Power Plants

Keppel Energy Nexus has landed a contract to pilot a membrane-based nearshore floating solar PV (FPV) system at Jurong Island, Singapore using FPV company Ocean Sun’s technology.

The US Bureau of Land Management has issued final approval for construction of a 500MW solar project in the desert of southeastern California.

African power company Ncondezi Energy has launched a feasibility study for a hybrid solar-storage project earmarked for Mozambique.

Shell and Engie are among the companies leading a consortium established to develop a green hydrogen ecosystem in Europe.

Germany generated a record amount of power from solar PV on Sunday, with this expected to be repeated over the coming days amid a fierce heatwave across western Europe, according to Bloomberg.  

India’s government will stop the electronic reverse auctions of renewables projects in the country amid fears it is leading to “unhealthy competition”.

Portuguese utility EDP is to add energy storage to a hybrid floating solar and hydropower project after it was energised last week.

Macquarie-backed developer Cero Generation has claimed an industry first by launching Greece's maiden private PPA-backed utility-scale solar project.

Having completed its shift to become a pure-play residential solar company with the recent sale of its commercial and industrial unit, SunPower is aiming to benefit from a heightened focus on combining rooftop PV, home storage and electric vehicle (EV) charging.

The Mississippi Public Service Commission has voted to adopt an updated set of net metering and interconnection rules in a move that could “significantly” expand rooftop solar in the state.