Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Energy company AES Andes has reached commercial operation of a 180MW solar-plus-storage plant in Antofagasta, Chile.

US cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film module manufacturer First Solar has unveiled its intention to build a fifth US manufacturing facility, adding 3.5GW annual capacity in 2026.

Spanish utility Iberdrola has added 500MW of solar capacity during the second quarter of 2023, bringing the total to nearly 5GW.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €575 million (US$637 million) loan to Spanish oil major Repsol to roll out 1.1GW of renewables in Spain.

Independent power producer (IPP) BrightNight has partnered with automaker Rivian and environmental nonprofit The Nature Conservancy to develop an 800MW solar PV project on a former coal mine in Kentucky, US.

With solar-plus-storage project development increasing across the globe, PV Tech looked at its current challenges and advantages.

Argentina’s latest renewables auction awarded more than 630MW of capacity out of 620MW initially intended, of which 501.1MW from solar PV.

Module manufacturer Meyer Burger has planned to build a solar cell plant in Colorado, the US, with an initial annual capacity of 2GW.

Ghana is on track to achieve its goal of universal access to electricity by 2025 with the successful implementation of the Bui Hydro-Solar PV Hybrid system.

On Wednesday 19 July, The European Parliament (EP) has approved by 55 votes in favour and 15 against reforming the EU Electricity Market Design.