Americas

Summit Ridge Energy and Apollo have invested US$400 million to own and operate a portfolio of commercial solar assets in Illinois.

US renewable energy company Sunraycer Renewables has closed a US$475 million project financing facility for two solar-plus-storage projects in Texas.

Texas-based renewables developer Vesper Energy has begun commercial operations on its 600MW Hornet Solar project.

Bert Thin Films has used a copper paste on a tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) M10 solar cell with a conversion efficiency of 24%.

Artificial Intelligence will “transform” the energy sector over the next decade, according to a report from the International Energy Agency.

Four Republican US senators have signed an open letter urging a “stable and predictable” approach to US energy tax credits.

Indian solar manufacturer Waaree Energies has planned to expand its US module assembly plant by 1.6GW to 3.2GW of annual nameplate capacity.

A round-up of news from the US community solar sector this week, including Altus Power, Castillo Energy, NSE and CCSA.

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure and Greening plan to build a 1GW solar-plus-storage portfolio in the US.

US energy investment firm Excelsior Energy Capital has raised US$1 billion under its latest equity investment vehicle, Excelsior Renewable Energy Investment Fund II.