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The top five US states for solar installation added over 18GW of new PV generation capacity in 2023 between them, in a year which saw solar account for 53% of all US electricity capacity additions.

Equinor, Scatec and Hydro Rein have started commercial operations at their 531MW Mendubim solar project in Brazil.

Finnish investor Korkia and solar developer Global Consulting Energy have formed a development company to build up to 1GW solar PV portfolio in Italy.

PV Tech spoke with QW Solar's chairwoman about heterojunction technology, capacity planning, market strategy and annual targets.

Solar PV capacity was the most awarded renewables through government tenders last year, accounting for 44% of the total volume with 61GW.

This week, the European Council confirmed that solar module manufacturers will bear responsibility for the waste disposal and recycling of modules in the EU.

German renewable energy company EnBW has broken ground on an 80MW solar PV project, the largest to date in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Engie Brasil Energia has finalised its acquisition of a 545MWac Brazilian solar PV portfolio from Miami-headquartered renewables developer Atlas Renewable Energy.

Solar accounted for 53% of all new electricity-generating capacity in 2023, making up over half of new generating capacity for the first time.

912MWp of solar PV was awarded in the French government’s most recent ground-mounted solar tender, which closed this week.