Projects

Germany has now installed more than 100GW of solar PV after adding 1.1GW in January 2025, according to monthly data from the German Federal Network Agency.

Round-up of community solar news with new legislations progressing in the US states of Missouri and Iowa, while New Mexico started construction on the first project in the state.

Zelestra has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla to sell 57MW of solar capacity.

Meridian Energy, a New Zealand state-owned energy company, has secured planning consent for its 120MW Ruakākā Solar Farm in Tai Tokerau Northland.

Renewables developer Invenergy has begun commercial operations at a 300MW solar PV plant in the US state of Texas.

Nozomi Energy has appointed Shizen Operations, a subsidiary of the Shizen Energy Group, to manage a 312MW solar portfolio in Japan.

Environmental Law & Policy Center argued that PJM’s scoring system would favour specific resource classes, such as combined cycle gas.

Huasun has signed a deal to supply more than 3GW of heterojunction technology (HJT) modules to projects owned by the Hongyang Group.

Australia’s Clean Energy Council said 2024 was the best year for renewable energy investment since 2018, with AU$9 billion committed.

The commercial and industrial (C&I) segment represented the bulk of additions in 2024 with 1,085MW, while residential solar added 346MW.