Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads Toyo’s deal to supply TOPCon cells to Voltec marks its entry to the European market. Image: Toyo Solar. French module manufacturer Voltec Solar has signed a supply deal to use solar PV cells produced by Japanese cell manufacturer Toyo in its products. The deal was announced at a […]
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Belgian grid operator Fluvius says inverter-related complaints have fallen by more than half since 2023, even as solar panel connections rose 8.5% year on year amid record sunshine… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/04/belgian-grid-operator-reports-sharp-decline-in-solar-inverter-failures/
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Portugal’s first heat-as-a-service agreement combines a 7 MW solar plant and a 100 MWh thermal battery to provide continuous, zero-emission steam for industrial use, according to Rondo Energy and Energias de Portugal (EDP… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/04/portugals-edp-rondo-sign-ppa-for-solar-powered-industrial-heat-project/
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Solar panels [Leopictures from Pixabay] New research from business insurer QBE reveals UK fire services faced a fire involving a solar panel once almost every two days in 2024, marking a 60% increase in the past two years. Data collected by QBE from freedom of information (FoI) requests to UK fire services in August 2025
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Today, astronomers are able to predict a solar eclipse to the minute using sophisticated computer programming that combines Newton’s laws of motion with the positions and speeds of the Earth and moon, plus data on their orbits and inclination. Ancient Maya daykeepers used ink-drawn tables etched on the bark of fig trees. In a paper
LANCASTER, Ky.—It is unusual to have a utility-scale solar array in Kentucky, and even more unusual that the grounds crew here is a live-in flock of more than a thousand sheep. On a recent afternoon, the sheep lounged beneath the shade created by solar panels, supervised by three dogs: Honey, Junior and Roxy. The property
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Meta signed three deals this week to procure nearly 1 gigawatt of solar power as it races to power its lofty AI ambitions. The trio of agreements brings Metas total solar purchases to over 3 gigawatts of capacity this year. Solar is cheap and quick to build, and as a result, it has become a
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Both projects are aiming to come online in Q3 2027 and will deliver power to the Louisiana grid, which is split between the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) and Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Independent System Operators. Through funding the sites, Meta will put the environmental attributes, like renewable energy credits, towards its decarbonisation statistics. “When
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The global clean energy transition is defying even the most optimistic forecasts. As world leaders prepare to convene at next month’s COP30 climate summit, the solar power industry has surged far beyond expectations, offering a rare note of progress amid persistent political rifts and uneven commitments to carbon reduction. According to multiple analyses, there is
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