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Western wildfires, storms cut solar gains in the West while Eastern US sees boost

Western wildfires, storms cut solar gains in the West while Eastern US sees boost

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In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that trontal systems, widespread wildfires and an omega block pattern contributed to highly mixed irradiance anomalies across North America in September. Solar conditions underperformed in much of the West and Midwest, while the Northeast… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/03/western-wildfires-storms-cut-solar-gains-in-the-west-while-eastern-us-sees-boost/

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Robots speed installation of 500,000 panels at solar farm in Australia

Robots speed installation of 500,000 panels at solar farm in Australia

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Engie and US-based Luminous have tested autonomous robots at the 250 MW Goorambat East Solar Farm in the Australian state of Victoria, completing panel installation ahead of schedule. October 3, 2025 Ev Foley From pv magazine Australia The installation of almost 500,000 solar panels at the France-headquartered developer ENGIES‘s Goorambat East Solar Farm in Victoria

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NEM data spotlight: Solar generation surges 18% in September as Australia enters spring

NEM data spotlight: Solar generation surges 18% in September as Australia enters spring

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Rooftop solar PV rises by 28% month-on-month Distributed rooftop systems drove September’s impressive performance, generating 2,614GWh throughout the month—a 28% increase from August’s 2,042GWh. This growth becomes more significant when viewed against the previous year’s baseline, with rooftop generation climbing 13.55% above September 2024’s 2,302GWh output. The distributed solar surge reflects the technology’s continued expansion

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U.S.-Nigerian Telecom Mogul Sam Darwish Puts $750 Million Into Solar, Hybrid Power

U.S.-Nigerian Telecom Mogul Sam Darwish Puts $750 Million Into Solar, Hybrid Power

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IHS Nigeria, the telecom infrastructure giant led by U.S.-Nigerian businessman Sam Darwish, has invested more than $750 million in solar and hybrid power projects across the country.  The move highlights the company’s push to support Nigeria’s energy transition and reduce environmental damage caused by fossil fuels. With more than 16,000 sites in Nigeria, IHS is

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Spain’s Trabede, Greening Group to build solar module recycling plant

Spain’s Trabede, Greening Group to build solar module recycling plant

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Latest The plant is expected to begin operations in the Jerez del Marquesado municipality near Granada this month. Image: Solarcycle. Spanish waste management company Trabede and energy firm Greening Group will build a solar module recycling plant in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. The plant is expected to begin operations in the Jerez del Marquesado municipality near

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India has 171GW/279GW solar cell and module manufacturing capacity under construction

India has 171GW/279GW solar cell and module manufacturing capacity under construction

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In total, this represents 171GW of solar cell capacity and 279GW of annual module manufacturing capacity to be commissioned by 2030. For comparison, the country is forecast to install 28.3GW of utility-scale and rooftop solar during the fiscal year 2026, which is between April 2025 and March 2026. Even if not all of this module

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EU to lose 5% of solar workforce in 2025 as ‘job-intensive’ residential market contracts

EU to lose 5% of solar workforce in 2025 as ‘job-intensive’ residential market contracts

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But 2025 has seen a slowing of market growth, primarily from the rooftop and residential sector, which is the most “job-intensive” part of the solar industry. Solar installations grew by just 3.3% in 2024, compared with between 30%-50% annual growth in the preceding three years. In 2024, the number of solar jobs continued to increase

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India launches antidumping investigation on solar encapsulants from South Korea, Vietnam and Thailand

India launches antidumping investigation on solar encapsulants from South Korea, Vietnam and Thailand

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Latest The petition was filed by Indian PV encapsulant and backsheet manufacturer RenewSys. Image: Rinson Chory, via Unsplash. The Indian Department of Commerce has launched an antidumping investigation on solar encapsulants originating or exported from South Korea, Vietnam and Thailand. This comes after a petition was filed by Indian PV encapsulant and backsheet manufacturer RenewSys,

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