Americas

Hail accounts for 73% of financial losses for US solar PV projects, despite representing just 6% of the total number of loss incidents.

PV Tech Premium spoke with Geoffrey Lehv of kWh Analytics about cybersecurity, AI and solar project underperformance.

US residential solar companies Sunnova and Solar Mosaic have filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code.

Solar manufacturer Qcells has launched a recycling arm, called EcoRecycle, and a recycling plant in the US state of Georgia.

Growing political headwinds threaten to dent US solar manufacturing and project deployment, despite a strong start to 2025.

US residential solar installer Sunnova has laid off more than half of its workforce, while a subsidiary from Delaware filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

rPlus Energies has secured more than US$500 million for an 800MW solar-plus-storage project in Emery County, Utah, US.  

Policy uncertainty in the US is likely to disrupt investment in clean energy, according to a recent report from Crux.

Investment in clean energy and grids will reach US$2.2 trillion in 2025, double the expected investment into fossil fuels this year, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

US renewable power developer Invenergy has commissioned the 250MW Hardin III Solar Energy Center in the US state of Ohio.