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USA News New Jersey Energy Master Plan Calls for 750 MW Annual Solar Installations New Jersey’s updated Energy Master Plan sets an ambitious target of installing 750 MW of solar capacity annually to meet its clean energy goals. The plan emphasizes distributed generation, community solar programs, and grid modernization to support growing renewable penetration. State officials believe this approach will help achieve 100% clean electricity by 2035 while creating thousands of jo

USA News   First Solar Invests $330M in South Carolina Factory First Solar announced a $330 million investment to build a new solar module manufacturing facility in Gaffney, South Carolina. The plant will add 3.7 GW of annual production capacity and create approximately 600 jobs. This expansion strengthens First Solar’s U.S. footprint and supports domestic supply chain goals amid rising demand for renewable energy. The company aims to start operations by late 2026, positionin

USA News Pine Gate Renewables files for bankruptcy Pine Gate Renewables, a U.S.-based utility-scale solar developer with more than 100 operational sites and about 10 GW of development pipeline, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company cited mounting regulatory, supply-chain and capital-market challenges, and has launched a court-supervised sales process for essentially all of its assets. The filing marks a significant sign of stress in the solar development se

USA News ContourGlobal Secures $350 Million, Its First U.S. Solar Project Financing ContourGlobal has closed a $350 million tax-equity financing deal for its first U.S. solar project, the 324 MW Black Hollow Sun in Colorado. The project is being built in two phases — the first 185 MW is already operational, serving a community-owned utility, and the second phase (139 MW) is expected to come online by the end of 2026. Upon completion, the project will generate enough clean ele

USA News Energy Vault’s 300 MWh Texas Battery Energy Vault has purchased a 150 MW / 300 MWh grid-scale battery storage system in Madison County, Texas, called the SOSA Energy Center.The project, using its third-generation B-VAULT system, is expected to begin construction by Q4 2025 and achieve commercial operation by Q1 2027. Energy Vault aims to leverage tax incentives and projects around US$350 million  in total revenue from an 8-year offtake agreement. Read the full artic

USA News Over $24 B Clean-Energy Losses, 21,000 Jobs Cut By September 2025, the U.S. clean-energy sector lost more than $24 billion in announced investments, and nearly 21,000 jobs were eliminated, according to E2’s Clean Economy Tracker. The bulk of the losses occurred in traditionally Republican regions, with factory closures and project cancellations blamed on shifting policy under the Trump 2.0 administration.  The report highlights growing uncertainty, as capital flees a

USA News   “Procure with Haste” as U.S. Solar PPA Prices Climb In Q3 2025, solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) prices in North America jumped by 4 % quarter-on-quarter, reaching around $59.77/MWh at the 25th percentile on LevelTen’s platform, while wind PPAs rose about 5 %.  According to LevelTen Energy, mounting policy headwinds, tariff pressures, and constrained supply chains could sustain this upward trajectory for months or even years. The report urges buyers not to rema

USA News Nexamp Secures $330 Million for Solar + Storage Projects Nexamp has announced it has secured USD 330 million to finance,...

Germany News   “Ursula Heinen-Esser Is New BEE President” Ursula Heinen-Esser has been elected president of the Bundesverband Erneuerbare...

Germany News Greencells has secured the EPC contract for the 133 MWp Bohrau Solar Project with LEAG in Brandenburg’s Lausitz   ...

German News Photovoltaic ground-mounted plant for Opel factory in Eisenach   A nearly 20 MW ground-mounted photovoltaic plant has been...

Germany News Vattenfall starts 76 MW PPA-financed agri-solar plant Vattenfall has commissioned Germany’s largest agri-photovoltaic...

Germany News Agora Energiewende: Don’t slow renewables — boost electricity demand The think tank Agora Energiewende warns that Germany is...

Germany News Photovoltaic Canopy for Airport Access Road On August 25, 2025, a 35-meter-long photovoltaic canopy was inaugurated over a...

Germany News NRW Launches Initiative to Install More Solar on Multi-Family Homes North Rhine-Westphalia’s state government, together with...

German News Photovoltaic industry warns of market collapse after Reiche's initiative German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche has...

Germany News Tailored Energy Solution for Wirth Fenstertechnik Wirsol has integrated new photovoltaic systems with existing PV modules in...

Germany News IBC Solar and Triple Solar partnership on integrated power & heat rooftop solution. On 31 July 2025, IBC Solar AG announced...

Iberdrola’s First Solar Facility in Germany Iberdrola has launched its first solar power plant in Germany, marking a significant step in...

Germany News Enerparc transforms former NATO airbase into solar site Enerparc has inaugurated a large-scale solar cluster at a former...