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Heather Zichal has announced she will leave the American Clean Power Association (ACP) after two years as its CEO.

Nearly a third of all renewable technologies employment came from the solar PV industry in 2021, according to a new report from the IRENA.

Under the REPowerEU scenario to install 750GWdc of solar across the European Union by 2030, the bloc will require 1 million solar workers, double the numbers from 2021.

Declan Flanagan, former CEO of Orsted Onshore, has launched a renewables investment platform with an initial capital of US$100 million.

US solar industry players gathered on the White House lawn yesterday to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), one month after it was signed into law.

Maxeon Solar Technologies CEO Jeff Waters is stepping down from the role after four years, with the company on the search for a new head.

The CEO of Indian independent power producer Azure Power has stepped down after just one month in the role.

Installation and project development companies drove job creation in the US solar sector last year as the industry employed 255,037 workers, a 9.2% increase on 2020, a report has revealed.

Module manufacturer Vikram Solar has appointed Ivan Saha as its new chief executive officer to lead the company’s strategic expansion plans.

The US solar industry added 17,212 jobs in 2021, up 5.4% on 2020 figures, with 40% of all US energy jobs now focused on the transition to a net zero economy, according to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) US Energy and Employment Report (USEER).