Power Plants

Encavis has secured €145 million in financing to complete the construction of the 260MW Bartow solar park in Germany.

Amperon has launched its latest programme, which provides solar generation forecasts for individual sites and aggregate portfolios.

Independent Power Producer (IPP) Enlight Renewable Energy has closed financing for the battery energy storage system (BESS) portion of its 364MW/1.2GWh Atrisco solar-plus-storage project in New Mexico, USA.

Floating PV's carbon footprint could be around seven times lower than ground-mounted solar systems, according to a TNO-IEA report.

The tender will seek ground-mounted solar PV projects and onshore wind capacity, though the Commission has yet to announce the tendered capacity.

ARENA has provided AUS$15 million in funding to AEMO to enhance the operational capacity of the National Energy Market (NEM), aiding solar.

Solar PV accounted for 90% of all renewables that received an Administrative Construction Authorisation (AAC in Spanish).

The flagship development is the Esmerelda 7 solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) project, which comprises seven utility-scale solar facilities with a combined 5.35GW of generation capacity.

Solar and wind power accounted for 30% of the EU’s electricity generation in H1 2024, exceeding the contribution of fossil fuels.

Clean energy developer EDP Renewables North America, Arizona utility Salt River Project (SRP) and US technology giant Meta have commissioned the 200MW Brittlebush Solar Park in the US state of Arizona.