Power Plants

The rise in solar and wind generation met over three-quarters of the global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2022, according to a report from think tank Ember.

The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved Entergy Arkansas’ 250MW Driver Solar Project located near Osceola in Mississippi County.

Maxeon’s interim CEO talks to PV Tech about capacity expansions, smart home solutions and the company’s search for a new CEO.

FTC Solar said it has been selected to supply its 2P Voyager+ solar tracker technology for the “largest” DC-coupled solar-plus-storage plant in Australia.

NovaSource Power Services has acquired First Solar’s Australian operations and maintenance (O&M) business, adding approximately 500MW of PV projects to its fleet in the process.

The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has opened its first tender for renewable energy and long duration storage.

Romanian oil company OMV Petrom and state-owned utility Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CE Oltenia) will build 450MW of solar PV in Romania.

RWE has signed a purchase agreement with Con Edison to acquire all shares of its renewable energy subsidiaries, Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses.

Residential solar systems in the US continue to grow in size at the same time as battery attachment rates increase, according to LBNL.

European Union countries will introduce a revenue cap on operational solar PV plants as part of a package of emergency measures approved today.