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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced plans to release US$20 million in funding for solar waste reduction and lifecycle technologies, including US$8 million of funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Greenvolt Power has sold two renewable power projects to Polish electric utility Energa Wytwarzanie, with a total solar capacity of 32MW.

French energy major TotalEnergies has fully acquired independent power producer (IPP) Total Eren, increasing its operating income and tapping into the opportunities in multiple foreign markets.

Argentina’s latest renewables auction awarded more than 630MW of capacity out of 620MW initially intended, of which 501.1MW from solar PV.

India installed 6,794MW of solar PV in H1 (January – June) 2023, a 19% decrease year-on-year from 2022 according to energy analyst JMK Research.

Japanese conglomerate Itochu Corporation has announced a plan to invest US$2 billion in renewable energy generation assets in the US and Canada.

Brazilian mining company Vale's Sol do Cerrado solar energy complex has reached full installed capacity of 766MW.

Module manufacturer Meyer Burger has planned to build a solar cell plant in Colorado, the US, with an initial annual capacity of 2GW.

Indian state-owned utility SJVN will develop 1.2GW of solar PV projects to supply power to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited.

The Chilean government has awarded Spanish renewable power company EDP Renewables tenders to build 323MW of new clean power projects.