Power Plants

GameChange Solar will supply 1.2GW of trackers for ACWA Power’s 2GW Khulis solar PV project, currently under construction in Saudi Arabia.

The EU’s Economic Security Doctrine has identified solar inverters as a high-risk dependency, a move which the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has lauded.

Voltage Energy has received what it calls the solar industry’s first full-system 2kV EBOS certification from UL Solutions.

Spanish renewables developer Acciona Energia has sold a 49% minority stake in a 1.3GW US solar PV project portfolio.

France has awarded 507.7MW of solar PV capacity in its latest technology neutral auction, with only solar projects selected.

A roundup of three solar PV project financing stories from Australia, Texas and California, with updates from Potentia Energy, Origis Energy and Baywa r.e.  

A round-up of news coming from Europe, with IPP Encavis acquiring a 265MW solar PV portfolio in Italy, Iberdrola starting construction on 366MW of solar PV in its home country and IPP Sonnedix signing a renewables supply agreement with a subsidiary of Volkswagen in Spain.

Slowing solar PV and energy storage installations in Europe risks “competitiveness and security at a pivotal moment”, according to the head of SolarPower Europe.

The European Commission has proposed improvements to Europe’s energy infrastructure, aiming to accelerate the grid permitting process.

Italy has awarded 88 projects for a combined 1.1GW of solar PV in its Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) non-price criteria FER-X auction.