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The globe's sunniest PV testing field
French power titan Engie recently commissioned a solar module screening facility in Chile's Atacama Desert, an area which has the globe's highest possible solar radiation. Thore Müller-- head of bifacial PV R&D and solar solutions at Engie Laborelec, spoke with pv magazineabout the benefits of screening panels, inverters and cleansing systems in warm, dry settings.
Jul 15, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Engie, Chile, South america, Thore Müller
Arevon Begins Construction on 430 MW Kelso Solar Project in Missouri
Arevon Energy breaks ground on its 430 MWDC Kelso 1 & 2 solar project in Missouri, backed by Meta’s environmental-attribute purchase and Primoris EPC services.
May 2, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Missouri, Renewable Energy, Arevon Energy, Meta Platforms, Kelso Solar
Spanish financial institutions back 169MW residential solar
Bankia and Banco de Sabadell providing project funding loans for the 169MW Olmedilla project
Jan 19, 2021 // Plants, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, solar farm, Bankia, Banco de Sabadell
Hoymiles elevates US$ 875m via STAR Market listing
Microinverter supplier Hoymiles Power Electronics has actually introduced on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market through a virtual listing event in Hangzhou.
Dec 22, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, microinverter, listing, star market, China STAR Market, hoymiles, public listing, Bo Yang
Sungrow to concentrate on wise technology from new Nanjing research study centre
Chinese inverter producer Sungrow has opened up another research and development (R&D) centre in Nanjing, China that will certainly focus on wise innovations, large information and software application assimilation.
Jul 28, 2021 // Inverters, Sungrow, China, Asia, Jack Gu
ZETDC Inks 30MW Solar PPA to Stabilize Grid
Zimbabwe inks bankable 30‑MW solar PPA, easing daytime shortfalls, priming storage-ready grid upgrades and jobs—standardized terms paving faster finance and larger hybrid builds for reliable, cleaner power.
Jan 28, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Zimbabwe, utility scale, solar ppa, Zetdc, Grid reliability
Why the World's Most Advanced Solar Plants Are Failing
These facilities of the future are riddled with troubles-- but it's not far too late to locate fixes.
Jun 24, 2020 // Thermal, USA, NREL, North America
Onde wins contracts to build 120 MW of Polish solar
Onde will build 120 MW of PV plants in Poland for Estonian renewables producer Sunly, extending a cross-border partnership amid strong market momentum.
Oct 22, 2025 // Plants, EPC, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Poland, Europe, Sunly, Onde
Dispatch Energy acquires Green Lantern Solar, adds 209-MW distributed portfolio
Dispatch Energy bought developer-operator Green Lantern Solar, adding 64 distributed solar-storage projects totaling about 209 MWdc across the U.S.
Nov 13, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, BATTERIES, North America, Community Solar, Distributed Energy, acquisition
Wärtsilä ESS fire safety screening showed battery smoke is no worse than other smoke
Technology group Wärtsilä has actually completed UL 9540A fire safety screening of its GridSolv Quantum energy storage system (ESS).
May 25, 2023 // Storage, Wärtsilä
Top Spanish bank backs fully merchant 79.2MW PV project
One of Spain’s largest banks has gotten behind a utility-scale solar portfolio, planned without support from auctions nor power purchase agreements (PPAs).
Aug 8, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Renovalia, Banco Sabadell, Europe, subsidy-free solar, subsidy-free pv, unsubsidised, merchant solar, renovalia energy, J&A Garrigues, Luxcara
Bahrain Unveils Ambitious 150 MW Solar Tender Plan
Bahrain's first solar power plant to energize 6,300 homes by 2027, advancing the Kingdom's clean energy goals with a 150 MW project near Bilaj Al Jazayer.
Aug 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Bahrain
Indonesia Invites Bids for Solar as well as Bioenergy Projects
Indonesia's state-owned utility, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), has actually invited proposals from programmers for solar and also bioenergy (biomass and also biogas) projects in the nation.
Dec 18, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, Indonesia
Engie Locks Virtual Offtake for Neoen’s 270-MW Queensland Battery
Engie signs a virtual PPA for Neoen’s 270 MW/540 MWh Western Downs Battery in Queensland, gaining trading rights to the storage asset ahead of its 2025 launch.
May 8, 2025 // Storage, Australia, Engie, queensland, neoen, Oceania
UPenn Announces PPA for Largest Solar Project in Pennsylvania
UPenn has actually authorized a PPA for the development of a 220 MW solar energy project relocate considerably better to satisfying its carbon-neutral by 2042 dedication
Apr 15, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Solar, PPA, Pennsylvania, North America, International, UPenn, UPenn Solar PPA, Anne Papageorge








