Americas

US solar technology company Great Lakes Solex has announced a plan to open a solar module facility with a 6GW capacity in Puerto Rico.

A recent report covered by PV Tech suggested that solar power purchase agreement (PPA) prices in North America have dropped for the first time since the first quarter of 2020, but this could hardly be a long term trend as multiple challenges will prevent the prices from falling. 

Origis Energy has established a US$750 million funding facility to develop 2GW of large-scale solar and energy storage facilities in the US.

Siemens will begin production of string inverters for use in solar modules at a facility in the US state of Wisconsin in early 2024.

A new joint venture (JV) between renewables developer Invenergy and Blackstone Infrastructure Partners has closed the purchase of a 1.3GW solar and wind asset portfolio from American Electric Power (AEP).

Florida-headquartered NextEra Energy has signed a renewable product purchase agreement (RPPA) with chemical manufacturing company Ingevity Corporation, offering 85MW of capacity at a new solar site in Texas.

UbiQD and First Solar have signed an agreement to develop the former’s fluorescent quantum dot technology for use in solar modules.

US Solar manufacturer CubicPV has contracted Arcadis, a design and consultancy firm, to provide architectural and engineering services for its 10GW silicon wafer manufacturing facility in the US.

US EV public charging network Electrify America has opened a 75MW solar PV project in San Bernardino County, California.

Opinions on the anniversary of the IRA from different parts of the US solar industry, as well as a timeline of the IRA's history.