Projects

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has invested US$9.5 million into four institutions to examine the social impacts of utility-scale solar project siting.

Liontown Resources' 95MW hybrid power station, including solar, has started powering its Western Australian Kathleen Valley Lithium Project.

Spanish renewables firm Elawan Energy has established a joint venture to develop 2GW of solar PV projects in Italy.

The development includes the 445MW Bilasuvar solar PV project, the 315MW Neftchala solar PV project, in addition to a 240MW wind project.

The Turlock Irrigation District (TID) has launched a request for proposals to add renewable power projects to its portfolio.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has launched a request for proposals for 1.2GW of new solar PV capacity in the country.

Earlier this month the agriculture minister, Francesco Lollobrigida, announced a plan to "put an end to the wild installation of ground-mounted photovoltaics" on land classified as agricultural land.

China has commissioned the world’s largest solar project, a massive 5GW facility in the north-west of the Xinjiang region.

US utility Alliant Energy has completed construction work at a 200MW solar PV plant in the state of Wisconsin.

Korean-owned solar manufacturer Qcells has commissioned a 50MW/200MWh solar-plus-storage project in California.