Americas

Canadian energy firm Enbridge will build a 600MW solar PV project in Texas with a power purchase agreement (PPA) in place with social media giant Meta.

The investigation launched on polysilicon under Section 232 could present the biggest supply chain challenge to the US solar industry, according to analyst Wood Mackenzie.

Materials science firm Corning has acquired JA Solar’s 2GW module assembly plant in the US state of Arizona.

US solar project developer Primergy Solar has started commercial operations at its 408MWac Ash Creek Solar project in Hill County, Texas.

Xcel Energy has announced plans to install 2GW of new renewable energy capacity in the US states of Texas and New Mexico.

The CEC has awarded a US$4 million grant to perovskite developer Tandem PV to test its perovskite-silicon tandem solar panels.

Spanish renewables developer Acciona Energía has started construction at a 177.9MWp solar PV plant in Peru.

The average price of solar panels used in distributed generation projects in the US reached US$0.27/W by the first half of the year.

PV Tech spoke with international buyers and investors on key industry issues such as new technology equipment procurement, supply chain management and ESG compliance.

Georgia Power’s 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) will see the utility aim to install 4GW of new renewable power capacity by 2035.