The Victoria government has released new planning guidelines for large-scale solar farms to ease tensions between solar developers and local communities, but they are yet to come into effect.
Construction kick-off of Atacama’s 382MW Campos del Sol sees firm hit fresh Latin American PV milestone, days after making progress with 608MW complex in Brazil.
Deal between mining manufacturer Molycop and energy retailer Flow Power will back deployment of under-construction 120MW Bomen Solar Farm in Aussie state.
Rocío Nahle uses opening of 162MWp La Orejana to call for set-up of complete solar supply chain in Mexico, to ensure country fully capitalises on renewable growth.
Innergex's Phoebe Solar project in western Texas will be one of the largest solar farms in the US, with 250MW capacity split between Shell Energy North America and the merchant market.
C&I systems can already hit grid parity without need for government money across all major urban centres but profitability is mixed on a region-by-region basis, researchers say.
