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AMPYR Distributed Energy expands European platform with acquisition of 70MW operational solar portfolio from TotalEnergies

AMPYR Distributed Energy expands European platform with acquisition of 70MW operational solar portfolio from TotalEnergies

Acquisition increases contracted capacity to over 250MW and accelerates pan-European growth AMPYR Distributed Energy (ADE), a leading investor, owner and operator of onsite renewable energy solutions, has acquired a 70MW portfolio of operational commercial and industrial solar assets from TotalEnergies, marking a major milestone in the company’s European growth strategy. The acquisition comprises 17 operational

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Bhutan secures US$160 million ADB loan for 310MW solar expansion

Bhutan secures US$160 million ADB loan for 310MW solar expansion

State-owned Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) will develop the 120MW Wobthang and 40MW Pedseling solar farms in Bumthang. Meanwhile, the 150MW Dramthang project in Lhuentse is expected to be delivered through a joint venture between DGPC and India’s Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited, forming Bhutan’s first private-majority PPP in the energy sector. The Bhutan Power

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Researchers develop framework to optimise 2D perovskite solar cell design

Researchers develop framework to optimise 2D perovskite solar cell design

The study tackles a long-standing challenge in improving 2D perovskite materials by better understanding how they absorb and transport light. At the heart of this are excitons, pairs of negatively charged electrons and positively charged “holes” that form when sunlight hits the material. How tightly these pairs stay bound affects how efficiently solar cells can

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Vena Energy raises US$970 million to support Australian solar-plus-storage portfolio

Vena Energy raises US$970 million to support Australian solar-plus-storage portfolio

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Interviews , Long Reads Vena Group CIO Simone Grasso said that Australia is a ‘key market’ within the company’s portfolio. Image: Vena Energy. Singapore-headquartered clean energy developer Vena Energy has raised A$1.4 billion (US$970 million) in green finance to support 614MW of solar PV capacity and 1,141MWh of battery

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Jackery Wants to Stick AI Between Your Solar Panels and Electrical Grid

Jackery Wants to Stick AI Between Your Solar Panels and Electrical Grid

This week, Jackery announced the Ark AI EMS, an “AI-powered” software-based energy management system for homes with backup batteries and solar power. It’s similar to the software that drives the Anker Solix E10, but with a heavy emphasis on AI automation that Anker’s system lacks. The Ark AI EMS features “24-hour predictive forecasting” that manages

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Pakistan added 27GW of distributed solar in 2023-25 as consumers move off-grid

Pakistan added 27GW of distributed solar in 2023-25 as consumers move off-grid

This growth accompanied a 5.2% increase in Pakistan’s GDP, and Ember said that distributed solar has brought the country to within “a whisker” of the global average for electrification. The global average is 22%, and Pakistan now sits at 21.7% having gained five percentage points over two years while the global average rose by just

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