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Polar Racking launches solar O&M services in North America and Caribbean
27+ min ago (196+ words) The new division will provide field-based and remote support services designed to improve solar asset performance, minimise unplanned downtime and extend project lifespans, as solar portfolios continue to scale across the region." Polar Racking said the business unit will support…...
Shorter-term PPAs, sophisticated offtake structures lead discussions at Renewables Procurement & Revenue 2026
57+ min ago (1311+ words) We've seen PPAs as low as four years," said Martin Gaffney, SVP of sales at behind-the-meter energy company On Site Energy on the first day of this year's Renewables Procurement & Revenue summit. His comments were a striking departure from the…...
SAEL commissions 600 MW solar projects in Andhra Pradesh, India
20+ hour, 34+ min ago (154+ words) Indian renewable energy company SAEL has commissioned 600 MW of solar PV capacity'in'Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh.' The plants collectively deploy more than 1. 2 million tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) bifacial solar modules, most of which were assembled at SAEL's manufacturing facilities in Punjab…...
Grenergy secures solar-plus-storage PPA in the US
1+ day, 26+ min ago (362+ words) Spanish independent power producer Grenergy has signed a long-term hybrid power purchase agreement (PPA) with US utility Georgia Power. The IPP will supply energy from its Beaver Creek hybrid project, which comprises 229 MW solar PV and 183 MWh battery energy storage…...
Solving offtakers" challenges should be the main goal of solar-plus-storage developers, say industry experts
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (268+ words) Developers of co-located solar-plus-storage projects need to identify the challenges faced by offtakers, and ensure their projects are designed to "solve" them. "The really key question, though, is "what does the offtaker landscape look like?" and what problem are you…...
Solar PV helped Europe avoid "10 billion in gas imports since Iran war started
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (280+ words) Europe has avoided "10 billion in gas imports since the start of the Iran war thanks to power generated from its solar PV fleet, according to research from Solar Power Europe. The research said that in March, avoided imports reached "110 million…...
'Who can manage the risk?': The central challenge in PPA negotiations
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (973+ words) The most complex element of power purchase agreement (PPA) negotiations is around the allocation of risks and when there is a challenge between who wants to avoid that risk versus who can manage it." That is what Clare Smye, senior…...
Australia's New South Wales launches "biggest renewable energy tender in the state's history'
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (515+ words) New South Wales (NSW), Australia, has launched what it has described as its "biggest renewable energy tender in the state's history, seeking 2. 5 GW of renewable energy generation. The announcement coincides with the launch of another tender seeking 12 GWh of long-duration…...
CAISO approves transmission plan enabling 45 GW of new solar PV
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (481+ words) The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Board of Governors has approved the ISO's 2025-2026 transmission plan, which accommodates 45 GW of new solar PV. In total, 38 projects were recommended to meet growing demand over the next ten years, with half of the…...
Edify Energy reaches financial close on 720 MW Queensland solar-plus-storage sites in Australia
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (446+ words) Edify Energy has reached financial close on the 720 MWp Smoky Creek and Guthrie's Gap solar power stations in Central Queensland, Australia. The two adjacent facilities, located on the traditional lands of the Gaangalu Nation People in Banana Shire, will together…...