Americas

Tesla’s Q2 2023 solar PV deployment decreased 38% year-on-year to 66MW as its battery storage system additions was met with a slight decrease from the previous quarter.

West Penn Power has started work to connect two solar farms, with a combined capacity of 220MW, to the Pennsylvanian electric grid.

PV Tech spoke with Conor Grogan, co-founder and co-CEO of Hawthorne Renewables, about the company’s operations in the US market and plans for the upcoming years.

Terabase has raised US$25 million for its terafab project, which aims to increase the number of automated processes in solar manufacturing.

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council has revealed a 3.5% growth in the number of jobs in the US solar sector between 2021 and 2022.

Solar power purchase agreement prices in Q2 2023 in North America have dropped for the first time since Q1 2020 thanks to the increase in incorporating benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act and a stabilised solar supply chain.

Carrie Xiao on a recent workshop held by TÜV Rheinland where PV developers, buyers and investors exchanged views on module quality and buying strategies.

Enel Green Power Chile has started commercial operations at its 398MW Guanchoi solar plant, Chile's largest single solar facility.

RWE has signed a series of power purchase agreements with Dominion Energy regarding a solar portfolio with a total capacity of 266MW.

Bifacial perovskite cells could potentially produce up to 20% more energy yield than their monofacial counterparts, according to experimental research by scientists at the US’ National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).