Power Plants

Photon Energy Group has closed a €21.9 million non-recourse project refinancing agreement for eight power plants with capacity of 31.5MWp.

This article will cover both the rooftop and large-scale PV segments in more detail, with the shift from net-metering to net-billing and the stagnancy over pricing in large-scale auctions.

US energy company Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) has purchased a solar and battery storage centre with a total capacity of 465MW in partnership with WEC Energy Group's subsidiaries We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service.

US power distribution company Entergy Louisiana has sought approval to add 3GW of solar PV power to its generation mix in Louisiana.

Indian independent power producer Hero Future Energies has planned to invest INR30,000 crore (US$3.6 billion) in renewables in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Renewable energy company Solarbank has sold a 7MW community solar project in New York state after it began commercial operation. 

Solar capacity grew significantly in India last year, and renewables dominated the country's power generation capacity additions in 2022, according to a study conducted by Ember.

Fixed DC-coupled architecture for solar-plus-storage is slowly becoming an industry standard for hybrid resources projects with greater benefits.

With just 2GW of solar installed at the end of 2019, Poland has seen a meteoric rise towards becoming the third largest solar PV market in Europe in terms of installations.

Solar module recycling company Solarcycle has secured US$30 million in Series A funding to increase its solar panel recycling capacity and expand materials re-manufacturing capabilities.