Author: solarenergy

Under the theme The leadership lens: leading through double standards in the energy transitionWiSEu’s flagship breakfast workshop at Intersolar Europe created a space for honest conversations about the invisible rules that many women still navigate in their professional lives. What emerged was more than a reflection of personal experiences; it revealed a clear pattern of structural and cultural double standards that continue to impact visibility, progress, recognition and opportunity in the solar and storage sector. Visibility without recognition One of the strongest themes across all discussion groups was visibility, not just being seen, but being recognized. Janine Wirth, founder and…

By ESS news Argentina has opened financial bidding for its AlmaSADI battery energy storage auction, with offers ranging from $7,397/MW-month to below the maximum bid price of $12,500/MW-month set for the tender. The weighted average bid for all eligible projects was $10,568.4/MW-month, approximately 15.5% below the auction ceiling. The economic bidding phase follows the qualification of 232 proposals submitted by 37 domestic and international companies, representing a proposed capacity of 8,230 MW. The total volume exceeds the auction’s purchasing target of 700 MW by more than eleven times. According to figures released at the bid opening, weighted average prices ranged…

By Martin McConnell June 26, 2026 Orange, Connecticut-based energy company Avangrid has announced plans to build a new 41 MW/82 MWh battery storage project in Gilliam County, Oregon. The new location, called Shutler Energy Storage, will strengthen the company’s current 3 GW footprint in the Pacific Northwest. And beyond the project itself, Avangrid has pledged to donate $110,000 each year to two Gilliam County nonprofits on behalf of the project in an effort to support early childhood education and child care options. The company will split its annual funding evenly, sending $55,000 each to the county Condon Center for Early…

Google has signed an agreement with long-duration energy storage startup Energy Dome (LDES) for its 23MW/200MWh CO2 battery energy storage system in County Offaly, Ireland. The search engine giant is 100% the off-taker of the project, which is expected to enter commercial operations in 2028, and the agreement marks the second investment in Energy Dome.The sustainable CO2 battery system will not only give Google access to carbon-free energy for its nearby operations, but will also help reduce congestion in a strategic location of Ireland’s electricity grid, Energy Dome’s Ben Potter told our sister site Energy storage.news in an interview.“We are…

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…