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Germany wraps up solar-plus-storage tender with average price of €0.0514/kWh Germany’s latest innovation tender attracted 678 MW of bids, with 32 projects totaling 480 MW securing contracts.
Ralph Diermann
Oct 01, 2026
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Germany allocates 2.1 GW in latest ground-mounted PV tender, lowest bid comes in at €0.043/kWh Germany awarded 2.135 GW of utility-scale solar capacity across 261 bids at an average €0.0479/kWh, with Bavaria receiving the largest share.
Petra Hannen
Aug 19, 2026
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Germany wraps up solar-plus-storage tender with average price of €0.0534/kWh Germany has concluded a new renewables tender for innovative projects, securing 482 MW of capacity at final prices ranging from €0.0475 ($0.0540)/kWh to €0.0559/kWh.
Ralph Diermann
Jun 29, 2026
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TotalEnergies sells 50% stake in 1.4 GW solar portfolio TotalEnergies announced it is acquiring a 49% interest in natural gas assets in Oklahoma on the same day it announced it is selling a 50% stake in its North American solar portfolio.
Rachel Metea
Sep 30, 2025
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Technology & Products
Abandoned US nuclear site to host 16,000 MT polysilicon plant Highland Materials will build a 16,000 metric ton (MT) solar-grade polysilicon plant on a former US nuclear project site, under a long-term lease with Pivotal Manufacturing.
Rachel Metea
Aug 12, 2025
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Agrivoltaic shading, full-sun fields gives farmers the power to pivot Research conducted at the oldest agrivoltaic research site in the United States found year-to-year weather variability impacts agrivoltaic crop production, emphasizing the importance in conducting studies across multiple years.
Rachel Metea
Jul 23, 2025
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WoodMac: World needs 1.4 TW of grid-forming batteries by 2034 The data company says investments of $1.2 trillion in battery energy storage systems (BESS) will be required to support the installation of over 5.9 TW of new wind and solar capacity globally through 2034.
Max Hall
Jul 09, 2025
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Solar grazing supports healthier soil, food for sheep, study finds Solar sheep grazing helps to create a beneficial dual-use environment, found American Solar Grazing Association in a two-year study conducted at 31 different solar sites.
Rachel Metea
May 05, 2025
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MIT-based startup launches solar construction robotic system Charge Robotics partnered with Solv Energy to pilot a portable factory system intended to make solar installations safer and more efficient for increasingly challenging terrain.
Rachel Metea
Mar 18, 2025