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US state orders utility to enable flexible grid connections for community solar

US state orders utility to enable flexible grid connections for community solar

Regulators in the US state of Colorado have ordered Xcel Energy’s local utility to introduce a flexible interconnection option aimed at lowering grid costs for community solar and energy storage projects… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/31/us-state-orders-utility-to-enable-flexible-grid-connections-for-community-solar/

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Sembcorp expands India footprint with 300MW solar acquisition from ReNew

Sembcorp expands India footprint with 300MW solar acquisition from ReNew

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads Following the transaction, Sembcorp’s installed and under-construction renewable energy capacity in India has surpassed 7.6GW. Image: Sembcorp. Singapore-based Sembcorp group has acquired a 100% stake in ReNew Sun Bright—the owner and operator of a 300MW solar project in India—for approximately SGD246 million (US$191.6 million) through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sembcorp Green Infra.  The 300MW

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Greenwood reaches financial close for 52MWp solar project in Colombia

Greenwood reaches financial close for 52MWp solar project in Colombia

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads The project comprises two solar PV plants, alongside an 11km transmission line. Image: Greenwood Energy. Greenwood Energy, a renewable energy developer and operator, has reached financial close for the first phase of its 52MWp Terra Site I solar project in Copey, located in the Sierra Nevada de

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CHN Energy starts full operations at 1GW floating solar project in China

CHN Energy starts full operations at 1GW floating solar project in China

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads The HG14 project is the world’s largest FPV project of this type. Image: China State Construction and Engineering Corporation. The China Energy Investment Corporation (CHN Energy) has started full commercial operations at the 1GW HG14 floating PV (FPV) project off the coast of Dongying in China. The

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Trump’s Crusade Against ‘Woke’ Climate Research Threatens Solar Science

Trump’s Crusade Against ‘Woke’ Climate Research Threatens Solar Science

The White House is moving to dismantle a weather research facility in Colorado, a decision that would not only impact climate science on Earth, but our ability to understand space weather as well. The National Science Foundation’s National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is currently under threat. White House Office of Management and Budget Director

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The race is on for US solar developers to reach ‘safe harbour’

The race is on for US solar developers to reach ‘safe harbour’

Gradman and Beckett Woodworth, a manager with Baker Tilly’s Federal Credits and Incentives practice, speak to PV Tech Premium about the current state of play for safe harbouring solar projects, and what impacts it might have on the industry. ‘It’s a subjective test’ The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and president Trump’s executive order

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Metlen completes sale of 588MW Chile solar-plus-storage portfolio to Glenfarne Group, valued at US$865 million

Metlen completes sale of 588MW Chile solar-plus-storage portfolio to Glenfarne Group, valued at US$865 million

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads The deal forms part of what Metlen called its ‘asset rotation plan’. Image: Metlen. The US-based Glenfarne Group has acquired a portfolio of solar PV and co-located battery energy storage system (BESS) assets in Chile from Greece-headquartered firm Metlen Energy

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Solar-plus-storage ‘gaining importance’ in European dealmaking: BayWa r.e. on Europe’s investment landscape

Solar-plus-storage ‘gaining importance’ in European dealmaking: BayWa r.e. on Europe’s investment landscape

PV Tech: What were some of the highlights for the BayWa r.e. PPA team in 2025? What did you do well that you think you can take into 2026? Daniel Parsons: Clearly one highlight was the SNCF CPPA in France, which we closed in record time and for a term which is hard to come by in other

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