Will Norman

Thin-film solar manufacturing could add over US$10 billion in product value to the US economy by 2026, according to a study commissioned by US thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar manufacturer First Solar.

International solar developer Atlas Renewable Energy has acquired its first solar PV project in Colombia from Rayo Energia.

PV balance of system solutions provider Shoals Technologies will invest US$80 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Tennessee.

Australian utility Origin Energy has acquired renewables developer Walcha Energy and its 1.3GW project pipeline of solar and wind assets.

German solar testing house Fraunhofer ISE opened its new technology evaluation centre (Module-TEC) in a former Solar Fabrik factory in Freiburg, Germany this week.

Iraq will look to deploy 12GW of solar PV capacity by 2030, according to a plan revealed this week by the Iraqi National Investment Authority.

Enel North America, the US subsidiary of energy company Enel, has begun operations at a 297MWdc solar PV project in Navarro County, Texas.

US and Canadian utility the Edmonton Power Corporation (EPCOR) has entered a partnership with solar developer SynerGen Solar to develop and build a 90MW PV project in New Mexico, US.

Panellists at the Energy Storage Summit 2024 discussed the commercial opportunities for co-located projects.

Spanish renewables developer Greenalia has closed US$200 million in three-year credit facilities to support the development of solar PV, energy storage and wind projects in the US.