Markets & Finance

The US federal government has withdrawn its appeal against a US Court of International Trade (CIT) ruling to retroactively collect two years of tariffs on imported solar panels.

Strike prices for solar PV in upcoming UK Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation have been forecast to be around £63-68MWh (US$86-93MWh), according to trade body, Solar Energy UK (SEUK).

The European Commission has approved a €3 billion (US$3.55 billion) clean energy manufacturing aid scheme from Germany.

Chinese solar PV manufacturer Aiko Solar will license a raft of solar cell technology patents from Singapore-based manufacturer Maxeon.

The Australian government has launched a formal inquiry into the reuse and recycling of solar modules across the country.

The governments of Turkey and Saudi Arabia have signed a 5GW renewables agreement to develop power plants in the former country.

The 26GW Australian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) in Western Australia has secured AU$21 million (US$14.71 million) in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to advance large-scale hydrogen production capabilities that will support green iron manufacturing in the Pilbara region.

Optimising existing grid capacity could be the most viable solution to Europe’s long-standing grid capacity challenges.

Spanish renewable energy company Zelestra has finalised a power purchase agreement with Facebook’s parent company Meta for its 176MW Skull Creek Solar Plant in Texas.

Microinverter supplier Enphase Energy has filed an 8-K form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stating that it will reduce its workforce globally by nearly 160 jobs.