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All systems go for Saudi Arabia’s top ground-mounted PV plant
A ground-mounted solar project billed as Saudi Arabia’s largest to date has reached the finish line, and is now set to power the operations of a food and beverage conglomerate.
Aug 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Saudi Arabia, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Asia, middle east, almarai
Standard Solar buys PV array for microfiltration treatment plant
US developer Standard Solar has actually obtained the Knox Solar + Storage project in Acton, Massachusetts, that includes 1.5 MW of solar power creating capacity as well as 2 MWh of battery storage, from designer EDF Renewables The United States and Canada.
Apr 26, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Standard Solar, PV Power Plant, Knox Solar + Storage project
Air Force honors UToledo $12.5 million to establish space-based solar power sheets
The military is intensifying to the momentum of physicists at The University of Toledo who are progressing brand-new frontiers in thin-film, extremely efficient, affordable photovoltaic innovation to make sure a clean energy future.
Feb 17, 2021 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, USA, air force, North America, Michael Heben, UToledo, sheets, Randall Ellingson, Marcy Kaptur, Frank Calzonetti
Endesa opens Gran Canaria solar farm with four-hour battery at plant
Endesa inaugurated an 8.25-MW solar farm with a 4.2-MW battery at Barranco de Tirajana, adding flexible clean power to Gran Canaria’s island grid.
Oct 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, solar-plus-storage, Endesa, canary islands, island grids, hybrid project
Saris Brewery Goes Solar: Secures Renewable Power from Enery
Saris Brewery partners with Enery to secure renewable energy for its operations, becoming the first company in Slovakia to support a local solar power plant.
Feb 9, 2024 // Plants, Europe, PV Power Plant, Slovakia, Saris Brewery
Globeleq breaks ground on 15-MW solar-plus-storage plant in Mozambique
Independent power producer (IPP) Globeleq Generation Ltd has begun construction service a 15-MW solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) park with a 2-MW/7-MWh power storage system in Mozambique.
Jun 14, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Africa, Mozambique, PV Power Plant, Globeleq
New Green Hydrogen Plant Construction in La Robla, Northern Spain Announced by Naturgy & Enagas
Naturgy and Enagas Renovable are investing €485m in the Robla Hub JV to install up to 280 MW of green hydrogen production capacity in La Robla, northern Spain, powered by solar PV plants.
Feb 15, 2023 // Solar to Fuel, Spain, Europe, Naturgy, green hydrogen, Enagas Renovable
World's 1st Solar-Hydro Plant for Longer Duration Energy Storage: ARENA
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $15 million in funding to RayGen Resources Pty Ltd (RayGen) to construct its very first of a kind 'solar hydro' nuclear power plant making up 4 MW of solar PV generation and 3 MW/ 50 MWh (17 hours) of dispatchable storage ability in north-west Victoria.
Jun 10, 2021 // Plants, Storage, Australia, NEM, Oceania, ARENA, Renewable Energy, national electricity market, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, solar hydro power plant
These 5 Solar Projects In China Demonstrate It's Leadership Like Little Else
It is no secret that China has actually virtually built and led the global solar push in the past decade. Firms from the nation today supply or control over 70% of international materials in solar energy.
Jan 10, 2022 // Plants, China, Asia, Floating solar, Solar Project, CSP project, dezhou dinzhuang floating solar, Golmud, Huanghe Solar park, tsuneishi shipyard BIPV
ACWA Power switches on 50 MW solar farm in Jordan
The PV project, that was tendered by Jordanian utility NEPCO in 2017, will sell electricity at $0.059/kWh. The plant is situated at Jordan's Risha area, which is approximately 300 km northeast of Amman.
Dec 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Jordan, Asia, ACWA Power, NEPCO
What is Photovoltaic (PV) conversion efficiency?
Ratio of electrical energy generated by a PV module to solar energy incident on the module. Usually given as a percentage.     ← Back to
Sep 13, 2023
What is Photovoltaic (PV) peak watt?
See Watt-Peak (Wp).     ← Back to Solar Energy Glossary
Sep 13, 2023
What is Thin film photovoltaic module?
A type of a PV module created by means of depositing sequential thin layers of a semiconductor material. Thin-film modules require less material than
Sep 13, 2023
Acciona to provide 210MWp of clean power to Novartis
Renewable energy business Acciona has signed 2 virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) with international medicine firm Novartis to provide tidy energy for a duration of 10 years.
Nov 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, Acciona, Montse Montaner, VPPAs, Novartis, Rafael Mateo
Nexwell Power Buys 248-MWp Spanish Solar Suite from Q Energy
UK investor Nexwell Power buys seven-site, 248 MWp solar portfolio in Andalusia and Aragón from Q Energy, boosting Spain’s renewables push and data-centre PPAs.
Jun 24, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Nexwell Power, Q Energy, Solar Spain