PV Tech Power 44 out now: The evolution of PV quality assurance

The latest edition of our print journal, PV Tech Power, is out today and available to download, where we deep dive into PV quality assurance.
The solar industry is playing perpetual catch-up on module reliability

PV Talk: Paul Gebhardt of Fraunhofer ISE discusses reliability issues facing advanced PV modules, an issue which isn’t going anywhere.
Grenergy secures funding for 172MW Ayora solar PV plant in Spain

Spanish IPP Grenergy has secured a senior non-recourse financing agreement worth €98.8 million for the172MW Ayora solar PV project in Spain.
T1 Energy begins construction at 2.1GW TOPCon cell manufacturing facility in Texas

T1 Energy has started construction on the 2.1GW first phase of its TOPCon cell manufacturing facility in Texas.
Ib vogt sells 95.18MW Baobab solar PV plant in Spain

Renewables developer ib vogt has sold the 95.18MW Baobab solar PV project in Segovia, central Spain, to a subsidiary of Swiss independent power producer (IPP) EOS NER.
Ecoprogetti installs 400MW TOPCon, HJT manufacturing plant in Oman for AACE

Ecoprogetti has installed a new 400MW module production facility in Oman, to be operated by American Advanced Clean Energy (AACE).
SEG Solar breaks ground on 3GW ingot/wafer PV manufacturing plant in Indonesia

Solar manufacturer SEG Solar has started construction on a 3GW ingot and wafer manufacturing plant in Indonesia.
EUROPE ROUND-UP: Encavis acquires solar PV portfolio in Italy, Iberdrola and Sonnedix advance Spanish projects

A round-up of news coming from Europe, with IPP Encavis acquiring a 265MW solar PV portfolio in Italy, Iberdrola starting construction on 366MW of solar PV in its home country and IPP Sonnedix signing a renewables supply agreement with a subsidiary of Volkswagen in Spain.
Plenitude begins operations at 150MW solar PV plant in Spain

Plentiude, the renewable energy development arm of Italian oil and gas major Eni, has started operations at a 150MW solar PV plant in Spain.
Aypa Power to build, own, and operate 1,200MWh South Carolina BESS

South Carolina public utility company Santee Cooper has applied for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Convenience and Neccessity (CECPCN) with the state’s public service commission (PSC), for its 300MW/1,200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).