Markets & Finance

US solar developer Primergy Solar has closed commitments for US$300 million in debt and text equity investments for a 100MW solar project in Arkansas, US.

SB Energy has raised a massive US$2.4 billion in funding to support the construction of 1.3GW of new solar capacity in the US.

The Vista Alegre solar plant will supply electricity to aluminium producer Albras for 21 years through a power purchase agreement.

Renewable energy financier Excelsior Energy Capital has closed US$1.3 billion in financing for its recently-acquired 682.5MW Faraday solar PV project in Utah County, Utah, US.

Trina Solar has signed a supply agreement with Fiber X to supply modules and trackers to a project under development in Brazil.

Investment in renewable projects in Australia has continued its slow trend in the third quarter of 2023 with only two new projects achieving financial commitment, according to trade body the Clean Energy Council (CEC).

There are now 14 renewable energy projects in Australia that are being developed in partnership with First Nations indigenous communities, according to new figures from the First Nations Clean Energy Network (FNCEN).

Greater strategic coordination of solar worldwide is needed to help meet climate goals, the new CEO of the Global Solar Council has said.

Gretchen Whitmer has signed a number of bills into law to increase the contribution of renewable energy to the Michigan energy mix.

The COP28 meeting kicking off in Dubai today will be arguably the biggest ever for solar, says new Global Solar Council chief, Sonia Dunlop.