Project finance and cost of capital
Everything filed under economics in our renewable energy coverage, the 29 reports filed on it so far.
EnergyPathways advances MESH salt cavern storage for UK grid
EnergyPathways is developing the Marram Energy Storage Hub (MESH), a 300 MW/55.2 GWh compressed air energy storage project in salt caverns under the...
World's first large-scale offshore wind flexible HVDC
China Three Gorges Corporation has connected the first turbines of its 2 GW Qingzhou V & VII offshore wind project.
Tekmar secures €6 million offshore wind
Tekmar Group has won a €6 million contract extension to supply cable protection systems for a European offshore wind project, with manufacturing set...
India's Solar Manufacturing Surge Faces Cell Supply
India added 50.6GW of solar module and 9.7GW of cell capacity in H1 2026, but a critical shortage of domestic cells is slowing production and project
GridStor Secures $220 Million for Arizona Battery Storage
GridStor has closed $220 million in financing for its 100 MW/400 MWh White Tank battery storage project in Arizona, which will serve APS under a...
ARENA Funds Lightspeed Trial to Cut Solar Farm Costs
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed AU$25 million to a three-year Lightspeed project testing autonomous robots and other
Amazon and Nadara launch 277 MW agrivoltaic farm in Sicily
Nadara has completed Italy's largest agrivoltaic facility, a 227 MW solar project in Sicily. The Big Fish project, supported by a 156 MW power...
EDF secures funding for 394MW Utah solar
EDF Renewables North America has reached financial close for its 394MW Utah Solar 1 project, with construction to start soon and operations planned...
FlexGen, SMT Energy commission 320MWh Texas BESS in six
SMT Energy and FlexGen have commissioned the 160MW/320MWh Houston IV battery storage project. The system was brought online in just six weeks as the...
European Energy completes 131MW solar module
European Energy Australia has finished installing over 200,000 solar modules at its Winton North solar plant. The 131MW project, which includes a...
Energy Fiji and EPC Renewables plan 240MWh
Fiji's utility EFL partners with Australian firm EPC Renewables on a two-stage solar and battery project aiming to cut diesel reliance and support...
Google Solar Project
Google, MN8 Energy, and Eos Energy Enterprises are developing an 86MW solar-plus-storage project in West Virginia
EDF seeks approval for 4GWh pumped hydro plant in NSW
EDF Power Solutions Australia has referred its proposed Wala Wala Pumped Hydro Energy Storage project for federal environmental assessment.
OCI Energy and Areva break ground on 347MW Texas solar
OCI Energy and Areva Power have begun construction on the 347MW SunRoper solar PV project in Wharton County, Texas, with operations expected in...
China urged to back local solar finance in Global South
Analysts say China, the world's top solar equipment exporter, should help catalyze local capital for off-grid solar projects in the Global South...
Grenergy Sells $475 Million Solar-Plus-Storage Project
Spanish developer Grenergy has sold its 272 MW solar and 1,100 MWh storage project in Chile to CVC DIF for $475 million.
Energy Vault secures land for 1GWh Australian battery
Energy Vault has completed the land acquisition for its 125MW/1,000MWh Stoney Creek battery storage system in New South Wales, moving the project to...
U.S. Solar Module Costs Approach Global Prices
U.S.-made solar modules are nearing cost parity with imports from Asia due to federal subsidies and changing trade dynamics, a new report finds.
Sinoma's 36 MWp Solar Plant Connects
A 36 MWp solar PV project at the CNBM Zambia Industrial Park has been connected to the national grid. The plant, combined with a waste-heat recovery...
DOE launches $12M space solar R&D fund
The US Department of Energy has opened a $12 million fund for research into lowering the cost and boosting domestic manufacturing of solar panels for...
IEEFA: Integrate Indonesia's 100 GW solar
A think tank says Indonesia's new 100-gigawatt solar programme must be embedded in the national least-cost electricity plan.
Waaree Renewable wins 291 MWp
Waaree Renewable Technologies has secured an EPC contract for a 291 MWp solar project with 280 MWh of battery storage.
CIP buys 104MW BESS project in Queensland
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has taken full ownership of the 104MW Gawara Baya wind-plus-storage project in North Queensland from Windlab.
UK LDES Scheme May Cut BESS Project Returns
Analysis by LCP Delta suggests the UK's long-duration energy storage support scheme could reduce project IRRs by up to 2.7 percentage points.