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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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Austria allocates €12 million for solar-plus-storage rebates

Austria allocates €12 million for solar-plus-storage rebates

Austria will open its second 2026 PV funding round on June 17 with a total budget of €12 million, while continuing incentives for battery storage and European-made components. The first funding round showed strong demand and a clear shift toward PV-plus-storage systems, with around 90% of applications including batteries. From pv magazine Germany The Austrian

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Hidden Solar Storms May Be Lighting Japan’s Skies With Massive Red Auroras

Hidden Solar Storms May Be Lighting Japan’s Skies With Massive Red Auroras

Low-latitude aurora observed on June 28, 2024, in Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan. Credit: Tomohiro M. Nakayama Unusually tall red auroras over Japan may be revealing that some solar storms are stronger than scientists realize. A study published in the Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate reports that red auroras observed over Japan extended to altitudes

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Abu Dhabi’s solar self-supply framework marks shift to energy intelligence

Abu Dhabi’s solar self-supply framework marks shift to energy intelligence

The Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA) recently convened an industry discussion examining how Abu Dhabi’s self-supply framework will impact distributed solar deployment, storage integration and future market design. The post Abu Dhabi’s solar self-supply framework marks shift to energy intelligence appeared first on pv magazine Global… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/06/09/abu-dhabis-solar-self-supply-framework-marks-a-shift-to-energy-intelligence/

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Chinese scientists improve kesterite solar cell efficiency with potassium fluoride

Chinese scientists improve kesterite solar cell efficiency with potassium fluoride

A Chinese team improved kesterite solar cell efficiency using potassium fluoride (KF) treatment to optimize absorber quality and interface properties. The best device reached 8.04% efficiency, with gains driven by reduced interface defects and improved carrier management. The post Chinese scientists improve kesterite solar cell efficiency with potassium fluoride appeared first on pv magazine Global…

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Jackery already dropped its Prime Day deals on our favorite solar generators and portable power stations

Jackery already dropped its Prime Day deals on our favorite solar generators and portable power stations

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TOYO launches $357 Million, 1.5 GW HJT solar cell factory in Houston

TOYO launches $357 Million, 1.5 GW HJT solar cell factory in Houston

TOYO Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: TOYO) has announced a $357 million capital investment to construct a 1.5 GW N-type heterojunction (HJT) solar cell manufacturing facility co-located with its existing module plant in the Houston metropolitan area to secure Section 45X tax credits and establish a fully integrated… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/06/08/toyo-launches-357-million-1-5-gw-hjt-solar-cell-factory-in-houston/

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