Solar

Construction is due to begin on the 27 MWp solar farm at Casal da Cortiça, Leiria in Portugal whose grid connection capacity was awarded in the 2019 solar power auctions.

Lightsource bp, together with Xcel Energy and McCarthy Building Companies, has brought the 293 MWdc Sun Mountain solar project in Pueblo, Colorado, the US, into commercial operation.

Iberdrola has closed 2022 with approximately 40 000 MW green capacity, which represents an increase of 5.1% over the same period last year.

The European Investment Bank and Iberdrola have signed a new agreement to accelerate Italy's energy transition by developing new renewable energy plants.

Matrix Renewables and BBVA have announced the closing of €40 million in sustainable financing to begin the construction of two solar plants in northwest Spain.

BayWa r.e. has acquired ProElektro to kickstart its growth strategy for its leading solar distribution business throughout the Baltics, and to expand its successful presence in Eastern Europe.

Vattenfall has made a final investment decision for a 76 MW agrivoltaic solar park in Tützpatz, Germany.

Longroad Energy has announced financial close and commencement of construction of Umbriel Solar, a 202 MWdc photovoltaic project located in Polk County, Texas.

Goldbeck Solar has been appointed to construct Neoen’s Fox Coulee solar farm in Alberta, Canada.

Developers plan to add 54.5 GW of new utility scale electric-generating capacity to the US power grid in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, of which more than half will be solar power.

The first wind turbine in Enefit Green’s wind and solar hybrid park in Purtse has been constructed.

MPC Energy Solutions has announced the start of operations for its Santa Rosa and Villa Sol solar photovoltaic plants in El Salvador, which have a combined installed capacity of 21.3 MW.

Amberside Energy and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have announced a partnership for the development of 2 GW of solar and battery storage projects in the UK.

Plenitude has begun production at the 263 MW Golden Buckle solar project in Brazoria County Texas, the US.

Iberdrola, the world's largest producer of renewable energy, has been awarded its first floating solar power plant in France, with a total capacity of 25 MWp.