Solar became California’s biggest non-fossil fuel source of electricity sales in 2021, according to the latest data from the California Energy Commission.
Western US electricity utility Pacificorp has released its 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) outlining significant solar, wind and storage capacity expansions as well as investment into new transmission lines.
Finnish renewables developer Taaleri Energia – the renewables arm of Taaleri Group – and Nordics-focused developer Landinfra Energy have entered a partnership to develop 1.9GW of hybrid solar, energy storage and wind projects in Sweden.
Solar power will dominate new electric-generating capacity additions in the US this year, according to the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory.
Polish renewable energy investor Lewandpol Group has secured a loan agreement worth zł 90 million (US$20.7 million) for a 200MW solar and wind energy project in the country.
As of today, less than 10% of the necessary solar and wind power needed for a 2050 global net zero scenario exists, whilst global electricity generation will need to more than triple to 80,000TWh, according to the 2022 BloombergNEF (BNEF) New Energy Outlook.
Amazon has expanded its renewable energy presence in India with two solar-wind hybrid projects to be developed in partnership with Vibrant Energy, a subsidiary of Macquarie Green Investment Group.