Renewable energy

Australia

Amazon signs first solar-plus-storage PPAs in Australia to power AI expansion

Tech giant Amazon has announced nine new renewable energy power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Australia totalling 430MW, with eight projects featuring solar gen…

Colombia

Colombia announces renewable energy auction

Colombian Energy ​Minister Edwin Palma on April 15 announced an upcoming renewable ‌energy auction, saying that he would travel to the United States next …

United Kingdom

Matrix Renewables partners with EDF to optimise flagship 500 MW BESS in Scotland

Matrix Renewables, the leading renewable energy company backed by TPG’s impact investing platform, has entered into a long-term battery optimisation agree…

Brazil

Atiaia Commissions 170 MW Solar Complex in Brazil, Strengthening Utility-Scale Renewable Capacity

Atiaia Renováveis has fully commissioned a 170 MW solar complex in Brazil, marking a significant addition to the country’s growing utility-scale re…

Chile

Grenergy Buys 2.6 GWh BYD Batteries For Chile Projects & More

Spanish renewable energy company Grenergy has signed an agreement with BYD Energy Storage to procure 2.6 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) for its Ce…

Portugal

Akuo to build 220 MWh battery at Santas solar PV plant

Akuo, a global renewable energy player, is set to commence construction of SantasBAT, a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 80 MW of power a…

Canada

Brookfield, La Caisse Acquire Clean Energy Platform Boralex for $6.5 Billion

Brookfield Asset Management and La Caisse have teamed up to acquire Canadian renewable energy company Boralex for around C$9bn ($6.5bn), including debt.The acqu…

Energy Investment

Zelestra secures $600 million for 440 MW Texas solar portfolio to supply solar portfolio

Renewable energy developer Zelestra has closed a $600 million green project financing package to fund the construction and development of two utility-scale sola…

Energy Storage System

PowerX Expands Energy Storage Manufacturing With New Hokkaido Facility In Japan

PowerX, Inc. has announced plans to set up a new manufacturing facility in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido, as part of its strategy to expand renewable energy solution…

Ireland

Renewable energy producer Statkraft hits 500MW installed solar milestone

Renewable energy firm Statkraft has activated two new solar farms in Ireland, bringing the amount of solar energy it is feeding into the grid here to above half…

Energy Storage System

Egypt to build 5.62 GW of green energy and storage capacity

Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Madbouly attended a signing ceremony for agreements on the construction of renewable energy facilities and electricity storage s…

Solar project

Morocco launches Noor Atlas solar programme

The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen) has launched the "Nour Trass" solar energy program, aiming to expand renewable energy capacity and strengthen…

Energy Storage Project

Narada Power Signs Energy Storage Project in Australia's Northern Territory

Narada Power successfully signed a 117MWh energy storage project in Australia's Northern Territory. As the northernmost administrative region in Australia, …

Clēnera Secures $304 Million Financing for 120 MW Solar-Plus-Storage Project in Idaho

U.S. renewable energy company Clēnera has successfully raised $304 million to advance the Crimson Orchard solar-plus-storage project located in Elmore County, …

ABB Invests $75 Million in India to Strengthen Renewable Energy and Grid Infrastructure

ABB announced a $75 million investment in India to expand its manufacturing and R&D capabilities, focusing on critical infrastructure areas such as renewable en…