Canadian-headquartered power producer Capital Power has signed a supply agreement with US thin film solar module manufacturer First Solar in the first cooperation between the two companies.
Microinverter supplier Enphase Energy has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Columbia, South Carolina in partnership with international manufacturing company Flex. It is the first of up to six planned US facilities, Enphase has said.
The world is increasing its installed solar PV capacity as 1TW will be added annually by 2030, while the annual polysilicon and wafer production capacity will continue to rise, according to the report Powering a Green Future: A Forecast to 2030 for Solar, Wind, and Energy Storage published by Taiwanese renewables research firm InfoLink Consulting.
NextEnergy Capital, the London-based solar energy asset manager, has closed the first round of its fifth investment vehicle, NextPower V ESG (NPV ESG) with US$480 million in investment commitments.
Spanish renewables company Grenergy has secured US$148 million in green financing to complete the development of two solar PV projects in Chile with a combined capacity of around 300MW.
The Netherlands will enhance domestic energy production and ramp up building the necessary infrastructure for the energy system, according to its updated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP).
