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Head of state Biden picks Richard Glick as new FERC chairman
United States President Joe Biden has actually appointed Richard Glick, a commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), as the body's brand-new chairman.
Jan 22, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, FERC, Donald Trump, North America, Joe Biden, policy, renewables
Statkraft opens largest Indian project to date, plots future development in key market
Norwegian energy titan Statkraft has actually opened its initial large-scale solar plant in India as it targets long-term growth in the South Asia nation.
May 31, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, India, pv power plants, Asia, Statkraft, green hydrogen
Statkraft Unveils First Units at 200-MW Storage Facility
Statkraft's Thornton Greener Grid Park—UK's largest energy storage facility—unveils batteries for a sustainable future, boosting grid stability and powering 18,000 homes with solar energy.
Nov 27, 2024 // Storage, Statkraft
Italy’s First Non-China Solar Auction Nets 1.1 GW
Italy’s FER-X awards 1.1 GW of non-Chinese solar at €66.38/MWh, a 17% premium—backing resilience, unlocking €10B, and signaling EU NZIA-era procurement shifts amid permitting bottlenecks.
Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, auctions, Europe, supply chain, FER-X, NZIA
NTPC Commissions First Part of 300 MW Bikaner's Nokhra Solar Project in Rajasthan
The Nokhra solar energy plant in Rajasthan, which has a 300 MW capacity, has had its first 100 MW of capacity put into service by NTPC, the largest electrical energy manufacturer in India.
According to a regulative filing lately by the organization, "First section capacity of 100 MW out of 300 MW Nokhra Solar PV Project at Bikaner, Rajasthan, is declared on Commercial Operation with effect from 00:00 hours of 20.12.2022."
Dec 20, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, NTPC, Rajasthan, Bikaner, Nokhra Solar PV Project, Nokhra Solar Project, NTPC Ltd.
Texas perovskite business gets to 18% performance with its ink-based solar cell procedure
Hunt Perovskite Technologies (HPT), a Dallas, Texas-based perovskite product developer, got to a turning point in the advancement of a highly-durable perovskite modern technology for the manufacture of inexpensive published solar batteries.
Feb 12, 2020 // Technology, USA, NREL, Texas, perovskite, North America, Hunter Hunt, Hunt Energy, Michael D. Irwin, Joe Berry
Pakistan awaits bids in 600-MWp tender for solar in Punjab
The federal government of Pakistan looks for to award 600 MWp of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Punjab province through a lately released tender that will certainly be open for submissions by the beginning of May.
Apr 5, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, tender, Asia, Pakistan, PUNJAB
Cronimet finishes 1 MW rooftop PV array on Namibian mall
The German developer and independent power producer claims it finished its latest solar project in the country about one month ahead of schedule.
Oct 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Germany, Europe, Africa, Namibia, Cronimet Mining Power Solutions
Shell, JTC to check out utility-scale solar in Singapore
Shell has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Singaporean growth agency JTC to check out the advancement of a brand-new solar farm on the Semakau land fill to the south of Singapore.
Jun 17, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Singapore, shell, Aw Kah Peng, jtc, landfill, Tan Boon Khai
WFW aids Vietnam floating solar project funding
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) advised loan provider Asian Development Bank (ADB), in funding the US$ 37 million setup of floating solar photovoltaic power generation panels.
Apr 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, Hong Kong, floating PV, Asia, Vietnam, Watson Farley & Williams
Ireland's very first large-scale solar farm opens in Wicklow
The very first large-scale ground mounted solar farm to supply electricity to the Irish grid has actually been opened near Ashford in Co Wicklow as well as is currently operational.
Apr 29, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Ireland, Europe, solar farm, Wicklow
Researchers develop perovskite-CIGS with 21.1% efficiency
Researchers from the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Study Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) have actually accomplished 21.1 percent efficiency with tandem perovskite - CIGS solar cells. These thin-film-based modules are very efficient, light and flexible as well as can open doors to lots of new usage cases for which standard rigid modules are not suitable.
Nov 21, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, ZSW, efficiency, Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg, Jan-Philipp Becker, perovskite-CIGS
Scientist Create 68.9%- efficient PV Cell for Laser power Transmission
Along with the classic applications for solar cells on roofings and also open spaces, photovoltaic or pv tools can also be used with laser light for reliable power transmission.
Researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer ISE case to have achieved a 68.9% conversion effectiveness rate for a III-V solar cell that can be used in laser power transmissions systems.
Jul 1, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, Andreas Bett, efficiency, Henning Helmers, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, laser energy transmissions systems, photovoltaic cell
Vatican Secures Vast Solar Estate To Become First Carbon-Neutral State
Italy clears Vatican plan for a 430-hectare solar farm at Santa Maria Galeria, putting the micro-state on course to become the world’s first carbon-neutral nation.
Aug 4, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, Vatican
Citicore energises Philippines’ first baseload solar with 320-MWh battery facility
Citicore switched on a 197-MWp solar plant in Luzon paired with 320-MWh storage, billed as the Philippines’ first “baseload” solar project.
Sep 18, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Asia, solar-plus-storage, Philippines, luzon, baseload, Citicore








