Saturday, 26 September 2026

Cheyenne officials are weighing a lease of part of the city-owned Belvoir Ranch for a proposed 140 MW solar generation project paired with battery storage.

The developer, Hanwha Renewables, presented the preliminary plan, called Project Wrangler, to the Cheyenne City Council at a work session. Associate development manager Tyler Nokelby said the company is looking to build a 140 MW generation facility alongside a 140 MW battery energy storage system.

Hanwha is seeking to lease approximately 3,300 acres of the 18,800-acre ranch while it carries out environmental, engineering and other feasibility studies.

SolarSub, a UK-based solar technology company spun out of the University of Edinburgh, has closed a GBP 1.34 million funding round, according to Scottish Business News.

The proceeds are earmarked to accelerate development and commercialisation of the company's passive cooling systems for photovoltaic modules.

Per Scottish Enterprise, Sustainable Ventures led the round. Zinc VC, Scottish Enterprise, Old College Capital, SFC Capital and the British Business Bank participated, alongside Innovate UK's Investor Partnership programme.

Aon has launched a Global Onshore Renewables Facility aimed at developers, owners and contractors working on renewable energy infrastructure projects, according to Business Insurance.

The facility offers policy limits of up to USD 300 million per location, Business Insurance reported. Coverage can extend across both the construction and operational phases of a project.

The Philippines' Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) and Huge Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to pursue a renewable energy project. The site will sit within the economic zone in Casiguran, Aurora.

The agreement targets up to 1GW of total renewable capacity delivered through a multi-phase rollout.

The project is structured in three phases. The first phase targets approximately 100MW and combines a solar photovoltaic plant, a battery energy storage system, and a substation to be built by Huge Energy. A second phase would add 350MW using a mix of solar and waste-to-energy technologies. The final phase is expected to contribute a further 550MW, bringing the planned total to 1GW.

Dandelion Energy and Lennar completed nearly 100 homes at the base of Colorado’s Front Range, each fitted with a ground-source heat pump, according to Inside Climate News.

The systems use less electricity than highly efficient air-source heat pumps and could help Colorado reduce peak energy demand and avoid new gas pipelines.

Dandelion CEO Dan Yates said ground-source heat pumps consume a quarter as much electricity as air-source systems during cold snaps.

The Ken Caryl Ranch development forms part of an initiative launched by Dandelion and Lennar in 2025 to install geothermal heating and cooling in more than 1,500 Colorado homes over two years.

Final PV system prices in Brazil ranged from BRL 2.02 per watt for 30 kW and 50 kW systems to BRL 3.62 per watt for 2 kW systems, according to PV Magazine.

The average price for a 2 kW system reached BRL 3.62 per watt in June 2026. Average PV kit prices for 4 kW systems rose 18.3% between January and June 2026.

Navitas Solar plans to invest Rs 10,000 crore over five years in an integrated clean energy operation across Gujarat and Maharashtra, according to Event Registry.

Event Registry said the expansion will cover solar cells, ingots, wafers, modules, battery energy storage and renewable power generation.

The company is developing a 2.4 GW solar cell manufacturing facility at Sisodara in Gujarat, with around Rs 1,200 crore allocated to the first phase, Event Registry reported.

Navitas Solar also plans a 5 GWh battery energy storage facility in Vadodara, Gujarat, according to Event Registry.

Environment Minister Murray Watt approved the Bungaban wind and solar farms on Queensland's Western Downs, Event Registry reported.

The wind farm has a planned capacity of 1,400 MW, while the solar farm is planned at 500 MW, according to Event Registry.

The wind project is expected to begin construction in 2027 following federal environmental approval, Event Registry reported.

Power from the wind farm is intended for Rio Tinto's aluminium smelter in Gladstone, according to Event Registry.

Weld County commissioners approved the USD 1.67 billion Chalk Bluffs Energy Project, according to Event Registry.

The county board backed the development in a 3-2 vote.

