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Blue Elephant signs 319MW solar PV PPAs with German railway operator

Blue Elephant signs 319MW solar PV PPAs with German railway operator

Latest The 13-year deals cover two projects with a cumulative 319MW of nameplate capacity, scheduled to begin operations “by mid-2027”. Image: Blue Elephant Energy. German renewables developer Blue Elephant Energy has signed two long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) with the German railway network operator Deutsche Bahn for utility-scale solar PV power projects. The 13-year deals

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What Would Happen To Your Body On Each Planet In The Solar System

What Would Happen To Your Body On Each Planet In The Solar System

Johan63/Getty Images Earth has the perfect combination of a livable atmosphere and a protective magnetic field that prevents the Sun’s harmful radiation and radioactive solar winds from damaging us, allowing us to live on this planet. It’s rare, to say the least, for a planet to have these ideal circumstances that provide a habitable surface,

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Huge Announcement! PM Shahbaz Approves 100MW Solar Project to Transform Gilgit-Baltistan Forever

Huge Announcement! PM Shahbaz Approves 100MW Solar Project to Transform Gilgit-Baltistan Forever

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has given the green light for a major 100MW solar power project in Gilgit-Baltistan. This initiative is part of a wider effort to improve electricity supply across the country, including significant projects in Gwadar, aimed at ensuring continuous and affordable power for residents and businesses. The solar power plan in Gilgit-Baltistan

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Scatec signs deals for 1.1GW Egypt solar project, powers up South Africa PV site

Scatec signs deals for 1.1GW Egypt solar project, powers up South Africa PV site

The deals will see Norfund take a 25% stake in the holding company for the Obelisk solar-plus-storage project, while EDF will take 20% in the operating company. Scatec will retain majority ownership of Obelisk, which is its largest renewables undertaking to date. “Obelisk is Scatec’s largest project to start construction to date and combines solar

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IEA sets distributed solar, storage policy path for Ukraine

IEA sets distributed solar, storage policy path for Ukraine

A report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) recommends three strategies to accelerate the deployment of distributed solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Ukraine as the country works to increase its energy security. December 8, 2025 Patrick Jowett The IEA has proposed three potential policies to increase the deployment of distributed solar and

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AD/CVD investigation still ongoing for India, Indonesia and Laos, but solar panel imports haven’t stopped

AD/CVD investigation still ongoing for India, Indonesia and Laos, but solar panel imports haven’t stopped

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Distributed PV employment globally outpaces utility-scale solar, says IEA

Distributed PV employment globally outpaces utility-scale solar, says IEA

The latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Employment report found employment in the PV sector surpassed 5 million in 2024, with distributed solar accounting for two-thirds of all solar employment globally, despite representing only 43% of installed capacity… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/08/distributed-solar-employment-vastly-outpaces-utility-scale-solar-globally-iea-reports/

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Utility Asks New Mexico for ‘Zero Emission’ Status for Gas-Fired Power Plant

Utility Asks New Mexico for ‘Zero Emission’ Status for Gas-Fired Power Plant

This story was originally published by Capital & Main. The Southwestern Public Service Company has asked the state of New Mexico to grant exceptions to the state’s Energy Transition Act for two proposed gas-fired power plants, including one exception that would see approximately one-third of the energy produced at one plant qualify as a “zero-carbon resource” like solar panels

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Low income earners pay highest price for off-grid solar

Low income earners pay highest price for off-grid solar

Across sub-Saharan Africa, off-grid solar has long been marketed as a cheaper, decentralised, cleaner and entrepreneurial alternative to limited public electricity. However, new analysis reveals the poorest Africans are paying the highest unit price for the smallest amount of electricity. This is the poverty premium, and it is reshaping how governments, investors, and energy-access civic

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