Americas

Appetite to invest in US community solar projects has seen increased interest since last year, boosted by the Inflation Reduction Act.

National Grid Renewables has begun construction on two solar PV projects in southern Minnesota, US. Both projects are connected to the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) market.

Module-level power electronics supplier Tigo Energy expects its losses will continue in the first quarter of 2024, according to its latest financial result announcement.

Global corporate PPA volumes for solar and wind increased to a record of 46GW in 2023 driven by substantial growth in EMEA.

VNEM incentivises builders to adopt rooftop solar and share the benefits – both financial and environmental – back to renters.

Super Bowl LVIII was powered entirely by renewables, with an EDF Renewables solar-plus-storage project meeting the game's energy demands.

Standard Solar has acquired an 84MW community solar portfolio in the US state of Illinois, at which it plans to begin construction this year.

Korean-owned solar manufacturer Qcells has signed an agreement with Texas-based solar module recycling firm Solarcycle to recycle Qcells’ decommissioned modules in the US.

Solar and energy storage developer SolAmerica Energy has signed a solar module supply agreement with solar module manufacturer First Solar.

With the United States on the cusp of an IRA-driven surge in utility-scale PV deployment, Mark Bolinger and Joachim Seel of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory cover key technology and market trends in this synopsis of their annual “Utility-Scale Solar” report series.