Americas

Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Zelestra has started construction at a 242MW solar PV project in Perú.

Clean energy investment in the US remained resilient in 2025 despite political volatility and accelerated tax credit deadlines, reports Crux.

First Solar has signed a patent licensing agreement with UK-based perovskite solar firm Oxford PV to use its technology in the US.

First Solar has announced net sales of US$1.7 billion for the fourth quarter of 2025, driving full-year sales of US$5.2 billion.

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has proposed a 125.87% preliminary countervailing duty (CVD) on Indian solar cells.

Comstock and its subsidiary Comstock Metals have received certification from California’s DTSC to recycle universal waste and process PV modules at their California facility. 

Atlas Renewable Energy has secured refinancing of US$3 billion for a solar and BESS portfolio in Latin America.

GameChange Energy has acquired the electrical balance-of-system division of Terrasmart, a US provider of tracker, racking and wiring solutions.

Enel has acquired an 830MW portfolio of operating solar and wind assets in the US from investment firm Excelsior Energy Capital.

Intertek CEA's Joerg Althaus examines some of the most commonly found tracking and racking defects in PV power plants.