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Foundation Trains Girls In Solar Power Installation

Foundation Trains Girls In Solar Power Installation

To promote inclusion, technological innovation and sustainable development, Our Hope-Village Foundation has trained some young ladies in solar power installation, equipping them with practical skills to become self-reliant. The training, held in Kaduna under the theme “Tech Her Future,” was organised in partnership with Nixis Tech Academy and focused on empowering girls to explore opportunities

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Novva acquires 120MWp Philippines solar project

Novva acquires 120MWp Philippines solar project

Novva said the acquisition represents a key milestone in its strategy to develop a scalable power platform across Southeast Asia, as regional electricity demand continues to rise amid the rapid growth of AI, cloud computing and digital infrastructure.  Steven Liu, CEO of Novva, said: “Power availability has become one of the defining constraints on future growth. With SJSP, we are securing

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Huasun to launch Himalaya PLUS HJT module in Europe at Intersolar 2026

Huasun to launch Himalaya PLUS HJT module in Europe at Intersolar 2026

Latest Huasun’s Jimmy Xu said the company would demonstrate ‘solutions that are purpose-built for application scenarios’ at next week’s Intersolar event. Image: Huasun. Chinese solar PV manufacturer Huasun Energy will launch its Himalaya PLUS heterojunction (HJT) module in Europe at next week’s Intersolar event, to be held from 23-25 June in Munich, Germany. The company

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Solar Power Has Officially Overtaken Coal In The U.S. For The First Time

Solar Power Has Officially Overtaken Coal In The U.S. For The First Time

Scharfsinn/Shutterstock No two people agree on the most efficient energy source, but many will admit that the sun is the greenest power source. Electric companies set up “farms” to harvest solar radiation for power, and many homeowners install solar panels on their houses. Adoption has been slow, but solar power finally had a significant victory

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Solar Farms Are Having An Unexpected Effect On An Endangered Species

Solar Farms Are Having An Unexpected Effect On An Endangered Species

In addition to supplying clean energy, solar panels have a surprisingly positive impact on degraded land and local wildlife. The panels block the sun, allowing the soil to retain more moisture to the point where China’s largest solar farm is changing the desert around it, turning a once dry landscape green with plant life. Animals

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‘You’d have to be an imbecile’: Clash over new network charges for solar and batteries

‘You’d have to be an imbecile’: Clash over new network charges for solar and batteries

Energy Minister Chris Bowen has opposed the electricity market regulator’s controversial plan to raise the cost of connecting to the electricity network, fuelling a clash over the charges to be levied on home owners who have installed batteries. The Australian Energy Market Commission proposal would change how electricity companies recoup costs of maintaining and building

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Fonterra signs virtual PPA with NZ Clean Energy for 129MW Darfield solar-plus-storage project in New Zealand

Fonterra signs virtual PPA with NZ Clean Energy for 129MW Darfield solar-plus-storage project in New Zealand

It is located near Fonterra’s Darfield manufacturing site, with grid connectivity and proximity to industrial demand cited by NZCE as factors in the site’s selection. The ‘agrivoltaics’ project has been designed to allow continued sheep grazing across the site during operations. Construction is expected to create more than 100 jobs in the Canterbury region. Under

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US solar developers are getting creative—and risky—ahead of the safe harbour deadline

US solar developers are getting creative—and risky—ahead of the safe harbour deadline

A District of Columbia judge also recently reintroduced the long-standing “5% safe harbour” rule, where credits can be secured by committing 5% of a project’s planned investment. The Treasury had removed the 5% safe harbour permission in its guidance following President Trump’s changes to clean energy tax credits last year. PV Tech Premium sat down

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Why Solarbox is building Senegal’s EV ecosystem around the sun

Why Solarbox is building Senegal’s EV ecosystem around the sun

Hello 👋, Welcome back to Francophone Weekly by TechCabal , your weekly deep dive into the tech ecosystem across French-speaking Africa. For readers who want to understand Francophone Africa beyond headlines—through markets, startups, and systems. New editions of the newsletter will land directly in your inbox every Tuesday at 12 PM WAT. By default, this

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South Korea’s Shinan turns solar profits into resident pensions

South Korea’s Shinan turns solar profits into resident pensions

Solar panels stand at the Anjwa Solar City power plant in Shinan County, South Jeolla Province, on Friday. The county distributes part of the projects profits to residents through local cooperatives under its Sunlight Pension program. Photo by Asia Today June 15 (Asia Today) — Salt-damaged farmland once unsuitable for either agriculture or aquaculture has

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