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Petrobras has acquired 49.9% of solar developer Lightsource bp’s subsidiaries in Brazil, for a 'not materially significant' amount of money.

Doral Renewables has signed a PPA to sell power generated at its 270MW Lambs Draw solar PV project, which will be built in Kansas.

Voltage Energy has received what it calls the solar industry’s first full-system 2kV EBOS certification from UL Solutions.

US solar PV module prices have stabilised at just over US$0.28/W in the three months to November 2025, according to Anza.

The US SEIA has named board chair Darren Van’t Hof as interim president and CEO, to begin work 20 January 2026.

The global utility-scale solar PV sector has exceeded the threshold of 1TW of operating capacity, according to Wiki-Solar.

Equinor has started commercial operations at its first hybrid solar-plus-wind project in the Brazilian state of Bahia.

Origis Energy has raised US$265 million in finance from Advantage Capital to support the development of a 305MW solar PV portfolio in the US.

In November, the Colorado PUC ordered utility Xcel Energy to provide higher-quality information, and introduce flexible tariffs.

Terra-Gen has closed financing for its 205MW Lockhart III & IV solar PV project in San Bernadino County, California.