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Netherlands ends incentive scheme for domestic PV manufacturing

Netherlands ends incentive scheme for domestic PV manufacturing

The Dutch government says large-scale solar panel production is no longer viable, closing its SolarNL incentives to building- and vehicle-integrated products, heterojunction modules, and perovskite-silicon tandem panels. September 19, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Image: pv magazine The Dutch cabinet has decided to discontinue the SolarNL incentive program supporting domestic photovoltaic module production. The decision followed a

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India’s solar manufacturers applaud ALMM proposal to boost domestic wafer production

India’s solar manufacturers applaud ALMM proposal to boost domestic wafer production

The update drew a positive response from the top-tier Indian wafer manufacturers. Talking to PV Tech, Premium Energies’ chief business officer Vinay Rustagi said: “This is a much-needed move and a logical next step in making India self-reliant in solar manufacturing. We believe that the policy is very well thought out and is aligned with the

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NASA’s Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000

NASA’s Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000

It’s been 30 years since the discovery of the first planet around another star like our Sun. With every new discovery, scientists move closer to answering whether there are other planets like Earth that could host life as we know it. NASA/JPL-Caltech The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since

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Scientists crack a 50-year solar mystery with a scorching discovery

Scientists crack a 50-year solar mystery with a scorching discovery

New research from the University of St Andrews has proposed that particles in solar flares are 6.5 times hotter than previously thought and provided an unexpected solution to a 50-year-old mystery about our nearest star. Solar flares are sudden and huge releases of energy in the Sun’s outer atmosphere that heat parts of it to

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DAS Solar plans 5GW XBC cell plant as technology shifts to TOPCon/back contact combination

DAS Solar plans 5GW XBC cell plant as technology shifts to TOPCon/back contact combination

The published information shows that the developer of this project is DAS Solar (Weining) Co., Ltd. The project covers a planned land area of 177,000 square meters and will include the construction of a battery production workshop, a chemical warehouse, wastewater treatment facilities, a 110kV substation and various supporting infrastructure. At present, the project is

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QatarEnergy, Samsung C&T ink EPC contract for 2GW solar PV project in Qatar

QatarEnergy, Samsung C&T ink EPC contract for 2GW solar PV project in Qatar

Latest Features , Guest Blog , Long Reads The project will reach its total electricity generation capacity of 2GW by mid-2029. Image: Qatar Energy. Qatari state-owned petroleum company QatarEnergy has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement with Korean tech giant Samsung’s engineering and construction vertical Samsung C&T for its 2GW Dukhan project. The Dukhan

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This new AI can spot solar storms days before they strike

This new AI can spot solar storms days before they strike

Scientists at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can forecast solar wind speeds up to four days in advance, significantly more accurately than current methods. The study is published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series . Solar wind is a continuous stream of charged particles released by the Sun.

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Partial solar eclipse at the bottom of the world closes out the year’s sun and moon spectacles

The bottom of the world is set to be front and center for a partial solar eclipse. Antarctica, New Zealand and a sliver of Australia are in prime position as the moon slips between the sun and Earth, obscuring a good portion of our star. The action unfolds on Monday local time Down Under… https://www.chron.com/news/article/partial-solar-eclipse-at-the-bottom-of-the-world-21050619.php

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Australian start-up wins funding to commercialise daylight solar inspection technology

Australian start-up wins funding to commercialise daylight solar inspection technology

Latest Features , Featured Articles , Long Reads Lab360 Solar’s uses drone-based daylight photoluminescence technology to inspect PV power plants. Image: Lab360 Solar Australian start-up Lab360 Solar has been awarded AU$3.96 million (US$2.64 million) of public funding to commercialise a new drone-based solar inspection that it says could transform the monitoring of PV power plants.

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