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‘Facilitating buyers and sellers’ at this year’s Renewable Procurement & Revenue Summit

3 days ago | pv-tech.org | JP Casey

As volumes of capital entering the renewable energy sector grow, and more parties than ever before look to engage themselves in offtake agreements, this year’s Renewables Procurement & Revenue Summit (RPR Europe) will bring together more than 300 renewable energy and finance leaders at a critical time for the European power sector. From 20-21 May 2025 in London, delegates will discuss matters pertaining to renewable energy finance at a time where interest in the sector has never been greater.
SEG Solar commissions 2GW Indonesia cell manufacturing facility

3 days ago | pv-tech.org | JP Casey

US cell and module manufacturer SEG Solar has commissioned the first phase of its newest cell manufacturing plant, in Indonesia, with an annual production capacity of 2GW. The company began construction at the facility in the Batang Regency last September, and the start of operations marks the first commercial production of SEG Solar’s “first high-efficiency n-type solar cell”.
Scatec reports YoY revenue growth in Q1 2025

6 days ago | pv-tech.org | JP Casey

Norwegian independent power producer (IPP) Scatec has announced revenues of NOK2.39 billion (US$230 million) and profits of NOK1 billion (US$96 million) in the first quarter of 2025, which both represent quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year growth. The company’s revenue shows a modest decline from the NOK2.68 billion (US$260 million) posted in the fourth quarter of 2024, but is close to double the NOK1.2 billion (US$120 million) reported in the first quarter of 2024.
The brownfield 'coal-to-solar' project reviving a Kentucky community

6 days ago | pv-tech.org | JP Casey

Tom Kenning reports on US developer BrightNight making community engagement central to its plans for a 201MW PV project in a former mining area, in the fifth and final of this week’s PV Tech Premium stories on community engagement in solar. BrightNight, a Florida-based developer, is making social impact central to the energy transition with its Starfire Solar Project in Kentucky.
Floating PV needs policy and incentives to realise considerable potential

1 week ago | pv-tech.org | JP Casey

Building floating PV (FPV) projects on just 10% of the world’s suitable water reservoirs could almost single-handedly meet the world’s electricity demand, but supportive legislation is vital to ensure these projects are financially viable. These were some of the key arguments made by speakers on an FPV panel held on the first day of this year’s Intersolar Europe event in Germany.
Growing complexity and more hybrid projects: mitigating risk in solar offtake agreements

1 week ago | pv-tech.org | JP Casey

The rapidly changing nature of the world’s energy mix has necessitated similarly rapid changes in the solar power purchase agreement (PPA) space, to the extent that new mechanisms will be required to minimise risk and maximise investment in the long-term. This was a key conclusion drawn from an opening discussion on the first day of this year’s Intersolar Europe conference, held today in Munich, Germany.
Do solar farms boost biodiversity?

1 week ago | pv-tech.org | JP Casey

The associated biodiversity benefits of a solar farm can help garner local support. In the second of this week’s PV Tech Premium pieces, Tom Kenning looks at the emerging scientific understanding of PV’s ecological impacts. Understanding the effects on land and biodiversity caused by land-based renewables is far from straightforward.
The solar backlash and how developers are responding

1 week ago | pv-tech.org | JP Casey

In many regions, growing local opposition has become one of the biggest hurdles facing utility PV developers. In the first of five PV Tech Premium articles this week on opposition to solar projects, Tom Kenning investigates the scale of the issue and the measures developers are employing to win back community support. Despite broad public support for solar energy, local opposition to large-scale solar farms is on the rise across the UK, Europe and the US.
Maxeon’s revenue halves from 2023 to 2024 as CBP maintains module detention

1 week ago | pv-tech.org | JP Casey

Singapore-headquartered solar manufacturer Maxeon has posted module shipments of just 211MW in the fourth quarter of 2024, driving a year-end revenue of less than half of what was reported in 2023. The company’s module shipments are broadly in line with the 199MW shipped in the third quarter of this year, but a notable year-on-year decline from the 653MW sold in the fourth quarter of 2023. From 2023 to 2024, the company’s total module shipments more than halved, from 2.9GW to 1.4GW.
FTC Solar posts 57.6% quarter-on-quarter revenue growth in Q1 25

2 weeks ago | pv-tech.org | JP Casey

US tracker manufacturer FTC Solar has announced a 57.6% quarter-on-quarter increase in revenue in the first quarter of this year, with total revenue exceeding the company’s forecasts. This quarter’s revenue of US$20.8 million is an increase over the US$13.2 million posted in the fourth quarter of 2024, and the US$12.6 million posted in the first quarter of 2024.