National Survey Report of PV Power Applications in France

systems installed in the southern half of mainland France and in overseas territories will generate more, up to 1 400 kWh/kW. Little data is available on off-grid applications as there are few

NSW introduces Renewable Energy Planning Framework

The framework presents a set of guidelines for wind energy, transmission, solar energy, benefit sharing, and private agreement. It introduces setbacks to mitigate visual impacts from wind and transmission projects, updates hypothetical dwelling assessments, and outlines how renewable project benefits should be directly shared with regions.

RWE acquires 599MW of solar and energy storage

RWE Clean Energy, a subsidiary of German utility RWE, has expanded its operations in the US with the acquisition of a 599MW portfolio of three solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) projects. This move

UK''s Octopus Energy acquires two solar farms in US

Octopus acquired the two solar facilities from US renewable energy project developer Vesper Energy Development for an undisclosed sum. The solar farms already have long-term energy supply agreements in place.

Crossett Solar Park commences supplying energy to Google

Google Data Center Energy global head Amanda Peterson Corio stated: "This partnership with Cubico will bring new carbon-free energy online from its Crossett solar facility in Arkansas to support our operations in the Midwest – helping power our data centres that provide digital tools and services around the world.

Transmission in the Transition

The International Energy Agency estimates that for countries to reach their individual national goals on decarbonisation, over 80 million kilometres of Transmission and Distribution lines would need to be added or replaced by 2040, the equivalent of the entire existing global grid.

QatarEnergy unveils plan to build 2GW solar power in Qatar

The Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the president and CEO of QatarEnergy Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi stated: "I am pleased to announce that, in line with our sustainability strategy, we will more than double our solar power production capacity to about 4,000 megawatts by 2030 through the world-scale, 2,000-megawatt Dukhan solar power plant."

Sumitomo, CEP Solar JV to develop 1.5GW US renewable projects

Sumitomo Corporation, via the Sumitomo Corporation of Americas and Perennial Power Holdings, has formed a joint venture (JV) with CEP Solar to deliver clean energy projects in Virginia, US. The collaboration plans to commercialise a portfolio of more than 1.5GW of solar and battery storage assets.

Solar power in France

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Solar power in France including overseas territories reached an installed capacity figure of 11.2 GW in 2020, and rose further to 17.1 GW at the end of 2022. Government plans announced in 2022 foresee solar PV capacity in France rising to 100 GW by 2050. In January 2016, the President of France, François Hollande, and the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, laid the foundation stone for the headquarters of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)

RTE and IEA publish study on the technical conditions necessary

In a new joint analysis commissioned by the French Ministry for the Ecological Transition, the IEA (International Energy Agency) and RTE (Réseau de Transport d''Electricité)

JSW Energy wins 700MW solar capacity from SECI in India

JSW Neo Energy, a subsidiary of India-based JSW Energy, has been awarded a 700MW solar project by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).The award was part of a larger tariff-based competitive bid aimed at establishing 1.5GW of inter-state transmission system-connected (ISTS) solar power projects.

NextEra Energy Transmission acquires GridLiance for $660m

Transmission and Distribution Services; Operations & Maintenance; Health, Safety & Environment; Latest. Strike Energy takes FID on South Erregulla gas power plant Sonnedix launches 150MW solar project in Spain; Sembcorp secures LoA for 300MW wind-solar hybrid project in India

Sumitomo, CEP Solar JV to develop 1.5GW US

Sumitomo Corporation, via the Sumitomo Corporation of Americas and Perennial Power Holdings, has formed a joint venture (JV) with CEP Solar to deliver clean energy projects in Virginia, US. The collaboration

Iberdrola begins construction of 376MW solar farm and 180MW

Green energy supplier Iberdrola''s Australian subsidiary has started construction of its Broadsound Solar and Battery project in the state of Queensland. The 376MW Broadsound solar farm and 180MW co-located two-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) is expected to generate power for 145,000 homes.

Putting the mission in transmission: Grids for Europe''s

The greatest absolute difference in solar capacity is between the energy scenarios used by the French TSO RTE (35 GW) and France''s national solar capacity target (54 GW), a difference of 19 GW in 2030.

Ireland surpasses 1.2GW of solar capacity

Ireland has surpassed 1.2GW of cumulative installed solar PV capacity, with the residential segment of the market making up 20% of the total additional capacity installed over the past six months.. The country now has