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Floating solar remains constrained by a range of technical and regulatory uncertainties, according to an IEA PVPS report.

The US state of New Jersey has launched its third solicitation of the CSI Program, seeking 300MW of solar PV and 160MWh of energy storage.

Tata Power Renewable Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Tata Motors to build a 131MW wind-solar hybrid energy project.

Germany’s latest public auction for ground-mounted solar PV capacity ended “significantly oversubscribed”, according to the German electricity regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur.

Analysis: Carrie Xiao explores the factors behind the recent cancellation of China’s PV module mega-tender and their wider implications for equipment procurement.

Italian renewable energy developer Limes has sold a 287MW portfolio of solar PV and wind power projects to an unnamed “international independent power producer (IPP)”.

Shanghai Electric and Masdar have signed an agreement to build the 2GW Sadawi solar project in Saudi Arabia.

The New South Wales government has said that 3.5GW of solar PV, BESS and wind have been granted the right to connect to the South West REZ.

Solar’s rapid expansion has attracted the attention of those opposed to its ongoing success, writes Becquerel Institute CEO Gaëtan Masson.

Solar PV developer Atlas Renewable Energy has secured US$510 million in financing for a solar-plus-storage project in Antofagasta, Chile.