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By Martin McConnell May 6, 2026 Add to three other solar panels nearby Disney property in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, the company’s newest solar installation has reached its limits Walt Disney World Resort about the proverbial turning point of the sun. The 74.5 MW facility was energized in late April and covers approximately 1,000 acres (484 hectares) in Levy County, Florida, approximately 130 miles (210 kilometers) northwest of Walt Disney World itself. Built and now operated by Bronson Solar of Levy County and the Central Florida Tourism Supervisory Districtthe site is helping Disney diversify its solar energy purchasing into multiple…

The latest report from the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Photovoltaic Power Systems Program (PVPS) finds measurable progress in PV module recycling performance compared to previous studies, including higher material recovery rates, improved process yields and higher output purity. May 6, 2026 Patrick Jowett Recycling PV modules is making “meaningful progress” in both commercial and pilot-scale technologies, according to a new report from the IEA-PVPS. The final task 12 report presents new and updated Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data. Sources include two US-based commercial crystalline silicon (c-Si) recyclers, Solar cycle and SPR, Italian pilot-scale c-Si module recycler 9-Techthe EU-funded Photorama project…

Norway’s Flex2Future, in collaboration with research agency SINTEF, has started testing a scaled-down model of its offshore energy system. The startup’s CEO says the system, which integrates solar, wave and wind energy, can provide power at a relatively low cost per kWh. May 6, 2026 Lior Kahana The reduced model of Flex2Future Image: SINTEF Norwegian startup Flex2Future has started testing its offshore energy system that integrates solar, wave and wind energy. The company used a test ocean basin from Norwegian research agency SINTEF to test a scaled-down model of its structure. George Katsikogiannis, project manager and scientist for Ships and…

By Contributing Author April 13, 2026 By Rick Margolin, ENGIE Impact | The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) in July 2025 marked a major policy change for renewable energy and ushered in a period of uncertainty in the sector. The legislation called for an end to clean energy tax credits; and before the expiration date, the new Treasury guidelines make qualifying much more difficult. Solar and wind projects stand to lose up to eight years of tax credits, with the credits now set to be phased out completely after 2027 instead of 2035 under the Inflation…

The National Bank of Egypt has acquired a 20% equity stake in Scatec ASA’s 1.1 GW Obelisk solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) project, reducing the Norwegian developer’s economic stake to 40% while retaining majority control through a tiered ownership structure. May 6, 2026 Brian Public The entry of the National Bank of Egypt completes a four-way share capital split across the $590 million project, with Scatec retaining majority control through a tiered ownership structure that separates interests at holding and operating company levels. The deal brings Egypt’s largest commercial bank into an ownership structure in which EDF Power…

In this blog, Amandine Tetot, head of energy and project finance at Triodos Bank UK, explores how the right investment can drive the energy transition, and outlines where financing priorities should lie. Last week, governments, civil society, businesses and activists gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia for the first-ever international conference on the transition away from fossil fuels. This marks commitments to present a new wave of fossil fuel transition roadmaps from 57 countries, marking a shift from setting ambitions to realizing the details of building clean energy systems.This promise of practical action is desperately needed and long overdue. In many…

The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) is working with solar energy manufacturer MCPV and aviation giant Airbus to adapt terrestrial proven silicon technology for space operations. It is expected that the technology could serve as a cheaper alternative to the gallium arsenide solar cells used in most space solar panels today. May 6, 2026 Lior Kahana Dutch research institute TNO, Netherlands-based solar energy manufacturer MCPV and aviation giant Airbus are collaborating on research into the application of silicon solar technologies in space. Because many current space solar panels rely on gallium arsenide (GaAs) solar cells, which are expensive…

SP Energy Networks and artificial intelligence company Keen AI have developed a new AI network connectivity tool for project developers. The tool, called IConn, provides a digitized view of the transmission network that allows developers to see existing, contracted and planned capacity, according to SP Energy Networks – effectively showing where and how a new project can connect to the grid. The companies said the tool processes “raw network data on locally hosted models” to estimate connection routes, costs, power flows and technical limitations “in less than five seconds.” SP Energy Networks said this process would typically require “hours” of…

March 2026 saw a return to installation volumes not seen since 2012, when rooftops and large-scale solar deployment in Britain reached a new milestone. Even higher monthly installation volumes are expected as further government support kicks in. May 6, 2026 Matthew Lynas Millions of solar installations are now powering UK homes and the electricity grid, according to the latest government deployment data, with installation volumes reaching a rate not seen for more than a decade. Total solar capacity reached 22.1 GW at the end of March 2026, according to preliminary data from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero…

A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows that 24-hour solar and wind energy, combined with battery storage, provide power at a lower cost than new fossil fuel generation in regions with high-quality resources. May 6, 2026 Brian Publicover Firmly leveled electricity costs for solar plus storage range from $54/MWh to $82/MWh in high irradiation areas, IRENA says in its new report: “24/7 renewable energy sources: the economics of solar and wind energy.” That compares to $70/MWh to $85/MWh for new coal in China and more than $100/MWh for new gas globally. Since 2010, total installed costs…