Americas

Texas will have an additional 10GW capacity of solar by 2029, according to a report by Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA).

Leading US installer SolarCity has partnered with power company MP2 Energy on a programme to increase access to solar power in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas.

US installer Vivint solar has purchased Trinasmart modules from Chinese manufacturer Trina Solar, the company confirmed.

Japanese CIS thin-film manufacturer, Solar Frontier, is to acquire the entire US project pipeline of Gestamp Solar in what the company said marked its first step towards becoming a significant global downstream player.

PV OEM power distribution products producer Bentek has increased its manufacturing capacity by 40% with the opening of a new facility in San Jose, California.

Specialist PV tracking systems supplier NEXTracker has been awarded a contract to supply California-based PV EPC firm, CalCom Solar with 100MW of tracker systems that will be used in projects primarily for the EPC firm’s agricultural and water systems businesses.

Residential installer SolarCity has expanded access to its solar bonds in the US.

Canada has become the latest country to impose anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on Chinese solar imports.

Tier-one PV manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS has continued its push into the US market after securing a module supply deal with juwi solar.

Main Street Power Company has been acquired by global power company AES Corporation, with AES netting 100% of Main Street Power’s shares.