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Opterus granted NASA agreement to create big retracting blanket solar array
The National Aeronautics as well as Space Administration (NASA) granted Opterus Research and also Development, Inc. a groundbreaking project that will certainly lead the way for very large lunar surface area solar arrays.
Sep 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, NASA, solar array, Thomas Murphey
Raygen join worldwide developer Photon, prepares big 1000MWh solar storage space project
Melbourne-based solar plus storage space developer RayGen Resources claims it has actually generated worldwide solar project developer Photon Energy as a small equity companion, as well as has prepare for a big 100MW/1,000 MWh solar plus storage space project.
Apr 7, 2020 // Storage, Melbourne, Georg Hotar, RayGen, Richard Payne, Photon, Michael Gartner
Octopus Energy Expands South Korea Solar Investments
Octopus Energy and Skygreen team up to power 45,000 homes with solar, advancing South Korea's green goals and cutting coal reliance.
Apr 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South Korea, Asia, Octopus Energy, Skygreen
Avangrid Brings 200MW of Oregon Solar Online
Avangrid powers up 200 MW of Oregon solar, battery-ready for evening peaks—cutting daytime prices, serving data centers, creating jobs, and boosting grid reliability with flexible, WECC-compliant control.
Feb 4, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Solar, North America, Oregon, avangrid, commissioning
Banks' Big Battery: 200-MW Power for 600K Homes
Banks Renewables, the renewable energy division of the Banks Group, unveils plans to build a 200-MW battery storage system in Scotland to power 600,000 homes. Brookfield Asset Management acquires Banks Renewables, investing in their wind, solar and storage projects.
Oct 6, 2023 // Storage, SCOTLAND, Banks Group
Big news as Zhonghuan Semiconductor unveils 12-inch super wafer
The manufacturer says its Kwafoo product improves efficiency and, if used in the optimal p-type PERC type of panel, could boast a module output of 610 W.
Aug 17, 2019 // Manufacturing News, China, LONGi, PERC, Kwafoo, Zhonghuan Semiconductor, wafer, Tianjin, half-cut solar cells
Macquarie announces major 20GW clean energy drive
Macquarie Group intends to build a 20GW renewables pipeline over the next five years through its Green Investment Group (GIG), the green finance bank it purchased from the British government in 2017.
Sep 26, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Australia, Europe, Oceania, macquarie, solarcentury, David Cameron, Green Investment Group
System can sanitize medical devices making use of solar warm
Autoclaves, the tools used to sterilize clinical tools in medical facilities, facilities, and also doctors' and dentists' offices, require a consistent supply of pressurized heavy steam at a temperature of about 125 levels Celsius. This is normally provided by electrical or fuel-powered central heating boilers, yet in numerous backwoods, particularly in the creating world, power can be undependable or inaccessible, and fuel is costly.
Nov 19, 2020 // Technology, India, Asia, MIT, Indian Institute of Technology, Ravi Prasher, Evelyn Wang, Lin Zhao, Gang Chen
MPower breaks ground on two solar farms in South Australia
Renewables developer MPower has commenced work on two 5 MW solar farms in South Australia expanding its portfolio of smaller utility-scale projects.
Jan 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Canadian Solar, Australia, utility-scale, Oceania, MPower, Nathan Wise
Big solar-plus-storage project helping Haiti reduce diesel consumption and power prices
The government of the Caribbean island is planning two solar parks with large scale storage with the help of the Inter-American Development Bank and the United States Agency for International Development. Inter-American is seeking technical help with tendering the projects.
Dec 18, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, Haiti, Inter-American Development Bank
Alphabet as well as SoftBank's solar-powered drone gives initial LTE connection
Airborne cell towers have a variety of benefits over their earthbound brethren. They can cover a better geographical location and also be relocated to where they're needed. Yet while the concept is years of ages, the innovation is still under development.
Oct 8, 2020 // Technology, USA, Japan, Asia, North America, Softbank, solar drone, Alphabet, Junichi Miyakawa
Agrivoltaics good for agriculture and panel efficiency
A U.S. research team has found the most efficient locations for agrivoltaics include western America, southern Africa and the Middle East. The researchers found crop land, grasslands and wetlands were the best environments for PV projects linked to agriculture. Conditions suitable for crops are ideal for improving solar module efficiency.
Aug 12, 2019 // Technology, USA, Japan, PV panels, plants, Netherlands, Oregon State University, agrivoltaics
New England big battery granted $12.5 million state federal government grant
The 50 MWh battery will be colocated with phase 1 of the UPC/AC Renewables' 720 MW New England Solar Farm.
Aug 13, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, Adam Marshall, Killian Wentrup
CPS Energy intends to add 900 MW PV
Municipally-owned energy CPS Energy of San Antonio, Texas, has launched a Request for Proposal (RFP) to add up to 900 MW of solar, 50 MW of energy storage and also 500 MW of firming ability. It belongs to the firm's new "Flex Power Bundle" initiative.
Dec 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, North America, Solar Project, cps energy
Mitsui device to purchase power from big SB Energy solar project in Texas
SB Energy, a renewables platform of Japanese empire SoftBank Group Corp (TYO:9984), has signed a long-term power acquisition agreement (PPA) with a subsidiary of fellow-Japanese trader Mitsui & Co Ltd (TYO:8031), protecting an off-taker for a part of the 418-MWp Juno solar farm in Texas.
Aug 31, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Japan, Asia, North America, mitsui, sb energy, Solar Project, SoftBank Group Corp