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Amazon signs first solar-plus-storage PPAs in Australia to power AI expansion

Amazon signs first solar-plus-storage PPAs in Australia to power AI expansion

Amazon disclosed that the portfolio comprises one wind farm, three utility-scale solar-plus-storage sites, four distributed solar-plus-storage projects, and a new battery energy storage installation to be added to the Mokoan solar PV power plant. The projects span New South Wales and Victoria, with developers including OX2, X-ELIO, Anza, TagEnergy and European Energy. According to BloombergNEF […]

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JinkoSolar’s profitability deteriorates as annual module shipments decline

JinkoSolar’s profitability deteriorates as annual module shipments decline

In Q4 2025, Jinko saw its gross margin collapse to 0.3% compared with 7.3% in Q3 and 3.8% in Q4 2024. Jinko reported an adjusted net loss of US$119.8 million in Q4 2025, more than double the US$52.4 million loss in the previous quarter. On a GAAP basis, Jinko’s net loss reached US$214.5 million, compared

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Mercury’s Sulfur-Rich Magma May Rewrite How Solar System’s Innermost Planet Formed

Mercury’s Sulfur-Rich Magma May Rewrite How Solar System’s Innermost Planet Formed

New research from Rice University suggests sulfur keeps Mercury’s interior molten at lower temperatures, offering new clues to how the planet’s strange crust and mantle evolved. Yishen Zhang & Rajdeep Dasgupta provide new insights into the role of sulfur in shaping the thermochemical evolution of Mercury and other similarly reduced rocky planetary systems. Image credit:

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RWE drops 99.9 MW solar project in Wales on grid constraints

RWE drops 99.9 MW solar project in Wales on grid constraints

RWE has scrapped its 99.9 MW Butterfly solar‑plus‑storage project in Wales after determining that grid connection availability made it unviable, in a move that comes amid sharply rising connection demand and mounting pressure on the United Kingdom’s queue reform process… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/15/rwe-drops-99-9-mw-solar-project-in-wales-on-grid-constraints/

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This US Company Wants To Start Mass Producing Affordable Solar-Powered Cars

This US Company Wants To Start Mass Producing Affordable Solar-Powered Cars

Aptera Motors, a vehicle startup out of Carlsbad, California, started taking reservations for its solar-powered, three-wheeled EVs in 2020. By 2025, it had a claimed 50,000 reservations at $40,000 a pop. As of 2026, it is hoping to start mass production of the Launch Edition models by the end of the year. Aptera has significantly upped

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