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TÜV Rheinland examining potential for PV-powered railways
Technical advisory TÜV Rheinland has been commissioned to study the potential for solar PV to power rail facilities in Germany.
Dec 23, 2021 // Plants, Storage, Grids, Germany, Europe, Railways, tuv rheinland, solar railways
EDP seals California hybrid stake sale, recycles capital for growth
EDP closed the sale of a 49% stake in a California solar-plus-storage portfolio—about 300 MWac of PV and 92 MW of batteries—for roughly EUR 600 million enterprise value.
Sep 10, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, California, USA, EDP, North America
RWE wins 31.5 MWp of solar-plus-storage projects in German tender
German energy group RWE AG (ETR: RWE) has won two solar-plus-storage projects in the latest advancement tender in Germany as well as will mount an overall of 31.5 MWp of solar power ability combined with batteries of 10.5 MW in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Sep 1, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Germany, tender, Europe, solar-plus-storage, rwe, solar projects
New Zealand clears 179-MW solar-storage project, boosting North Island reliability
New Zealand’s EPA granted resource consents for a 179-MW solar farm with co-located battery storage on the North Island, adding flexible clean capacity.
Oct 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, New Zealand, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, North Island, Grid reliability, EPA consent
1Komma5 opens Heartbeat AI to millions of existing home systems
1Komma5 Grad’s Heartbeat AI now works with existing PV, batteries, heat pumps and EVs, helping households save and support the grid.
Nov 17, 2025 // Technology, Plants, Residential, Germany, Europe, virtual power plant, energy management, demand flexibility
Warrington Borough Council introduces green financial investment plan for solar farm
Warrington Borough Council is introducing a green financial investment plan, which will certainly permit regional residents to help fund a brand-new solar farm.
Aug 21, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Warrington Borough Council, Cllr Russ Bowden
Wave of research study boosts case of eco-friendly investments in post-COVID period
A raft of brand-new studies has pertained to highlight business situation of pressing renewables to the heart of the COVID-19 recovery, amidst claims environment-friendly energy plays provide a low-cost, high-return chance for financiers.
Jun 2, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, UK, LCOEs, Europe, IRENA, North America, IEA, Coronavirus, covid-19
All details of Ukraine's brand-new feed-in tariffs for PV
On July 21, 2020, the Law on Feed-in Tariff Restructuring was passed by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Aug 6, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Opinions, Ukraine, Europe, feed-in tariffs, TETIANA MYLENKA
Alliant Energy launches strategy to add 400 MW of solar to Iowa's grid by 2023
Alliant Energy introduced the Clean Energy Blueprint for Iowa, a course for accelerating its shift to cleaner energy for customers. The Blueprint outlines the company's plans to increase the use of renewable energies, including solar energy, include more battery storage space and build out the connected power network. The company's new roadmap likewise includes plans to discontinue coal generation in Lansing by the end of 2022 while transitioning their Burlington Generating Station to natural gas in 2021.
Oct 29, 2020 // Plants, USA, North America, alliant energy, Iowa, Terry Kouba, John Larsen
Ohio responds to roughly 730 MW of fresh solar by EDF Renewables, Avangrid
The Ohio Power Siting Board has actually given the green light to the building of two new solar parks with a combined ability of near to 730 MW, it was announced recently.
Jul 20, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, USA, North America, avangrid, EDF Renewables, Ohio
Brazil's Lisarb Energy indications lease for 20 MW of solar projects
Brazilian solar developer Lisarb Energy has actually authorized 15-year lease contracts for 20 MW of brand-new solar parks with local sugar and also ethanol manufacturer Raizen.
Jun 16, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, South america, Brazil, solar projects, Lisarb Energy, Raizen
Consumers Energy recommends almost 400 MW of brand-new solar projects in Michigan
Consumers Energy announced contracts to include almost 400 megawatts of clean energy from 3 Michigan solar projects in southerly main Michigan. The solar growths are part of the firm's Clean Energy Plan to significantly boost renewable resource, remove coal as a gas resource for power by 2025 as well as achieve net absolutely no carbon exhausts by 2040.
Nov 19, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Consumers Energy, Dennis Dobbs
Total Eren, Chariot to add 40 MWp of solar at Tarisa mine in S Africa
Cyprus-based chrome as well as platinum miner Tharisa plc (JSE: THA) has actually signed up with forces with France's Total Eren and Africa-focused power company Chariot Ltd (LON: CHAR) to get electricity for a mine in South Africa from a 40-MWp solar project.
Feb 4, 2022 // Plants, Total Eren, Africa, South Africa, Chariot
New Obton-Shannon Energy JV to spend €300m on 500MW of PV in Ireland
Danish renewables investor and developer Obton Energy has formed a joint venture with Irish solar developer Shannon Energy to develop 500MW of solar in Ireland over five years.
Jan 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, obton, ress 1, joint venture, shannon energy, Gerry Shannon, Anders Marcus
DoE give will certainly money research study into solar power and power grids
A team of researchers from Binghamton University has actually been selected to get $2.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) to develop methods to dependably support higher amounts of solar energy on the grid.
Jan 12, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, doe, Ziang "John" Zhang








