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Atlas Renewable Energy secures US$179 million to build 579MW Brazilian solar complex

Atlas Renewable Energy secures US$179 million to build 579MW Brazilian solar complex

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads The project consists of 11 solar PV plant and is the latest partnership between Atlas Renewable Energy and BNDES. Image: Atlas Renewable Energy Solar developer Atlas Renewable Energy has secured BRL1 billion (US$179 million) in financing for a 579MW Brazilian solar PV complex. Located in southeast Brazil, […]

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Zelestra, EDP sign ‘first’ solar-plus-storage PPA in Spain

Zelestra, EDP sign ‘first’ solar-plus-storage PPA in Spain

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads EDP will buy the power produced at the site, though the companies did not clarify the length of the deal. Image: Zelestra. Spanish energy firm Zelestra and Portuguese utility EDP have signed what they call the “first” solar-plus-storage power purchase agreement (PPA) in the Spanish renewables market.

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TotalEnergies breaks ground on 1GW Basra solar farm in Iraq

TotalEnergies breaks ground on 1GW Basra solar farm in Iraq

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads The first unit is expected to become operational by the end of 2025. Image: TotalEnergies. French energy major TotalEnergies has begun the construction of its 1GW solar farm in the Basra region of southern Iraq.  The launch was attended by Iraqi PM Mohammed Al-Sudani, who highlighted that

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Country Life: How an Auckland farm increased profitability

Country Life: How an Auckland farm increased profitability

Nigel and Merrin Upchurch run Waitangi Farm, about 48-hectares in Waiuku, an hour south of Auckland. Photo: Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life On Waitangi Farm near Waiuku, about an hour south of Auckland, pigs and cattle graze below solar panels. It’s part of a growing trend of agrivoltaics, solar systems that run alongside agriculture. Nigel

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UK parliament calls for solar supply chain law, forced labor import ban

UK parliament calls for solar supply chain law, forced labor import ban

Cross-party human rights committee says legislation needed to combat forced labor in solar supply chains, in report urging the UK government to introduce mandatory due diligence measures. Solar Energy UK expresses disappointment in committee’s portrayal of the UK solar industry… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/07/25/uk-parliament-calls-for-solar-supply-chain-law-forced-labor-import-ban/

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Japanese projects to pilot solar on low load-bearing roofs, BIPV windows

Japanese projects to pilot solar on low load-bearing roofs, BIPV windows

A partnership between PXP Inc and Tokyo Gas Co is working on developing film-type chalcopyrite solar cells for industrial roofs with low load-bearing capacity. Elsewhere, a coalition of partners is installing inner windows featuring perovskite solar cells at Tokyo’s Telecom Center Building… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/07/23/japanese-projects-to-pilot-solar-on-low-load-bearing-roofs-bipv-windows/

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