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Nextpower to open 12GW solar PV tracker Saudi facility in Q2 2026

Nextpower to open 12GW solar PV tracker Saudi facility in Q2 2026

According to the company, the manufacturing facility will span a 42,000-square-meter site and have an annual supply chain of up to 12GW of solar tracking systems. Dan Shugar, founder and CEO of Nextpower, said: “Saudi Arabia is a strategic market for Nextpower as we expand our ability to serve customers across the Middle East.” Nextpower […]

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Comstock secures final permits for Nevada solar recycling facility

Comstock secures final permits for Nevada solar recycling facility

Comstock Metals signed a lease agreement for the site in Silver Springs, Nevada back in 2024, and says it is “on schedule” to commission the site during the first quarter of 2026. Once fully operational, Comstock said the facility will process up to 3 million end-of-life solar modules annually, accounting to around 100,000 tons of waste

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Somalia Bets on Solar and Wind as Power Demand Grows

Somalia Bets on Solar and Wind as Power Demand Grows

Felicity Bradstock Felicity Bradstock is a freelance writer specialising in Energy and Finance. She has a Master’s in International Development from the University of Birmingham, UK. More Info Set us as your preferred Google source Premium Content By Felicity Bradstock – Jan 11, 2026, 10:00 AM CST Somalia has vast solar and wind potential but

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TaiyangNews Awards 2025 Badge of Excellence to Solar Module Efficiency Leaders

The TaiyangNews Badge of Excellence provides a great overview of the cell and module technology leaders in the market. AIKO Secures No. 1 Position All Year as 10 Manufacturers Demonstrate Sustained Top-10 Performance. (1888PressRelease) January 10, 2026 – Dsseldorf – TaiyangNews has announced the recipients of its TOP SOLAR MODULES 2025 Badge of Excellence, recognizing

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India’s solar capacity additions on track in 2025, says SBICAPS

India’s solar capacity additions on track in 2025, says SBICAPS

India added an estimated 40 GW of solar capacity in calendar year 2025, driven by utility-scale projects and rooftop growth. Energy storage tendering also picked up pace. January 9, 2026 Uma Gupta From pv magazine India India added a “record” 40 GW of new solar power generation capacity in calendar year 2025, according to a

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China to abolish solar export tax rebates in April

China to abolish solar export tax rebates in April

China will scrap value-added tax export rebates for PV products from April 1, 2026, while cutting battery rebates ahead of a full phaseout, raising export costs for manufacturers and potentially pulling shipments forward into early 2026. January 9, 2026 Vincent Shaw China will eliminate value-added tax (VAT) export rebates for photovoltaic products from April 1,

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China to scrap VAT export rebates for solar products from April 2026

China to scrap VAT export rebates for solar products from April 2026

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New multi‑hotspot detection tech based on Lab* feature descriptor

New multi‑hotspot detection tech based on Lab* feature descriptor

A Husqvarna researcher developed a fast, interpretable PV hotspot-detection method using IR thermography and Lab* color-space features instead of heavy neural networks, achieving up to 95.2% accuracy with shallow classifiers. The lightweight system works in real time on drones or edge devices and could save 17,620 kWh and 8.9 tons of CO₂ annually by improving

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Trump pulls US out of India-led solar alliance, key climate pact

Trump pulls US out of India-led solar alliance, key climate pact

In a sweeping overhaul of America’s global footprint, President Donald Trump has authorised the withdrawal of US from 66 international organisations, marking one of the most significant retreats from multilateralism in modern history. The pullout is from all major climate-linked global bodies, including India-headquartered International Solar Alliance and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Though

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