Americas

US renewables developer Hecate Energy has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with SPAC firm EGH Acquisition Corp (EGH).

US cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar manufacturer First Solar is facing a class action lawsuit investigation into its business practices following a downgrade in its stock.

Independent power producer (IPP) Atlas Renewable Energy has signed a solar PV power purchase agreement for a 128MWp plant in Colombia.

The fundamentals of the global solar PV market will remain strong in 2026 despite the challenges the sector faced in 2025, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

Research by 3E and Statkraft has used a new performance measure for solar trackers to uncover “alarming” evidence of a gap between claimed and actual performance.

Newly tightened federal permitting procedures for solar and wind projects are onerous, but can be navigated with proper planning, write Allison Chapin and Michael Downs.

Yield Energy has launched Yield Edge, a distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) for grid-ready flexibility from farms.

Total corporate funding in the solar PV industry reached US$22.2 billion in 2025, a 16% year-on-year decrease.

To say that it has been a busy time for the US solar industry lately would be an understatement, especially at the policy and tariff level.

Energy generation and storage developer Estuary Power has completed the final phase of construction at its Escape solar project in Lincoln County, Nevada.