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Under the agreement, Photowatt would be integrated into Carbon’s solar PV manufacturing project in France.

Australia has confirmed that the first round of the Quad Clean Energy Supply Chains Diversification Program will open in November 2024.

Sonnedix has acquired an 80MW solar PV plant in Sicily, Italy, from Blunova, which is part of a wider agreement to acquire a 250MW portfolio.

According to Alight, the portfolio facility is thought to be the first of its kind in the Nordics, with the first three projects already financed.

Non-profit organisation Climate Council has signalled that Australia, the global leader in rooftop solar PV installations, could add a further 26.4GW by the end of the decade, bringing its total to 49.4GW.

The total solar workforce in the US reached nearly 280,000 workers at the end of 2023, according to IREC's Solar Jobs Census report.

Modules will need to pass the 2021 version of the IEC 61215 testing series if they are to be approved by the CEC.

The aid will take the form of direct grants and will be open for companies producing solar panels and batteries among others.

New Zealand solar PV developer Lodestone Energy has signed a solar agreement with poultry provider Inghams to match its electricity consumption via solar PV power plants.

LONGi has released its performance report for H1 2024, which includes the shipment of close to 80GW of cells, wafers and modules.