China installed 268 GW of new renewables capacity in the first half of 2025, nearly doubling year on year, with solar accounting for 212 GW of the total, says the nation’s energy planning agency… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/01/chinese-pv-industry-brief-china-adds-268-gw-of-renewables-led-by-solar/
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Croatia’s solar market continues to grow steadily, led by the self-supply and commercial and industrial (C&I) segments, while regulatory barriers stall utility-scale development… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/01/croatias-solar-capacity-reaches-1-1-gw/
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Home Green Marine Eco Marine Power begins onboard trials of updated marine solar power system August 1, 2025, by Aida Čučuk Japan-based technology company Eco Marine Power has commenced onboard evaluation trials of its updated solar power system, known as Aquarius Marine Solar Power, along with the first of several photovoltaic (PV) module technologies. Courtesy
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Most U.S. households could reduce their electricity costs and endure power outages by installing rooftop solar panels and battery packs, according to a new Stanford University study, though people may need to buy the equipment by Dec. 31. About 60% of families could reduce their electricity costs by 15% on average by installing a solar-battery
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While City Power encourages voluntary solar registration, homeowners remain confused as Eskom and municipalities apply different rules. There is still uncertainty surrounding registration of home solar systems, with either Eskom or municipalities, as Johannesburg’s City Power confirms its meter readers are scouting for the locations of such systems. Randpark residents said this week that meter
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South African utility Eskom is searching for a developer to design, procure, supply, test and commission a 72 MW solar project at the site of an existing power station. The deadline for applications is Sept. 30. July 31, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Den Harrson, Unsplash South Africas Eskom has kicked off a tender for the
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In today’s social media-driven world, celestial events like solar eclipses and meteor showers are no longer just for science enthusiasts– they’ve become global spectacles. From live streams to viral reels, anything happening in the sky tends to catch the public’s imagination fast. Recently, one such topic has been making the rounds online: Will there be
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Weekly average electricity prices fell last week in France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, even as solar energy output also declined, according to AleaSoft Energy Forecasting. July 31, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: AleaSoft Energy Forecasting Most major European markets recorded lower average electricity prices in the fourth week of July, according to AleaSoft Energy Forecasting. AleaSoft
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More recently, international researchers led by a team from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) developed a new cooling technology that they claim improves the longevity of a solar cell by 200% and its power output by 12.9%. All while reducing the cost of electricity generation by 18%. The new cooling technology
Latest The 110 hectares solar plant includes 156,000 solar panels and powers over 40,000 households. Image: Ignitis Group. Lithuanian government-owned utility and renewables developer Ignitis Group has completed its first 94MW solar project in Latvia. The 110-hectare Vārme solar plant includes 156,000 solar panels and powers over 40,000 households. The total investment in the solar facility
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