Americas

Mining company Rio Tinto has announced a plan to build a solar power plant in a diamond mine in the Northwest Territories in Canada.

Solar module manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has posted a slightly dropped financial performance as its adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2023 decreased by 2.4% to US$30.2 million.

Renewables asset manager Greenbacker Capital Management (GCM) has completed a US$148 million tax equity financing commitment with RBC Community Investment.

Xcel Energy is accepting bids for solar and battery storage projects to replace its Allen S. King coal-fired power plant in Minnesota.

California is currently evaluating several community solar programmes, among them the NVBT which could boost solar-plus-storage projects.

Thin-film solar PV manufacturer First Solar has confirmed the Louisiana location of its fifth US manufacturing facility, a 3.5GW, US$1.1 billion dollar Cadmium Telluride (CadTel) module production factory.

India has surpassed 70GW of installed solar capacity as of the 30th June this year, according to the country’s government. It initially had a target of 100GW capacity by 2022.

Solar manufacturer Canadian Solar has signed a 7GW module supply agreement with EDF Renewables North America.

Swift Current Energy has closed financing for its 800MWdc/593MWac Double Black Diamond solar project, having raised US$779 million.

The Canadian Government has released a document outlining its intentions for the country’s energy transition away from carbon generation.