Markets & Finance

US utilities NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy have formally submitted applications to state and federal governments to merge their companies, creating the largest regulated power utility in the world.

German solar energy research institute ISC Konstanz has appointed Dr Gerhard Mathiak as its head of its module department.

In the second of a two-part post, Moustafa Ramadan, head of PV Tech Research, explores the increasingly complex risks associated with solar cell procurement in the US.

Australia will move to ensure large-scale data centres are required to put at least as much green energy into the grid as they draw from it.

Solar power saved the European Union €20 billion (US$22 billion) in gas imports between 1 March and 15 July, according to SolarPower Europe.

US module and soon-to-be cell manufacturer T1 Energy is looking beyond wafers and cells to catalyse domestic production of ancillary components such as glass, frames and even pallets—while tapping semiconductor industry talent to staff its expanding operations.

Qualitas Energy has secured a €53 million (US$63 million) non-recourse financing package for a 117MWp greenfield solar PV portfolio in Poland.

CERC issues suo motu order to release interstate transmission connectivity reserved for renewable projects that failed to secure PPAs.

Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a subsidiary of global asset owner giant BlackRock, has agreed to acquire a majority and controlling interest in commercial solar PV developer Summit Ridge Energy.

Shell Overseas Investment, a wholly owned subsidiary of oil and gas giant Shell, has signed an agreement to sell 100% of Solenergi Power Private to renewables platform Aditya Birla Renewables (ABRen).