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Solar curtailments in California, the US, have never been higher in 2023, as solar generation outpaces transmission capacity upgrades, according to a report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Quinbrook has launched a platform to enable offtake customers to trace the source of their electricity in real-time.

Undetected faults and damage in solar PV modules, like cracks, manufacturing errors and foreign material, pose a “significant risk” to the solar industry according to a new report from US renewables firm Clean Energy Associates (CEA).

The UK solar industry is set to add an additional 1.7GWpdc of new PV capacity in 2023, according to the Solar Media Market Research team.

Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Opdenergy has signed a 12-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 108MW solar PV project in Chile.

Renewable energy developer Hive Energy has sold four solar projects with a combined capacity of 267MW to German solar developer Juwi.

Investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has acquired a 200-hectare site to build a polysilicon manufacturing facility in Townsville, Australia.

Lithuanian energy supplier Green Genius has secured €9.5 million (US$10.07 million) from investment and insurance company INVL towards building 500MW of renewables projects in Romania.

Spanish solar tracker provider PV Hardware (PVH) has secured a 230MW PV tracker supply for a project in Egypt.

Ingka Group, the owner of Swedish shopping chain IKEA, has acquired a 300MW solar PV project in Dâmbovița county, Romania.