Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

US cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film manufacturer First Solar has inaugurated a 3.5GW facility in Alabama, US.

The global target to treble renewable energy capacity to 11TW by 2030 is off track, according to a report from BloombergNEF (BNEF).

Located in Clay County, Origis will develop, construct and operate the Hope Solar + Storage project with a BESS capacity of 200MW/800MWh.

Located in the central region of Lazio, Italy, the solar PV project is targeted to be constructed by 2026.

Swiss-owned PV manufacturer Meyer Burger has appointed Franz Richter as its new CEO, less than a week after Gunter Erfurt stepped down .

The 1GW PV portfolio and energised line acquisition in Chile will double the solar capacity of Grenergy's Oasis de Atacama project.

Under the agreement, Photowatt would be integrated into Carbon’s solar PV manufacturing project in France.

Sonnedix has acquired an 80MW solar PV plant in Sicily, Italy, from Blunova, which is part of a wider agreement to acquire a 250MW portfolio.

According to Alight, the portfolio facility is thought to be the first of its kind in the Nordics, with the first three projects already financed.

The total solar workforce in the US reached nearly 280,000 workers at the end of 2023, according to IREC's Solar Jobs Census report.