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Japan has announced the new feed-in tariffs (FIT) for residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) solar installations for 2024 and 2025.

Spanish utility Iberdrola has planned to invest €15.5 billion (US$17 billion) in renewables by 2026 and commission 6GW of solar PV and onshore wind by 2027.

Global investor KKR has acquired a majority stake in US-based solar and energy storage developer Avantus.

French inverter manufacturer Imeon Energy has developed an inverter which is claimed to have conversion efficiency of 99%.

Italian grid operator Terna has planned to invest €16.5 billion (US$18 billion) in the next five years to strengthen and expand Italy’s transmission grid.

Independent power producer (IPP) Sonnedix has inked a framework agreement with European engineering and construction companies Eiffage.

The Solar Energy Manufacturers for America (SEMA) Coalition has called for a “strengthening [of] the domestic supply chain”.

German engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm Belectric has begun construction on a 114MW solar project in Mecklenburg, in northeastern Germany.

Solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has ended 2023 with 78.5GW of solar modules shipped, up 76.4% year-over-year.

Statkraft has signed a PPA with Vitesco Technologies, offering 83GWh of power from its solar and onshore wind power plants in Germany.