The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is inviting public review and comments on the draft environmental impact statement and resource management plan amendment for the proposed Esmeralda 7 Solar Project in Esmeralda County. If approved, the seven...

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Australia, owned by Saudi Abdul Latif Jameel Energy and Canadian pension fund Omers, announced an AUD 1.2 billion refinancing of its Australian renewable energy portfolio, which includes about 1 GW of operating and...

The European Commission has launched the second cross-border tender under the EU Renewable Energy Financing Mechanism (RENEWFM). This call, open until March 4, 2025, aims to support the construction of ground-mounted solar projects in Finland and...

TotalEnergies is set to acquire SN Power from Scatec, gaining a 28.3 per cent stake in Uganda’s 250 MW Bujagali hydropower plant, which supplies over 25 per cent of Uganda’s peak electricity demand. The deal also includes stakes in...

Rolls-Royce’s small modular reactor (SMR) has passed Step 2 of the UK’s Generic Design Assessment (GDA), progressing to the final phase. This evaluation ensures nuclear designs meet safety, security, and environmental standards...

American utility AES Corporation has launched Maximo, an AI-enabled robot designed to enhance the speed, efficiency, and safety of solar panel installations. Maximo, which collaborates with on-site crews, halves installation time and costs. It uses...

The Hanford site, a former nuclear production complex in Washington state, is set for a transformation into a 1GW solar farm. This project, part of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative, will be executed in...

Mirova Gigaton Fund has committed USD 20 million in long-term debt financing to ManoCap Energy, a commercial and industrial (C&I) solar company based in Ghana, to support its expansion in West Africa. The funding will support ManoCap in...

JinkoSolar has formed a joint venture (JV) with a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Vision Industries Company (VI) to establish a new factory in NEOM’s Oxagon city. This USD1 billion investment aims to pioneer...

The governments of India and Saudi Arabia discussed various opportunities for bilateral investments in diverse areas in the public and private sectors, including refining and petrochemical plants, new and renewable energy, and power. They reviewed...

The surge in solar panels and wind turbines is leading to an increase in negative wholesale electricity prices. This phenomenon, occurring in regions such as southern Australia, southern California, France, and Switzerland, happens when production...