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Spain's Solar Surge Strains Grid, Reforms Stalled
Spain's solar boom powers 60% of electricity, but grid weaknesses cause blackouts and pricing issues, stalling sustainable energy progress.
Aug 11, 2025 // Grids, Spain, Europe
EDP Sells Italian Solar Assets for €250 Million
EDP Energias de Portugal SA sells its 207-MW solar portfolio in Italy to Encavis AG for over EUR 250 million, enhancing renewable energy growth in Europe.
Aug 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, PV Power Plant, EDP Energias de Portugal SA
Reliance accelerates Jamnagar complex, targets 3-mtpa green hydrogen by 2032
Reliance says its Jamnagar new-energy hub is rising at “record pace,” with a 2026 launch for battery and electrolyser gigafactories and a goal of 3 million tonnes of green hydrogen per year by 2032.
Sep 1, 2025 // Solar to Fuel, India, Asia, Reliance
Poland Turns Mine Reservoir into Floating Solar Pilot
Poland to pilot a 2 MW floating solar plant with storage on a Gliwice mine reservoir, backed by EU funding, paving the way for mine-to-renewables projects.
Sep 2, 2025 // Plants, Storage, Floating PV, Poland, Europe, floating photovoltaics, mine reclamation
Algerian 150 MW solar tender secures final price of $0.069/kWh – and only a third of the capacity
The Algerian Electricity and Gas Regulation Commission has concluded a tender launched in June. The one solar project selected will sell power at DZD8.28/kWh. The authority reportedly only published ceiling prices for energy bids on the day the exercise was completed.
Oct 30, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, tender, Africa, Algeria, Malek Drif, CREG, Al-Muchkat’s Drif
10.5 GW Solar, Wind and Storage Space Project in Morocco
British company Xlinks is developing a 10.5 GW solar-plus-wind project, incorporated with a battery storage center, in Morocco's Guelmim Oued Noun area. Of the created quantity, 3.6 GW renewable energy will be supplied to the UK via the globe's longest subsea cables.
Sep 30, 2021 // Plants, UK, Europe, Africa, Morocco, Renewable Energy, Battery Storage Facility, solar-plus-wind project, Xlinks
SMA: We can’t be credible if we’re not sustainable
Credibility comes not just from offering products that generate clean electricity, but also from the way in which those products are manufactured, says SMA Solar Technology CEO Jürgen Reinert. Here, transparency and sustainability are key. That’s why one of the world’s largest PV inverter producers has partnered with pv magazine’s UP sustainability initiative. In the following Q&A, Reinert lays out what SMA is doing to step UP its green game.
Sep 16, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Inverters, Opinions, Germany, Europe, SMA
Hanwha Q Cells Dedicates Largest Solar Panel Factory In Western Hemisphere
Hanwha Q Cells officially opened its 300,000 square foot solar panel factory in Dalton, Georgia last week, claiming it is the largest such manufacturing facility in the western hemisphere.
Sep 30, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Tariffs, Policy, USA, Georgia, Jinko Solar, First Solar, Trump, Europe, North America, Hanwha Q Cells, Brian Kemp, Scott Moskowitz, LG
Inaccurate solar irradiation price quotes in Africa influencing investor returns, report suggests
Unreliable techniques of computing irradiation in Africa could reduce energy savings for business as well as commercial (C&I) solar buyers as well as minimize investment returns for developers and also financiers, new research has recommended.
Aug 5, 2021 // Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, CrossBoundary Energy, irradiance
Egypt Ready To Catch Up On Solar Growth In Coming Years
A late adopter, Egypt has a great deal of catching up to do, considering it has several of the very best websites for solar worldwide. Progress in Egypt will additionally augur well for Africa itself, as understanding and also gains are moved a lot more widely.
Sep 8, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, Africa, Egypt, Wind Energy, benban project
Masdar Accelerates Solar and Battery Initiatives in Egypt
Egypt embraces a renewable revolution as Masdar secures approval for groundbreaking solar and energy storage projects, aiming for a brighter, sustainable future with up to 4 GW potential growth.
Aug 23, 2024 // Storage, Masdar, Asia, Africa, Egypt
Qair Secures Funding for Burkina Faso Solar Project
Qair's new solar venture in Burkina Faso marks a significant step towards energy security, backed by EUR 6 million from the AfDB. A brighter, sustainable future awaits!
Sep 30, 2024 // Plants, Burkina Faso, Qair, Solar Project
ABO Energy Transfers 152 MW Storage Projects to EDF
ABO Energy powers up South Africa's grid, transferring 152 MW of battery energy storage projects to EDF—ushering in a new era of renewable energy stability!
Nov 22, 2024 // Storage, Africa, South Africa, ABO Energy
CERC Approves Tariff for 480 MW Solar PV Projects
SECI's trading margin of Rs.0.07/ kWh has likewise been approved
Aug 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Tariffs, SECI, solar pv, tariff, DISCOM, CERC
AI To Go For the Best Solar Perovskites
A team of researchers in the US is using machine learning technology to optimize the composition of the material. It will help to predict the performance of perovskite solar cells and design strategies. According to the research conducted by 2000 peers, they reviewed perovskite publications which allowed them to collect over 300 data points.
Dec 18, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, perovskite, North America, University of Central Florida, Javan Thomas, Sollar Cells