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Sep 22, 2022

France: In The First Half Of 2022, The Cumulative Photovoltaic Installation C...

France: In the first half of 2022, the cumulative photovoltaic installation capacity exceeded 15GW

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Sep 20, 2022

Solar PV Employed Around 3.4 Million People in 2021

Almost half of the workers were employed in China, around 280,000 in North America, over 260,000 in Europe, and some 50,000 in Africa, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (...

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Sep 16, 2022

German Energy Crisis Leads To Frequent Theft Of Solar Products

Recently, according to German foreign media reports, the number of theft cases of photovoltaic modules and other solar technology products is increasing in Germany.

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Sep 16, 2022

Germany To Tender Another 1.5 GW Of Solar Power

The German authorities say that the country’s new 1.5 GW tender is a response to the current energy crisis. Selected PV projects will have to reach completion within nine months after securing feed...

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Sep 14, 2022

Co-locating Solar, Crops, Livestock in Agrivoltaic Projects

US researchers are exploring the potential to co-locate solar with cattle or sheep, crops, pollinator-friendly native plants, soil rehabilitation, and other ecosystem services.

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May 19, 2022

EU Wants Rooftop PV Mandate For Public, Commercial Buildings By 2027, Residen...

The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has announced a mandate for rooftop solar on commercial and public buildings by 2027, and for residential buildings by 2029. The EU t...

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May 12, 2022

Poland Prioritizes Renewables in Pandemic-recovery Plans

It should come as no surprise that clean energy spending is a big chunk of Warsaw’s four-year EU grant and loans package, given that the nation’s grid-connected solar capacity rose from 3.99 GW at ...

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Apr 28, 2022

India’s Race To 175 GW Of Renewables Slowed By Performance Of Key States

A new report shows that the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh accounted for two-thirds of India’s 65 GW shortfall on its 175 GW renewable en...

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Apr 15, 2022

Solar Cells Still Work After Sun Sets

Harvesting energy from temperature differences between photovoltaic cells, the surrounding air can generate a viable source of renewable electricity at night.

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Apr 19, 2022

War in Ukraine Pushes Solar PPA Prices in Europe Up To €0.038-€0.074/kWh

Renewables-linked PPA prices have shot up nearly 30% in a year, especially due to the war in Ukraine, according to the latest Levelten Energy report.

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Apr 19, 2022

Size Matters – Also For PV Roof Systems

The potential for both residential and commercial applications is still huge. But the demands of the market are changing. In addition to larger modules with higher output, aesthetics now play an in...

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Apr 15, 2022

Agricultural PV System Becomes A Global Trend

Agricultural PV system becomes a global trend

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