Financial & Legal

Retail giant Walmart has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with utility EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) for a 180MW solar PV project in Texas, US.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued a final rule designed to tighten up the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) regulations.

Solar manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has initiated a TOPCon patent infringement lawsuit against Canadian Solar in the US.

The US Department of Energy has invested up to US$22 million to improve planning, siting and permitting of large-scale renewable projects.

The policy environment for solar PV in Europe needs to be balanced between the interests of developers and other industry parties, according to speakers at today’s Large Scale Solar Europe conference in Lisbon.

Bernstein Liebhard has filed a lawsuit against Shoals due to “wire shrinkback,” affecting a number of its products.

Spanish solar developer Solarpack has closed a US$176 million senior financing package for a 300MW solar PV plant in Peru.

With solar a global industry, perhaps a global approach is the best way to ensure a more consistent supply of funding.

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.