Projects
Solar on tricky terrain: New guide for challenging sites
The solar industry is moving beyond standard rooftops and flat open spaces. A growing number of projects now target challenging terrain such as pastureland, reservoirs and soft ground. The newly publi...
Brogborough landfill solar farm to power 10,500 homes by 2027
A 40 MWp (megawatt peak) solar farm is set to rise on the site of what was once Europe's biggest landfill, at Brogborough in Bedfordshire. The project is due to switch on in spring 2027 and will suppl...
Torrent Power defends 3,000-MW Karjat pumped storage project
Torrent Power has defended its 3,000-MW pumped storage project at Karjat in Maharashtra, responding to scrutiny over forest land diversion and biodiversity concerns. The project is located about 16 km...
EBRD invests €191M in Scatec's giant Egypt renewables platform
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing up to €191 million in Scatec's Egyptian renewables platform Egypt Renewables Holdings B.V. The transaction gives the EBRD a min...
ispace to design lunar solar power tower for JAXA
Japanese lunar exploration company ispace has been selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to conduct conceptual design work for a solar power tower on the Moon. The project targets ...
Renewvia Energy expands to Nigeria with solar minigrids for Niger Delta
US solar provider Renewvia Energy is expanding into Nigeria, deploying battery-backed solar minigrids that will serve more than 30,000 people in the oil-rich but electricity-poor Niger Delta region. T...
Solar starts surged under Trump 2.0 as wind deployment slowed
Data from Industrial Info Resources (IIR) shows that U.S. solar project starts and completions soared during the first seven quarters of President Donald Trump's second term, while wind activity slowe...
Solar power is quietly becoming bigger than nuclear, BBC listing shows
Solar power is quietly becoming bigger than nuclear energy, according to a recent BBC news listing that placed the solar-versus-nuclear comparison as its lead headline. The listing, published on Octob...
China wind and solar capacity surpasses 2 billion kW milestone
China's combined wind and solar power capacity has surpassed the 2 billion kilowatt mark, reaching 2.01 billion kW by the end of September 2026, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA). ...
Clean energy cancellations outpace new investments by $8.2 billion
Clean energy cancellations outpace new investments by $8.2 billion, according to the latest update of the Clean Economy Works tracker maintained by E2, an environmental business group.