Markets & Finance

Petrobras has acquired 49.9% of solar developer Lightsource bp’s subsidiaries in Brazil, for a 'not materially significant' amount of money.

Renewables developer ib vogt has sold the 95.18MW Baobab solar PV project in Segovia, central Spain, to a subsidiary of Swiss independent power producer (IPP) EOS NER.

JA Solar is a lead partner in a joint venture that broke ground this week on a new 2GW solar PV cell, 2GW module and 1GWh energy storage manufacturing facility in Egypt.

Germany has revised down the price ceiling for roof-mounted solar PV systems to €0.1/kWh (US$0.117/kWh) for tenders to be held in 2026.

The EU’s Economic Security Doctrine has identified solar inverters as a high-risk dependency, a move which the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has lauded.

Imperial Star's DomesticIQ calculator aims to bring some clarity to the complexities of navigating US solar domestic content requirements.

France has awarded 507.7MW of solar PV capacity in its latest technology neutral auction, with only solar projects selected.

Soltec has begun the process of transferring 80% of its share ownership to European investment firm DVC Solutions.

Solar manufacturer Maxeon has filed a new patent infringement lawsuit against fellow PV manufacturer Aiko before the Munich Regional Court I in Germany.

A round-up of news coming from Europe, with IPP Encavis acquiring a 265MW solar PV portfolio in Italy, Iberdrola starting construction on 366MW of solar PV in its home country and IPP Sonnedix signing a renewables supply agreement with a subsidiary of Volkswagen in Spain.