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Nov 17, 2025

Italy Added 4.8 GW Of Solar From January To October, Says Grid Operator

Italy’s grid operator, Terna, says 2025 solar installations through October point to a slower annual expansion rate than in 2024.

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Nov 14, 2025

Switzerland Forecasts 1.5 GW Annual Solar Growth Through 2027

Swissolar’s “Solar Monitor 2025” report projects annual PV additions of about 1.5 GW through 2027 and urges policymakers to sustain steady growth amid policy uncertainty and lower tariffs.

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Nov 14, 2025

South Korea Mandates Solar Systems At Public Parking Lots From Late November

The South Korean government says all public parking lots larger than 1,000 square meters will be required to install solar power systems from the end of this month, as part of a nationwide policy t...

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Nov 13, 2025

German Network Operators Approve Grid Connection Of 46 GWh Of Storage At Medi...

Last year, German network operators received 9,710 connection requests for battery storage systems planned for commissioning at the medium-voltage level. These requests correspond to a total of 400...

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Nov 13, 2025

IEA Warns Global Solar Growth May Plateau At 540 GW Annually To 2035

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said global solar capacity additions are projected to average 540 GW a year through 2035, as outlined in its World Energy Outlook 2025 report.

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Nov 12, 2025

Indonesia Expected To Reach 23.2 GW Of Solar By 2035

UK consultancy GlobaData projects Indonesia will surpass 1 GW of cumulative solar capacity this year, before growth accelerates towards 9.1 GW by the end of the decade and 23.2 GW by 2035.

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Nov 12, 2025

Brazil Opens Consultation For 2026 Battery Storage Capacity Auction

Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy says it has opened public consultation for a 2026 battery storage auction to contract systems of at least 30 MW that can deliver four hours of power daily unde...

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Nov 11, 2025

World’s First Solar Park Featuring Hydrogen-producing PV Modules Takes Shape ...

A 2 MW solar park in Wallonia, Belgium, will rely on 50 kW of hydrogen-producing solar modules developed by Solhyd, a spin-off from KU Leuven. The installation will be the first demonstration of So...

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Nov 11, 2025

Achmea Building ‘circular’ Solar Carport in The Netherlands

The solar carport in Apeldoorn, central Netherlands, will feature over 5,300 circular solar panels covering an area of two hectares. It will offer space for 925 vehicles underneath a supporting str...

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Nov 10, 2025

Italy Limits Solar Tax Break To EU-made HJT And Tandem Modules

Italy’s 2026 budget law limits its “Iperammortamento2026” fiscal incentive to European-made heterojunction (HJT) and tandem perovskite solar panels. Experts say the move gives Italian manufacturer ...

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Nov 07, 2025

How To Reduce PV Module Temperature With Frame Perforations

Scientists in China have investigated how frame perforations can help reduce the operational temperatures of solar modules through air cooling. Their findings show that the number of perforations m...

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Nov 07, 2025

Key Takeaways From RE-Source 2025: Complexity Grows in PPA Market

After a record year, the European power purchase agreement (PPA) market has declined sharply. At an industry gathering this week in Amsterdam, participants highlighted rising PPA complexity and pot...

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