A win by the Republican Party in this year’s US presidential election could decelerate the country’s energy transition and reverse decarbonisation policies, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Solar trade body SolarPower Europe has launched a digital map to showcase agrivoltaics (agriPV) projects in ten countries in Europe, including Italy, France, Germany and the Netherlands.
French renewables firm GreenYellow has bought Grow Energy Management (GEM), acquiring its 120MW portfolio of PV projects in Portugal and Poland.
India’s energy sector is at a pivotal crossroads, reflective of a global narrative that pits the urgency of climate action against the inertia of established systems. The country’s pursuit of self-sufficiency in solar faces the headwinds of entrenched coal dependency and the fluctuating waves of international market forces. This juxtaposition forms the core of India’s energy paradox – the need for rapid industrial growth fuelled by coal, contrasted with the aspiration to lead in the renewables domain.
French manufacturing startup Carbon plans to launch the first part of its module production facility in autumn 2025, as part of a plan to bring 5GW of cell and 3.5GW of module manufacturing capacity to the European solar sector.
The US added 4,557MW of solar capacity in the first quarter of 2024, bringing the total installed capacity to over 100GW, according to the American Clean Power Association (ACP).
The European Commission (EC) has published new recommendations to encourage the faster permitting and installation of new renewable power projects within the EU, as the bloc looks to further decarbonise its energy mix.
The dynamics of solar supply in the US are continuing to shift.
US President Joe Biden has announced a series of tariffs directed towards Chinese goods, including solar cells.
The government of Serbia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Chinese firm Hunan Rich Photovoltaic Science and Technology to build a 1GW solar module production facility in Serbia.
Global module prices are unlikely to fall much further and could begin to stabilise, the chairmen of two of China’s largest PV manufacturers, Trina Solar and JinkoSolar, have said.
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has published its latest Short-term Energy Outlook, which expects solar to be the driving force behind a slight growth in the US’ total electricity generation capacity.
