Americas

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.

Microsoft met all of its electricity demand with renewables in 2025 and has said it will continue to do so through 2030.  

In the last two weeks, both Shoals and Voltage have declared victory in an eBOS patent infringement case, following a ruling from the US ITC.