Projects

The tripartite deal between UAE's Masdar, Eni and the Albanian power and grid companies was signed this week in Rome.

Louth Callan Renewables has been awarded permission to build three solar projects, with a combined capacity of 121MW, in Illinois.

Construction has started on a 400MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) that will be co-located with Acen Australia's 720MW New England solar PV power plant in New South Wales, Australia.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast 63GW of new utility-scale additions in 2025, led by solar PV.

Even if added later, storage should not be overlooked in the design and building phase when co-locating with solar PV, write Grant Reasor, Joshua Tucker and Dan Rollins Burns & McDonnell.

Dutch solar project developer and asset owner Photon Energy Group said in its Q4 2024 financial results that it lost €1.5 million (US$1.57 million) on the sale of two operating solar PV power plants and a solar hybrid site in New South Wales, Australia.

According to Italy’s solar association, last year saw a divergence in the fortunes of the utility-scale and residential solar sectors.

A round-up of news from China with an EPC contract for a 250MW solar PV plant in Cambodia, the Philippines' 'first' large-scale floating solar PV (FPV) project and CECEP's subsidiary begins construction on 650MWp plant.

EDP Renewables North America has commissioned its 100MW Ragsdale Solar Park in the US state of Mississippi.

US community solar has installed a record of 1.7GW in 2024, a 35% increase from 2023, according to a report from Wood Mackenzie and trade body the Coalition for Community Solar Access.