Americas

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.

Decisions and actions related to the US Department of Interior (DoI) will ‘undergo elevated review’ of solar PV and wind facilities.

Indian solar manufacturers are among the targets of a new petition filed by US producers alleging illegal trade practices by overseas firms.