North America

Apple has formed a joint venture with CleanMax to set up 14.4 MW of rooftop solar projects to power its operations in India.

Mahindra Group’s renewables arm Mahindra Susten will develop a 150 MW hybrid wind-solar project for offtake by commercial and industrial (C&I) customers. The total project cost is about INR 1,200 crore.

Ashok Nair will lead sales and business development for Waaree Energies in the Americas region.

A recent report from the Solar Energy Manufacturers for America Coalition (SEMA) shows that with stronger support in the early stages, US module manufacturers would rely less on imports from Chinese-owned companies for materials.

Waaree Solar Americas Inc has appointed Gordon Brinser, EnerSys’ former vice president of operations, as its chief operating officer.

GameChange Solar has secured the PV tracker supply contract for ACCIONA Energía’s new 412.5 MWp solar PV project in Rajasthan. The PV plant is being executed by Waaree Renewable Technologies. 

Canada-based microinverter company SPARQ Systems has entered into a partnership agreement with JioThings, a fully owned subsidiary of Jio Platforms Ltd. of Reliance Industries, to supply the Indian conglomerate with PV microinverters.

Nextracker will supply its NX Horizon bifacial trackers for 1.5 GW DC and 375 MW DC projects at NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd’s solar park in Khavda, Gujarat.  These projects are being executed by Sterling & Wilson Renewable Energy on EPC basis.

Scientists conducting a five-year research project in southern Minnesota have observed a tripling of insect numbers near two solar facilities built on rehabilitated agricultural land. They say the findings show how habitat-friendly solar could help protect insect populations and improve pollination in nearby agricultural fields.

Solar and waste-to-energy producer SAEL has secured $1 billion from financial institutions including Norfund, DFC, Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Tata Cleantech.