China has reduced the export tax rebate for solar products, lowering refunded taxes for Chinese PV exporters and eating into their profit margins. The move might force some companies to increase export prices to mitigate potential financial losses. November 18, 2024 Vincent Shaw China’s Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration have announced a reduction […]
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Thornova Solar has started producing solar cells and modules in Indonesia. CEO William Sheng says the move is in line with changing US market regulations. It plans to supply customers with cells and modules from Indonesia, Laos or the United States by mid-2025. November 18, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Thornova Solar California-headquartered Thornova Solar has
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Lithuania has decided to tighten its cybersecurity laws, banning manufacturers from countries deemed national security threats, including China, from remotely accessing management systems of solar, wind, and storage facilities. The European Solar Manufacturing Council has backed the move. November 18, 2024 Patrick Jowett Lithiuania’s parliament Image: BigHead, Wikimedia Commons The Lithuanian parliament has passed legislation
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A team from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering has reinvented the design of screen-printed contacts to reduce costs and silver consumption, without sacrificing the efficiency of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cells. November 11, 2024 Natalie Filatoff The UNSW silver cell up close Image: UNSW
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Singapore could import large quantities of low-cost solar power from neighbouring countries using undersea cables, with the indicative cost being competitive with gas generation. Unlimited world-class pumped hydro energy storage is available in neighbouring countries in the range 50-5000 GWh to support very large scale transmission. November 11, 2024 International Solar Energy Society (ISES) Singapore
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Researchers in China have proposed a new hybrid transaction model for distributed power trading. The model encourages the participation of aggregators in market transactions for distributed resources and promotes the expansion of distributed energy storage. November 11, 2024 Lior Kahana Researchers from China have proposed a novel model for optimizing distributed power trading markets. Their
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First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has boosted it’s energy finance loan, offering up to N30 million to help Nigerian households and small businesses buy solar panels, batteries, inverters, and other clean energy equipment. With up to three years of repayment, this loan aims to ease financial pressures, allowing businesses to allocate more funds to growth
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China’s solar module exports fell to 16.53 GW in September, down 12% from August and 16% year on year, according to PV InfoLink. Third-quarter exports reached 54.9 GW, a 15% drop from the second quarter, but a 6% increase from the third quarter of 2023. November 8, 2024 Vincent Shaw Image: pv magazine PV InfoLink
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Austria installed 1.4 GW of new PV capacity from January to September 2024, including around 400 MW added in the third quarter alone. November 8, 2024 Sandra Enkhardt From pv magazine Germany Austria installed 399 MW of new solar capacity in the third quarter of 2024, according to data from E-Control, the national energy regulator.
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From Fred Ezeh, Abuja After six years without electricity, residents of Etomi community in Cross River State now enjoy reliable, clean, and affordable electricity through the European Union (EU)-funded solar mini-grid project. The solar project, which provides 119.5kW of electricity to over 600 households and businesses in the community was implemented by GIZ. Inga Stefanowicz,
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