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GRS turns on 39-MWp solar plant in Australia
Spain-based EPC professional GRS announced on Tuesday it has connected to the grid a 39-MWp photovoltaic (PV) plant in Australia's New South Wales state.
Dec 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant, GRS
Modus Secures Debt for 22-MW Lithuanian Solar
Modus Asset Management secures EUR 14 million from SEB Bank to finance the purchase of a solar portfolio in Lithuania with bifacial photovoltaic panels and single-axis trackers. This acquisition brings Modus' solar portfolio up to 76 MW and is expected to generate 26 GWh of electricity annually.
Nov 23, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Lithuania, modus
Gold Fields' Green Energy Boost: 77-MW Aussie Power Complex
Gold Fields Limited takes a green leap with a $296 million investment in a wind and solar power complex at its St Ives mine, boosting renewables share and cutting carbon emissions.
Mar 13, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Western Australia, Gold Fields
Apple Taps European Energy for Victoria Solar Deal
Apple plugs into Australia’s sun, becoming offtaker for European Energy’s 108‑MWp Lancaster solar project in Victoria, advancing its clean power push and funding new APAC renewables.
Nov 6, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Apple, Oceania
Rio Tinto partners with Ngarluma for 80-MW solar project
Rio Tinto's innovative solar project in Western Australia, in collaboration with the Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation, aims to revolutionize green power for mining operations.
Jul 16, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Rio Tinto, Ngarluma
Genesis, FRV End New Zealand Solar Partnership
Genesis Energy Ltd and FRV Australia end solar venture in NZ, halting progress less than a year after launch. Reasons for the split remain undisclosed.
Oct 8, 2025 // Plants, New Zealand, Oceania, FRV Australia, Genesis Energy Ltd
Victoria, Tasmania Secure 1.7 GW in Renewable Energy Tender
Victoria and Tasmania secure 1.7 GW in Australia's renewable energy tender, paving the way for increased clean energy deployment and meeting national targets by 2030.
May 13, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Victoria, tender, Tasmania
Mining firm plans 766MWp facility in Brazil, ReneSola offers Polish parks
A round-up of the most up to date information in solar project advancement, as Brazilian mining firm Vale intends a 766MWp center, a 500MW portfolio modifications hands in Canada and also ReneSola offers Polish parks.
Dec 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Canada, Poland, South america, Europe, Brazil, North America, renesola, PV Power Plant, Josef Kastner, Solar Park, modus
Northern Territory hails 10GW solar-plus-storage project in net-zero plan
Australia’s Northern Territory has unveiled a new target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 in a policy document that touts solar and backs a proposed 10GW/20-30GWh solar-plus-storage plant earmarked to provide energy to the region and Singapore.
Sep 19, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Solar to Fuel, Northern Territory, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, carbon, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
Microsoft Partners with Recurrent Energy for Louisiana Solar Project
Recurrent Energy secures $160M financing for Bayou Galion Solar project in Louisiana, with Microsoft purchasing all energy to support its carbon-negative goal. Louisiana set to become a major player in solar energy with projected 3,000 MW increase.
Feb 7, 2024 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Microsoft, North America, Louisiana
Westbridge concludes affiliation research for 221-MWp Texas PV project
Canadian solar and also energy storage space developer Westbridge Energy Corporation (CVE: WEB) is working to seal an interconnection contract for its 221-MWp Accalia Point solar project in Texas after settling all essential affiliation researches.
May 10, 2023 // Plants, USA, North America, Westbridge Energy Corporation, Accalia Point solar project
2020 was best year yet for utility-scale solar
Main figures launched today by Wiki-Solar verify 2020 as an additional record year with over 50 GWAC -- about 65 GWP -- of new utility-scale solar brought online worldwide, taking the collective total amount over 270 GWAC.
Apr 8, 2021 // Market Research, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR
ARENA to support Australian microgrids with brand-new funding
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has released an AU$ 50 million (US$ 36 million) programme to support microgrid pilot projects and also enhance the reliability of electrical energy supply across regional Australia.
Sep 28, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Australia, Oceania, microgrid, ARENA, Microgrids, off-grid
Sonnedix acquires Spanish solar farm
The Fraile project lately went into commercial procedures
Nov 14, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Sonnedix, Europe, solar farm
Australian coal generator undercut by rooftop solar boom
The authorities in Western Australia have revealed that two units at Synergy’s Muja Power Station will be retired from October 2022. The state government said the coal-fired units were only being used about 35% of the time, largely because rooftop solar has reduced demand on the grid.
Aug 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Australia, rooftop, installations, Synergy’s Muja Power Station, Marc McGowan, AEMO, Bill Johnston, PV systems, Oceania