Americas

Global oil & gas giant Shell has sold a partial ownership stake in two renewable energy projects in the US.

Meta has signed a power purchase agreement with Salt River Project (SRP) and Ørsted to acquire electricity from the Eleven Mile Solar Center.

The US solar industry has registered its best third quarter with 6.5GW of PV installed in Q3 2023, however residential started to show a slowdown in certain states.

A shortage of US-made cells and other materials means ongoing reliance on imports to match domestic module capacity, according to CEA.

Despite the gigawatts of recent domestic module manufacturing announcements, Clean Energy Associates expects the US market to depend on imports for years to come

The cost of solar power generation dropped from US$417 per MWh in 2010 to US$49 per MWh in 2022, representing a 88% decrease.

London-headquartered renewable energy financier Cubico Sustainable Investments has started operations of its 135MW solar PV plant in the state of Mississippi, US.

PV Tech spoke with Tongwei’s vice general manager of PV business, Yan Li, about its ten-year mark, the launch of a new TOPCon module line and the rollout of its Global Partner Programme.

Hail claims have averaged nearly US$58.4 million per claim, according to a report from renewable energy project underwriter GCube Insurance.

A total of three trade associations in the US have established Solar Powers Illinois, hoping to promote the benefits of solar in Illinois.