Large Scale Utility Solar
RWE commissions solar project in Texas, bolstering local industry
RWE has commissioned the Stoneridge Solar project in Texas, introducing 200MW of solar power alongside 100MW (200 MWh) of battery storage capacity to the state’s grid. This development aims to provide reliable, cost-competitive, and locally generated electricity to...
European Energy divests 50% of Latvian solar-BESS project
European Energy has agreed to sell a 50% stake in its Saldus solar and storage project in Latvia to Sampension, one of Denmark’s largest pension funds. The Saldus project combines a 65MW solar PV facility with a 46MW BESS. Construction began in July 2025 and is...
Trinasolar and Mestron Energy MoU to support Malaysia’s energy transition
Trinasolar and Mestron Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support Malaysia’s national energy transition efforts. As part of the agreement, Trinasolar will supply 50MW of its Vertex N-type solar modules to Mestron for deployment across the...
Interview with Aaron Sallows, Divisional Director for Maintech Power and Dunamis
As the UK solar and storage sector gathers momentum, Solar & Storage Live 2025 set the stage for conversations about innovation, infrastructure, and growth. Among the exhibitors was Aaron Sallows, Divisional Director for sister companies Maintech Power and...
UK Government’s Clean Energy Jobs Plan to boost solar workforce
The UK Government has launched its first Clean Energy Jobs Plan, outlining how it will train thousands of new workers to meet rising demand across renewables - particularly in the fast-growing solar sector. Employment in clean energy is expected to double to 860,000...
European Energy launches Swedish solar site
European Energy has confirmed plans to develop a second hybrid renewable energy facility in Sweden. The new site will be in Grevekulla, within Ydre municipality, where work on a solar park next to the existing wind park is set to begin within three weeks. This follows...
SolarPower Europe and NSEFI partner to boost EU-India solar supply chain
SolarPower Europe and the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening collaboration between the EU and India on solar manufacturing and supply chain diversification. India, one of the world’s...
EU to hit record renewable energy capacity in 2025, despite concerns
European Union countries are on track to install a record 89 GW of new renewable energy capacity in 2025, according to European Commission projections shared with Reuters. Based on industry-supplied data, this includes 70 GW of solar and 19 GW of wind capacity. If...
EDF’s first UK solar farm supports local community
EDF Renewables UK’s first utility-scale solar PV project has officially entered commercial operation. The 49.9MW Sutton Bridge solar farm in Lincolnshire, which began generating electricity in 2023, has also launched a £20,000 per annum community benefit fund. The...
How will Trump’s new tariffs impact the solar sector?
President Donald Trump’s swathe of tariffs this week - ranging from 10% to over 100% on imports from Asia, Europe, and beyond - has created global trade tensions across many industries. While aimed at protecting American industry the move has wide-reaching...
Solar an “unstoppable force” as clean energy hits global milestone
Clean electricity met over 40% of global power demand in 2024 for the first time since the 1940s, according to a new report from energy think tank Ember. The milestone was largely driven by solar power, which has doubled in capacity over the past three years and has...
SEUK’s Gemma Grimes on building the UK’s solar future
Can the UK hit 60GW of solar by 2030? In our first-ever episode, guest host Ken Davies, a chemical engineer with extensive industrial experience, speaks with Gemma Grimes, Director of Policy and Delivery at Solar Energy UK. Together, they explore the UK’s bold clean...
European Commission: Agrisolar critical in future-proofing farming
The European Commission has shared a new policy document, titled “A Vision for Agriculture and Food”, which acknowledges the role of solar energy in the EU’s journey towards a sustainable and competitive agricultural market. According to a statement by the European...
Japan approves new strategic energy plan
Japan’s government has approved its Seventh Strategic Energy Plan, which is designed to increase renewable and nuclear capacity. The refreshed energy plan, written as an improvement of its predecessors, has prioritised clean energy sources and cutting-edge renewable...
Interview with Wera Hobhouse, MP for Bath, UK
With Solar & Storage Live London 2025 just six weeks away, the spotlight is on the UK’s solar industry and its path to net zero. In this interview from the Birmingham show, Wera Hobhouse, MP for Bath and Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change,...
Solar installed on UK service stations as part of net zero project
Solar panels have been installed at a service station in Oxfordshire, UK, as part of a £1.1m project to reduce energy costs and support carbon neutrality. Moto Hospitality selected Geo Green Power to install solar panels at 13 motorway service stations, including...
Guidiville Rancheria launches microgrid for energy independence
The Guidiville Indian Rancheria has launched a microgrid project to achieve energy independence on its 43-acre trust land near Ukiah, California. Led by Sean Ahern of Timberline Renewable Solutions, the initiative aims to provide clean, self-sufficient power to the...
European electricity prices rise as solar hits records
European electricity markets experienced rising prices in the first week of February, driven largely by increased gas demand and lower wind energy production, according to AleaSoft Energy Forecasting. The consultancy reported price hikes across most markets, including...
Interview with Edward Morello, MP for West Dorset, UK
At the 2024 edition of Solar & Storage Live UK, Edward Morello, MP for West Dorset, spoke to Solar&StorageXtra about the UK government’s impact on the solar sector. Edward dove into how local authorities and the main government can work together to support the...
Research: UK solar farms boost endangered birdlife populations
New research from UK charity the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and the University of Cambridge has found that solar farms in the UK region of East Anglia support a larger number of bird species – and more individual birds - than the surrounding...