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ADB to provide US$650 million loan to accelerate Indian rooftop solar deployment

ADB to provide US$650 million loan to accelerate Indian rooftop solar deployment

Latest The Indian government has invested US$1.05 billion into rooftop solar deployments. Image: Freyr Energy. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$650 million loan to accelerate rooftop solar PV deployment in India under the government’s ‘Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana’ (PMSGY) initiative. Delivered under subprogram one of ADB’s Accelerating Affordable and […]

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Alabama Regulators Approve Two-Year Electric Rate Freeze and Two Solar Projects for a Meta Inc. Data Center

Alabama Regulators Approve Two-Year Electric Rate Freeze and Two Solar Projects for a Meta Inc. Data Center

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The Alabama Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved a sweeping package of temporary changes they say will keep electric rates steady for the next two years.  The commission voted 3-0 to approve a modified version of several billing changes proposed by Alabama Power, the state’s largest electric utility, on Nov. 21.  “I think it’s

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New Images Reveal Young Solar Systems Filled With Secret Planets

New Images Reveal Young Solar Systems Filled With Secret Planets

This image presents a grid of color-enhanced astronomical observations, each depicting a circumstellar disc—structures of dust and gas surrounding stars. Every square in the grid represents a different star system, identified by catalogue names such as “HD 105”, “HD 377”, or “TWA 25”. The discs vary widely in shape, size, and orientation: some appear as

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Malaysia’s 4 GW/5.12 GWh solar-plus-storage complex gets World Bank funding

Malaysia’s 4 GW/5.12 GWh solar-plus-storage complex gets World Bank funding

The Southern Johor Renewable Energy Corridor (SJREC) forms part of a $6 billion project developing a 2,000 kilometer-squared hybrid solar and battery energy storage system zone set to connect South East Asia… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/02/malaysias-4-gw-5-12-gwh-solar-plus-storage-complex-gets-world-bank-funding/

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JA Solar reveals TÜV Nord-certified results from desert solar module trials

JA Solar reveals TÜV Nord-certified results from desert solar module trials

A TÜV Nord-certified white paper demonstrating JA Solar’s DesertBlue module series says the modules, which are specifically designed for desert regions and wastelands, transcend industry benchmarks and offer an optimized levelized cost of electricity… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/02/ja-solar-reveals-tuv-nord-certified-results-from-desert-solar-module-trials/

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An extra solar system planet once orbited next to Earth — and it may be the reason we have a moon

An extra solar system planet once orbited next to Earth — and it may be the reason we have a moon

An illustration of the ‘giant impact’ between Earth and the proto-planet Theia. New research indicated the two may have been extremely close neighbors before their unfortunate falling out. (Image credit: MPS / Mark A. Garlick) The catastrophic collision that forged the moon, and marked one of the most consequential events in Earth’s early history, may

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AOPE Rector Commissions Solar Power Project Funded By Yinka Afonja

AOPE Rector Commissions Solar Power Project Funded By Yinka Afonja

The Ag. Rector of Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa, Dr. Gbade Akinteye today commissioned a newly installed solar energy system at its Central Administrative Building, funded through a donation received from Prince ‘Yinka Afonja, MD/CEO of Ace Supermarket. The installation marks the first phase of the ₦10 million commitment he announced during the Institution’s second combined

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Africa’s Critical Minerals Poised to Power Global Green Energy Transition

Africa’s Critical Minerals Poised to Power Global Green Energy Transition

Africa, Climate Change, Conservation, Energy, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Natural Resources, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Open-pit mine Archives. Credit: Africa Renewal, United Nations UNITED NATIONS, Dec 1 2025 (IPS) – Although Africa holds more than 30 per cent of the world’s critical green minerals—including cobalt, lithium, manganese, and rare earth elements vital

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European Patent Office revokes JA Solar multi-busbar PV patent in ‘good news’ for EU manufacturers

European Patent Office revokes JA Solar multi-busbar PV patent in ‘good news’ for EU manufacturers

The patent was originally owned by Korean LG Electronics and later acquired by Chinese solar manufacturing giant JA Solar. Before being revoked, it sought to protect: Solar cells with six or more busbars, The use of solder-coated round wires as interconnection leads, The use of expanded pad sections to solder those wires to the busbars. The EPO revoked the patent

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