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Sunsure Energy signs PPA for 82.5MW Indian solar project

Sunsure Energy signs PPA for 82.5MW Indian solar project

Latest Sunsure operates ten projects with a combined capacity of 260MW in Uttar Pradesh. Image: Sunsure Energy. Indian independent power producer (IPP) Sunsure Energy has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Indian drinking water brand Bisleri International. Under the terms of the deal, Bisleri will acquire power generated at Sunsure’s 82.5MW solar PV […]

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I watched scientists track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS leaving the solar system in real-time: ‘This is some prime-time science’

I watched scientists track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS leaving the solar system in real-time: ‘This is some prime-time science’

A screenshot of the imaging system used by the Gemini North Observatory in Hawaii to view interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. (Image credit: Gemini North Obervatory/Shadow the Scientists) It was 4 a.m. on Nov. 25 at the top of Hawaii’s dormant Maunakea volcano. The process to view the comet took less time than expected. On the main

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Astronergy, JA Solar to ‘terminate’ patent disputes, reach cross-licencing agreement

Astronergy, JA Solar to ‘terminate’ patent disputes, reach cross-licencing agreement

Latest JA Solar first filed a lawsuit against Astronergy in August 2025. Image: Astronergy Astronergy and JA Solar have announced plans to “terminate” all ongoing patent disputes, and have “reached an agreement on cross-licencing” of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) patents moving forward. The Chinese module manufacturers said that the agreement, reached over the weekend,

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AEMO charts Australia’s rooftop solar boom to 42.5GW by 2036

AEMO charts Australia’s rooftop solar boom to 42.5GW by 2036

The report states that rooftop PV capacity will expand from 25.1GW in 2026 to 42.5GW by 2036, while non-scheduled PV generation between 100kW and 30MW will grow from 1.9GW to 4.8GW over the same period. This expansion reflects the rapid adoption of distributed energy resources (DERs) by Australian households and businesses, driven by policy incentives,

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Australia: 212,000 PV modules installed at 119MW state-owned solar-plus-storage site

Australia: 212,000 PV modules installed at 119MW state-owned solar-plus-storage site

The 119MW solar-plus-storage site, which features a co-located 100MW/200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), has also accepted delivery of a 162.5-tonne transformer that will connect the facility to the grid and the wider National Electricity Market (NEM). As reported previously by our colleagues at Energy-Storage.news, energy storage system integrator Energy Vault will supply the BESS. The

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Astronergy and JA Solar end global patent disputes with cross-licensing deal

Astronergy and JA Solar end global patent disputes with cross-licensing deal

Astronergy and JA Solar ended all global litigation and signed a cross-licensing agreement covering tunnel-oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell patents, resolving a major intellectual-property dispute affecting markets in Europe and beyond… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/01/astronergy-and-ja-solar-end-global-patent-disputes-with-cross-licensing-deal/

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Canadian Solar shifts US solar, energy storage manufacturing assets to North American ownership

Canadian Solar shifts US solar, energy storage manufacturing assets to North American ownership

Canadian Solar will hold a 75.1% stake in the new venture, which will operate its US solar PV cell and module and planned energy storage system manufacturing operations. The parent company will also acquire a majority 75.1% ownership of “certain overseas facilities that support US operations” from CSI Solar. It said the total consideration for

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Saudi Arabia secures financing for 15 GW of new solar and wind capacity

Saudi Arabia secures financing for 15 GW of new solar and wind capacity

A consortium led by Acwa Power, Water and Electricity Holding Co. (Badeel) and Saudi Aramco Power Co. has secured a $5.9 billion senior debt facility for seven Saudi Arabia renewable energy projects totaling 15 GW across solar and wind… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/01/saudi-arabia-secures-financing-for-15-gw-of-new-solar-and-wind-capacity/

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Indonesia think tank seeks partner for offshore floating solar study

Indonesia think tank seeks partner for offshore floating solar study

Indonesia’s Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) is seeking proposals by Dec. 3 for a preliminary feasibility study on offshore floating solar development in Sulawesi, including techno-economic assessments and regulatory analysis… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/01/indonesia-think-tank-seeks-partner-for-offshore-floating-solar-study/

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Midsummer to ship up to 200MW of equipment to Colombian CIGS solar factory

Midsummer to ship up to 200MW of equipment to Colombian CIGS solar factory

Latest News , Features , Interviews Midsummer will ship its DUO machines (pictured) to the Colombia facility. Image: Midsummer Swedish thin-film solar manufacturer Midsummer will ship up to 200MW worth of manufacturing equipment to a planned thin-film solar PV manufacturing facility in Colombia. The shipment is part of a deal with Swedish defence, security and

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