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Toshiba ESS tests hybrid wind-solar project with storage in Saudi Arabia

Toshiba ESS tests hybrid wind-solar project with storage in Saudi Arabia

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Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp. (Toshiba ESS) has started testing batteries and energy management solutions to stabilize electricity in remote Saudi Arabia through a hybrid wind-solar pilot project. The project will run until May 2028 to evaluate power- and energy-oriented batteries and optimize battery use… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/09/toshiba-ess-tests-hybrid-wind-solar-project-with-storage-in-saudi-arabia/

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EDF Power Solutions to take 20% stake in Scatec solar-storage project in Egypt

EDF Power Solutions to take 20% stake in Scatec solar-storage project in Egypt

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Oslo-based Scatec ASA says it will retain majority ownership in Egypt’s 1.1 GW solar and 100 MW/200 MWh Obelisk project, with EDF Power Solutions taking 20% and Norfund 25%… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/09/edf-power-solutions-scatec-obelisk-equity-investors-norfund-hybrid-solar-storage-egypt/

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Solar Stewardship Initiative publishes guide for solar supply chain

Solar Stewardship Initiative publishes guide for solar supply chain

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The Solar Stewardship Initiative’s (SSI) new buyers guide targets forced labor risk, supply-chain transparency, and compliance readiness in global solar procurement. December 9, 2025 Pilar Sánchez Molina SSI has published its first Buyers Guide, a 54-page document designed for companies, project developers, investors, and public institutions to strengthen responsible procurement in the solar sector. The

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Space-Based Data Centers Could Power AI with Solar Energy—At a Cost

Space-Based Data Centers Could Power AI with Solar Energy—At a Cost

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December 9, 2025 4 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm Data Centers in Space Aren’t as Wild as They Sound Space-based computing offers easy access to solar power but presents its own environmental challenges By Jeremy Hsu edited by Eric Sullivan A mock-up of the solar-powered data center the start-up Starcloud plans to

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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

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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’

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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

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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

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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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