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SEG Solar breaks ground on 3GW ingot/wafer PV manufacturing plant in Indonesia

SEG Solar breaks ground on 3GW ingot/wafer PV manufacturing plant in Indonesia

Latest SEG Solar aims to build a vertically integrated manufacturing plant in Indonesia with a 5GW annual nameplate capacity. Image: SEG Solar. Solar manufacturer SEG Solar has started construction on a 3GW ingot and wafer manufacturing plant in Indonesia. Located in Batang Regency, in the central Java province, where the company commissioned a 2GW solar […]

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Betway delivers solar-powered solution in Ayensuano District

Betway delivers solar-powered solution in Ayensuano District

Betway has officially, handed over two fully installed Power Up units to the people of Kofi Ayim, located in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region. The move, reinforced the brand’s long-standing commitment to community development and sustainable energy inclusion. Since its inception in Ghana, Betway, a leading global sports betting brand, has consistently supported

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First Map of the Sun's Outer Edge Demystifies the Escape Route of Solar Wind

First Map of the Sun's Outer Edge Demystifies the Escape Route of Solar Wind

The sun keeps a tight rein on everything in the Solar System, but it isn’t always the best at keeping the material in its own atmosphere under control. Wayward solar wind constantly breaks free from our host star, blowing past every planet until it’s halted by opposing wind generated by stars beyond the Solar System.

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Sun King Secures $40 Million from Lightrock to Fuel Solar Expansion

Sun King Secures $40 Million from Lightrock to Fuel Solar Expansion

Sun King, the Nairobi-based off-grid solar energy provider, said on Friday it has raised $40 million in equity financing from London-based impact investor Lightrock to accelerate its expansion across Africa and Asia. The funding will be used to scale distribution of decentralised solar power systems, broaden the companys product pipeline and increase its physical presence,

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Batteries now cheap enough to make dispatchable solar economically feasible

Batteries now cheap enough to make dispatchable solar economically feasible

Energy think tank Ember says utility-scale battery costs have fallen to $65/MWh outside China and the United States, enabling solar power to be delivered when needed. December 12, 2025 Uma Gupta From pv magazine India Battery costs have fallen sharply over the past two years. A steep drop in 2024 was followed by further declines

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Canada opens review into anti-dumping duties on Chinese PV modules, laminates

Canada opens review into anti-dumping duties on Chinese PV modules, laminates

Canada’s International Trade Tribunal is running an interim review of the country’s anti-dumping and countervailing duties on solar modules and laminates from China, following a request to exclude flexible solar panels that affix to curved surfaces… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/canada-opens-review-into-anti-dumping-duties-on-chinese-pv-modules-laminates/

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Faulty forecasts undermining solar returns, say Australian researchers

Faulty forecasts undermining solar returns, say Australian researchers

Solstice AI says improved forecasting accuracy could lift profits across Australia’s utility-scale solar market and reduce costly weather-driven volatility for operators and traders. December 12, 2025 Ev Foley From pv magazine Australia Melbourne-based solar energy forecasting company Solstice AI research shows a 10% improvement in weather / solar forecasting accuracy would generate an extra AUD

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BIC Deepens Investment In Inclusive Education With New Solar-powered Classrooms

BIC Deepens Investment In Inclusive Education With New Solar-powered Classrooms

BIC has strengthened its commitment to inclusive education in Nigeria with the renovation of three solar-powered classrooms at Sari-Iganmu Inclusive School in Lagos in commemoration of the Global Education Week (GEW). Delivered in partnership with the Raising Star Africa Foundation (RSAF), the project was carried out as part of BIC’s Global Education Week (GEW) 2025

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Space-power startup claims it can beam energy to solar farms

Space-power startup claims it can beam energy to solar farms

You can’t generate solar power at night unless your panels are in space. A startup that wants to beam orbital sunlight straight into existing solar farms has just emerged from stealth, claiming a world-first power-beaming demo, but with a lot of critical information left unreported.  Overview Energy announced on Wednesday that, after three years developing

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How technology is changing modern solar O&M

How technology is changing modern solar O&M

The speed at which Europe’s PV buildout has taken place over the last few decades is creating challenges for the solar industry around utility-scale O&M, as attendees of pv magazine’s Week Europe virtual conference session on leveraging technology for O&M heard… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/11/pv-week-europe-2025-operations-maintenance-solar-conference-session-recording/

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