The project in northern Weld County is expected to include 79 wind turbines and more than 2,200 acres of solar panels, Event Registry reported.

Expected generation capacity is 805 MW, enough to power 600,000 homes.

Scientists, environmentalists and community activists oppose large-scale wind development on Polonyna Runa in the Ukrainian Carpathians because of the meadow’s unique soils, plants and wildlife, according to Event Registry.

Event Registry reported that the project’s roads, foundations and power lines are being assessed separately, leaving its full environmental impact unknown.

In a separate wind-power debate, Baden-Württemberg Environment Minister Thekla Walker told energate that expanding wind generation in the south can significantly reduce system costs.

A shipment of 5,000 solar photovoltaic panels donated by the Chinese government arrived in Cuba, according to Event Registry.

The panels are intended to electrify public facilities and homes in remote regions of Cuba, Event Registry reported.

Event Registry also reported that China's imports increased 21.7% year on year in August. Imports grew faster than exports for a sixth consecutive month, according to the same source.

An expert appraisal committee of India’s Union Environment Ministry recommended environmental clearance for the 1,605 MW Subansiri Upper hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh, Event Registry reported.

Final clearance depends on in-principle forest clearance because the project requires the diversion of 2,733 hectares of forest land and the cutting of 1.35 lakh trees, according to Event Registry.

The panel said the proposed tree felling could affect forest structure, biodiversity, habitat continuity and wildlife movement.

Daily FT reported that the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to withdraw or reconsider an Energy Ministry directive ending net metering and net accounting for rooftop solar.

Sri Lanka's rooftop solar sector contributes around 2,600 MW to the national grid and saves approximately Rs. 20.4 billion per month in imported fossil-fuel costs, according to the Chamber figures reported by Daily Mirror.

The Chamber warned that recent policy directives could threaten the sector's continued growth, Daily Mirror reported.

The Chamber also said Sri Lanka could face an electricity shortfall of up to 450 MWh by the first half of 2027.

More than 2,750 people responded to a consultation on the proposed Whitestone solar farm in South Yorkshire, which would be Europe’s biggest, according to Event Registry.

The project would span areas of Doncaster and Rotherham and have 750 MW of capacity if built as proposed, Event Registry reported.

Ambit Capital says India's solar manufacturing cycle has reached an inflection point, with profitability shifting from modules to cells and eventually to ingot-wafer manufacturing.

India has about 230 GW of module capacity, compared with Ambit Capital's estimated annual demand of 65-84 GW over FY27-32.

Ambit Capital expects solar PV return on invested capital to fall to 19-21% from more than 40% as cell and module spreads weaken, working-capital requirements rise and companies add capacity.

Event Registry reported that JCB brought its first hydrogen-fuelled backhoe loader and a 60 kVA generator to market in May.

The report said JCB is expected to replace diesel with hydrogen in a commercial line of Loadall telescopic handlers.

JCB is targeting the 2030s to introduce hydrogen into its tractor range, according to Event Registry.

The company has built more than 200 variations of its hydrogen engine over the past six years, Event Registry reported.

Swift Current Energy is proposing a USD 2 billion wind farm in southern Lonoke County, Arkansas, that is expected to generate about USD 100 million in county tax revenue over 35 years, according to Event Registry.

The proposed 650 MW project would place 140 turbines across about 3,200 acres, Event Registry reported.

The England School District would receive 70% of the projected tax revenue. Superintendent Judy Hubbell said the district's first priority for the additional funding would be boosting student achievement.

If the project proceeds, construction is expected to begin in 2028, followed by electricity generation in 2030.

CRRC completed production of an internally developed 110-meter recyclable wind turbine blade in Sheyang, Jiangsu Province, according to Event Registry.

CRRC said the blade can recover more than 95% of its key raw materials.

Event Registry also reported that recyclable PECAN resin is made from bio-derivable sugars such as sorbitol recovered from plant waste, rather than petroleum.