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Community solar developer Lightstar Renewables confirmed on Thursday (8 August) that it has been approved to participate in the ‘Solar Neighbourhood Plan’ in Detroit, US, by the City Council.

A roundup of two agrivoltaics projects from different sides of the world, from US PV developer Avangrid and Lodestone Energy in New Zealand.

Lincoln University revealed plans on Wednesday (10 July) to develop New Zealand’s first ‘high-value’ agrivoltaic (agriPV) solar farm.

Doral Renewables plans to begin commercial operations at its 400MW Mammoth North solar project in the US state of Indiana this summer.

Passing legislation about agriPV would kickstart the development of such projects in Greece and keep workforce in villages.

Interest in co-locating solar PV with energy storage is increasing in Southern Europe, as grid curtailments and negative or near zero prices for solar PV become more frequent.

PV Tech spoke with Alejandra Pérez-Plá, regional manager – Mediterranean at financial advisory firm Global Capital Finance about challenges related to land acquisition for utility-scale solar PV projects in Southern Europe, how to manage these issues and grid modernisation.

Lodestone Energy has announced a partnership with the Haldon Station farm to build a 220MW agriPV project on New Zealand’s South Island.

Edify Energy has proposed a 200MW solar PV farm near the newly rebuilt Callide coal-fired power station in Central Queensland, Australia.

French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with SNCF Energie for a 139MW solar PV plant in central France.