Americas

Vesper sets a date to commission its Hornet Solar project, and Lightsource bp and Innergex commission projects in Louisana and Hawaii.

ANALYSIS: As President Trump makes his first move to reduce support for US PV manufacturing, attention is turning to the far more significant Inflation Reduction Act.

Adding energy storage to PV projects offers significant opportunities for futureproofing investments and enhancing grid stability, writes Gabriele Buccini, head of utility storage for Europe at Trinasolar.

Providing transparent data on grid capacity and connection requests has become “critical” to identifying bottlenecks as grid congestion becomes an increasing impediment to new renewable energy projects.

Canadian Solar has recorded a 1% quarter-on-quarter increase in revenues in the fourth quarter of 2024, while year-end profits have fallen.

PV Talk: Ben Hertz-Shargel, global head of grid edge at Wood Mackenzie, discusses the challenges of meeting huge growth in power demand from the tech sector and the measures being adopted to tackle the issue.

Xinzi Optoelectronics Technology, has submitted an initial public offering (IPO) application as it looks to list on the US NASDAQ market.

This would be treble the installations registered globally in 2024, with China controlling most of the supply chain.

The president said the move was “necessary to advance the policy of the United States to restore common sense to the Federal Government."

Located in the southern state of Mississippi, the Wildflower Solar project is the first investment in the state from the developer.