Projects

As Italy’s solar market looks to be finding its feet after a decade of stumbling around below the 1GW mark, 2024 could be the year it starts to cover real ground again.

US solar developer Origis Energy has secured a US$136 million construction financing facility and conversion to term loan with financial group Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) for a PV plant in Florida, US.

Rooftop solar capacity has surpassed 20GW in Australia, becoming the second largest source of renewable electricity generation.

Indian renewables company Mahindra Susten has planned to develop a 153MW hybrid project in Maharashtra, India.

About AU$2.5 million of the funding will be used to ensure that residential solar modules can avoid landfills and are repurposed for parts.

Japanese power company Jera has created a subsidiary that will develop 20GW of renewable capacity by 2035.

Israel-headquartered independent power producer (IPP) Econergy has begun commercial operations at a 92MW solar PV project in Romania.

Two solar PV developers - Soltec and Recurrent Energy - have closed financial deals for projects in Brazil this week .

India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has published its latest figures for clean power capacity additions in the country, which show that the country added 15GW of new solar capacity in the 12 months to the end of March 2024.

The US Department Of the Interior (DOI) has granted permits to over 25GW of renewable energy capacity on public lands, a milestone originally earmarked by the Biden administration for 2025.