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EDF secures a slice of UK supermarket Tesco’s corporate solar plan
The French energy giant will provide supermarket Tesco with electricity from 17 rooftop PV installations and two wind farms for a renewables portfolio generation capacity of 59 MW. The groceries retailer has announced plans to install 187 solar rooftops.
Oct 29, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, UK, EDF, Europe, rooftop PV, Cleantech Solar, Tesco, Jason Tarry
Fabric-based solar cells on the horizon
New textile-based solar cells developed by Fraunhofer researchers, semitrailers could soon be producing the electricity needed to power cooling systems or other onboard equipment. In short, textile-based solar cells could soon be adding a whole new dimension to photovoltaics, complementing the use of conventional silicon-based solar cells.
Aug 5, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Solar, Germany, Fraunhofer, textile-based solar cells, Europe
Keesler Air Force Base breaks ground on 1.5-MW solar carport
Design-build company NORESCO has broken ground for a 1.5-MW solar carport at Keesler Air Force Base (AFB) in Mississippi, part of a $32.7 million guaranteed energy savings performance contract (ESPC).
Aug 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, NORESCO, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, ESPC, Marcia Quigley, Shawn Walsh
Solar hails victory as Victoria u-turns to ramp up rebate support
Victoria’s state government has yielded to industry pressure and increased the frequency and number of rebates available in its rooftop solar subsidy programme.
Aug 29, 2019 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Rooftop PV, Victoria, Australia, rooftop, John Grimes, Oceania, subsidies, smart energy council
Coating could lead to commercial lithium-metal batteries
A new coating developed by scientists at Stanford promises to bring lithium metal batteries ‘closer to reality’, by significantly extending their operational lifetime and limiting the occurrence of dendrites at the anode, which can cause short circuiting and fires.
Sep 3, 2019 // Technology, California, USA, battery, North America, Stanford University, SLAC, Lithium metal, Zhiao Yu, Yi Cui
Surrey introduces fast-charging super-capacitor modern technology
Specialists from the University of Surrey think their desire for tidy power storage space is an action more detailed after they introduced their ground-breaking super-capacitor modern technology that has the ability to supply and also keep electrical power at high power prices, specifically for mobile applications.
May 15, 2020 // Technology, Storage, UK, Europe, University of Surrey, Ash Stott, Ravi Silva, Polyaniline
A long way to opt for iron pyrite solar cells
A paper from Sweden has attempted to discover why the conversion performance of solar cells based upon cheap, abundant iron pyrites continues to suffer below 3% despite the evident optoelectronic guarantee of the material.
Jun 15, 2020 // Technology, Sweden, solar cells, Europe, Uppsala University
Google Partners on Illinois’ New 593MW Double Black Diamond Solar
Swift Current Energy’s 800 MWDC Double Black Diamond Solar park, backed by Google, now powers 100,000 homes and supplies 70% of Chicago’s municipal electricity.
May 2, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Solar Energy, North America, Illinois, renewables, PV Power Plant, swift current energy, Google investment
Iberdrola walks away from 53-MW Manowo-Wyszebórz solar project, leaving Novavis in search of a new partner
Iberdrola quits the 53-MW Manowo-Wyszebórz solar project in Poland, leaving developer Novavis to find new investors for the RTB-stage plant slated for completion in 2027.
Jun 2, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Iberdrola, Europe, PV Power Plant, Novavis
Jindal Stainless Seals 282-MW Hybrid Renewable Power Deal With Oyster
Jindal Stainless will source 700 GWh a year from a 282-MW wind–solar hybrid built with Oyster Renewable, cutting 700 kt CO₂ and advancing its net-zero 2050 goal.
Jun 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, decarbonisation, Jindal Stainless, hybrid power, Oyster Renewable
Hanwha Tightens Grip on REC Silicon, Mandatory Tender Offer Looms
Hanwha Group secures a 44% stake in REC Silicon, crossing Norway’s takeover threshold and setting the stage for a mandatory offer to minority shareholders.
Jul 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, polysilicon, REC Silicon, Hanwha
Ohio Solar Park Faces Legal Challenge Over Farmland Concerns
Knox County residents challenge solar project, citing farmland preservation and landscape concerns, as local resistance highlights national tensions over renewable energy's rural impact.
Aug 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Ohio, PV Power Plant, Knox County
TotalEnergies to acquire 25% risk in Adani New Industries in green hydrogen push
TotalEnergies is expanding its collaboration with Indian corporation Adani Group as they intend to provide the globe's biggest green hydrogen ecosystem in India.
Jun 14, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, green hydrogen, acquisition, adani group, oil and gas majors, TotalEnergies, Adani New Industries
Inverted perovskite solar cell with 16.94% effectiveness
A US-Chinese research group has actually developed a perovskite solar cell with a hole-transporting material (HTM) based upon carrying out polyaniline (PANI) polymer. The tool showed substantially greater performance than a referral solar cell relying on an HTM made from commonly used PEDOT: PSS.
Aug 3, 2022 // Technology, USA, North America, efficiency, perovskite solar cell
GIG launches energy storage programmer
Eku Energy will establish, build, as well as proactively handle a portfolio of battery assets diversified across markets
Nov 8, 2022 // Storage, UK, Australia, Europe, Oceania, Green Investment Group, GIG, Eku Energy, Chris Morrison, Mark Dooley