Will Norman

Independent power producer (IPP) Sonnedix has secured a €260 million (US$279 million) green loan to finance the acquisition and construction of renewable energy projects in Italy.

The first US$10 billion close of this second fund includes a seed portfolio of an unnamed UK onshore renewables developer and a solar development partnership in India.

ARENA’s Silicon To Solar study seeks to outline a “credible pathway” for Australia to establish 10GW of polysilicon (poly-si) purification capacity and 5GW of ingot, wafer, cell and module production capacity from 2030.

An increase in shipping times and freight rates due to violence in the Red Sea could carry implications for renewable energy and solar products heading to Europe and the US.

The combination of strict land legislation, elaborate permitting and a fiercely competitive solar developer market trying to meet ambitious PV deployment targets is causing issues for the French solar market.

US solar developer Vesper Energy has closed US$590 million in financing for its 600MW Hornet solar project in Swisher County, Texas.

London-based renewable energy investor Cubico Sustainable Investments has acquired a portfolio of 12 solar and hybrid power projects in Mexico

Under the deal, SFK will purchase a portion of the RECs from the power developed at Clearway’s 452MW solar PV project in Texas, US.

In 2023, a collective US$1.8 trillion went towards energy transition technologies and their supply chains, including solar PV and other renewable generation, grids, electrified transport and clean tech factories.

Global renewables investment platform Qualitas Energy has acquired US solar and storage platform Heelstone Renewable Energy for an undisclosed sum.