Americas

Sunnova announced the beginning of the EZ Own programme, which it claims will allow homeowners to have a solar power system with no upfront or maintenance costs.

Xcel energy has agreed to purchase 140MW of photovoltaic solar energy from two planned solar developments near Roswell, New Mexico.

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.