Americas

Retail giant Walmart has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with utility EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) for a 180MW solar PV project in Texas, US.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued a final rule designed to tighten up the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) regulations.

Hailstorms have hit the 350MW Fighting Jays solar project, raising questions about the solar industry’s ability to respond to extreme weather.

US Senators Jon Ossof and Reverend Raphael Warnock have urged the Biden administration to support the domestic solar manufacturing industry.

Heliene has signed an agreement with solar cell manufacturer Suniva to source cells from the latter's manufacturing plant in the US.

Polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon has delayed the timeframe of its first shipment from its Moses Lake facility from end of first quarter 2024 to early Q2 2024.

Solar manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has initiated a TOPCon patent infringement lawsuit against Canadian Solar in the US.

The US Department of Energy has invested up to US$22 million to improve planning, siting and permitting of large-scale renewable projects.

Bernstein Liebhard has filed a lawsuit against Shoals due to “wire shrinkback,” affecting a number of its products.

US-based solar manufacturer Thornova Solar has launched a new n-type TOPCon module series for utility-scale projects.