As President Donald Trump threatens to “take” Cuba, China is flexing its dominance in renewable energy by supplying solar panels as Havana confronts an energy crisis… https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/28/china-cuba-solar-trump-oil-blockade/
Trump has choked off Cuba’s oil supply. China is stepping in with solar. Read More »
Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads Features , Guest Blog , Long Reads Santander and Keybanc provided the debt financing facility for the Blacks Creek project. Image: rPlus Energies. US independent power producer (IPP) rPlus Energies has secured over US$650 million in debt facilities to support construction work at its Blacks Creek Energy Centre
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DAS Solar and Hebei University have identified two types of pinholes in TOPCon solar cells: harmful recombinational pinholes, which lack oxygen and cause carrier recombination, and beneficial passivating pinholes, which retain oxygen to enable efficient tunneling while maintaining interface passivation. Their work shows that optimizing oxide layer formation… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/17/discovery-of-passivating-pinholes-in-topcon-solar-cells-paves-the-way-for-higher-efficiencies/
BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 March 2026 – Wind power and photovoltaic energy are reshaping China’s energy landscape. As of March 2025, the combined installed capacity of wind and solar power nationwide has exceeded 1.48 billion kilowatts, surpassing thermal power in terms of total installed capacity in history. However, early-generation wind and
Chinese solar equipment manufacturers are actively seeking Nigerian production partners as punishing import economics threaten to cap growth in one of Africa’s fastest-expanding renewable energy markets, according to industry participants at a Lagos trade exhibition. At the Powerlec International Solar, Storage, Renewables, EV, Power and Electrical Exhibition held at Landmark Event Centre in Lagos… https://businessday.ng/energy/oilandgas/article/chinese-solar-manufacturers-court-nigerian-partners-to-build-local-factories/
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The 3.56MWp solar power system is expected to generate around 2.84 GWh of renewable electricity each year. Any surplus electricity will go towards powering the Walkers crisps manufacturing plant, one of the world’s largest crisp factories, next door to Pepsi’s Southern Region Distribution Centre. The project is part of a programme of electrification and energy
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Sigenergy has launched a 166 kW IP66-rated inverter for C&I solar and storage offering nine MPPT trackers and flexible AC/DC connections. The launch coincided with the opening of its Nantong Smart Energy Center, a 136,000 m² facility for R&D, manufacturing, and global delivery… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/13/sigenergy-unveils-166-kw-inverter-for-ci-solar/
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In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that February saw a sharp divide in Europe’s solar conditions. Northeastern regions experienced clear, cold weather with irradiance 20% above average, while western and southern Europe endured persistent storms and widespread irradiance deficits… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/13/cold-clear-skies-boost-northeastern-europes-solar-while-storms-dim-the-west/
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Fire caused by an electrical fault from an overheated arcing cable hit the solar panels at Europa Point Stadium in Gibraltar. Firefighters contained and extinguished the blaze within 20 minutes… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/13/fire-hits-pv-equipped-sport-complex-in-gibraltar/
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The Japanese government has defined new standards for agrivoltaics as regulators begin tightening oversight in response to nearly one-quarter of projects reporting reduced crop yields or sub-standard cultivation beneath solar panels… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/12/japan-establishes-national-benchmarks-for-agrivoltaics-as-sites-expand/
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