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Solar Energy

Solar Energy News covers utility-scale and distributed solar deployment, panel and cell technology, project financing, and the companies building out solar generation capacity worldwide.

RWE and Google Sign 15-Year PPA for 155 MW Oklahoma Solar Project

RWE and Google have signed a 15-year power purchase agreement for the entire output of Crooked Creek Solar, a 155-megawatt project in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. It is RWE's first solar development in the state.

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T1 Energy and Clearway Sign 641 MW Domestic Solar Module Supply Deal

T1 Energy has signed a contract to supply independent power producer Clearway Energy Group with 641 MW of solar modules built using domestic solar cells from T1's G2_Austin cell fab. The agreement continues T1's push to offer a traceable, US-based solar supply chain.

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Teichos Energy Secures $30 Million Development Line for Late-Stage Solar Projects

Teichos Energy, a utility-scale renewable energy developer based in Seattle, has secured a $30 million development line financing from Pathward, N.A. The financing was arranged by ACT Capital Advisors, with BridgePeak Energy Capital serving as lender service provider. The deal was announced on July 30, 2026.

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APECO Signs 15-Year Solar Agreement to Power Kuwait’s Souk Sharq

Alternative Energy Projects Company (APECO) has signed a 15-year solar investment agreement with United Real Estate Company (URC), acting through its subsidiary Marasi United, to power the Souk Sharq complex in Kuwait. Announced on July 29, 2026, the deal covers engineering, procurement and construction of the system along with 15 years of operations and maintenance.

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Origis Energy Reaches Nearly 1 GW at Rockhound Solar Complex

Origis Energy has announced the successful start of commercial operations of three additional phases of its Rockhound Solar complex in Ector County, Texas, bringing the site's total operating capacity to nearly 1 GWdc. The newly completed phases add roughly 500 MWdc of solar capacity and mark a major milestone in the buildout of one of

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Sungrow Commissions Sierra Leone’s First National-Scale Power Project in Nearly a Decade

Sungrow has commissioned the RESPITE Solar-plus-Storage Project in Sierra Leone, marking the country's first major national-scale power generation project completed and connected to the grid in nearly a decade. The project features 35 MWh of total energy storage capacity and integrates eight units of Sungrow's PowerTitan Series energy storage systems. Backed by the World Bank,

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SuperPower and Ever.green Back 110 MW Texas Solar Project Through Gamers

SuperPower has announced its participation in an agreement supporting the new 110 MW ThreeW Solar Project in Hill County, Texas, with clean energy marketplace Ever.green facilitating the transaction. Developed by Mitsui & Co., the project adds renewable capacity to the ERCOT grid while supporting local economic development in the surrounding community.

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Is Agrivoltaics the Future of Farming? Inside the Trends In 2026

From Adolf Goetzberger's 1981 concept to BlueWave's latest executive hire, here's how agrivoltaics became a real corporate and investment category by 2026.

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Waaree Renewable Technologies Signs Agreement to Enter Australia and New Zealand Market

Key Takeaways Waaree Renewable Technologies Limited (WRTL) signed an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) agreement with a special purpose vehicle of a global independent power producer to develop a utility-scale solar […]

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Tianjin University Catalyst Boosts Solar-Powered Ammonia Production More Than Fourfold

Key Takeaways Researchers at Tianjin University developed a new photocatalyst that uses sunlight to convert nitrogen from the air into ammonia more efficiently, using a metal-nonmetal co-doping strategy. The catalyst, […]

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