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Centrica, the British energy company that is the parent company of British Gas, has commenced commercial operations at the 18MW Rolleston Park Farm in Burton-on-Trent.The project covers 30 hectares and consists of more than 29,000 panels, which, according to Centrica, will be able to meet the power needs of approximately 6,200 households. The company did not provide details on the models or technologies of the panels used in the factory.The project was delivered in partnership with UK-based Push Power Limited, which provided design, construction and commissioning services. Push Power and Centrica also collaborated on the 18 MW Codford solar project…

The European Commission is expected to publish the draft terms of the fourth auction of the European Hydrogen Bank (EHB) before the end of June. According to Hydrogen Europe, the auction will start this year. The association recommends more flexible commissioning deadlines and stricter financial close criteria, while enabling coordinated use of production and demand support between the EHB and future off-take projects. Over the past year, the European hydrogen market has become increasingly disconnected from the emissions reduction strategy linked to the Paris Agreement, says Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO of Hydrogen Europearguing that hydrogen growth in Europe is now mainly…

Habitat Energy, an international battery storage and renewable energy optimiser, has been selected to optimize a 157MW BESS portfolio in the UK.The 157 MW portfolio is co-located with 133 MWp of solar PV, which Habitat Energy will market and optimize on behalf of UK-based sustainable infrastructure developer AGR Renewables. The partnership includes three locations in the east of England and will initially run for seven years under a trade agreement.The sites themselves are East Socon in Cambridgeshire (50 MW 2.5 hours BESS), Little Hale in Lincolnshire (50 MW 2.5 hours BESS) and Priory Generation in Bedfordshire (57 MW 2.5 hours…

The African solar market is diversifying, with more and more markets making significant progress in deploying large-scale solar projects at the national level. Benjamin Clarke, operations director of the Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA), said pv magazine a number of countries, namely Tanzania, Zambia and Algeria, have made significant progress this year, with utility-scale projects arriving rapidly. “What we’re seeing more and more is a diversification of the market, which is a very, very good sign,” Clarke said at the Smarter E event in Munich, Germany. “Because we cannot just rely on the traditionally largest markets to lead the metrics…

By Martin McConnell June 25, 2026 Fort Worth, a Texas-based renewable energy developer Vespers energy has broken ground on its new utility-scale solar project at Nazareth Solar. The 201 MW project, located in the north Texas city of Tulia, is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2027, Vesper Energy officials said. The project covers approximately 1,000 acres of private land and is adjacent to the company’s 600 MW Hornet Solar site, which came online last year as one of the largest single-phase solar projects in the US. “The breakthrough of Nazareth Solar is a new milestone for…

Renewable energy developer NatPower and Tesla have signed a multi-year supply and operations agreement for more than 25 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Italy and the United Kingdom.Under the agreement, Tesla will provide its Megapack battery storage systems, in addition to engineering, procurement and construction services and affordable trading services through its Autobidder platform, with long-term revenue guarantees. NatPower will own and operate the projects.The agreement includes five initial projects in the two countries, which represent the first delivery phase of a broader program targeting more than 100 GWh of total storage capacity. The total construction value…

The three solar farms will be built in County Cork on behalf of Amarenco, a European renewable energy company founded in Ireland. Greenvolt Next will manage the pipeline from development through construction and delivery, with delivery expected in 2027.When operational, the three solar farms will have a total installed capacity of 32 MW in total.The contract demonstrates a growth milestone for Greenvolt Next’s EPC capabilities in the UK and Ireland as it adds the sites to its portfolio of utility-scale commercial and industrial sustainable projects. For Amarenco, the agreement strengthens its position in the sustainable energy sector. Owen Power, CEO…

The SB 13-2 community solar project is now online in New York State. The 7 MWdirect current array was developed and built by Power Bank for Honeywell International. The project is built on an industrial brownfield owned by Honeywell and regulated by the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation. PowerBank developed SB 13-2 as part of a portfolio of three projects in addition to SB 13-1 and SB-14 for a total capacity of 21 MW. In September 2023, the company completed the sale of the projects to Honeywell and entered into an EPC agreement to develop the projects into…

Romania will surpass last year’s record in solar deployment after installing around 1.5 GW of new solar capacity in the first five months of 2026, according to Irene Mihai, policy director of the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association (RPIA). Speak with pv magazine Speaking at the Smarter E event in Munich, Mihai said Romania added around 800 MW of utility-scale solar and a similar volume of prosumer installations between January and early June. Further growth expected Mihai expects annual deployment to continue to increase through 2027, supported by a significant pipeline of large-scale projects. One of these is the Ogrezeni hybrid…

Independent energy producer (IPP) ContourGlobal has acquired a 500MW/2,000MWh battery energy storage project in Ayr, south-west Scotland.This project, acquired from, among others, British developer New Energy Partnership, marks the IPP’s first foray into the British market with one of the largest BESS projects under development in the country.The Wallace project has already obtained a building permit, a land option and been assigned Gate 2 status under the Reform process of the British grid connection.According to the IPP, Scotland represents one of Europe’s most active regions for the development of hyperscale data centers.The Wallace project will also be the company’s largest…