Americas

Martin Pochtaruk, President of Heliene, Inc. on the challenges and opportunities of building out the domestic PV supply chain in the US.

Trina Solar plans to build a new module manufacturing facility in the US state of Texas, with a production capacity of 5GW.

Solar tracker supplier Nextracker and provider of industrial manufacturing and supply chain solutions Unimatics have opened a manufacturing facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Canadian renewables firm Westbridge Renewable Energy will complete the first transaction of one of its five definitive agreements with Greek developer Mytilineos’ subsidiary, Metka.

Igneo has acquired a majority equity interest in Soltage, an independent power producer headquartered in the US state of New Jersey.

BlueWave has raised US$91 million in new funds to support five solar agrivoltaic projects in the US state of Massachusetts.

Silfab Solar and NorSun plan to expand ingot and wafer production facilities in the US, to benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act.

Solar tracker supplier Nextracker has unveiled three new products aimed to address hail storms, undulating terrain and rapid change in atmospheric conditions.

Nextracker’s NX Horizon Hail Pro offers an industry-first solar tracker solution to the threat of hailstorms for utility-scale solar installations.

US renewable energy company Enfinity Global has signed a €400 million (US$428.34) agreement with asset manager ICG to spur near-term growth.