 million.
Jun 10, 2021 // Manufacturing News, First Solar, Solar Energy, Mark Widmar, America solar Capacity, Ohio Plant, solar panel manufacturer
Octopus wants to elevate ₤ 73.9 m as it eyes new property pipe
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has actually revealed its intention to perform a placement of as much as 70,000,000 new ordinary shares to elevate around ₤ 73.9 million.
Nov 22, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Octopus, Phil Austin, ORIT, Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust
At the very least 1GW of PV ability to be included in Spain's renewables auction next month
The first of Spain's new clean power auctions is readied to take place following month, with the nation's federal government designating a total amount of 3GW of renewables capacity. While at the very least 1GW will be for solar PV and one more 1GW for onshore wind, the staying capability will certainly be auctioned without technological constraints.
Dec 15, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, auctions, Europe, auction, tenders, Utility-Scale Storage, renewable tender
Yingli in talks with creditors over break up
The Chinese solar manufacturer today admitted it is in talks with its lenders and strategic investors about a break up of the company after its 2018 annual accounts revealed an apparently unserviceable debt pile. Any strategic investor is likely to constitute a Chinese state-backed bail-out.
Oct 20, 2019 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, yingli
Spain's Endesa completes 47.5-MW solar plant in Andalusia
Enel Green Power Espana (EGPE), the renewable resource arm of Spanish utility Endesa SA (BME: ELE), has actually concluded constructing a 47.5-MW solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) plant in Spain's southernmost region of Andalusia.
Jan 2, 2023 // Plants, Spain, Europe, Endesa, solar plant, Andalusia
International scientists create two-sided solar cells to accumulate scattered light
To raise the performance of solar panels, a team of scientists based in Saudi Arabia, Italy, Germany and Canada has developed a bifacial, or two-sided, tandem solar cell, constructed by combining the very best of the perovskite and silicon innovations.
Jan 13, 2021 // Technology, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Italy, solar cells, Europe, Asia, North America, KAUST, Stefaan De Wolf, Ted Sargent, Yi Hou, Michele De Bastiani








