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Netherlands licenses first EV smart charging company to provide grid services

The NewMotion electric vehicle (EV) charging business owned by Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell has become the first such entity to obtain a licence to...

Togo launches West Africa’s largest solar plant

Togo has inaugurated the largest solar plant in West Africa, in a push to increase access to electricity and develop renewables in the small...
Canadian investor plans 1.3 GW renewable energy hub in South Australia

Statkraft starts EIS proceedings for 671-MWp solar project in Chile

The environmental authority for the Chilean region of Antofagasta on Tuesday accepted to review the environmental impact statement (EIS) for a 671-MWp solar PV...

Foresight gains insight in digitalisation drive

Foresight Group, a leading sustainable infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has appointed technology company Sennen to digitise its entire portfolio of sustainable infrastructure,...
Intersolar AWARD 2021: Finalists Announced

Intersolar AWARD 2021: Finalists Announced

Whether we are talking about inverters, module technology or systems technology, there is no question that diversity and diversification are hot topics within the...
First floating solar power plant in Albania starts commercial operations

First floating solar power plant in Albania starts commercial operations

Renewable energy company Statkraft has started commercial operations at the first unit of its floating solar power plant in Albania in cooperation with Norwegian...
First Solar to grow US production with 3.3-GW module factory in Ohio

First Solar to grow US production with 3.3-GW module factory in Ohio

US thin-film photovoltaics (PV) maker First Solar Inc will spend USD 680 million (EUR 558.9m) to build a 3.3-GW DC solar module factory in...
Photon Energy eyes five-fold EBITDA growth by 2024

Photon Energy eyes five-fold EBITDA growth by 2024

Amsterdam-based Photon Energy NV will seek to grow its fleet of installed solar generation capacity to at least 600 MWp and build a 1-GWp...

Lightsource BP starts construction on solar projects in Australia

UK-based solar energy company Lightsource BP has begun construction on its solar projects in New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland, Australia, after securing A$330m...
Blueleaf Energy and SunAsia to develop solar projects in Philippines

Blueleaf Energy and SunAsia to develop solar projects in Philippines

Blueleaf Energy, a portfolio company of the Macquarie-owned Green Investment Group, has partnered with SunAsia to co-develop solar projects with 1.25GW of total capacity...