Americas

JA Solar has signed a module supply agreement with Exel Solar to provide 260MW of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) modules.

Adapture Renewables has acquired a 110MW solar-plus-storage project from Samsung C&T Renewables in Colorado.

PV Talk: “It then has gone to 1,500V and we’re on the precipice of another change," ABB's Brian Nelson tells PV Tech Premium.

Louth Callan Renewables will build two new solar projects in the US state of Delaware, with a combined capacity of 213MW.

The US has introduced a flat 25% tariff on all imported steel and aluminium to close loopholes and boost US manufacturing capabilities.

Arevon Energy has secured US$509 million in financing for its Kelso 1 and 2 PV projects in Missouri, which have a combined capacity of 430MW.

Solar and storage projects accounted for 84% of electricity generating capacity added in 2024, with solar seeing 50GW of new capacity.

The companies aim to develop the C&I portfolio over the next two years. Development on the first sites, which will be owned and operated by Radial, has already begun.

Solar PV growth is expected to slow down in Brazil and Chile due to ongoing issues of curtailment and transmission infrastructure.

Suniva, Heliene and Corning have announced plans to build solar modules that will include 66% domestically-produced components.