The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the the 300MW/1200MWh Soda Mountain solar project in San Bernardino County.

US investment group Pantheon Atlas LLC has a planned 1GW hyperscaler data centre campus in Croatia will be supplied entirely by renewables.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide project financing for large-scale solar and storage projects in Egypt and Hungary, for project owners HAU Energy/Infinity Power and Renalfa respectively.

IPP Grenergy has entered into a long-term toll with an ‘investment grade’ international utility for a solar PV co-located BESS of 680MWh in Spain.

US portfolio acquisition news from Goldman Sachs-backed BrightNight and Excelsior Capital-backed Lydian, and finance from AXA-backed ILOS Projects in Europe.

Zambia’s president, Hakainde Hichilema, attended the recent launch of the African country’s largest hybrid renewable energy project.

Recurrent Energy Australia has achieved grid connection approval under clause 5.3.4 of the National Electricity Rules from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) for its Sundown Energy Park.

Amazon has announced nine new renewable energy PPAs in Australia totalling 430MW of capacity, eight of which include co-located BESS.

Envision’s Behzad Naderi believes that Australia’s hybridisation rules are reshaping development and connection processes across the NEM.

Brazil’s national regulator, ANEEL, postponed an important decision on energy storage, days after approving the country’s first hybrid plant.