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Solar for All beneficiaries sue EPA for terminating program On Oct. 6, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), Lawyers for Good Government and others filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for

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Econergy to acquire 155MW solar project in Romania Econergy will acquire 100% stake in the 155MW Ratesti solar project in Romania, further expanding its European renewable energy portfolio.

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Juniper Green Energy signs 70MW PPA with Tata Power Juniper Green Energy through its subsidiary has signed a 70MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with renewable energy giant Tata Power.

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Chad starts first utility-scale solar plant with 50 MW and storage Abu Dhabi-based Global South Utilities has commissioned Chad’s first utility-scale solar plant, a 50 MW facility in N’Djamena with 5 MWh of storage to supply 274,000 homes.

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New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule Poor economics drove the aging New Hampshire plant offline three years early, even as the Trump administration pushes to revitalize coal.

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If community solar programs are successful, why not try community storage? Since the dawn of the solar industry, people have been trying to figure out how to make solar panels accessible to low-income and historically underserved

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Sunwoda Energy unveils 40 kWh storage system for homes, businesses Chinese manufacturer Sunwoda Energy introduced a modular all-in-one energy storage system with up to 40 kWh capacity and 30 kW output for residential and small commercial use.

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Frontier outlines plans for state’s biggest solar battery hybrid project to replace coal #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...

BSW-Solar calls for 100GWh of German storage deployments by 2030 BSW-Solar has called on the German government to impose a target of 100GWh of cumulative operational BESS by 2030.

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Brazil opens consultation on nationwide smart meter deployment Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has launched a consultation that could lead to the installation of 3.6 million smart meters as part of efforts to modernize the power sector and cut losses.

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Solar PV to drive 80% of global renewables growth by 2030, IEA says Solar PV will account for almost 80% of the 4.6TW of new renewable power expected to be added by 2030, according to the IEA.

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Biggest solar hybrid project in NSW gets planning approval despite host of long distance objectors #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...

OpenSolar raises US$13.1 million to advance AI platform OpenSolar has secured US$13.1 million in equity financing from technology investors, including Titanium Ventures, Google and others.

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Carousel-shaped measurement platform for Arctic PV #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...

Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/politic...

Eolian and utility CPS Energy begin operating 100MWh Texas BESS CPS Energy and IPP Eolian have begun operating Padua 1, a 50MW/100MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) located in Bexar County, Texas, US.

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Photographer pleads guilty to trespass on Robbins Island after crossing high water mark #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...

Doral secures offtake agreement for 430MW Texas solar-plus-storage project Doral Renewables has secured a PPA with an unnamed 'corporate buyer' for its 430MW Cold Creek solar-plus-storage project in Texas.

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Chile’s PV capacity tops 11.27 GW Chile reached 11.27 GW of PV in August 2025, with solar accounting for 60% of its renewable capacity.

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Philippines regulator’s ESS market rules will be ‘a watershed moment’ The Philippines needs to establish rules for the market participation of energy storage systems, the chair of the country’s regulator has said

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Could we run out of critical minerals for solar panel production? The topic of critical minerals is common in the news lately, especially when parsing the latest escalations in the U.S.-China trade war. When the U.S.

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WattFlow launches new proposal software for C&I energy storage, microgrids WattFlow, a new software platform for C&I energy storage and microgrid sales teams, has officially launched. Designed to streamline project

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‘A colossal wasted opportunity’: Reposit CEO slams federal cheaper home batteries scheme #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...

Community solar set to struggle amid federal and state headwinds Installations of the shared-solar arrays fell by 36% in the first half of 2025, and the longer-term outlook is sluggish, too.

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Permit secured for 270 MW solar-plus-storage project in Serbia Türkiye’s Fortis Energy has secured a construction permit for 270 MW of solar alongside 72 MWh of battery energy storage to be built in northwestern Serbia. Construction is scheduled to begin during the second quarter of next year.

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Arevon powers 264MW Indiana PV portfolio with Meta PPA US independent power producer (IPP) Arevon has begun operations at two utility-scale solar projects in Indiana.

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Virtual battery tolls explained: Revenue certainty in a volatile market Matt Szwec, an energy trading analyst at Fluence, discusses virtual battery toll agreements and how they operate in Australia.

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Trump’s DOE Moves to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/politic...

Bowman acquires solar modeling company Sierra Overhead Analytics Bowman Consulting Group, a national engineering services and project management firm, has acquired the assets of California-based Sierra Overhead

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A landmark energy storage project is taking shape in California Discover how Hydrostor's 500 MW Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) project, Willow Rock, is taking shape. This fossil-free, long-duration…

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