Power Plants

Zelestra has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Meta for the 180MWdc Palmera Solar Plant in Freestone County, Texas.

Waaree lands 300MW EPC deal, while Gujarat Inject bags INR10 million module supply order and Vikram Solar eyes US$2.8 billion solar manufacturing hub.

Global solar portfolios are increasingly producing fragmented and incomplete data, which can impact project performance and financial returns.

US solar installer SUNation Energy and merchant cell manufacturer Suniva have agreed to merge to create an integrated platform combining US-based solar manufacturing with residential and commercial installation services.

Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure (GSI) and the Ocean Man Nakoda Nation (OMNN) have broken ground on the 100MWac solar project in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Chinese solar tracker producer Arctech Solar signed 3GW of supply deals at the SNEC conference in Shanghai, China, last week.

The top 10 PV tracker manufacturers are investing in artificial intelligence applications or advanced materials to improve tracker performance or reduce solar project costs.

French utility Engie will invest close to €100 million (US$114 million) in a 155MW solar PV project at its Castelnou power station. 

Lightsource has started construction on Queensland's 380MWdc Lower Wonga solar and 281MW/843MWh battery project.

Tech giant Google and US renewable energy developer Intersect have partnered to develop a new data centre and energy complex in Texas.