Markets & Finance

Martin Pochtaruk, President of Heliene, Inc. on the challenges and opportunities of building out the domestic PV supply chain in the US.

Canadian renewables firm Westbridge Renewable Energy will complete the first transaction of one of its five definitive agreements with Greek developer Mytilineos’ subsidiary, Metka.

Igneo has acquired a majority equity interest in Soltage, an independent power producer headquartered in the US state of New Jersey.

US solar prices per watt increased to US$2.9 in the first half of 2023, representing a 1.8% increase from H2 2022.

BlueWave has raised US$91 million in new funds to support five solar agrivoltaic projects in the US state of Massachusetts.

Shell Energy Europe has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with German insurance company Signal Iduna's subsidiary Hansainvest Real Assets to secure 600MW of capacity from a solar project.

US renewable energy company Enfinity Global has signed a €400 million (US$428.34) agreement with asset manager ICG to spur near-term growth.

Clean energy investment across Africa has to double the current US$90 billion target by 2030 and reach nearly US$25 billion per year, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB).

The SEIA and Wood Mackenzie have released their latest report into US solar, and expect the industry to add 32GW of new capacity this year.

REC Silicon has signed a supply agreement with Hanwha Qcells Georgia to supply high-purity fluidised bed reactor granular polysilicon.