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France Deploys 4.6 GW of PV in 2024

French grid operator Enedis said that France deployed 4,596 MW of solar in 2024, including 1,567 MW of self-consumption capacity, which accounted for 35% of new…

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Jinkosolar’s Topcon Modules Offer 8.82% Yield Gain in Japan Field Test

JinkoSolar’s n-type TOPCon modules have been found to deliver significantly higher energy yield per watt compared to n-type BC modules during a three-mont…

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NTPC Adds 25 MW of Solar Capacity in Gujarat

NTPC Green Energy Limited has announced that it has expanded its capacity in Gujarat with the partial commercial operation of its 200 megawatt (MW) solar plant …

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Green Energy Development Enters Fast Lane in China, Driving National Power Generation Capacity up 14.6% in 2024

The installed solar and wind power generation capacities in China saw rapid growth in 2024, according to the latest official statistics, a result of the country…

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Novel BIPV Concept Integrates Louvers to Enhance Power Production

The system prototypeResearchers from Japan’s Nagoya University have proposed a novel building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system that integrates an air…

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JA Solar and CEEC Secure 1.25GW Module Deal for PV Storage in Egypt

JA Solar signs 1.25GW module deal with CEEC to supply Africa’s largest PV storage project.JA Solar has signed a 1.25GW module procurement agreement with t…

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China’s Green Power Capacity Soars in 2024

Wind turbines spin at a wind farm in Daban, northwest China.China's installed capacity of solar power and wind power climbed by 45.2 percent and 18 percent …

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Malaysia Opens Bidding for 2 GW of Large-Scale Solar

Malaysia's Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (Petra) has announced an additional bidding round under its Large Scale Solar (LSS) progra…

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French Consortium Building Linear DC Solar Park Along Rhône River

A nearly kilometer-long PV project featuring high-voltage direct current will be tested along the ViaRhôna cycle route in the Rhône Valley, marking …

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South Africa Adds 1.1 GW of Solar in 2024

South Africa added approximately 1.1 GW of solar in 2024, according to figures from the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA).The figure is d…

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RES Seeks Input on 600MW UK Hybrid Project

RES is undertaking further consultation on proposals for a 600MW solar and battery project in Nottinghamshire, in the UK.Following the early informal consultati…

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Axpo Signs UK Solar Offtake

Axpo has signed a route-to-market power purchase agreement (PPA) with British Solar Renewables (BSR) to buy energy from its 25MW solar project in the UK.The Wha…

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Convergent Bags $585M for PV, BESS Schemes

US energy storage developer Convergent has closed a $585m guaranteed loan facility from the US Department of Energy (DoE) to build solar and battery capacity ac…

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Advait Infratech Wins Order From Karnataka Renewable Energy Development

Advait Infratech has received an order from Karnataka Renewable Energy Development for Design, Development Deployment and maintenance of Web Based Online Portal…

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Pioneers in Irish Solar Energy

PCRE, which operates this solar farm in County Wexford, Ireland, supplies power through agreements with Microsoft and Google.Back in the early 2000s, when solar…