Author name: David Ryabchikov

Economy&Life | Agricultural production in full swing across China as solar term of Major Snow draws near

Economy&Life | Agricultural production in full swing across China as solar term of Major Snow draws near

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 6, 2025 shows farmers working at a rapeseed field in Xinghua City, east China’s Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Zhou Shegen/Xinhua) BEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — As the solar term of Major Snow, also known as “Da Xue” in Chinese, is approaching, farmers are busy with agricultural production across […]

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‘Achieving real gender equality in the solar industry remains far from easy’

‘Achieving real gender equality in the solar industry remains far from easy’

This week Women in Solar+ Europe gives voice to Antonio Arruebo, Market Analyst at SolarPower Europe. He says that widespread lack of awareness about the barriers women face throughout their professional journeys is currently the major hurdle for change. “Many obstacles are invisible or completely normalised,” he also stated… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/achieving-real-gender-equality-in-the-solar-industry-remains-far-from-easy/

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Chinese PV Industry Brief: Aiko, Skyworth PV plan 5 GW back-contact solar module factory in Guangxi

Chinese PV Industry Brief: Aiko, Skyworth PV plan 5 GW back-contact solar module factory in Guangxi

The two companies will invest approximately CNY 2 billion ($282.8 million) in the new facility, which will host two production lines, each with a capacity of 2.5 GW. The project has already passed environmental review… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/chinese-pv-industry-brief-aiko-skyworth-pv-plan-5-gw-back-contact-solar-module-factory-in-guangxi/

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US Solar industry demands end to DOI’s ‘unequal’ PV permitting pause

US Solar industry demands end to DOI’s ‘unequal’ PV permitting pause

The letter—signed by 143 solar companies, including developers, component producers and certain manufacturers—called the memo “unduly discriminatory and unprecedented government overreach” and asked Congress to work with the DOI to revoke it. The memo requires all solar and wind permits relating to the DOI to be approved by Burgum’s personal office. As well as projects

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Japan launches call for road-surface solar technologies

Japan launches call for road-surface solar technologies

Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has started accepting submissions for new road-surface PV technologies, with field verification planned in pedestrian areas at roadside stations to test performance and electricity use ahead of societal implementation… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/04/japan-launches-call-for-road-surface-solar-technologies/

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Tenga Solar Signs Contract With Bright Teen Inventor To Produce Revolutionary New Hybrid Battery

Tenga Solar Signs Contract With Bright Teen Inventor To Produce Revolutionary New Hybrid Battery

Tenga Solar Backs Schoolboy’s Revolutionary Energy Invention In an exclusive development, a story with the potential to rewrite the rules of renewable energy has emerged from Zimbabwe. Tenga Solar, a leading innovator in the country’s energy sector, has formally signed a contract with an 18-year-old schoolboy to produce a revolutionary hybrid battery. This device claims

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Belgian grid operator enters final phase of digital meter rollout

Belgian grid operator enters final phase of digital meter rollout

Grid operator Fluvius says that 80% of all homes, apartments and small businesses in the Belgian region of Flanders, including 89% of all solar panel owners, have now converted to digital meters as the company begins the final phase of the mandatory switch over… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/04/belgian-grid-operator-enters-final-phase-of-digital-meter-rollout/

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UK Unveils $11 Billion Clean Energy Plan to Turbocharge Wind, Solar, and Storage

UK Unveils $11 Billion Clean Energy Plan to Turbocharge Wind, Solar, and Storage

By Irina Slav – Dec 04, 2025, 12:35 AM CST The UK government has released a five-year plan that essentially doubles down on efforts to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide as a top priority in the energy space. The plan was drafted and released by Great British Energy, the newly set-up entity that the Starmer

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