According to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) latest report “Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory”, solar PV accounted for 59% of all additions.
In Australia, the Victoria government detailed a new decarbonisation plan yesterday (21 August), with the aim of introducing around 7.6GW of rooftop solar PV generation by 2035.
Horizon Power, Western Australia’s region energy provider, has inked its first Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) with the Nyul Nyul people of Beagle Bay in Kimberley for a proposed solar PV development.
Singapore-headquartered renewable energy producer Vena Energy has signed an investment agreement with MGen Renewable Energy for a 550MW solar PV project in the Philippines.
Japanese PV inverter manufacturer Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC) has expanded its footprint in the US with the construction of a 9GW inverter facility.
A new research project, announced this week, will seek to bolster intellectual property (IP) and patent protection for European companies developing new solar cell technologies.