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Farmers increasingly putting solar panels on their land
Farmers who want to sell electricity to utilities generally lease land to power companies to build the panels.
Sep 27, 2019 // Solar, USA, China, Asia, North America, Kirk Maltais, American Farm Bureau Federation
Ilmatar Bags Solar Permits for Sweden
Ilmatar Solar AB is making history with its first solar array in Sweden. With plans to construct and grid connect 55MWp of energy at Knihult, it's set to power 210,000 homes and become a major success in the Swedish market. Get the story behind the project Spring 2024.
Oct 13, 2023 // Plants, Sweden, Europe, PV Power Plant, Ilmatar Solar
National Grid's 160-MW Solar Park Approved in Minnesota
Minnesota regulators greenlight 160-MW solar park by National Grid Renewables, boosting jobs and tax revenue while advancing state's renewable energy objectives.
May 20, 2024 // Plants, USA, North America, Minnesota, PV Power Plant
Iberdrola Wins First French Floating Solar Project
Iberdrola has been awarded its first floating solar power project in France, with a total capacity of 25MW. This project is part of the call for tenders issued in 2022 by Kurtzenhouse municipality, in Alsace, and will occupy an area of approximately 13.5 hectares of the 28 hectares available on the site.
Feb 3, 2023 // Floating PV, Iberdrola, PV Power Plant
US utility brings 50MW Texas solar online
Brightside project covers 174 hectares of land and consists of 147,732 PV panels
Apr 14, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Vistra
Berliner Stadtwerke to establish 23-MW of PV systems on public buildings
German electrical utility Berliner Stadtwerke GmbH will set up more than 300 photovoltaic (PV) solar systems with a complete capacity of virtually 23 MW on the roofs of public buildings in Berlin by 2024.
Dec 17, 2021 // Rooftop PV, Germany, Europe, Berliner Stadtwerke GmbH
Thrive bags Bristol battery project
Thrive Renewables has actually gotten a 20MW battery project in Bristol, south-west England.
Mar 11, 2021 // Storage, UK, Europe, THRIVE, Monika Paplacyzk
Perovskite solar cells from the slot die coater represent a step towards industrial production
Steel halide perovskites are taken into consideration to be a specifically affordable and also appealing course of products for next-generation solar components. Perovskite solar cells can be produced with finishing processes making use of liquid inks made from forerunner materials and different solvents. After finish, the solvents evaporate as well as the perovskites crystallize to create a more or less homogeneous layer.
Mar 17, 2023 // Technology, Berlin, perovskite solar cells, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Eva Unger, Helmholtz-Zentrum
174 Power Global bags funding for utility-scale solar in Texas
174 Power Global has wrapped up construction financing for the US$210 million, 150MW first phase of its solar farm in Ector County, northwest Texas, clinching funding from a group of global banks.
Sep 12, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Texas, PV plants, North America, 174 power global, credit agricole corporate and investment bank, korea development bank, Q CELL modules
RWE reveals prepare for 600MW UK solar
Project which is near the Tween Bridge Wind Farm in south Yorkshire could be functional by 2029
Dec 14, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, rwe
Aura Power Wins Approval for 50-MW Solar Farm in Staffordshire
Aura Power clinches final consent for 49.9-MW Moreton Brook Solar Farm in East Staffordshire, pledging 100% biodiversity gain, £20k annual community fund and 2027 start-up.
Jul 31, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, solar farm, Aura Power, Moreton Brook, East Staffordshire
German PV developer Athos starts a 40MWp dotation-free solar project in Spain
A new supplier from abroad enters Spain with an unsponsored photovoltaic project, debuting on a vigorous large-scale solar stage of an ever sunny South of Europe.
Nov 8, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Germany, Europe, subsidy-free, Athos
DEF to develop two new solar parks in Florida
Florida’s electric power company has disclosed where its new PV stations will be located. The systems are meant to supply green power to Floridian consumers.
Jan 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, PV plants, Duke Energy, Florida, North America
RWE, PPC reach FID on 175MW of Greek solar
Construction of 5 projects in Western Macedonia is prepared to start this spring
Jan 26, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Greece, Europe, rwe, PPC, Georgios Stassis
500MW solar projects will be developed on IR’s area
The Indian Railways is going to allot unoccupied land for 500 megawatts of solar capacity to supply own electricity demand.
Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop PV, PTI, Railways










