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Australia’s Mount Isa City Council in Queensland has released an economic roadmap detailing that the region has some of eastern Australia’s highest potential for co-located solar and wind, with a possible generation capacity of over 26GW.

Dutch solar project developer and asset owner Photon Energy Group said in its Q4 2024 financial results that it lost €1.5 million (US$1.57 million) on the sale of two operating solar PV power plants and a solar hybrid site in New South Wales, Australia.

According to Italy’s solar association, last year saw a divergence in the fortunes of the utility-scale and residential solar sectors.

A round-up of news from China with an EPC contract for a 250MW solar PV plant in Cambodia, the Philippines' 'first' large-scale floating solar PV (FPV) project and CECEP's subsidiary begins construction on 650MWp plant.

EDP Renewables North America has commissioned its 100MW Ragsdale Solar Park in the US state of Mississippi.

US community solar has installed a record of 1.7GW in 2024, a 35% increase from 2023, according to a report from Wood Mackenzie and trade body the Coalition for Community Solar Access.

The Indian Central Electricity Authority has advised state utilities and all renewable energy implementing agencies to co-locate energy storage systems with solar PV in future tenders.

The firm posted net losses (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)) of US$1.81 billion over 2024 .

Chinese state-owned energy enterprises have been quick to integrate the DeepSeek AI platform into their operations, reports Carrie Xiao.

Renewable energy and battery storage assets are best thought of as 'two business units sharing an address'.