Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

In the first half of 2024, Italy has installed 3.7GW of new renewable energy capacity, of which 3.3GW came from solar PV.

The EU and the US are leading efforts to reduce the carbon intensity of PV manufacturing through targeted import tariffs. As well as supporting decarbonisation efforts, such policies could also promote geographic diversification in the solar supply chain and greater supply resilience, writes Michael Parr of the Ultra Low Carbon Solar Alliance.

Australian Silica Quartz has started drilling at the Quartz Hill project which could provide the minerals for Quinbrook's polysilicon plant.

The corporate world is taking an increased interest in community solar, which can take multiple forms, from tax equity to offtake.

Pertamina NRE has signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned energy company Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited to build the PV project.

Egypt aims to accelerate the approval process for new renewables capacity to be constructed in the country.

Germany has been consistently adding over 1GW of solar PV capacity every month since March 2023, and has passed a total of 90GW capacity.

Total global corporate funding for solar on the other hand is down year-on-year, according to Mercom Capital Group.

Saudi Arabia's PIF has signed two solar PV manufacturing agreements with Chinese manufacturers JinkoSolar and TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy.

The foundations of a solar project offer multiple opportunities for driving down system costs. Arash Yazdani of PRI Engineering describes some of the key steps involved in investigating the specific conditions of a project site and developing a foundation design that will stand the test of time.