Latin America’s largest solar-plus-storage project goes online
ContourGlobal’s site features six-hour storage capacity alongside 221 MW of solar generation capacity. It is located in northern Chile and is part of a portfolio acquired from Spain’s Grenergy last year.
‘Indian solar manufacturers cannot merely catch up – we must lead’
Suhas Donthi, CEO of Emmvee, speaks with pv magazine about India’s evolving role in the global solar supply chain, the risks of oversupply, and what it will take for Indian manufacturers to lead on the world stage.
Iberdrola launches heat pump subsidiary
Iberdrola España has started ATuAire, a subsidiary focused on aerothermal heat pump solutions to electrify heating and hot water systems in Spain.
Tanzanian utility issues EPC tender for 100 MW solar plant
Tanzania Electric Supply Co. Ltd. (Tanesco) is seeking engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors for a 100 MW PV facility to be built in the country’s Shinyanga Region.
French solar-plus-storage product ‘could provide grid flexibility of six nuclear reactors’
Octopus Energy Services has responded to the government’s decision to slash the payments made to solar home owners for their excess electricity by launching its SolarPlus, home solar-plus-battery product.
New York’s largest solar power plant moves forward
The 500 MW Cider Solar project received the first permit of its kind issued by the New York Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Transmission.
India plans 13 GW hybrid solar, wind hybrid project
India plans to develop a 13 GW hybrid renewable energy park in Ladakh, spanning solar, wind and battery storage systems across Pang, Debring and Kharnak. No developers have been selected yet, while state agencies move ahead with supporting transmission and pilot storage projects.
Demand growing for agrivoltaic projects in New Zealand
New Zealand solar farm developer Lightyears Solar has turned on the Waingawa Solar Farm, a 4.7 MW community agrivoltaic project, using 7,700 solar panels.
The Hydrogen Stream: Fincantieri to build hydrogen-powered cruise ship
Fincantieri says it is building the world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship for delivery in late 2026, while Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan says it will debut the world’s first hydrogen-powered vending machine at the Kansai Expo this year.
Lithuania deploys 870 MW of solar in 2024
Lithuania added record solar capacity in 2024, pushing cumulative installations to nearly 2 GW, driven largely by residential systems and a favorable regulatory framework.
