4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (400+ words) The agreement refinances 1GW of solar and wind capacity and funds 117MW of battery storage under construction in Chile. Renewable energy company Sonnedix has secured $1.3bn (1.22tn pesos) through a refinancing transaction to speed up its renewable energy and storage pipeline in Chile. The…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (292+ words) The project is designed to help balance the grid by storing surplus electricity and supporting Scotland’s renewable ambitions. Renewable energy developer Island Green Power has received consent from Scottish Ministers to develop a 500MW battery energy storage system (BESS) near New…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (313+ words) The $284.45m (NZ$486m) expansion, completed over two years, increases the wind farm’s total capacity to 198MW. New Zealand renewable electricity company Mercury has completed stage two of the Kaiwera Downs wind farm near Gore in Southland, installing 36 additional turbines and increasing the…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (536+ words) This episode of Energy Technology investigates how drones can offer the most value across the solar industry and where the industry is heading. Solar farms are getting bigger every year, and with them, so are the challenges of design, construction…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (282+ words) The plant is expected to add 4.5GW of monocrystalline silicon solar cell capacity once fully operational. US-based Suniva has completed an $835m capital raise to support the construction of a new solar cell manufacturing facility in Laurens County, South Carolina. The funds,…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (40+ words) Türkiye readies offshore wind to reshape renewables landscape, says GlobalData Power Technology Türkiye’s broader renewable energy strategy targets 120GW of combined solar and wind capacity by 2035 and explicitly includes offshore wind. With a free Power Technology profile, you can:...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (49+ words) Portugal’s gas-fired plants to remain essential, renewables to surge, says GlobalData Power Technology Electricity demand in the country is set to increase from 53TWh in 2025 to about 57.3TWh by 2030, with renewable capacity booming through solar PV, wind, and hydropower. With a free…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (276+ words) The projects cover 50 sites across 14 talukas in Nashik, Maharashtra, representing a major agricultural solarisation effort under MSKVY 2.0. Torrent Green Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Torrent Power, has commissioned 322MW-peak (MWp) of decentralised, ground-mounted solar power projects in Nashik, Maharashtra,…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (795+ words) CATL’s energy storage executives share their leadership philosophies and experiences navigating the European storage market as a Chinese technology provider. In its early years, Chinese battery leader CATL focused on electric vehicles (EVs), riding the explosive growth of the global…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (377+ words) Located around 45km off the Belgian coast, the energy island is expected to reach a capacity of 3.5GW. Elia Transmission Belgium has obtained a $1.16bn (€1bn) green credit facility from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the 3.5GW Princess Elisabeth Energy Island project in the…...