China has commissioned the world’s largest solar project, a massive 5GW facility in the north-west of the Xinjiang region.

Solar developer Lightsource bp has secured a US$140 million tax equity deal with Barclays for a 180MW PV project in Louisiana.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has admitted defeat regarding its contentious proposed changes to the state’s net metering laws and has asked for feedback on how a better designed...

With the US on the cusp of an IRA-driven surge in utility-scale PV deployment, Mark Bolinger and Joachim Seel of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory cover key technology and market trends in...

The Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) has reported that the US installed a record of 35.3GW of new solar capacity in 2023.

The US’ transition to a carbon pollution-free power sector could see solar provide more than 40% of the country’s electricity by 2035, up from the current 3% level, according to a memo from the...

SolarPower Europe has called on the EU to increase its renewable energy target to 45% by 2030, which it said would result in an extra 210GW of solar capacity installed and put the continent on a...

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has inaugurated the 900MW fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in the UAE.

Utility Salt River Project and developer NextEra Energy Resources have commissioned a 260MW solar-plus-storage project in Arizona, US.

The US solar industry had the most growth of any quarter in its history in Q1 2023, as delayed projects from 2022 came online and supply chain constraints showed signs of loosening.

India is on track to install an additional 4,580MW of solar capacity in the second half of 2021 after seeing deployment marginally increase in Q2, according to Bridge to India.

India has installed a record 6.2GW of new solar capacity in March 2024, nearly doubling the previous renewables record.

JMK Research has found that India installed 6.5GW of new utility-scale capacity in 2023, alongside 3GW of new rooftop capacity.

Lena Dias Martins looks at the obstacles causing delays and barriers to the rollout of solar in Ireland after a disappointing PV auction.

Vattenfall has started construction at its 79MW Tützpatz agrivoltaics project, which will be Germany's largest agriPV plant.

Peregrine Energy Solutions has secured US$700 million in credit, equity and debt financing to bring its project pipeline online.

The US BLM has advanced on 15 clean energy projects across the West, with two PV-plus-storage plants operational in California.

Two US companies spoke to PV Tech Premium about their perovskite research plans which raise both optimism and questions about perovskite development.

Solar and energy storage procurement firm Anza has launched a new database platform to aid in the procurement of solar modules.

Two Kentucky utilities received approval from the Public Service Commission to add 1GW of solar PV and energy storage by 2027.

First Solar has landed an agreement to supply 2.4GW of its thin film PV modules to US renewables developer Intersect Power

Combining solar plants with agriculture is becoming more prevalent in markets globally, increasing the availability of sites for new PV projects while reducing land-use conflicts.

The year-on-year growth of production in a number of sectors, including polysilicon, wafers and modules, all approached or exceeded 80%.

2022 saw the solar PV market enter a ‘new growth dimension’, where 239GW of solar capacity was added across the world representing two thirds of all new renewables capacity.

AXA has signed a virtual power purchase agreement with Ignis to draw power from the company’s upcoming Spanish solar plant.

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) reports that the US added 33.8GW of new utility-scale renewable projects in 2023.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has decided to indefinitely delay its decision on controversial changes to the state’s net metering laws, according to reports and a Solar Energy...

US utility Duke Energy’s subsidiary, Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, has started operating a 250MW solar PV plant in Navarro County, Texas.

Spain has installed 5.6GW of ground-mounted capacity in 2023, up 28% from 2022, according to the country’s TSO, Red Eléctrica.

In a recent study, Rystad Energy said Spain is on track to become the first of the top five European countries, including France, Germany, Italy and the UK, by power demand to generate more than half...

Enphase Energy is targeting greater growth in Europe following strong regional demand but is also seeking to offer new services in the US

The development includes the 445MW Bilasuvar solar PV project, the 315MW Neftchala solar PV project, in addition to a 240MW wind project.

