16+ hour, 29+ min ago  (80+ words) Solarbytes "California Energy Commission (CEC) has considered the Soda Mountain Solar Project under docket 24-OPT-03 Soda Mountain Solar, LLC has planned construction on about 2, 670 acres in San Bernardino County The facility has been designed to deliver electricity to the statewide…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (147+ words) Solarbytes "RVO, a Netherlands-based government agency, has reported facade PV opportunities for two building types in the Netherlands The study found an estimated 36 GWp of facade PV space on offices, commercial buildings, schools, and other non-residential utility buildings Less than…...

1+ day, 8+ min ago  (75+ words) Solarbytes "Headwater Energy, US-based renewable energy investment platform, completed the acquisition of Arena Renewables on April 23, 2026 Arena Renewables will continue to manage operations with support from Headwater Energy capital resources and institutional infrastructure The transaction combines Arena Renewables near 1 GW…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (156+ words) Solarbytes "Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), a Finland-based research organisation, has linked lower fossil generation to renewables growth The decline followed the Hormuz closure, as countries with near-real-time electricity data recorded a 1% fossil generation fall Outside…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (99+ words) Solarbytes "Overview Energy and Meta announced a space solar energy partnership on April 27, 2026 The agreement gives Meta access to up to 1 GW of future generating capacity. An initial orbital demonstration project is planned for 2028 Commercial electricity delivery is targeted from…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (118+ words) Solarbytes "Finlanad based Solarigo Oy, is part of the Suur-Savon S'hk" Group, has acquired a 70% stake in Callio-Hitura Solarpark Oy from Skarta Energy Group Solarigo previously owned 30% of the project company Following the transaction, Callio-Hitura Solarpark became a wholly owned…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (143+ words) Solarbytes "IEA, a France-based intergovernmental energy organization, has reported that global energy demand grew 1. 3% in 2025 The growth was below the previous decade"s 1. 4% average, while electricity demand increased around 3% worldwide Solar PV became the largest contributor to global energy supply…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (111+ words) Solarbytes "New York"s Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) has issued a final permit to Sugar Maple Solar, LLC on April 22, 2026 The project will be built in the towns of Wilna and Croghan It includes up to 125 MW AC…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (98+ words) Solarbytes "Florida based Advanced Green Technologies announced completion of a 2. 3 MW rooftop solar installation in Florida The project is located at Orange County Convention Center Solar Edge Technologies supported the project with inverter technology The upgraded system reportedly doubled energy…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (132+ words) Solarbytes "The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), institutional investor, has approved a $45 million loan to Energy RTB 2, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kernel The financing will support construction of 106 MW solar power plant with co-located battery energy storage…...