The US Department of Treasury, Department of Energy and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have announced guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), strengthening energy security and incentivising manufacturing and clean energy investments in coal communities.
Solar PV additions have seen significant increase over the past few years, while it is also leading the increase in new renewable capacity worldwide this year, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report Renewable Energy Market Update June 2023.
US House of Representatives is set to vote on the proposal to raise the ceiling debt on Wednesday, a step that prevents the US from reaching its debt limit and avert a default.
As agrivoltaics projects grow in popularity, PV Tech Premium gives a look at four countries - Germany, the US, France and Australia - and Africa that have embraced the technology.
Solar became California’s biggest non-fossil fuel source of electricity sales in 2021, according to the latest data from the California Energy Commission.
Utility-scale solar PV capacity added in 2022 reached nearly 13GW in the US, a drop from the previous year as supply chain constraints, and sourcing difficulties for solar panels slowed down the pace.
China’s solar exports have continued to grow as demand from global consumers and developers increased, while its dominance in PV manufacturing will likely continue, according to Wood Mackenzie’s recent study.
California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has approved a transmission plan consisting of 45 projects for system expansion and upgrades with a cost of US$7.3 billion, including a total of more than 17GW of solar generation.
