Northern Electricity Supply Co. has invited bids for rooftop systems totaling 72.36 MW to be installed on nearly 1,900 public buildings under the National Rooftop Solar Programme 2025… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/29/bangladesh-floats-tenders-for-72-3-mw-rooftop-solar-in-northern-districts/
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing $142 million in financing to two ACWA Power-led solar-plus-storage projects in central Uzbekistan… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/29/ebrd-invests-in-1-gw-of-solar-1-3-gwh-of-storage-in-uzbekistan/
EBRD invests in 1 GW of solar, 1.3 GWh of storage in Uzbekistan Read More »
Ampt and Hiringa Energy plan to deploy a 27 MW (DC) solar array with 30 MWh battery storage to power green hydrogen and ammonia production for a low-carbon cotton operation in Australia… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/28/ampt-to-provide-dc-optimizing-solar-plus-storage-for-australian-green-hydrogen-project/
Ampt tech to power solar-plus-storage system for Australian hydrogen plant Read More »
Saudi Power Procurement Co. (SPPC) has concluded the sixth phase of the country’s National Renewable Energy Program by awarding four solar projects and one wind farm. They include the 1.4 GW Najran solar site, which has the second-lowest levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for solar energy to date… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/28/saudi-arabia-awards-3-gw-of-solar-in-sixth-renewables-tender-round/
Saudi Arabia awards 3 GW of solar in sixth renewables tender round Read More »
Synnefa has raised $300,000 to deploy IoT-solar dryers across Kenya and is seeking to raise $2 million in seed funding by 2026 to scale its solutions to 150,000 farmers across East Africa. The firm says the expansion will help prevent more than 50,000 metric tons of food loss, create employment opportunities for youth-led enterprises, and
Synnefa Raises $300,000 to Deploy IoT Solar Dryers Across Kenya | to Raise $2M by 2026 Read More »
Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads The start of commercial operations at the RIdgely project has pushed Tennessee’s operational solar capacity above 1GW. Image: Leeward Renewable Energy. US renewable energy developer Leeward Renewable Energy has started commercial operations at its 177MW Ridgely solar project in the US state of Tennessee. The project is the
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Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads First Solar has been prolific in its monetisation of 45x manufacturing tax credits. Image: First Solar US thin-film manufacturer First Solar has revealed another transfer of its 45X manufacturing tax credits in a deal worth around US$750 million. The cadmium-telluride (CdTe) module producer said in an SEIC filing
First Solar 45X tax credit deals pass US$2 billion with latest transfer Read More »
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse disrupted light-dark cycles for North American birds during the lead-up to spring reproduction. Compiling more than 10,000 community observations and artificial intelligence analyses of nearly 100,000 vocalizations, ornithologists at Indiana University found that bird behavior was substantially affected by these few minutes of unexpected afternoon darkness; more
Total Solar Eclipses Can Trigger Dawn Behavior in Birds, Scientists Say Read More »
Rondo Energy’s 100 MWh heat battery, powered by 20 MW of onsite solar, can store industrial heat or use low-cost grid electricity generated during sunny and windy hours, the company said… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/21/rondo-energys-100-mwh-heat-battery-powered-by-20-mw-of-onsite-solar/
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Regulatory inaction on grid fees has stalled 3.5 GW of large-scale renewables in Croatia, mostly solar, with developers such as Solvis citing a lack of stable grid-connection rules as a barrier to planning and investment. October 21, 2025 Blathnaid O’Dea The Croatian energy regulator HERA’s persistent delay in setting the unit connection fee for renewable
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