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Solar manufacturer GCL SI is among the companies that will be present at COP28 and with whom PV Tech was able to speak with Zhang Kun, executive president of GCL SI about what it expects from COP28, the pledge to treble renewable generation capacity and what the solar industry can bring to the conversation in Dubai.

The solar industry in California “has experienced devastating results in the form of business closures and depression-level layoffs”.

118 countries have signed the ‘Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge’ on Saturday (2 December) at COP28 in Dubai to treble global installed capacity by 2030.

According to Spanish tracker provider Soltec, hailstorms resulted in construction-related losses exceeding US$1 billion in 2021 in the US.

New York state has installed 2GW of community solar capacity, according to the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority.

US solar developer Primergy Solar has closed commitments for US$300 million in debt and text equity investments for a 100MW solar project in Arkansas, US.

PV Tech Premium looks at the challenges of developing a utility-scale solar PV project on uneven terrains and hard soils.

SB Energy has raised a massive US$2.4 billion in funding to support the construction of 1.3GW of new solar capacity in the US.

The Vista Alegre solar plant will supply electricity to aluminium producer Albras for 21 years through a power purchase agreement.

Renewable energy financier Excelsior Energy Capital has closed US$1.3 billion in financing for its recently-acquired 682.5MW Faraday solar PV project in Utah County, Utah, US.