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Saharan dust cuts solar power output in Germany
Dust blown in from the Sahara Desert in northern Africa to central Europe has reduced solar power output in Germany during the week of the Easter holidays, German newspaper Die...
CIP acquires majority stake in Elgin Energy
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, through its flagship fund CI V, has signed an agreement to acquire a majority share in Elgin Energy, and will, together with Elgin’s...
RWE starts construction of its first UK solar farms
RWE has taken a major step towards the realisation of its first solar farms in the UK, with seven projects, representing 330 MW of new electricity capacity now entering construction.
Longroad's Serrano solar storage project begins construction
Longroad Energy, a US based renewable energy developer, has announced the financial close of Serrano, its 220 MWdc solar and 214 MWac/855 MWh storage project in Arizona. Serrano...
Production starts at the Mendubim solar plant
On 8 March the 531 MW Mendubim solar plant in Brazil started commercial operations, an event that saw a 30% increase in Equinor’s equity power production in Brazil. It is anticipated...
World's largest renewable energy park starts operations
Adani Green Energy Ltd, India's largest renewable energy company and the second largest solar PV developer in the world, has put 551 MW of solar capacity into operation in...
Holtec unveils hybrid nuclear-solar power plant design
Holtec International has announced the development of a new power plant design that will integrate the use of nuclear and solar energy.
Record participation in German PV auction
Germany’s Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has announced that the volume of bids in the latest German auction for ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) projects has once again by...
Avaada to develop 6 GW hybrid wind-solar in Gujarat
Avaada, a prominent integrated energy platform in India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Gujarat. This strategic alliance aims to set up hybrid...
Copenhagen Infrastructure acquires solar PV portfolio
On 3 Jan Soltec Power Holding and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners announced the 100% ownership acquisition of the Soltec Danish early-stage solar PV project portfolio via CIP’s...
Initiative to standardise design of 700W+ modules
Trina Solar, said to be the world's leading smart PV and energy storage solutions provider, and five other leading manufacturers – Astronergy, Canadian Solar, Risen Energy, TCL...
US solar and wind ‘to overtake coal-fired generation in 2024’ – EIA
The US Energy Information Administration expects, for the first year on record, that combined electricity generation from wind and solar will overtake generation from coal in 2024....
PPA signed for South Africa's largest hybrid renewable project
ACWA Power, the lead shareholder and developer of the ACWA Power Project DAO, a 150 MW dispatchable renewable hybrid plant, has signed the project’s Power Purchase Agreement with...
A reliable power supply for SE Asia’s largest floating solar plant
The Cirata project is Southeast Asia’s largest floating solar project, a recently inaugurated 250-hectare power plant in the Cirata Reservoir in West Java, Indonesia, which will...
MIDA and Masdar sign 10 GW renewables agreements
Masdar and the Malaysian Investment Development Authority have put together an implementation roadmap to advance 10 GW of clean energy projects in Malaysia, and signed five...
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners launches GMF II growth fund
On 4 December Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners announced the launch of its Growth Markets Fund II (GMF II). The launch took place during the 2023 United Nations Climate...
Consortium wins bid for 1100 MW solar project
A consortium of Masdar, EDF Renewables and Nesma Co has signed a Power Purchase Agreement with the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) to build, develop and operate the 1100 MW...
SE Asia’s largest floating solar plant inaugurated
On 9 November in Java, Indonesia’s state-owned utility PLN Group, with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC Masdar, inaugurated the 145 MWac Cirata floating solar plant, the largest...
Construction starts on new bp solar in Texas
Oil major bp has started construction of its 187 MWdc Peacock Solar project, located 10 miles north of Corpus Christi in San Patricio County, Texas. It is expected to come online in...