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National Party of Australia senator Ross Cadell has questioned whether Australia’s Solar Sunshot initiative promotes a ‘Made in Australia’ solar industry.

Primergy has secured US$225 million in project financing to support its “Valley of Fire” portfolio across Nevada, Arizona and Colorado.

UK-based global renewables developer Lightsource bp has secured investment for two utility-scale PV projects in Texas, one of which is backed by a newly signed off-take deal with the clothing brand H&M.

Chinese solar manufacturer Aiko Solar said yesterday (31 October) it has partnered with the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) to launch a US$4 million initiative aiming to achieve 30% efficiency with interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cells.

Spanish private equity firm BRUC has invested €2.26billion (US$1.34 billion) to build solar PV projects in the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia.

UK-based research group Cornwall Insight has projected that Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) will add 150GW of solar PV, wind and energy storage capacity by 2043.

Global petroleum giants QatarEnergy and TotalEnergies will build a 1.25GW solar PV project in Iraq as part of a wider energy scheme.

The site has deployed US thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) module manufacturer First Solar’s Series 7 modules.

Utility giant Engie’s Australian division has started construction on its 250MW Goorambat East solar PV project in Victoria, Australia.

EDP is piloting a robotic construction solution on a 122MW Spanish project, which it hopes will significantly slash the project’s build time.