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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).

US solar developer 8minute Solar Energy is aiming to further its technological know-how with the appointment of its first chief technology officer (CTO).

A unified, strategic response to "apocalyptic" power prices witnessed in Australia has been called for by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group).

Solar EPC Sterling and Wilson believes an easing of PV module supply concerns, the rise of alternate supply chains and a gigawatt-scale green hydrogen market will drive both short- and medium-term growth for PV developers and EPCs.