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Tariffs the least of U.S. solar market’s worries

Tariffs the least of U.S. solar market’s worries

While President Donald Trump’s sweeping levies on foreign imports have captured global headlines, antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigations into Southeast Asian products, along with a potential expansion of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), could pose even greater risks for US solar and energy storage… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/18/tariffs-the-least-of-u-s-solar-markets-worries/

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ReNew inaugurates 1.3 GWp solar project in northwestern India

ReNew inaugurates 1.3 GWp solar project in northwestern India

ReNew has inaugurated a 1.3 GWp solar project in Rajasthan, India, using mostly in-house solar panels to supply power at INR 2.18 ($0.026)/kWh. The project spans 3,500 acres and is expected to generate 2,490 million units of electricity per year… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/18/renew-inaugurates-1-3-gwp-solar-project-in-northwestern-india/

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ES Foundry signs 150MW cell supply deal for US community solar

ES Foundry signs 150MW cell supply deal for US community solar

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads Features , Interviews , Long Reads ES Foundry began cell production at its South Carolina facility in January of this year. Image: ES Foundry. South Carolina-based cell manufacturer ES Foundry has signed a 150MW cell supply deal with what it calls a “leading national community solar developer”

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Catalyze secures US$85 million in financing for 75MW of distributed solar capacity

Catalyze secures US$85 million in financing for 75MW of distributed solar capacity

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads Features , Interviews , Long Reads Catalyze has an operating and pipeline portfolio of over 300MW of capacity. Image: Catalyze. Texas-based independent power producer (IPP) Catalyze has secured US$85 million in tax equity investment to support the construction of 75MW of distributed solar projects in the US.

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Fire risks in industrial rooftop solar systems due to poor installation

Fire risks in industrial rooftop solar systems due to poor installation

Clean Energy Associates (CEA) has inspected more than 600 industrial PV systems and has found widespread safety risks, largely stemming from poor installation practices, but many issues are easily identifiable and fixable… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/16/most-of-fire-risk-in-photovoltaic-installations-comes-from-poor-installation-practices/

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Zimbabwe seeking contractor for 5 MW of solar

Zimbabwe seeking contractor for 5 MW of solar

The Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) has started accepting bids for a turnkey engineering, procurement, construction, financing, and operations and maintenance (EPC+F+OM) contractor for a 5 MW solar project. April 11, 2025 Brian Publicover IDBZ, the development bank of Zimbabwe, is working with the Gutu Rural District Council (GRDC) to select a turnkey EPC+F+OM

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IEA’s World Energy Outlook systemically underestimates solar PV development

IEA’s World Energy Outlook systemically underestimates solar PV development

Since 1993, the World Energy Outlook (WEO) of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has been an authoritative report on energy statistics and guiding future energy supply and demand developments. An examination of these reports, however, indicates that even the most progressive of WEO scenarios has vastly underestimated the growth of renewable energy technologies, especially solar

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