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Spanish developer Acciona Energia will begin constructing a 380MW solar PV plant in Australia in the first quarter of 2024.

Scatec has signed an agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company to develop a project consisting of 1GW of solar and 200MWh of battery storage during the COP28.

The solar industry in California “has experienced devastating results in the form of business closures and depression-level layoffs”.

According to Spanish tracker provider Soltec, hailstorms resulted in construction-related losses exceeding US$1 billion in 2021 in the US.

New York state has installed 2GW of community solar capacity, according to the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority.

Solar PV developer and asset owner Photon Energy has signed an operations & maintenance (O&M) contract with Swedish developer OX2 AB for 100.19MWp of solar PV in Poland.

PV Tech Premium looks at the challenges of developing a utility-scale solar PV project on uneven terrains and hard soils.

Renewable energy financier Excelsior Energy Capital has closed US$1.3 billion in financing for its recently-acquired 682.5MW Faraday solar PV project in Utah County, Utah, US.

There are now 14 renewable energy projects in Australia that are being developed in partnership with First Nations indigenous communities, according to new figures from the First Nations Clean Energy Network (FNCEN).

Greater strategic coordination of solar worldwide is needed to help meet climate goals, the new CEO of the Global Solar Council has said.