News

Japanese gas utility Tokyo Gas has announced its entry to the US solar market, acquiring a prospective 500MWac solar farm in Texas.

Neoen’s solar revenues soared by 34% in H1 2020 as the independent power producer (IPP) reaffirmed its goal of having 5GW in operation or construction by the end of next year.

A renewable energy project that could provide up to 20% of Singapore’s electricity needs has been fast tracked by the Australian government.

Trina Solar has provided 86MW of PV modules to the Torre Antonacci project, the biggest solar farm in Italy that is operating without government subsidies or incentives of any kind.

Acciona has completed Spain’s first grid-connecting floating solar farm, utilising it as a testbed for new technologies and deployment variations.

Nine solar projects in North Queensland have been told their output could be cut to zero due to power system strength issues in the state.

Portugal has chosen a total of 37 prospective green hydrogen projects, representing a total investment of around €9 billion (US$10.5 billion) to progress to the next stage of its selection process.

San Antonio, Texas-based utility CPS Energy is advancing efforts to diversify its generation portfolio as it plans to add up to 900MW of solar, 50MW of battery storage and 500MW of new technology solutions.

NextEra Energy capitalised on strong demand for low-cost renewables in the second quarter, adding 1,730MW to its pipeline in three months.

A round-up of the latest news from Europe’s solar market, including a call to action from the UK’s electricity system operator and SolarPower Europe’s bid to kickstart deployment in emerging markets.