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US utility Appalachian Power is seeking project proposals for 1.1GW of new solar PV, energy storage or wind power capacity.

US solar developer Origis Energy has secured a US$300 million corporate financing facility from investment firm KKR.

The World Bank and Masdar have announced a US$159 million financing package to support a 250MW solar-plus-storage project in Uzbekistan.

Major Chinese solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has released a 2,000 volt solar module after receiving technological qualifications from tech certification firm UL Solutions.

Chinese solar manufacturer Huasun Energy has secured a 1GW heterojunction (HJT) module procurement for state-owned utility China Datang Corporation.

New research into mixed tin-lead perovskite solar cells has demonstrated the effectiveness of using carboranes to regulate cell temperature.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will invest US$71 million into specific solar manufacturing projects across the value chain.

Spanish energy utility Iberdrola has taken full ownership of its US subsidiary Avangrid for a total of US$2.551 billion.

Renewables developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has entered the Finnish market with the intention to develop 600MW of solar PV.

The 480MW CEME1 PV project in Chile has started commercial operation, and is the country’s largest solar project by capacity.