Americas

Undetected faults and damage in solar PV modules, like cracks, manufacturing errors and foreign material, pose a “significant risk” to the solar industry according to a new report from US renewables firm Clean Energy Associates (CEA).

Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Opdenergy has signed a 12-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 108MW solar PV project in Chile.

Engie has purchase a portfolio of five solar projects in Brazil from Atlas Renewable Energy, with a combined capacity of 545MWac.

Scott Graybeal, CEO of Caelux, writes on the market opportunity for perovskite development in the US, along with its challenges for market implementation.

Soltec is aiming to double its US revenues between 2022 and 2025, and this work could be a blueprint for other European solar players.

Solar Module Super League (SMSL) member and global solar manufacturer Canadian Solar will build a 5GW solar cell production facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

US-based independent power producer Enfinity Global has closed €300 million (US$316 million) in equity funding from global alternative asset manager ICG, with another €100 million expected to close within a year.

US utility Duke Energy has completed the sale of its utility-scale renewables arm to renewables asset owner Brookfield Renewable.

US residential solar installer Sunnova's new customer addition slightly dropped to over 37,000 in the third quarter this year, while its net loss in the same quarter increased to US$56.5 million year-on-year.

Nextracker has published its financial results for the third quarter of the year, headlined by revenue of US$573 million.