Americas

Engie North America – a regional subsidiary of French energy company Engie – has closed US$1 billion in tax equity financing to support a 1.3GW portfolio of solar PV and wind assets across the US.

TrinaTracker, has launched an updated version of its Vanguard 1P Smart Tracking Solution, featuring hardware and software upgrades aimed at improving installation efficiency, system stability and long-term reliability.

US cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film module manufacturer First Solar has increased its manufacturing capacity in 2023 by 6.8GW, most of which from its Series 7.

Polysilicon imports to China have fallen to their lowest levels since 2011 as non-Chinese polysilicon producers have shipped greater volumes to Southeast Asia, according to a recent report from Bernreuter Research.

Array Technologies has published its financial results for 2023, reporting total revenue of US$1.58 billion in the year.

SunPower is looking for a new permanent CEO and has established an "office of the chairman" led by executive chairman of the board Tom Werner.

US energy utility AES has posted an improved financial results for 2023 as it narrowed its yearly losses to US$182 million.

Todd Karin and Tristan Erion-Loric from PV Evolution Labs discuss the technical and financial impacts of cell cracks and hail damage, among other topics.

Thin-film solar manufacturing could add over US$10 billion in product value to the US economy by 2026, according to a study commissioned by US thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar manufacturer First Solar.

International solar developer Atlas Renewable Energy has acquired its first solar PV project in Colombia from Rayo Energia.