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Avaada raises US$1 billion from Brookfield to finance solar modules and green hydrogen manufacturing in India
Avaada was recently awarded in the second round of India’s PLI scheme for the manufacturing of solar modules, wafers and cells. Image: Unsplash. Indian renewables developer Avaada Group has raised US$1 billion from asset owner Brookfield Renewable to fund the growth of its renewable energy pla...Read more -
Nevados supplies trackers requiring limited grading to Energix Renewable’s projects in Virginia
The partnership includes three solar power plants in rural Virginia. Image: Nevados US-based solar tracker company Nevados has partnered with independent power producer (IPP) Energix Renewables to supply trackers, that can be used on challenging slopes, in three solar power plants. Nevados sa...Read more -
Avangrid inaugurates 162MW ‘largest’ solar farm in Oregon, US
The project has been built on ceded tribal land. Image: Iberdrola. Avangrid has achieved commercial operation on the US state of Oregon’s ‘largest’ solar PV farm, the 162MW Pachwáywit Fields project in Gilliam County. The project began construction in 2021 and now deploys 471,156 PV modules ac...Read more -
NextEra Energy Resources sees growth in Q1 2023, adds 2GW of renewables
NextEra’s clean energy business subsidiary accounted for almost two thirds of its net income in Q1 2023. Image: NextEra Energy Resources NextEra Energy’s clean energy business subsidiary NextEra Energy Resources added about 2,020MW of renewables and storage assets to its backlog in the first q...Read more -
White House says it would veto calls to repeal solar import tariffs
Biden also used executive powers to impose the waiver in June last year. Image: Pixabay President Joe Biden would veto the repeal of his two-year waiver of US solar import tariffs if it passed through the House of Representatives, the White House has said. According to reports from Reuters, th...Read more -
SunRun focuses on emissions, supply chain and recycling in 2022 ESG report
As the rooftop sector grows, companies are looking to grow sustainably and meet ESG targets. Image: SunRun US residential solar and storage provider SunRun has published its environmental, social and governance (ESG) report for 2022, highlighting its plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, e...Read more -
Tesla’s Q1 solar deployment increases to 67MW
Solar deployments dropped sequentially in Q1 2023 predominantly due to volatile weather. Image: Tesla. Tesla’s solar deployment increased by about 40% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023. In its most recent quarterly disclosure last week, the company announced that its deployed solar in Q...Read more -
Israeli renewable energy business Teralight launches 250MW solar project
The Ta’anakh project represents 5.2% of Israel’s green energy capacity and 1.2% of its overall electricity capacity. Image: Teralight Israeli renewable energy company Teralight has launched a 250MW solar project. Located in the Jezreel Valley in Israel, the Ta’anakh project, developed in coll...Read more -
DOE doles out US$52 million to develop solar manufacturing, recycling and cell technology, plus investment for grid security and community solar
First Solar modules at US solar farm. First Solar received one of the largest grants to develop its CdTe technology. image: Lightsource bp The US Department of Energy (DEO) has announced to set aside US$52 million for financing research and development (R&D) into domestic solar manufacturi...Read more -
EDPR signs 109MW Italian PPA with P&G
One of EDPR’s hybrid projects in Portugal. Image: EDP Renewables. Portuguese utility EDP Renováveis has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with consumer goods manufacturing giant Proctor & Gamble. The PPA will see P&G offtake 109MW of solar power from two of EDP’s solar projects i...Read more -
Global installed PV capacity passes 1.18TW – IEA
China continues to dominate both new and cumulative solar capacity as it added 106GW last year. Image: American Public Power Association. The global cumulative capacity of installed and commissioned PV increased by more than 25% last year thanks to post-covid price hikes and geo-political stri...Read more -
SMA Solar breaks ground to build 20GW inverter factory in Germany
The company’s production capacity will increase from 20GW to 40GW after the completion of the factory. Image: SMA Solar. Inverter supplier SMA Solar Technology has started the construction of a 20GW inverter factory in Germany. After completion, the company’s production capacity will increase...Read more
