Darrell Proctor

Renewable energy developer Avantus said its Aratina 1 solar-plus-storage project has entered commercial operation in California. The 200-MW/500-MWh installation in Kern County has long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE), a pair of community choice aggregators.

A California-based solar power equipment group said it has signed two separate five-year, 5-GW commercialization partnerships with a pair of India's leading solar module manufacturers.

A major operator of power plants in the U.S. has a new name. IHI Power Services Corp. (IPSC) will now be known as Kyuden Energy Partners Corp. after the company finalized its acquisition by Japan-headquartered Kyuden International.

Global investment firm Strategic Value Partners (SVP) said its SVP Funds group is acquiring a minority equity interest in the 1,182-MW South Field Energy natural gas-fired power plant in Columbiana County, Ohio.

Battery storage developer Viridi has announced a strategic partnership with the Dept. of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee to support research into next-generation utility grid technologies that advance grid resilience and reliability.

A varied group of investors has provided Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) with another $1 billion in equity financing, with the company on July 30 saying the funding supports the group's continuing work toward operating a commercial fusion energy power plant.

Government officials in China have given the green light for construction of eight new nuclear reactors, as the country looks to add more electricity to meet growing demand for power.

VSB Chooses INTEC as EPC Contractor for German Solar Project. VSB Group , part of TotalEnergies , in June said it had awarded the engineering, procurement, and

A North Dakota–based membership cooperative teamed with a major infrastructure engineering and construction group to build a new natural gas–fired power station, supporting an urgent need for power generation capacity in the region.

Vietnam's growing economy and need for more electricity is being served by the country's first power plant to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Nhon Trach 3 and 4 expansion project is a finalist for a POWER Top Plant award for gas-fired generation.