Zero-E has received 5.3.4A Connection Approval for the 145MWac Moranbah solar-plus-storage site in Queensland.

Harmony Energy New Zealand has energised the 202MWp Tauhei solar PV power plant near Te Aroha in the Waikato region.

Australia will move to ensure large-scale data centres are required to put at least as much green energy into the grid as they draw from it.

PureSky Energy, ClearGen Holdings and Aligned Climate Capital have advanced distributed solar projects in the US this week.

Solar power saved the European Union €20 billion (US$22 billion) in gas imports between 1 March and 15 July, according to SolarPower Europe.

The chief executive of fledgling US module and cell producer T1 Energy has highlighted his company’s efforts to forge local component manufacturing partnerships and tap homegrown engineering talent.

Bluebird Solar has secured a 439.35 MW order from Indian state-owned power producer NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL).

US module and soon-to-be cell manufacturer T1 Energy is looking beyond wafers and cells to catalyse domestic production of ancillary components such as glass, frames and even pallets—while tapping semiconductor industry talent to staff its expanding operations.

Qualitas Energy has secured a €53 million (US$63 million) non-recourse financing package for a 117MWp greenfield solar PV portfolio in Poland.

US IPP Cypress Creek Energy has started construction work at its Steel River Energy Center in Arkansas, which will include 2.5GW of solar PV and sell power to tech giant Google.

CERC issues suo motu order to release interstate transmission connectivity reserved for renewable projects that failed to secure PPAs.

Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a subsidiary of global asset owner giant BlackRock, has agreed to acquire a majority and controlling interest in commercial solar PV developer Summit Ridge Energy.

Avantus has signed a 20-year PPA with the Clean Power Alliance (CPA) in California for the output of a 200MW solar-plus-storage project.