Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Italian solar manufacturer FuturaSun has signed a strategic agreement with the government of the city of Huai’an in China to build a 10GW solar cell manufacturing plant.

British renewables company Savannah Energy has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the government of Niger to develop up to 200MW of solar PV.

Solar module supplier Maxeon has started evaluating the possibility of expanding its manufacturing capacity in the US with a cell and module assembly plant.

Falling solar module prices in recent years mean it can be beneficial to oversize the DC capacity in PV plants. John Leslie of BTY presents findings from a study that suggests developers should, in certain cases, investigate using higher DC/AC ratio designs.

Solar tracker supplier Array Technologies has increased its revenue in the opening quarter of 2023 due to higher volume sales and average selling price (ASP).

French renewables developer Akuo Energy and managing asset company Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure have closed the financing of a Chilean solar PV portfolio.

Independent power producer (IPP) Scatec has posted strong results in the first quarter of the year driven by strong operational and financial performance.

Utility Duke Energy has completed two more solar PV projects in northern Florida, adding 150MW to its portfolio.

US solar installer Sunrun has added 239.8MW of PV capacity in Q1 2023, exceeding its high-end guidance and is on track to reach 1GW in 2023.

Asset manager ESR Group has published its environmental, social and governance (ESG) 2030 roadmap where it targets to reach 1GW of installed solar power capacity from its rooftop assets.