Power Plants

Nordic independent power producer (IPP) Scatec has secured US$102 million in funding to support its Release by Scatec platform.

Solar power purchase agreement prices in Q2 2023 in North America have dropped for the first time since Q1 2020 thanks to the increase in incorporating benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act and a stabilised solar supply chain.

State-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India has launched a tender for 1GW of domestic solar modules from manufacturers in India.

The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded 1.96GW of solar PV projects in its most recent Green Energy Auction Round (GEA2).

Enel Green Power Chile has started commercial operations at its 398MW Guanchoi solar plant, Chile's largest single solar facility.

PV Tech met with Li Luwei, vice president of Chinese mounting system provider Antaisolar, at Intersolar Europe to discuss the current landscape and learn about the company’s plans to redress the balance.

Agreements have been reached to develop a green hydrogen production facility in Western Australia, powered by a 900MW solar PV plant.

Bifacial perovskite cells could potentially produce up to 20% more energy yield than their monofacial counterparts, according to experimental research by scientists at the US’ National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

German start-up Hy2gen has planned to build a green ammonia plant with a 200MW electrolyser capacity in Mexico.

The IRS’ guidance on the domestic content tax bonus for solar projects under the IRA “makes it difficult for developers to attempt to access the 10% bonus ITC”, according to Martin Pochtaruk, president of North American solar PV manufacturer Heliene.