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Solar project

Microsoft Activates 408 MW Ash Creek Solar Project in Texas

Primergy Solar has commenced commercial operations at its Ash Creek solar project in Hill County, Texas, adding 408 MW (AC) of capacity to the ERCOT grid. The p…

Solar project

Germany Deploys 7.1 GW of Solar in H1

Germany installed 905 megawatts (MW) of new photovoltaic (PV) capacity in June 2025, according to the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). This marks a d…

China

MSC’s Boxship Binge Rolls on With 10 More Giants Ordered Across China

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced new orders for 10 ultra-large container vessels, further expanding its extensive shipbuilding pipeline, which…

Energy Storage Project

Argentina’s First Energy Storage Tender Secures 1.35 GW of Bids

This week, the Argentinian government opened bids for the AlmaGBA tender, initiated in February 2025 to procure 500 MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) c…

HVDC

National Grid Picks Sumitomo Electric for 2GW Sea Link HVDC Project

The UK National Grid has chosen Sumitomo Electric Industries, a Japan-based cable manufacturer, as the preferred bidder to supply and install the subsea cable f…

Canada

Rogers Launches Nationwide Satellite-To-Mobile Text Messaging Service

Rogers introduced Rogers Satellite, a satellite-to-mobile text messaging service available to all Canadians, covering over 5.4 million square kilometers. The se…

Wind Power Project

Romania Approves 461MW Vifor Wind Expansion

The Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority has granted an extended Setting Up Authorisation for Phase 2 of Rezolv’s Vifor wind farm, increasing its total ca…

Energy Storage Project

CATL, Sungrow and CRRC Zhuzhou Lead Chinese Energy Storage Rankings

The China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA) recently released its 2024 rankings, highlighting the leading companies in China’s energy storage sector. Based …

Wind Farm

Trydan Plans 400MW Wind Trio for Wales

Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru, a state-owned renewable energy developer in Wales, announced on July 11, 2025, plans to develop three wind farms with a combined capacity o…

Japan

Softbank and Nokia Begin 6G 7GHz Outdoor Trial in Tokyo Using Massive MIMO

SoftBank, in collaboration with Nokia, launched an outdoor trial in June 2025 in Tokyo’s Ginza district to test the 7GHz band, a centimeter-wave frequency…

Energy Storage Project

Papago Storage Facility in Arizona Reaches Commercial Operation

Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has launched commercial operations for the Papago Storage facility in Maricopa County, Arizona. The 300MW/1.2 …

Japan

Rakuten Mobile Celebrates 9 Million Subscribers With 20% Store Growth

Rakuten Mobile, Japan’s modern mobile network, that its subscriber base has exceeded 9 million. The company reported a 20% year-on-year increase in new su…

Nuclear Reactor

Fives Nordon to Build Boilermaking Equipment for EDF Nuclear Reactors

Fives Nordon, a French engineering firm, has secured a contract from EDF to manufacture 300 pieces of boilermaking equipment for six new nuclear reactors in Fra…

Electricity Trade

Hut 8 Secures Five-Year Power Contracts in Ontario, Canada

Hut 8, a power generation company, has secured five-year capacity contracts with the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) for 310MW of power g…

Virtual power plants

AGL Energy Buys South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant From Tesla

On July 4, 2025, AGL Energy, an Australian power retailer, announced its acquisition of the South Australia Virtual Power Plant (SAVPP) from Tesla. This move st…