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Engie North America – a regional subsidiary of French energy company Engie – has closed US$1 billion in tax equity financing to support a 1.3GW portfolio of solar PV and wind assets across the US.

US cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film module manufacturer First Solar has increased its manufacturing capacity in 2023 by 6.8GW, most of which from its Series 7.

Polysilicon imports to China have fallen to their lowest levels since 2011 as non-Chinese polysilicon producers have shipped greater volumes to Southeast Asia, according to a recent report from Bernreuter Research.

SunPower is looking for a new permanent CEO and has established an "office of the chairman" led by executive chairman of the board Tom Werner.

US energy utility AES has posted an improved financial results for 2023 as it narrowed its yearly losses to US$182 million.

Todd Karin and Tristan Erion-Loric from PV Evolution Labs discuss the technical and financial impacts of cell cracks and hail damage, among other topics.

Ciel & Terre Taiwan and HEXA Renewables have completed the 192.3MWp final phases of a 440MWp floating solar project in Taiwan.

Thin-film solar manufacturing could add over US$10 billion in product value to the US economy by 2026, according to a study commissioned by US thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar manufacturer First Solar.

The report offers multiple predictions for global solar PV installations in 2024, ranging from 520GWdc to 655GWdc.

US residential solar provider SunPower has secured over US$300 million in project financing commitments for its residential solar and storage lease programmes.