Power Plants

The Chilean subsidiary of French utility Engie has started construction on a 151MW solar-plus-storage project in the Metropolitan Region of Chile.

A key Chinese supplier to US tracker manufacturer Nextracker is to list on the Beijing Stock Exchange.

The ability of PV simulation software to accurately simulate energy performance for bifacial modules leaves more questions than answers.

Solar PV additions have slowed down in the first quarter of 2025 in India, with 6.7GW, according to a report from Mercom India Research.

SOLV Energy has announced plans to build more than 6GW of new utility-scale solar and storage capacity in the US.

The three projects, Mammoth South, Mammoth Central I, and Mammoth Central II, have a generation capacity of 300 MW each.

Third-party ownership (TPO) of non-residential projects in the US has led commercial and industrial (C&I) and community solar financing in 2024.

Octopus Australia has received grid connection approval from AEMO for a 300MW solar-plus-storage site in New South Wales.

Australia’s Victoria government has proposed seven REZ for the state, emphasising these will help achieve its target of 2.7GW of utility-scale solar PV generation by 2040.

The increasing sophistication of inverters means they have a role in everything from cybersecurity to home energy management.