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LONGi Solar in Major Deal with Adani to Supply Solar Panels in 2020

‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member LONGi Solar has signed a framework sales agreement with India's Adani Green Energy to supply up to 1,200MW of its hi…

NextEra Starts Construction on Largest Solar Project in Arkansas

A subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources and Entergy Arkansas announced the start of construction of Arkansas’ largest universal, utility-scale solar energy pr…

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China to Build Space-Based Solar Power Station by 2035

China plans to accomplish a 200-tonne megawatt-level space-based solar power station by 2035, according to the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).

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ESM, Girişim Sign Deal for 10 MW Oslomej PV Plant in North Macedonia

North Macedonia’s state-owned electricity producer Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM – formerly ELEM) and Turkish EPC contractor Girişim Elektrik have sig…

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​Saudi Arabia’s 300MW Sakaka PV Solar Plant Connected To Main Grid

The PV facility was completed a month and a half ahead of schedule by Saudi energy company ACWA Power. The project will sell power at $0.0236/kWh.

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China Helps Kazakhstan Build Solar and Wind Power Plants

China has help implement two renewable energy projects in the Almaty region, southern Kazakhstan – the construction of a 5 MW wind farm and a 1 MW solar power …

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Lightsource BP Signs New PPA with Ibstock Brick for Solar Powered Brick Factory

Lightsource BP is to build a 4.9MWp solar installation for Ibstock Brick, at the latter’s Leicestershire headquarters.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Solarwatt Unveils Solar Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Offering

Solarwatt is launching a smart solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging offering in the UK in partnership with Austrian e-mobility solutions manufacturer Ke…

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300MW Solar Plugs into Saudi Grid

ACWA Power has commissioned Saudi Arabia’s first grid-connected renewable energy plant.

Market Analysis

Solar in Burundi – Just Add Water

The African Development Bank is seeking consultants to explore how two hydropower projects and an associated grid planned in Burundi can incorporate solar power…

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​ACWA Power wins 900-MW Dubai Solar Project with USD-16.95/MWh Bid

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has picked a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power as preferred bidder to build and operate a 900-MW sol…

The Spherical Sun Power Genertator

German Architect Andre Broessel believes he has a solution that can “squeeze more juice out of the sun”, even during the night hours and in low-light regions.…

Distributed Solar

How Decentralized Solar Solutions Are Powering Global Green Economy Transition

Access to and the productive use of solar energy are a great enabler for many communities especially in rural, off-grid areas where there is no feasible alterna…

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Meeco Installs First Sun2rope Solution in Kenya

A Swiss-based clean energy provider, The meeco Group, has completed the structural installation of its first solar photovoltaic (PV) project using an innovative…

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International Finance Corporation to Fund Solar Farms in Mexico

NADB and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have agreed to provide $200m in green loans to Infraestructura Energética Nova (IEnova) to fund four new s…