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Virtual power plants are emerging as a potentially critical means of meeting the growing power demands from data centres in the US.

D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) has started construction at a 150MW solar-plus-storage project in the US state of New Mexico.

UbiQD has signed a supply agreement with First Solar to supply its fluorescent quantum dot technology for use in the latter’s PV panels.

Caelux has finished the first sale of its perovskite glass, which will be paired with a silicon module developed by a 'reputable manufacturer'.

Heliene has completed the sale of Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credits in association with Minnesota-based U.S. Bank.

Adapture Renewables and Meta have signed two EAPAs that will see the latter acquire power from a 360MW Texas solar portfolio.

First Solar has sold US$311.8 million in tax credits to “a leading financial institution” under the rules set out in the IRA.

Yaskawa America has unveiled plans to move its headquarters to Wisconsin, and invest US$180 million in expanding its operations in the state.

As our annual PV ModuleTech USA event kicks off in Napa, California next week, “uncertainty” is the watchword for the US solar industry.

Equipment-driven underperformance in PV power plants has tripled over the past five years, according to Raptor Maps.