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UAE state-owned renewable energy developer Masdar has signed a number of solar PV and renewables agreements in small and emerging global solar markets.

Solar manufacturer GCL SI is among the companies that will be present at COP28 and with whom PV Tech was able to speak with Zhang Kun, executive president of GCL SI about what it expects from COP28, the pledge to treble renewable generation capacity and what the solar industry can bring to the conversation in Dubai.

Scatec has signed an agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company to develop a project consisting of 1GW of solar and 200MWh of battery storage during the COP28.

118 countries have signed the ‘Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge’ on Saturday (2 December) at COP28 in Dubai to treble global installed capacity by 2030.

North Macedonia has announced plans to deploy 1.7GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 and entirely phase out its coal power generation fleet.

According to Spanish tracker provider Soltec, hailstorms resulted in construction-related losses exceeding US$1 billion in 2021 in the US.

Under the agreement, bp will acquire the remaining stake of 50.03% in Lightsource bp at a base equity value of US$320.96 million.

Solar PV developer and asset owner Photon Energy has signed an operations & maintenance (O&M) contract with Swedish developer OX2 AB for 100.19MWp of solar PV in Poland.

Greater strategic coordination of solar worldwide is needed to help meet climate goals, the new CEO of the Global Solar Council has said.

The COP28 meeting kicking off in Dubai today will be arguably the biggest ever for solar, says new Global Solar Council chief, Sonia Dunlop.