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A total of 4.7GW of utility-scale solar capacity was installed in Q4 2022 in the US, but the difficulties in sourcing modules caused a delay in installations, according to industry body the American Clean Power Association. 

Solar developer Lightsource bp has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with fast food giant McDonald’s for a 145MWac/180MWdc PV project in Louisiana.

Solar manufacturer Trina Solar and Qcells parent Hanwha Solutions have reached a patent licensing and transfer agreement with each other over their respective intellectual property and settled their patent dispute, they said in a joint statement.

Guzman Energy has secured a power purchase agreement with renewable energy producer Sonnedix for a 110MW project in the US. 

Spanish water company Miya has acquired a minority stake in Xfloat, the Israeli floating PV tech developer.

Residential solar installer SunPower has invested in its California sales and marketing division to ensure that as many customers can apply for favourable net energy metering (NEM) 2.0 rates.

Otovo stopped trading on Euronext Growth Oslo on 13 February and moved to the main list on the following day.

Utility company Enel Chile's renewable energy arm Enel Green Power Chile has begun commercial operation of its 375MW Campos del Sol PV power plant after receiving official authorisation.

Spanish power company Naturgy and energy infrastructure developer Enagás Renovable have unveiled a 280MW renewable hydrogen power plant in Spain.

Certification services company UL Solutions has formed a partnership with the Modular Energy System Architecture (MESA) Standards Alliance to standardise distributed energy communications.