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Polish solar goes big with 1.1GW dual announcement
Poland’s still-nascent solar market could witness a colossal boost in the future if two schemes unveiled this week succeed in reaching the finish line.
Sep 5, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, utility-scale PV, Europe, eastern europe, mining, miner, large-scale pv, solar mines
First Solar devices vendor LPKF Laser keeping manufacturing in spite of COVID-19 situation
Germany-based LPKF Laser & Electronics AG has actually informed PV Tech that its factory in Germany have the ability to run at regular capability degrees, in spite of the ongoing effect of COVID-19.
Mar 25, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, first solar inc, cdte thin-film modules, Coronavirus, covid-19, lpkf, laser scribing
First Solar completes manufacturing expansion in Ohio, now with total solar panel production capacity at 1.9 GW
Thin-film solar panel manufacturer First Solar today announced the start of production at its new PV module manufacturing facility in Lake Township, Ohio — a few miles from its flagship 600-MW factory in Perrysburg, Ohio. With the completed addition, First Solar has a total annualized production capacity of 1.9 GW in the United States. The company also manufactures panels in Malaysia and Vietnam.
Oct 26, 2019 // Manufacturing News, USA, First Solar, Mark Widmar, thin-film, North America, Hanwha Q Cells, Ohio, Tymen de Jong
Honduras commissions first state-owned solar farm, strengthening national grid reliability
Honduras switched on the 50-MW Patuca solar plant—its first publicly owned array—adding daytime capacity that reduces diesel reliance and stabilises the grid.
Sep 25, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, North America, Solar Power, state-owned, Honduras, ENEE, Patuca
Mauritania signs first IPP for 60-megawatt hybrid power plant deal
Mauritania inked its first independent power producer contract—a USD 300m, 60-MW solar-wind hybrid with Iwa Green Energy—to strengthen supply and cut fuel imports.
Oct 6, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, IPP, hybrid, Africa, Mauritania, project finance, Iwa Green Energy
EU to help anchor lower price for floating solar power
The Fresher project, funded by the EU’s European Maritime and Fishery Fund, aims to develop better and cheaper mooring and anchoring systems for floating solar. The initiative is backed by Portugal utility EDP, which has recently begun to install floating projects.
Nov 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, Spain, Sweden, floating PV, Europe, EMFF, utility EDP, João Maciel
SunSource Bags Floating Solar Plus Storage Project in Andaman
SunSource Energy will certainly create a 4 MW floating solar project in addition to a 2 MW storage space system in Andaman as well as Nicobar Islands which it has won in a SECI tender.
Nov 20, 2020 // Plants, India, Asia, solar projects, Adarsh Das, Kushagra Nandan, Andaman and Nicobar islands
49 Habitat for Humanity homes in Wisconsin to be solar powered
Forty-nine homes in Wisconsin will certainly see their energy bills go down this winter, thanks to sustainable solar setups on their homes.
Dec 7, 2022 // Residential, USA, North America, Chris Garrison, Scott Bloedorn, Dexter Peirce
UK-based solar investment company launches the first subsidy-free solar park
LSE-listed investment company NextEnergy Solar Fund has finished the construction of the first unsubsidized solar project in Great Britain.
Nov 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, UK, Europe, subsidy-free, NextEnergy Solar Fund
Enel hits 1.3GW of Mexican solar with launch of first bifacial-only plant
Enel Green Power hit a number of milestones as it switched on a large-scale solar plant in Mexico, taking its solar portfolio in the country past the 1.3GW mark.
Nov 29, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, America, Enel, subsidy-free solar, Mexico, North America, bifacial solar, egp
Amplus Unveils 4.096 MWp Floating Solar in Maharashtra
Harnessing the power of innovation, Ciel et Terre India's floating solar project for Amplus Solar sets a new standard in renewable energy at UltraTech Cement.
Aug 20, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, India, Asia, Amplus, pn power plant
Aypa Power Secures $398M for Arizona Battery Project
Aypa Power secures $398 million for a groundbreaking energy storage project in Arizona, boosting renewable energy and supporting local data centers. Exciting times ahead!
Dec 12, 2024 // Storage, Aypa Power
AES breaks ground on 58MW solar installation in Dominican Republic
AES Dominicana has broken ground on a 58MW solar plant in the Dominican Republic, which is now being built by Spain's TSK Electricidad y Electronica.
Nov 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Dominican Republic, North America, AES, seni, tsk
Sonnedix acquires 262-MWp solar portfolio to enter Portugal
Global independent power producer (IPP) Sonnedix Power Holdings Ltd has actually obtained a 262-MWp solar PV portfolio in Portugal, making its entrance into the marketplace.
Nov 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Portugal, Sonnedix, Europe
The world’s first solar road is an absolute disaster
In 2016 France turned a one-kilometer stretch of roadway into the world’s first solar road. And three years later, the trial project has turned out to be an absolute disaster, French newspaper Le Monde reports.
Aug 16, 2019 // Solar, USA, France, Netherlands, solar road, Amsterdam, Solar Roadways, LED lights