Solar

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc has completed the acquisition of four newly-constructed solar farms located close to Dublin, Ireland.

DNV has acted as a market advisor for the financing of a portfolio of solar farm projects anticipated to produce approximately 1.6 TWh/y of green electricity, resulting in an annual reduction of over 1 million tpy of CO2 emissions.

Rystad Energy forecasts solar photovoltaic energy will spike by about 50 TWh in 2024 – growing for the first time more than any other generation source.

Solarcentury Africa and SolNam have received an updated license to build a 60 MWp solar project in Namibia, contributing to the region's power needs and renewable energy goals.

DNV has acted as the technical advisor for Beijing Energy International Australia for its recent acquisition of five solar farms from Lightsource BP.

AlphaReal has completed the acquisition of a newly-commissioned 40.36 MW solar site.

Trilantic Europe has acquired a 60% stake in AEROCOMPACT Group, a leading supplier of solar mounting solutions specialising in the development, production, and distribution of substructures for mounting photovoltaic modules.

The biggest transfer of community energy assets ever in the UK has been completed, with solar farms with a collective capacity of 36 MWp going into community ownership, increasing England and Wales’s community solar capacity by one-fifth.

A power purchase agreement (PPA) has been signed between European Energy and Rio Tinto. The agreement ensures that all the energy from the upcoming solar farm Upper Calliope Solar Farm will be supplied to Rio Tinto.

DTEK Group has achieved 'first power' at its debut projects outside Ukraine; one wind and one solar project in Romania.

Harmony Energy and First Renewable have announced a joint venture for the development of a new solar farm in New Zealand.

Octopus Energy has entered the German solar market with the purchase of two solar farms.

First Solar has acquired a 1.2 million ft2 facility in Ohio, that has been repurposed to serve as a distribution centre.

Nomad Electric has initiated its first contract on the Iberian Peninsula, undertaking the construction of EPC utility scale solar plants in Portugal with a total capacity of 45 MWp.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts that wind and solar energy will lead growth in US power generation for the next two years.