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Energy China and PowerChina have secured $4.3 billion worth of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for gigawatt-scale wind and solar projects in Saudi Arabia. October 24, 2025 Vincent Shaw Chinese energy engineering group (Energy China) and Power Construction Corp. of China (PowerChina) have signed EPC contracts for gigawatt-scale renewable energy projects in Saudi Arabia, worth CNY 31.273 billion ($4.3 billion). The deal includes several large-scale wind and solar power plants. Energy China, in partnership with ACWA Power, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Aramco Power, has secured three contracts worth a combined CNY 19.554 billion. The projects include 3…

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co. (Masdar) and Emirates Water and Electricity Co. (EWEC) have started construction on a solar-plus-storage project in Abu Dhabi that will provide 1 GW of continuous baseload energy from a 5.2 GW solar power plant combined with a 19 GWh battery system. October 24, 2025 Brian Public Masdar and EWEC have started construction on what they describe as the world’s first gigawatt-scale renewable energy project that provides continuous power 24 hours a day. The development combines a 5.2 GW solar power plant with a 19 GWh battery energy storage system. The two companies first announced plans…

Researchers at Wood Mackenzie say single-axis PV offers the lowest utility-scale generation costs globally, with efficiency gains and stable supply chains expected to reduce the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of solar. October 24, 2025 Patrick Jowett According to analysis by Wood Mackenzie, solar energy will maintain its position as the most cost-competitive energy generation source in the world until 2025. The consultancy’s latest work assesses the LCOE for renewables in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Asia Pacific and the Middle East and Africa (MENA). It found that single-axis tracker systems in the MENA region were the most cost-competitive…

A new technical textile integrating 150 organic photovoltaic solar PV devices was demonstrated this month in a pavilion installation during Dutch Design Week 2025 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. October 24, 2025 Valerie Thompson Image: Ronald-Smits, Studio Pauline van Dongen On display during Dutch Design Week 2025 in Eindhoven, Netherlands, the Umbra Pavilion, which provides cooling shade during the day and atmospheric lighting at night, features heliotex, a new technical textile that integrates flexible organic photovoltaic (OPV) solar cells. The heliotex technology, previously known as Suntex, emerged from a four-year collaboration between Studio Pauline van Dongen and textile technology company Tentech, both…

Great British Energy and the UK Government will invest up to £30 million in 34 NHS trusts to support the deployment of new solar panels on their facilities.The investment will see panels installed at 70 NHS sites, although the government did not specify how much solar capacity would be deployed through this scheme. Great British Energy expects that the installation of these panels will save £65 million in energy bills for the relevant NHS trusts over their operational life, with the average site saving around £35,000 per year in energy bills.Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will receive the most…

Woodside Energy says the Beaumont New Ammonia Project is nearing completion, while Australia and India have agreed to collaborate on green hydrogen technology, supply chains and workforce development. October 24, 2025 Sergio Matalucci Woodside energy said the 1.1 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) Beaumont New Ammonia Project is 97% complete, with Phase 1 targeting first ammonia production from late 2025. The Australian Petroleum Exploration and Production Company added that the completion of the project and associated payment of the rest 20% of the acquisition price is expected in 2026. The company defines the Texas project as “one of the world’s…

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband has granted a development consent (DCO) to Evolution Power for its 165MW Stonestreet Green solar-plus-storage project.The facility is expected to have an export capacity of 99.9 MW. Although Evolution Power does not describe the project as an agrivoltaic (agriPV) facility, it plans to build a “landscape area” at the project that will “greatly improve” the biodiversity of the site.As a solar project with a capacity of more than 50 MW, the project has been designated as a Nationally Important Infrastructure Project (NSIP), which has meant a more involved planning process.…

Opes Solar Mobility has opened a 12,000 square meter facility near Leipzig, Germany, to produce flexible photovoltaic modules for commercial and recreational vehicles, supplying partners throughout Europe, Africa and South America. October 24, 2025 Sandra Enkhardt By pv magazine Germany Opes Solar Mobility has opened what it says is Europe’s first production facility for vehicle-integrated solar photovoltaics (VIPV) in Zwenkau, near Leipzig, Germany. The facility, approximately 12,000 square meters in size, will produce flexible photovoltaic modules for commercial and recreational vehicles and is expected to create approximately 120 jobs. The modules are designed for various vehicle types, including campers, refrigerated…

Energy regulator Ofgem has approved a change to the grid code that it says will allow better use of electricity storage in the balancing mechanism (BM).Grid code amendment GC0166 introduces new parameters for limited duration assets (particularly what the BM calls electricity storage modules – ESMs), which address limitations in the National Energy System Operator’s (NESO’s) approach to using storage in managing electricity supply and demand.Ofgem said NESO has circumvented the fact that the current framework does not adequately support ESMs by using maximum import/export limits and the ’30-minute rule’ to manage storage resources.This differs from the intended use of…

At the Modules and Material Worksop in Konstanz, organized by RCT Solutions and ICS Konstanz, experts from the European PV equipment manufacturing industry gathered to discuss the current and future trajectory of production costs, technological advances and capabilities of equipment and raw materials. CEO of RCT Solutions, Peter Fath, said pv magazine that a 1 GW European module assembly facility using the same supply chain as its Chinese Tier 1 counterparts could achieve module production costs of €0.11-0.12/W. October 24, 2025 Emiliano Bellini According to Peter Fath, the CEO of Germany-based RCT Solutions, production costs for solar modules in Europe…