| Nordic Solar is Building Lithuania's Largest Solar Park to Date  Danish solar energy company Nordic Solar is building Lithuania's largest solar park to date, located in Moletai in eastern Lithuania about 60 km from Vilnius. The new solar park, which is currently under construction, is expected to start producing electricity in the first half of 2024. |  Vesconite Bearings in South Africa Investing in Solar Energy Vesconite Bearings , a global supplier of bearing and wear materials, is taking strides towards sustainability and environmental responsibility by implementing a comprehensive solar energy solution at its Free State-based factory in South Africa. |  New report charts the path to an American energy storage future The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has released a report addressing the barriers to building a robust energy storage manufacturing sector in the US, including cost competitiveness, access to raw materials, technical expertise, and the need for a large, diverse workforce. | PV | Work On Scotland's Largest Airport-Based Solar Farm Gets Underway At Glasgow  Work to create Scotland's largest airport-based solar farm is now underway following the successful completion of the development phase of the project. Glasgow Airport, in partnership with leading energy transition adviser and developer Ikigai Group , has completed the development phase and the subsequent successful financial close for a 19.9MW solar plant with Zestec Renewable Energy . Approximately £18.5 million is being invested to create the solar farm. | Swift Current Energy's Mineral Basin Solar Project Awarded 20-Year NYSERDA Contract Mainstream Renewable Power Reaches Financial Close on 97.5 MW Solar Farm Canada
University of Ottawa and partners achieve manufacture first back-contact micrometric photovoltaic cells New Sponsor Members Revealed by Solar Energy UK Panorama | Oceantera Introduces First Solar Electric 'Outrigger' Boat in Philippines  Oceantera Energy Corporation, a joint venture between Orkney-based Aquatera and Philippine-based OceanPixel, has successfully delivered the first renewable energy powered electric ‘outrigger’ boat in the Philippines, a significant breakthrough in the provision of sustainable inter-island transport and decarbonization of the global maritime sector. | Just one percent of UK adults feel they know a great deal about community energy finds BEC poll Storage | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3.5 Billion to Strengthen Domestic Battery Manufacturing  Two years after President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the U.S. Department of Energy announced up to $3.5 billion from the Infrastructure Law to boost domestic production of advanced batteries and battery materials nationwide. As part of Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the funding will create new, retrofitted, and expanded domestic facilities for battery-grade processed critical minerals, battery precursor materials, battery components, and cell and pack manufacturing, all of which are critical to supporting clean energy industries of the future, such as renewable energy and electric vehicles. | YLEM Energy To Commence Construction on Two New Battery Storage Sites Agenda Solar Finance & Investment Summit Renewable Energy Grid Integration Week 2024 |
