Americas

Charles Boynton will start his new position in Nextracker in May and lead Nextracker’s global finance and accounting organisation.

US independent power producer (IPP) Enfinity Global has sold a minority stake in a 400MW US solar PV portfolio to Japanese utility Kysuhu Electric.

Arizona utility Salt River Project (SRP) and renewables developer NextEra Energy Resources have commissioned a 260MW solar-plus-storage project in Buckeye, Arizona, US.

EDPR NA and Volt Energy Utility have started construction on a 100MWac solar project in the US state of Illinois.

Record renewables capacity additions and the progress in the energy transition last year are insufficient to meet the 1.5°C scenario.

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has rejected two applications to terminate power purchase agreements with biomass producers.

Swiss-owned solar manufacturer Meyer Burger has clarified the terms of its recently-announced rights issue, designed to raise money towards its US manufacturing expansion plans.

Chilean energy developer Generadora Metropolitana, owned by French utility EDF and Chilean independent power producer AME, has started the energisation process of a 480MW solar PV plant in Chile.

Digitalisation offers PV plant operators the opportunity to shift from preventive to predictive maintenance practices. Eduardo Sarquis reports on research aimed at shedding further light on the system performance benefits of moving to a predictive O&M strategy.

US solar manufacturer Silfab Solar has signed a supply deal for US-made solar glass with PV recycling firm, Solarcycle.