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Norwegian solar wafer manufacturer NorSun has closed NOK90 million (US$8.5 million) in equity financing to support its expansion in Europe and the US.

California-based perovskite solar startup Caelux has closed US$12 million in Series A3 financing to support its factory expansion in Baldwin Park, California, research and development (R&D) and eventual product launch.

Xcel Energy is accepting bids for solar and battery storage projects to replace its Allen S. King coal-fired power plant in Minnesota.

Thin-film solar PV manufacturer First Solar has confirmed the Louisiana location of its fifth US manufacturing facility, a 3.5GW, US$1.1 billion dollar Cadmium Telluride (CadTel) module production factory.

Solar manufacturer Canadian Solar has signed a 7GW module supply agreement with EDF Renewables North America.

Swift Current Energy has closed financing for its 800MWdc/593MWac Double Black Diamond solar project, having raised US$779 million.

Array Technologies has published its financial results for the second quarter of this year, which include a revenue of US$507.7 million.

Nucor has signed a power purchase agreement with NextEra Energy to acquire 250MW from the latter’s upcoming Sebree Solar project in Kentucky.

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has published the final draft of a new programme to reform interconnections in the US energy grid.

Leeward and Nextracker have signed a deal to deliver 3GW of the latter’s trackers to the former’s under-construction solar projects.