Americas

The US SEIA has named board chair Darren Van’t Hof as interim president and CEO, to begin work 20 January 2026.

The global utility-scale solar PV sector has exceeded the threshold of 1TW of operating capacity, according to Wiki-Solar.

The US solar industry registered its third-best quarter with 11.7GW of new capacity installed in the third quarter of 2025.

Indian solar PV manufacturer Waaree Energies has signed a 288MWp solar module supply deal with US project developer Sabanci Renewables.

Equinor has started commercial operations at its first hybrid solar-plus-wind project in the Brazilian state of Bahia.

The Colombian government has created Gecelca Solar, a solar PV-focused arm of its public utility company Gecelca.

Proper training and adherence to best field practices are necessary to halt the steady trend of PV connector failures resulting from poor workmanship, write Brian Mills and Grayson Maurer.

Spanish IPP Zelestra has signed an agreement to sell its 3.5GW Latin America renewables platform to Colombian natural gas firm Promigas.

Origis Energy has raised US$265 million in finance from Advantage Capital to support the development of a 305MW solar PV portfolio in the US.

Over 140 US solar companies have urged Congress to reconsider changes to permitting which they say have resulted in “a nearly complete moratorium” on solar project permits.