Americas

USDA has announced that new wind and solar projects on agricultural land will not be eligible for two federal loan programmes.

Silicon Ranch is building a 100MW solar plant in South Carolina that will supply power to Meta's first data centre in the state.

US microinverter manufacturer Enphase Energy has signed a safe harbour deal to secure residential solar tax credits, the second such deal the company has made this month.

Independent power producer Geronimo Power has started construction on a 125MW solar PV plant in the Midwest US state of Michigan.

Specialist floating solar (FPV) developer Third Pillar Solar will examine the potential to develop 500MW of assets on Texas reservoirs.

Solar and energy storage developer SolAmerica Energy has raised US$100 million through a revolving credit facility with Deutsche Bank. 

US solar industry representatives have voiced concern at the US Treasury Department’s new “start of construction” rules for large projects.

Maxeon shipped just 153.2MW of modules in the first half of this year, just 15% of the capacity sold in the first half of 2024.

US solar manufacturer T1 Energy has signed a deal to buy US-made polysilicon and wafers from ceramics and glass producer Corning.

US tracker manufacturer FTC Solar has launched a new single-axis tracker model built for extreme wind regions.