Canadian Solar has signed a 256MW module supply agreement with South African independent power producer (IPP) SOLA Group. The modules will supply what Canadian Solar has said will be South Africa’s two largest solar PV plants.
Amazon has expanded its renewable energy presence in India with two solar-wind hybrid projects to be developed in partnership with Vibrant Energy, a subsidiary of Macquarie Green Investment Group.
D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), the US renewable energy developer, has signed a 200MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with tech and social media titan Meta for power produced at the Long Lake solar project in Arkansas.
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has released its roadmap to reaching 100% renewable generation in the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM) by 2025.
The government of the Netherlands announced a €130/MWh (US$136) profit ceiling for solar and wind generation this week as part of the EU’s established ‘intramarginal levy’ scheme to curb excessive energy profits due to rising costs.
Europe needs to galvanise a competitive PV manufacturing ecosystem in the same vein as the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), according to the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC).
PV and solar-plus-storage costs have risen year-on-year (YoY) in the US, according to the annual price benchmarking analysis by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Canadian renewable energy company Brookfield Asset Management has established a mutual agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will see 600MW of solar and wind capacity provided to fuel Amazon’s operations. Brookfield will also employ AWS’ technology and digital capabilities to optimise its infrastructure.
PV plant developer National Grid Renewables has commenced operations at its Noble solar-plus-storage project in Denton County, Texas. The Noble project consists of a 275MW solar PV farm and 125MWh energy storage system.
