Baywa r.e. starts construction on Spanish co-located solar and wind plant

German engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company Baywa r.e has begun building a 135MW/53MW co-located wind and solar PV project in Zaragoza, Spain.
Iberdrola, FCC sign agreement to promote solar PV panel recycling

Spanish utility Iberdrola has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with management of industrial and commercial waste company FCC Ámbito to promote the industrial-scale recycling of solar PV panels.
NextEnergy Capital fund switches on 260MW of Iberian PV

NextEnergy Capital has inaugurated two solar PV plants with a combined 260MW generation capacity in Portugal and Spain.
Canadian Solar posts “record” shipments and income in 2023, quarterly profits drop

Chinese solar manufacturing giant Canadian Solar shipped 30.7GW of solar modules and posted US$274 million in net income in 2023, both “record” figures for the company.
“We cannot line China’s pockets with US taxpayer dollars” – First Solar CEO says IRA needs trade defence to succeed

First Solar CEO Mark Widmar has said that the US solar manufacturing industry “remains in a precarious position, despite the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)”.
JA Solar to supply 600MW of n-type PV modules to Pakistani companies

JA Solar has signed memoranda of understanding with three Pakistani companies to supply 600MW of n-type PV modules.
Inflation Reduction Act doing well versus EU Green Deal because of ‘how easy it is to understand’

Europe’s response to the US’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has been a big talking point at Giga Europe, and one panellist said the simplicity of the IRA has been key to its success.
NextEnergy Capital raises US$110 million for Europe/US solar and storage fund

Investor NextEnergy Capital has received a US$110 million capital commitment for its solar PV and energy storage-focused fund, NextPower V ESG (NPV ESG).
What goes up must come down: A review of battery energy storage system pricing

Despite geopolitical unrest, the global energy storage system market doubled in 2023 by gigawatt-hours installed. Dan Shreve of Clean Energy Associates looks at the pricing dynamics helping propel storage to ever greater heights.
QW Solar Technology – Emerging HJT player’s crucial partnerships

PV Tech spoke with QW Solar’s chairwoman about heterojunction technology, capacity planning, market strategy and annual targets.