Spanish energy developer Acciona Energía has been awarded a 12-year contract for difference (CfD) to develop the 189MW Promina solar PV project, currently under construction in Croatia.
The Marinus Link, a proposed 1.5GW undersea high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector between Victoria and Tasmania in Australia, has established a 2030 completion date and selected Italian-based Mrysmian Group as its cable supplier.
German chemical company and polysilicon producer Wacker Chemie reported a 55% decline in sales for its polysilicon business in Q2 2024.
PV tracker manufacturer Nextracker has acquired US-based solar PV foundations supplier Solar Pile International (SPI) for US$48 million.
The US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has received strong bipartisan support for the Energy Permitting Reform Act (EPRA) of 2024.
A group of US lawmakers is seeking to prevent Chinese solar manufacturers from accessing US subsidies for solar manufacturing plants.
“Solar’s it,” says David Ward, CEO of British perovskite tandem solar company Oxford PV. “Solar is now the lowest cost of energy, and perovskite-silicon tandems are the next technology. End of story.
US cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film module manufacturer First Solar has highlighted the political and policy uncertainties in the US during its second quarter earning call.
Much has been written about the surge in solar manufacturing in the US since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). In tandem with the IRA, that surge is being driven by buyers increasingly turning to domestic manufacturers to de-risk their solar panel supply.
Solar and wind power accounted for 30% of the EU’s electricity generation in the first half of 2024, exceeding the contribution of fossil fuels in the first six months of the year.
Canadian solar manufacturer Heliene and Indian solar cell producer Premier Energies have formed a joint venture (JV) to build a 1GW solar cell production facility in the US.
Chinese solar manufacturer Q-Sun Solar has signed a deal to develop a 10GW n-type solar module and cell manufacturing facility in Oman.
