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MPC Energy Solutions has started construction of a 65MWp solar project in Guatemala, and plans to commission the project by mid-2025.

The Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) has reported that the US installed a record of 35.3GW of new solar capacity in 2023.

Meyer Burger has called an emergency general meeting to approve final funding for its Colorado and Arizona manufacturing plants.

Sunrun has published its 2023 financial results, which include 1.01GW of new solar capacity installed across the company’s operations.

Schneider Electric has invested in a portfolio of ENGIE solar-plus-storage projects in Texas through a Tax Credit Transfer Agreement.

US power developers expect to add 36.4GW of new solar generation capacity in 2024, according to the US Energy Information Administration.

Tuesday 13 February was a record-breaking day for Texas solar, with ERCOT generating a peak of 16.7GW of electricity from solar sources.

Figures from US research firm Rystad Energy suggest that the world will need to invest US$3.1 trillion into grid infrastructure before 2030.

Governments across Central America are starting to issue renewable energy tenders with a focus on solar power.

Module-level power electronics supplier Tigo Energy expects its losses will continue in the first quarter of 2024, according to its latest financial result announcement.