Renewable Energy

DETROIT – October 29, 2026 -- DTE Energy has put its 132-megawatt Fish Creek Solar Park near Sheridan, Michigan, into operation. The $268 million project was fully funded by customers who voluntarily participate in the utility's MIGreenPower program.

MIGreenPower customers fund the full $268 million build

DTE says the voluntary program adds generation capacity without raising costs for other customers. The park can produce enough energy to power approximately 30,000 homes.

Matt Paul, president and chief operating officer of DTE Electric, said new generation such as Fish Creek is part of how the utility keeps the lights on while holding bills as affordable as possible.

Traunstein – October 29, 2026 -- MaxSolar GmbH is now delivering power from 36.5 MWp of German solar capacity to SAP SE under a ten-year corporate power purchase agreement (PPA), after the second of two projects entered operation.

Two solar parks in Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein supply the contract

The PPA covers the 25 MWp Memmendorf park in Saxony and the Pahlen park in Schleswig-Holstein, which has roughly 11.5 MWp. Memmendorf has fed power into the grid since April 2026. Pahlen was commissioned in August 2026, so both projects now deliver under the agreement.

The contract provides for physical power delivery under a pay-as-nominated model. Guarantees of origin are supplied for the electricity delivered.

Taizhou – October 29, 2026 -- LUTIAN has invested more than RMB 300 million in research and development since 2023 to carry its motor and power electronics expertise into solar and energy storage, Chairman Changguo Luo told the LUTIAN Global Energy Partner Conference 2026. The event ran October 12-14 in Taizhou and drew more than 200 domestic and international guests from over 60 countries and regions.

LuckEner pitches inverters, batteries and cloud monitoring for residential and C&I

LuckEner Product Director Wang Yang presented the portfolio for residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) applications. It covers hybrid and on-grid inverters and battery systems, built for varying energy needs and grid conditions.

The hardware is paired with LT Cloud, a platform offering real-time monitoring, remote diagnostics, intelligent control and AI-assisted energy management.

Berlin/Florence – October 27, 2026 -- PLAN-B NET ZERO AG, a German energy provider with about 115,000 customers and users and more than EUR 60 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), has won "World's Best Challenger Brand" at the CHARGE Awards Europe 2026.

CHARGE presented the award on October 19, 2026, at its Energy Brand Conference in Florence. The jury recognized PLAN-B's Neo Energy concept, which turns electricity from an interchangeable commodity into a digital energy system.

PLAN-B reports 115,000 users and EUR 60 million ARR since its 2023 founding

Bradley Mundt founded the company in April 2023. As of June 30, 2026, it had around 115,000 customers and users. By its own assessment, this makes PLAN-B one of the fastest-growing energy platforms in the DACH region.

Greater Noida – October 19, 2026 -- YINGFA will present solar cells with measured efficiencies of up to 28.4% at Renewable Energy India Expo 2026, running October 22–24 at India Expo Mart, targeting Indian module manufacturers with cell formats built for varied module designs.

XBC 2.0 cells reach up to 28.4% efficiency with a gridline-free front surface

YINGFA's XBC 2.0 cells combine a pure black appearance with a front surface free of metal gridlines. The company positions them for module designs where both performance and aesthetics matter.

TOPCon 3.0 cells deliver 27.3% in four cut formats

The TOPCon 3.0 line posts a measured cell efficiency of 27.3%. It is available in full-cell, half-cut, third-cut and quarter-cut formats, giving module makers options for different module architectures.

Beijing – October 18, 2026 -- The Huaneng Zangmu Hydropower Station on the Yarlung Zangbo River spent about 360 million yuan ($53.27 million) on a fishway, and the channel has helped about 570,000 fish pass the dam since the plant began operating in 2015.

The station is about 400 meters long and more than 100 meters high. It covers nearly 26 percent of electricity demand in Xizang Autonomous Region and ended the region's reliance on diesel for large-scale power supply.

Ecological spending extends beyond the fishway

Station head Sun Chao said a fast-flowing fish stock enhancement and release station cost 48 million yuan ($7.10 million) to build. Annual fry-breeding costs are nearly 7 million yuan ($1.04 million). The release project has run for 12 years and has put 1.97 million fish into the river.

Kuala Lumpur – October 17, 2026 -- Founder Group Limited (NASDAQ: FGL) has secured a RM19.5 million (approximately US$5 million) engineering, procurement and construction contract for a 5.5MW solar facility under Malaysia's Large Scale Solar 5 (LSS5) programme.

A solar investment company awarded the contract. Founder Group will oversee design, construction, testing and commissioning of the plant.

Plant must reach commercial operation by May 1, 2027

The project carries a guaranteed Maximum Annual Available Capacity (MAAQ) of 13,568.8 megawatt-hours (MWh) for the first two years of operation. Commercial operation is scheduled for May 1, 2027.

CEO Lee Seng Chi said the company aims to achieve energization by early 2027 and cited its track record in utility-scale projects since LSS4.

Kuala Lumpur – October 17, 2026 -- Founder Group Limited (NASDAQ: FGL) has secured an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract valued at RM34 million (about US$8.6 million) under Malaysia's Large Scale Solar 5 (LSS5) programme, lifting its total LSS5 contract value to about RM70 million (about US$17.7 million).

The company won the contract in collaboration with a solar investment company that the source does not name.

Founder Group will build a 9.5 MW facility due online by May 1, 2027

Under the newly signed contract, Founder Group will handle design, construction, testing and commissioning of the 9.5 MW solar facility. The company agreed earlier this month to build the facility under LSS5. Commercial operation is scheduled for no later than May 1, 2027.

Kuala Lumpur – October 17, 2026 -- Founder Energy Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed Founder Group Limited (FGL), has signed a turn-key EPCC contract worth approximately RM5.58 million (US$1.37 million) to build a 1.78 MW-peak rooftop solar system for a shrimp farming and processing facility in Ayer Hitam, Kedah.

The deal is Founder Group's second solar project for the agricultural sector. It follows a shrimp farm project in Terengganu and is the company's first to combine an integrated shrimp farm with a processing plant.

Kuala Lumpur – October 17, 2026 -- Founder Energy Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed Founder Group Limited (FGL), has been engaged as subcontractor for a 29.99MWac large-scale solar photovoltaic facility in Daerah Kuala Muda, Kedah, in a deal valued at RM6.05 million (approximately US$1.5 million).

The award falls under Malaysia's Corporate Green Power Programme (CGPP), a national mechanism that lets corporates procure renewable energy directly from large-scale solar developers via the grid.

Founder Energy takes on procurement, installation and commissioning scope

Under the letter of award, Founder Energy covers procurement, electrical and mechanical installation, and commissioning of the facility. Major equipment is excluded and will be purchased directly by the main contractor.