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North American solar PPA prices up 4% in Q3 amid ‘policy headwinds’

North American solar PPA prices up 4% in Q3 amid ‘policy headwinds’

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Latest Market-averaged solar PPA prices hit US$59.77/MWh in the third quarter of this year, according to LevelTen Energy, Image: TotalEnergies. The average price of a solar power purchase agreement (PPA) signed in North America increased 4% between the second and third quarters of this year, a change that is “unsurprising” considering the “policy headwinds” facing […]

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Geronimo expands US portfolio with 275MW solar projects in Illinois and Michigan

Geronimo expands US portfolio with 275MW solar projects in Illinois and Michigan

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Latest Slated to begin operations in late 2026, the project will operate within the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) market. Image: Geronimo Power. Independent power producer (IPP) Geronimo has begun construction on its 150MW solar project in Illinois and commissioned a 125MW PV project in Michigan.  The 150MW Bee Hollow Solar project is located in

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Solar wind tears a chunk from Comet Lemmon’s tail in incredible new astrophotography images

Solar wind tears a chunk from Comet Lemmon’s tail in incredible new astrophotography images

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Comet Lemmon’s nucleus and tail pictured against the distant starfield beyond. (Image credit: Brennan Gilmore) Astrophotographer Brennan Gilmore has captured spectacular views of the solar wind stripping a vast section from C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)’s tail, as the icy wanderer continues to brighten ahead of its close approach to Earth on Oct. 21. Top Camera Pick:

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German IPP wpd starts construction at 140MW French solar project

German IPP wpd starts construction at 140MW French solar project

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Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads The project is expected to reach commercial operations in autumn 2026. Image: wpd. German independent power producer (IPP) wpd has started construction at its 140.6MW Marcy solar park in the Nièvre department of central France. Construction work is being managed by the company’s regional solar power arm, wpd solar

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Ciel & Terre bets on honeycomb design for large-scale floating solar

Ciel & Terre bets on honeycomb design for large-scale floating solar

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Home Floating Solar Ciel & Terre bets on honeycomb design for large-scale floating solar October 14, 2025, by Zerina Maksumić French floating solar developer Ciel & Terre has rolled out its new floating solar technology, Fusio, designed to boost performance, scalability, and operational efficiency in large-scale floating photovoltaic (FPV) projects. Source: Ciel & Terre (Screenshot)

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Levanta Renewables to build 166MWp solar-plus-storage project in Philippines

Levanta Renewables to build 166MWp solar-plus-storage project in Philippines

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Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads The project, spanning around 155 hectares, will integrate a battery energy storage system (BESS) and is planned to deliver 175 MWac. Image: Levanta Renewables. Southeast Asian independent power producer (IPP) Levanta Renewables will develop a 166MWp ground-mounted solar and storage project in the Visayas Islands as part of the Philippines’

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India adds 4.9GW residential rooftop solar in H1

India adds 4.9GW residential rooftop solar in H1

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Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads Applications for residential rooftop solar installations surged nearly fourfold between March 2024 and July 2025, reaching over 5.79 million. Image: RMI. India installed 4.9GW of residential rooftop solar capacity in the first half of 2025, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial

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OCI Holdings eyeing US market with 65% stake in 2.7GW Vietnamese solar wafer plant

OCI Holdings eyeing US market with 65% stake in 2.7GW Vietnamese solar wafer plant

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Latest Features , Guest Blog , Long Reads The site is expected to be operational by the end of October and commercially producing wafers in “early 2026”. Image: Smallman12q/Wikimedia Commons Korean chemical production firm OCI Holdings has acquired a 65% stake in a Vietnamese solar wafer production plant, intending to export solar wafers to the

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Solar power’s ‘meteoric’ rise, growth of distributed solar and battery co-location among key DNV energy trends

Solar power’s ‘meteoric’ rise, growth of distributed solar and battery co-location among key DNV energy trends

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Chief among these is the forecast that, by 2060, solar power will account for 47% of the world’s electricity generation, increasing five-fold from last year. The report attributes solar’s “meteoric” rise to the shift of the world’s solar manufacturing bases from Europe to China during the 2010s, but that China’s dominance of global PV installations

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