Projects

The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved a plan put forward by US energy company DTE Energy to install solar and wind in the state.

In this article, Richard Doyle, MD of JUWI Renewable Energies South Africa, discusses the benefits, lessons and future of solar PV with battery energy storage for mining.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) – a US utility headquartered in Knoxville – has ordered 279MW of First Solar’s cadmium telluride thin-film solar PV modules to outfit its Lawrence County Solar Project in Alabama, due to come online in 2027.

Czech independent power producer (IPP) Rezolv Energy has acquired the rights to build and operate a 229MW solar plant in Bulgaria.

Japan will need to have 689GW of total installed capacity for solar and wind power generation by 2050 to reach the goal of net zero, according to a study conducted by BloombergNEF (BNEF).

Florida-headquartered NextEra Energy has recorded a net income of US$2,795 million in Q2 2023 as both its renewables development and utility generation arms posted strong results.  

Independent power producer (IPP) BrightNight has partnered with automaker Rivian and environmental nonprofit The Nature Conservancy to develop an 800MW solar PV project on a former coal mine in Kentucky, US.

Matrix Renewables has started commercial operations at three solar projects in Spain, with a combined capacity of 129MW.

Uncertainty surrounding ownership models of large-scale solar projects raises a question: are such facilities simply too big to succeed?

Polish Independent power producer (IPP) R.Power has formed a joint venture with French asset manager Eiffel Investment Group to develop more than 1GWp solar PV projects in Romania.