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Encavis gets ready-to-build 26MW solar PV project in Hockliffe
German independent power producer (IPP) Encavis has actually acquired a 26MWp solar park in Hockliffe, near Luton from Industria Brand Energy.
Aug 24, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, encavis
Enfinity Boosts US Credit Facility to $245m for Solar Growth
Enfinity Global raises its US credit facility to USD 245 million, fueling a 22-GW solar and storage pipeline slated for rapid build-out across multiple states.
Jun 27, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Enfinity Global
Japan Proposes 50-Tonne Trigger for Solar Panel Disposal Plans
Japan wants owners disposing of 50 t or more of used solar panels at once to file a plan first, covering silicon, CIS/CIGS and CdTe modules from 3.7 kg.
Nov 2, 2026 // Policy, Solar, Japan, Asia, recycling, METI
MIT research team establishes "paper-thin solar cells"
A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has created a process to bond ultra-thin solar cells to a durable fiber composite making use of a UV-resistant adhesive.
Dec 19, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, MIT
MIT research team creates "paper-thin solar cells"
A group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a process to bond ultra-thin solar cells to a durable fiber composite utilizing a UV-resistant adhesive.
Dec 21, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, MIT
Combining Solar & Farming Benefits Both
Fraunhofer ISE in Germany was one of the first to experiment with combining solar and farming on the same land. Its early research found doing so increases the productivity of the land significantly — up to 60% or more in some cases.
Sep 9, 2019 // Solar, Germany, Europe, Fraunhofer ISE, agrivoltaics, University of Arizona, Agriculture, agrophotovoltaics
Engie Chile greenlit to build 300-MW solar farm with storage
Electric utility company Engie Energia Chile SA introduced that it has actually protected an environmental approval to boost the size of a little existing solar farm in northern Chile by 300 MW and also add energy storage.
Oct 13, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, solar farm, Engie Chile
FTC Solar 2P tracker is built for high winds as well as large-format modules
As the solar industry drives toward large-format modules FTC Solar revealed the Voyager+, a brand-new two-in-portrait-design solar tracker that intends to maximize energy capture while minimizing the manpower as well as devices needed for installment.
Sep 16, 2021 // Manufacturing News, USA, North America, ftc solar, Nagendra Cherukupalli, Matthew Gilliss
How could pool floaties revolutionize the solar industry?
Sun worshipers that enjoy relaxing on pool mattresses may be on to something - two studies from Michigan’s Open Source Technology lab show the potential of a new type of floating photovoltaic (FPV) that uses foam like common pool toys.
Jan 6, 2021 // Floating PV, fpv, floating photovoltaic
Voltalia energises solar-storage park in French Guiana
Renewable power plants operator Voltalia SA (EPA: VLTSA) on Thursday introduced the commissioning of its 5-MW Parc Sable Blanc solar farm with an incorporated storage space system in French Guiana.
May 12, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, France, Voltalia, Europe, PV Power Plant
Duke Energy selects sites for 150MW of solar
75MW Fort Green project to be improved a previous mine and 75MW Bay Trail is sited at a future mine area
Mar 16, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Duke Energy Florida, Melissa Seixas
Statkraft, Ocean Sun total Albania's very first floating solar power plant
Statkraft's floating solar plant on the tank of its Banja hydropower plant in Albania has 2 MW in capacity and also consists of four units. It is the only such power plant in Southeastern Europe with the exception of a few pilot projects in Turkey.
Feb 17, 2023 // Plants, Floating PV, Statkraft, Solar Power, Ocean Sun, hydropower plants, renewable energy sources, hybrid power plants, floating solar power plants
Ecofin US Renewables acquires 13.7-MW solar project in Minnesota
Ecofin US Renewables Infrastructure Trust PLC (LON: RNEW) said on Monday it had actually recently closed the procurement of a 13.7-MW solar project located in the US state of Minnesota, the initial in a portfolio of 12 solar PV projects that the UK-based investor is targeting to acquire.
Sep 21, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Ecofin US Renewables
These are the 11 most stunning solar farms on the planet
Here are a few of the most remarkable examples from all over the world.
May 19, 2021 // Plants, USA, Spain, France, China, Europe, Asia, North America, UAE, PV Power Plant
Brazil's Claro inaugurates 6.3-MW solar plant
Brazilian telecom Claro SA has actually linked to the grid a 6.3-MW distributed generation (DG) solar plant in the south of the country.
Dec 19, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, PV Power Plant, Claro