Power Plants

Floating solar PV in Australia has received a boost, as Canopy Power Australia and Ocean Sun, a Norwegian company specialising in floating solar technology, revealed a strategic partnership yesterday (4 February).

Photon signed the contract with EDP Renováveis (EDPR), the Portuguese energy utility and project developer.

The projects, with 517MW cumulative capacity, are currently under construction and expected to begin operations by the end of 2025.

This comes after the IPP received siting permit and a formal notice to proceed with construction from the New York Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Transmission (ORES).

French renewable power producer Neoen’s 36MW Griffith solar PV plant in New South Wales, Australia, was the best-performing large-scale solar PV asset in terms of AC capacity in January 2025.

The valuable materials and equipment found on a solar project site make them prime target for criminal activity. Kelly Barnes, senior intelligence analyst at DeterTech, explores some of the latest thinking on keeping the thieves away.

The portfolio comprises two projects: the 163MW Starr Solar in Starr County and the 125MW Second Division Solar project in Brazoria County.

The company announced last week that the Desert Quartzite project in Riverside County, California, began operations in December 2024.

Australia-based Clean Energy Investor Group (CEIG) has suggested that the outdated National Electricity Market (NEM) design is stifling investment in large-scale renewable generation projects in Australia.

National Grid Renewables has begun construction on a solar project in Ohio and completed construction on two others in Minnesota.