Dutch solar project developer and asset owner Photon Energy Group has completed two solar PV projects in Romania with a combined capacity of 9.5MWp.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has announced its intent to buy 500MW worth of ‘firm and dispatchable’ clean power from grid-connected renewable energy projects in 25-year power purchase...

A round-up of the latest news from the floating PV market, including the US' 'largest' FPV plant, Akuo's floating PV in France and Portugal's FPV tender.

The German Federal Network Agency has raised the maximum tariffs for rooftop solar energy ahead of its 2023 tenders for renewables projects.

China's newly added solar PV capacity in the in the first quarter of 2024 was 45.7GW, up from 33.7GW in the same quarter last year.

Commercial and industrial (C&I) solar developer Solops has been acquired by Denham Capital in a US$200 million purchase agreement,

A new report into the world’s clean energy transition, has called for an expansion of global solar capacity to 5.4TW by 2030.

Pine Gate Renewables has signed an environmental asset purchase agreement with social media giant Meta for a 204MW solar PV project in Texas.

Oracle Power PLC has signed a cooperation agreement with energy company PowerChina to jointly develop a 1GW solar PV project in Pakistan.

PV tracker supplier Nextracker has signed an agreement with solar developer Atlas Renewable Energy to implement its tracker control system at a 902MWp solar plant in Brazil.

Gareth Simkins examines the winning projects of AR5 and looks ahead to assess how solar is likely to fare in future rounds.

Poland’s thriving rooftop solar market is encumbered by the shift to net-billing, while large-scale PV auctions temporarily stutter in a no man’s land of pricing, though PPAs and merchant solar stay...

More than 39GW of solar PV will be rolled out across Europe by the end of the year as governments scramble to deploy renewables

Turkey has published details of an upcoming solar tender that aims to procure power from 76 projects with a combined capacity of 1.5GW.

Indian solar module manufacturing capacity is forecast to reach around 95GW in 2025, said analyst and consultancy Mercom India Research.

US renewable power developer Invenergy has secured US$1.5 billion revolving credit facility from financial company Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking.

How community solar and agrivoltaics can help boost and improve the design phase of an agriPV project based on the crop grown.

Solar Module Super League (SMSL) member JA Solar is planning to build its first module manufacturing facility in the US.

EDP plans to invest €2.5 billion over the next three years to install an additional 4GW of distributed solar capacity around the world.

Bridge To India has released its “Solar Map 2022” report, displaying the state of the Indian solar market as of December last year.

Brookfield Asset Management has signed a 600MW PPA with Amazon, and will utilise AWS digital optimisation technology on its infrastructure.

Developer Grenergy has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with chemical company LyondellBasell for a 259MW solar PV plant in Spain.

Avangrid has signed a PPA with social media giant Meta for power produced at its True North solar PV project in Falls County, Texas.

UK BESS developer Harmony Energy has established a joint venture with New Zealand energy group Clarus' subsidiary First Renewables to develop a 200MWac solar project.

912MWp of solar PV was awarded in the French government’s most recent ground-mounted solar tender, which closed this week.

Mozambique-based coal operator Ncondezi Energy has announced a joint venture (JV) with South African-based NESA to target South Africa’s C&I solar and storage markets.

The fifth bidding round of South Africa’s REIPPPP has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with 13 solar PV projects.

The US will need “hundreds of gigawatts” of carbon-free energy installed within the next four years to meet its climate targets, new Energy secretary Jennifer Granholm has said.

All developers active in the US market will increase their renewable energy development, while over 60% will participate in domestic clean energy manufacturing buildout.

Apex Clean Energy has signed an environmental asset purchase agreement with tech giant Meta for a 195MW solar project in Texas.

Indian state-owned utility SJVN has begun construction of the 1GW Bikaner solar power project in the state of Rajasthan.

Although the floating solar market is expanding, the top 10 countries that will have more than 500MW of cumulative floating solar installations by 2031 are entirely from Asia.

JinkoSolar’s 182mm TOPCon n-type solar module has recorded a maximum solar conversion efficiency of 23.86%.