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US independent power producer (IPP) BrightNight has secured US$260 million in tax-equity finance from investment banks JP Morgan and Capital One, to aid in the development of a 300MW solar PV power plant in Pinal County, Arizona.

Danish renewable energy company Ørsted and US utility Salt River Project (SRP) have confirmed that their 300MW solar-plus-storage project in Pinal County, Arizona, has commenced operations.

They relate to the tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon)solar cells used in Runergy and Adani’s products sold in the US and the manufacturing processes for those cells.

DNV's report shows that 2024 is a landmark year, but the energy transition still faces financial and political headwinds.

Vietnamese solar manufacturer Boviet Solar has started construction on its 2GW TOPCon module assembly plant in North Carolina, US, with the solar cell plant to follow suit.

This is the first operational renewable project for the IPP in the US, and is part of a 1.8GW development portfolio in the country.

BayWa r.e. has completed the construction of a 200MW solar project in Nevada, US, alongside a 54.1MW project in Lazio, Italy.

FERC has introduced major transmission reforms to ease bottlenecks. Lawyers from Mintz explore details of the reforms.

On Friday (4 October), the US and Australia emphasised their support for developing clean solar PV supply chains, which could leverage both countries’ investments and complementary resources from their respective solar industries.

Grid reform expert Tyler Norris talks to PV Tech about whether the rest of the US can follow ERCOT’s example in the quest to ease bottlenecks.