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500,000 solar panels to power 40,000 homes
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (320+ words) Image for illustrative purposes USA, Michigan, Muskegon County: Consumers Energy has commissioned its 250-MW Muskegon Solar Plant, a new renewable energy facility located on a 770-ha (1,900-acre) former industrial site in Muskegon County. The facility features up to 500,000 sun-tracking solar…...
Spain grid hits 85.7 % substation saturation
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (254+ words) Image for illustrative purposes Spain: Spain's electricity network is under mounting pressure after losing nearly 2.8GW of available capacity in just two months, pushing overall substation saturation to 85.7%, according to a recent study by the Industry and Energy Forum and Opina360. The…...
Renewables supply 44 % of December electricity
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (247+ words) Image for illustrative purposes Ireland: Provisional data from EirGrid, operator of Ireland's electricity grid, shows that renewable sources supplied 44% of all electricity in December, continuing a strong trend in clean energy generation. Wind farms were the largest contributor, providing 39% of…...
Sunotec advances major hybrid plant
1+ week, 1+ day ago (373+ words) Image for illustrative purposes Germany: Sunotec has reached an important milestone in building the Hybrid Power Plant Zerbst, which it says will become Germany's largest solar and battery hybrid facility under the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG). The project is…...
India commissions first 1 MW remote power panel
1+ week, 6+ day ago (193+ words) Image for illustrative purposes India, Maharashtra, Pune: Rishab Industries has announced the commissioning of India's first domestically manufactured 1MW Remote Power Panel (RPP) at its Pune facility, marking a major step forward in high-capacity power distribution engineered in India. Housed in…...
SPIE to expand three Austrian substations
1+ week, 6+ day ago (220+ words) Image for illustrative purposes Austria: SPIE has secured a contract from Netz Nieder'sterreich GmbH to expand and build three substations in Lower Austria, strengthening the region's power grid and supporting the growing use of renewable energy. The projects are located…...
New England’s clean-energy line switches on
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (339+ words) Image for illustrative purposes USA, Maine, Lewiston: Massachusetts is finally set to receive a major boost of clean electricity as the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line prepares to begin commercial operations this week. The project, almost ten years…...
Hitachi Energy powers Finland’s battery project
3+ week, 4+ day ago (332+ words) Image for illustrative purposes Finland, Haapaj'rvi: Hitachi Energy has agreed to supply power conversion solutions for Finland's largest battery energy storage system (BESS), developed in Haapaj'rvi. The company has signed the deal with Nordic Electro Power (NEPower), which is delivering…...