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Louth Callan Renewables has been awarded permission to build three solar projects, with a combined capacity of 121MW, in Illinois.

The deal follows the start of production at ES Foundry’s 3GW nameplate capacity manufacturing plant in January.

The Tech Council of Australia (TCA) has today (25 February) launched the Consumer Energy Tech Alliance (CETA), aiming to support the uptake of solar PV, battery storage, and smart technologies with its integration into the energy grid.

Construction has started on a 400MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) that will be co-located with Acen Australia's 720MW New England solar PV power plant in New South Wales, Australia.

A high breakage rate in thin PV module glass is a vulnerability that is not yet widely understood due to inadequate testing regimes, according to the IEA PVPS.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast 63GW of new utility-scale additions in 2025, led by solar PV.

The US added a record 49GW of new solar capacity in 2024, according to figures from the BCSE and Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

The ESMC has called for more comprehensive support measures for European solar manufacturing following a leak from the European Commission.

France has launched its 10th commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop tender, seeking 400MW of solar PV.

Australia’s Mount Isa City Council in Queensland has released an economic roadmap detailing that the region has some of eastern Australia’s highest potential for co-located solar and wind, with a possible generation capacity of over 26GW.