Americas

Lightsource bp, the solar power development arm of oil and gas major bp, has commissioned the 187MW Peacock solar project in Texas.

The company will continue to list on the New York Stock Exchange under its NEP ticker symbol until 3rd February.

Silicon Ranch and United Power have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the former’s 150MW Byers Solar Farm in Colorado.

Utility-scale solar and storage developer Solar Proponent has inked 1.6GWac of power purchase agreements (PPAs) across four solar PV power plants in Texas, US.

Counties in Texas can expect to receive tax revenue of as much as US$18.8 million by locating a 100MW solar project on their land.

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced two conditional commitments and one loan closing in Puerto Rico, totalling over US$1.2 billion.

The firms say their tech can “confidently” meet domestic content bonus requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

With demand for critical minerals in clean energy technologies set to quadruple by 2040, Tom Kenning reports on efforts to improve supply chain transparency and enhance sustainability.

The majority of American and Chinese companies are “prepared” for global supply chain disruption following the inauguration of Donald Trump.

President Trump has signed orders to revoke parts of the IRA, examine trade relations with China and withdraw from the Paris agreement.