Americas

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.

Trina Solar has signed a supply agreement with Fiber X to supply modules and trackers to a project under development in Brazil.

Greater strategic coordination of solar worldwide is needed to help meet climate goals, the new CEO of the Global Solar Council has said.

Gretchen Whitmer has signed a number of bills into law to increase the contribution of renewable energy to the Michigan energy mix.

The COP28 meeting kicking off in Dubai today will be arguably the biggest ever for solar, says new Global Solar Council chief, Sonia Dunlop.

Solar manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has said that it is issuing a number of patent infringement investigations in the US pertaining to tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell technology.

Summit Ridge Energy has acquired a portfolio of community solar projects in the state of Virginia, with a total capacity of 100MW.

Over 2TW of electricity generation and storage developments were waiting in queues for grid interconnection in April 2023.