Solar technology developer Lightsource bp has announced a partnership with Germany-based renewables developer Kajoni Energie to develop more than 500MW of utility-scale solar projects in Germany. The collaboration will focus on projects of at least...

DE Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), in partnership with El Paso Electric (EPE), has commenced construction on the 130MWac Carne solar and storage project in Deming, New Mexico. This marks DESRI’s second project in Luna County, following the 2017...

South Africa’s nuclear procurement process has been paused after legal scrutiny revealed a lack of public consultation. The initial Ministerial Determination, passed in 2020, aimed to procure 2.5GW of new nuclear capacity. However, Energy and...

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has granted the State of Maine the nation’s first floating offshore wind energy research lease, covering 15.2 square miles located 28 nautical miles offshore on the US Outer Continental Shelf. This...

Jupiter Power has commenced commercial operations for its 400 megawatt hours (MWh) Callisto I battery energy storage system (BESS) in Houston, Texas. This facility, strategically located near the Medical Center and Houston ship channel, is expected...

Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation has acquired an equity stake in EEW Offshore Wind Holding, a move aimed at enhancing its monopile manufacturing capabilities for the offshore wind sector. This strategic partnership leverages Sumitomo’s...

Chinese solar company Tongwei plans to acquire a controlling 51% stake in competitor Runergy for around 5 billion yuan ($697.78 million). This strategic move would allow Tongwei to expand its presence in the United States, where Runergy is building a...

China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) has signed a $976 million EPC contract to construct a 2,000 MW photovoltaic power plant in Saudi Arabia’s Makkah province. The project, known as the Haden solar PV IPP, is being developed by Buraiq...

On August 13, 2024, Italy’s Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) implemented the FER 2 Decree, aimed at supporting innovative renewable energy plants with high generation costs and low environmental impact. The decree targets...

AGL Energy Limited has significantly expanded its clean energy development pipeline by 8.1 GW through the acquisition of solar projects developer Terrain Solar and its sister company, battery energy storage systems (BESS) developer Firm Power. This...

Nexif Ratch Energy (NRE) has announced that its 74.2 MWp Calabanga Solar Project (CARE) in Camarines Sur, South Luzon, Philippines, has commenced commercial operations as of August 5, 2024. This achievement follows a testing and commissioning process...

Vikram Solar Limited, a leading Indian solar module manufacturer, has launched its latest innovation, the ‘SURYAVA’ high-performance bifacial module, incorporating Heterojunction technology (HJT). The new product, named after the Sanskrit...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a €25.1 million loan to Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH), the leading public electricity utility in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to finance the development of a 50 MWp...

PV Hardware (PVH) has been selected as the supplier of solar tracking systems for the Kalyon PV solar project in Viranşehir, Türkiye. This project, a collaboration between GE Vernova and Kalyon PV, will feature PVH’s AxoneDuo Infinity trackers, known...

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has introduced new rules designed to help households and businesses better utilize and capture value from their consumer energy resources (CER), such as solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicles...

Minnesota-based solar panel manufacturer Heliene has secured a domestic wafer supply by signing a multi-year contract with Norwegian company NorSun. This partnership follows Heliene’s recent announcement of its collaboration with Premier...

Fortescue has commenced works on its Green Metal Project, located at the Green Energy Hub in Christmas Creek, Pilbara, Western Australia. The US$50 million project aims to produce over 1,500 tonnes of green metal annually, with the first production...

Silicon Ranch, a leading independent power producer specializing in solar energy and related technologies, has announced that its 58-megawatt (MWAC) Scotford Solar Farm near Edmonton, Alberta, has reached commercial operation. This facility is the...

Ocean Winds (OW) has appointed Wood Thilsted to develop the structural concept design for turbine foundations at its 2 gigawatt (GW) Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm in the Moray Firth, Scotland. Under this contract, Wood Thilsted will utilize ground and...

Danish renewable energy producer Ørsted has announced the cancellation of its FlagshipOne green hydrogen-to-methanol project, despite reporting increased operating profits for the first half (H1) of 2024. Operating profit for Ørsted reached DKr14.1...