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NHPC India launches tender for 1.2GW of solar, 600MW/2,400MWh of storage

NHPC India launches tender for 1.2GW of solar, 600MW/2,400MWh of storage

Latest NHPC India described its approach as ‘technology agnostic’ as it seeks to secure new renewable power capacity. Image: NHPC India. Indian hydropower company NHPC India has launched a tender for solar-plus-storage projects, aiming to secure 1.2GW of solar capacity alongside 600MW/2,400MWh of storage. Applicants will have until 24 April to submit bids, and successful

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Victoria fast-tracks approval for 330MW solar-plus-storage site in Australia

Victoria fast-tracks approval for 330MW solar-plus-storage site in Australia

Latest Elgin Energy is also developing the 60MW Glanmire Solar Farm in New South Wales. Image: Elgin Energy. Developer Elgin Energy’s 330MW Barwon Solar Farm has become the latest project to be fast-tracked by the Victoria government in Australia. The solar-plus-storage site, which was successful in the first Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) tender last year,

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US PROJECT ROUND-UP: Vesper to commission Hornet Solar in April, Lightsource bp and Innergex begin commercial operations

US PROJECT ROUND-UP: Vesper to commission Hornet Solar in April, Lightsource bp and Innergex begin commercial operations

By JP Casey and April Bonner Latest The Hornet Solar project consists of 1.36 million solar panels and has a total capacity of 600MW. Image: Vesper Energy. A number of project stories from the US this week, as Vesper Energy sets a date to commission its Hornet Solar project in Texas, Lightsource bp commissions a

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HDRE and ZEN Energy JV to build 795MW solar-plus-storage portfolio in Australia

HDRE and ZEN Energy JV to build 795MW solar-plus-storage portfolio in Australia

Latest The site of the 210MW Solar River project, the first collaboration between HDRE and Zen Energy. Image: Zen Energy. Taiwan’s HD Renewable Energy (HDRE) and Australian renewable energy developer ZEN Energy have secured a 795MW greenfield solar PV and energy storage portfolio spanning four projects in Australia. Secured through the two companies’ joint venture

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Ghana’s agri-revolution: Solar-powered cold storage, PAYGO financing unlocks untapped potential

Ghana’s agri-revolution: Solar-powered cold storage, PAYGO financing unlocks untapped potential

 A Fundamental shift is re­shaping Ghana’s agricultural land­scape, driven by innovative cold chain technology and financing. In the heart of the Eastern Re­gion, and spreading across the na­tion, a new paradigm is emerging, one that promises to dismantle the long-standing barriers to prosper­ity not only for farmers but also for food-insecure consumers. This transformation, centred

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Get ready for a partial solar eclipse across Europe and parts of North America and Africa

The moon will appear to take bites out of the sun during a partial solar eclipse in the Northern Hemisphere. The eclipse will be visible Saturday across Europe, western Africa, eastern North America and northern Asia. The sun will shrink the most for the northeastern United States… https://www.chron.com/news/article/get-ready-for-a-partial-solar-eclipse-across-20241825.php

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The new moon of March 2025 creates a partial solar eclipse this weekend

The new moon of March 2025 creates a partial solar eclipse this weekend

An illustration of the moon passing between Earth and the sun and creating a partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025. (Image credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night) This new moon of March 2025 will create a partial solar eclipse visible in the northeastern part of North America, much of Europe and Russia; one will even be

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European Energy completes first Australian solar PV plant and begins construction on 106MW site

European Energy completes first Australian solar PV plant and begins construction on 106MW site

Latest European Energy has a 9GW renewable energy development pipeline in the country. Image: European Energy. Danish renewable energy developer European Energy has inaugurated a 58MW solar PV plant and started construction of a second project, a 106MW solar park, in Victoria, Australia. Earlier this week, the developer confirmed it had officially inaugurated its first

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Meridian sets construction date for 120MW solar PV plant in New Zealand

Meridian sets construction date for 120MW solar PV plant in New Zealand

Meridian Energy’s project will feature 250,000 solar PV modules and produce between 150-250GWh of renewable electricity each year. It is expected to be completed by early 2027, later than the previously forecast date of late 2026. The company is also developing the 100MW/200MWh Ruakākā battery energy storage system (BESS), which will be operational in April.

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