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CHN Energy starts full operations at 1GW floating solar project in China

CHN Energy starts full operations at 1GW floating solar project in China

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads The HG14 project is the world’s largest FPV project of this type. Image: China State Construction and Engineering Corporation. The China Energy Investment Corporation (CHN Energy) has started full commercial operations at the 1GW HG14 floating PV (FPV) project off the coast of Dongying in China. The […]

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Trump’s Crusade Against ‘Woke’ Climate Research Threatens Solar Science

Trump’s Crusade Against ‘Woke’ Climate Research Threatens Solar Science

The White House is moving to dismantle a weather research facility in Colorado, a decision that would not only impact climate science on Earth, but our ability to understand space weather as well. The National Science Foundation’s National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is currently under threat. White House Office of Management and Budget Director

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The race is on for US solar developers to reach ‘safe harbour’

The race is on for US solar developers to reach ‘safe harbour’

Gradman and Beckett Woodworth, a manager with Baker Tilly’s Federal Credits and Incentives practice, speak to PV Tech Premium about the current state of play for safe harbouring solar projects, and what impacts it might have on the industry. ‘It’s a subjective test’ The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and president Trump’s executive order

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Metlen completes sale of 588MW Chile solar-plus-storage portfolio to Glenfarne Group, valued at US$865 million

Metlen completes sale of 588MW Chile solar-plus-storage portfolio to Glenfarne Group, valued at US$865 million

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads The deal forms part of what Metlen called its ‘asset rotation plan’. Image: Metlen. The US-based Glenfarne Group has acquired a portfolio of solar PV and co-located battery energy storage system (BESS) assets in Chile from Greece-headquartered firm Metlen Energy

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Solar-plus-storage ‘gaining importance’ in European dealmaking: BayWa r.e. on Europe’s investment landscape

Solar-plus-storage ‘gaining importance’ in European dealmaking: BayWa r.e. on Europe’s investment landscape

PV Tech: What were some of the highlights for the BayWa r.e. PPA team in 2025? What did you do well that you think you can take into 2026? Daniel Parsons: Clearly one highlight was the SNCF CPPA in France, which we closed in record time and for a term which is hard to come by in other

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PV redox flow battery with 4.2% solar-to-electricity conversion efficiency

PV redox flow battery with 4.2% solar-to-electricity conversion efficiency

Scientists in China have constructed and tested a device that uses redox couples paired with a single triple-junction amorphous-silicon photoelectrode. When tested under a xenon lamp simulating one sun, the device achieved an average solar-to-electricity conversion efficiency of 4.2%… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/24/pv-redox-flow-battery-with-4-2-solar-to-electricity-conversion-efficiency/

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