Americas

Alliant Energy is to acquire and advance 675MW of solar across Wisconsin, US, as it moves forwards with its Clean Energy Blueprint.

Residential solar installs in Hawaii have had their activation times slashed in half in a bid to boost the PV market in the US state.

Retail giant Amazon has unveiled plans for five further utility-scale solar plants, including its first in China.

The US residential solar market could be rebounding from any pandemic-related slide far quicker than anticipated.

Firm breaks ground on 60.9MW PV array set to join pre-existing 90MW wind section in Atacama Desert, with work protocols rolled out to guarantee the safety of 200-plus workers.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects renewables deployment to rebound next year, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic said to be “hurting, but not halting” growth.

Talk in local press of two provisional suspensions brings new twist to controversy since state paralysed green energy project connections, triggering protests from EU and Canada.

The US is the most attractive country in the world for renewable investment for the first time since 2016.

Gemini Solar + Battery Storage Project, approved for construction by the US Department of Interior earlier this month, will be managed by a newly-launched subsidiary of investor Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners.

Major European economies and Ottawa ask for meeting with López Obrador’s government to address concerns over new restrictions to green energy projects on COVID-19 “stability” grounds.