Monday, 21 September 2026

EDF Power Solutions North America has secured financing for Utah Solar 1, a photovoltaic project in Millard County, Utah, according to Clifford Chance, which advised the developer on the transaction.

The plant is sized at 300 MWac / 394.44 MWdc and is underpinned by a 30-year power purchase agreement with Southern California Public Power Authority for participating member Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, per Clifford Chance.

Annual output is expected to reach approximately 766,000 MWh, the law firm said.

Secured credit facilities were provided by Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, MUFG Bank, National Bank of Canada, Société Générale and Standard Chartered Bank, according to Clifford Chance.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced up to AUD 49 million for Hysata to build a commercial-scale electrolyser manufacturing line at Port Kembla in New South Wales, according to ARENA.

The total project is valued at AUD 98 million and will establish a 50 MW per annum production line for Hysata's Australian-developed capillary-fed electrolyser technology, ARENA said.

Core components including membranes, anodes and cathodes are planned to be manufactured locally, which ARENA said supports domestic sovereign manufacturing capability and clean energy supply chains.

India's coal-fired power generation did not grow between the first half of 2024 and the first half of 2026, marking the first two-year flat stretch in more than 50 years in the world's second-largest coal consumer, according to Deccan Herald.

Clean energy added 70 TWh of generation across the same period, more than covering the 63 TWh, or 7%, rise in electricity demand, according to a press statement cited by Deccan Herald.

Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions in the first half of 2026 were no higher than two years earlier, as a record expansion of solar and wind absorbed the entire increase in electricity demand, intellinews reported.

Hyundai Engineering & Construction is the main contractor on a national research project to develop design technology for water electrolysis plants with capacities of at least 100 MW, according to the Chosun report.

The Korea Herald reported that Hyundai E&C will join a research and development project led by the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment to draw up the system, process design and operational structure required for water electrolysis plants of 100 megawatts or more. Within the consortium, Hyundai E&C will develop the basic design package and conduct an economic feasibility assessment.

The consortium named in the Chosun report includes Hyundai Engineering, Hyundai Motor Company, Hanwha Global, Korea Midland Power, the Future Standards Research Institute, Seoul National University, and Korea University.

According to the Korea Times, the project will apply artificial intelligence and dynamic simulation models to account for fluctuations in renewable power generation and to improve the stability and reliability of plant operations.

Alpex Solar has inaugurated a 2.2 GW G12R TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility at the Kosi-Kotwan Industrial Area in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, according to Solarquarter.

The cell plant sits at the mid-stream of India's solar supply chain. Upstream, the Indian government is considering an outlay of Rs 7,000-10,000 crore for a scheme to promote at least 10 GW of polysilicon manufacturing, officials told Moneycontrol. The programme is aimed at building the upstream end of the country's solar manufacturing supply chain, according to the same report.

The Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) platform provides laboratory capabilities for validating and testing marine energy technologies before they are deployed in ocean environments.

ARIES can integrate wave energy converters and related systems with storage and hybrid generation assets, allowing controlled testing of technologies that are still emerging.

The platform's large-amplitude motion platform (LAMP) simulates ocean wave movements across six degrees of freedom, letting researchers measure how wave energy converters respond physically to ocean conditions and how much energy they capture.

Grid emulators at ARIES replicate power system integration, allowing tests of how marine energy devices interact with batteries, electrolyzers and other grid-connected systems.

Cochin International Airport has partnered with the Kerala Hydrogen Valley Innovation Cluster Foundation to fund the procurement of three hydrogen fuel cell electric buses, according to Hydrogen Fuel News.

The move makes Cochin International Airport the first airport in India to introduce hydrogen-powered vehicles for passenger transport, Hydrogen Fuel News reported.