With the United States on the cusp of an IRA-driven surge in utility-scale PV deployment, Mark Bolinger and Joachim Seel of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory cover key technology and market trends in this synopsis of their annual “Utility-Scale Solar” report series.
Chinese solar manufacturer GCL System Integration Technology (GCL SI) has secured a 550MW PV module supply agreement with Indian state-owned utility SJVN Green Energy.
Estonian independent power producer (IPP) Sunly has secured €65.9 million (US$71 million) towards the development and construction of 98MW worth of solar PV projects in Poland.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has backed a €25 million (US$27 million) investment into a 112.5MW solar PV project in north-eastern Bulgaria.
More than a quarter of the European Union’s (EU) electricity (27%) came from solar and wind in 2023, according to new analysis from energy thinktank Ember.