Americas

The US added 4,557MW of solar capacity in the first quarter of 2024, bringing the total installed capacity to over 100GW, according to ACP.

PV Tech Premium explores whether the US will be able to bring solar wafer and polysilicon supply onshore in the current market climate.

US independent power producer (IPP) Silicon Ranch has partnered with Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE), a state electric cooperative, to develop a 110MW PV plant in the Tennessee Valley.

Spanish solar developer Solarpack has signed two environmental attribute purchase agreements (EAPAs) with tech company Meta in Indiana, US.

FTC Solar has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, which include revenue of US$12.6 million.

In the first quarter of the year, Array Technologies' revenue was only US$153.4 million, down from US$341.6 million in Q4 2023.

Canadian Solar's quarterly module shipment decreased by more than 20%, but it posted a net income of US$12.4 million in Q1 2024.

The US EIA expects solar to be the driving force behind a slight growth in the US’ total electricity generation capacity.

After a steep decline in inverter shipments in the last quarter of 2023, Solaredge has started the first quarter of 2024 with an increase to 946MW.

For the second year in a row, solar PV outpaced wind in global electricity growth generation in 2023, according to energy think tank Ember.