Americas

Online retail giant launches solar and wind projects in France, South Africa, Italy and Germany for the first time, bringing its total renewable capacity to 6.5GW.

Norwegian energy firms Equinor and Scatec are to collaborate on a 480MW solar project in Brazil.

A round-up of the latest news from the US solar market, including developments from Clearway Energy, Nugen Capital and Mosaic

US Gold mining group Newmont is to invest US$500 million over the next five years to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

Engie North America has partnered with renewables investor Hannon Armstrong to secure US$172 million in funding for a portfolio of distributed solar and solar-plus-storage projects in the US.

Module manufacturer Seraphim is to invest in a 750MW module assembly facility in Vietnam to expand its global production footprint and serve US market.

A round-up of the latest news in solar project development, as Brazilian mining firm Vale plans a 766MWp facility, a 500MW portfolio changes hands in Canada and ReneSola sells Polish parks.

LG Chem has voluntarily recalled some of its residential battery products in the US amid concerns surrounding fire safety.

Leading ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JinkoSolar set a new quarterly module shipment record in the third quarter of 2020, reaching over 5G of shipments.

The Illinois Commerce Commission voted 4-1 on Wednesday (3 December) to overturn a utility company's decision to block new solar customers from accessing credit through net metering.