Americas

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has granted a 20-year power purchase agreement to Swift Current Energy.

Clēnera's affiliate Country Acres Clean Power has entered into a busbar PPA with SMUD for a 392MWdc/344MWac solar project in California.

Summit Ridge Energy and PureSky Energy have established financing facilities, while Mainstream has closed funding for a 97.5MW solar project.

Approvals granted earlier this month for utility plans to replace coal in Kentucky with solar PV and battery storage have been broadly welcomed

Thin-film manufacturer First Solar is well placed to weather any downturn in PV manufacturing going into 2024.

Nevados says the trackers can help developers and owner-operators qualify for bonus tax credits for domestic content under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Small-scale utility and community solar developer Renewable Properties has secured a US$25 million development capital investment to continue developing its 1GW US community solar project pipeline.

German quality assurance and testing centre TÜV Rheinland has finalised its investment into a new US base, the Technology and Innovation Centre in Boxborough, Massachusetts.

Norwegian energy company Statkraft has acquired Spanish renewables developer Enerfin for an estimated €1.8 billion (US$1.9 billion).

Independent power producer (IPP) BrightNight has broken ground on the300MW Box Canyon solar project in Pinal County, Arizona alongside its joint venture partner Cordelio power.