Before the first panel ships When a manufacturer says production starts next month, any buyer should ask three questions before signing a supply agreement. 1: Will the manufacturer accept a third-party factory audit before ramp-up starts? A “yes” signals they expect to pass. A “no” or a stall deserves much more attention. It often means
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SUMMERSIDE — A battery fire at a solar farm that supplies power for Summerside, P.E.I., forced nearby residents to shelter in place on Monday — and while the fire was later contained, the city said firefighters would likely remain at the scene into the night. “It’s a state-of-the-art facility. We’re pretty proud of it. It’s
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Italy added 2.9 GW of renewable energy capacity in the first half of 2026, with solar accounting for 2.6 GW. Cumulative PV capacity reached approximately 46.8 GW at the end of June. The post Italy deploys 2.61 GW of solar in H1 appeared first on pv magazine Global… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/09/07/italy-deploys-2-61-gw-of-solar-in-h1/
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A tender is open in Nigeria advertising the construction and installation of a 100 MW solar project to be built in the country’s central Niger state. The deadline for prequalification is October 13. The post Nigeria tenders 100 MW solar project appeared first on pv magazine Global… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/09/07/nigeria-tenders-100-mw-solar-project/
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The FCATC confirms that the facility has met the requirements to connect and operate 950MWac of solar capacity and 825MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity on the national grid. A further 250MWac of solar capacity under the same PSA is expected to enter commercial operations in the coming months. The 3,500 hectares MTerra
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The traditional methods of discovery—Google searches, personal networks, and annual trade shows—were proving inadequate. “Google will only give you that information which you are searching for, not anything else apart from that,” Singhal says. More troublingly, many Indian companies remained unaware of technologies that had existed for 40 years, “especially those technologies which were not
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Serts/Getty Images If you’ve just built a new solar farm, the last thing you want are thick clouds overhead. Some clouds can block 80% of the sunlight reaching solar panels, prompting growing interest in whether technology can do something about overcast days. Cambridge-trained engineers Mete Karslioglu and Eric Nilsson may have the answer. Leading a new company called
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“Protect our water,” “Water for people not AI,” “Don’t mess with our water,” declare protest signs from Texas to New Mexico to Arizona. Angered by water use, energy consumption and pollution, locals are increasingly protesting the rapid expansion of data centers in the United States as tech companies work to rapidly expand capacity for AI.
Residents of Pindiga in Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State have received a major boost in access to clean water following the commissioning of a 60,000-litre solar-powered water project executed by the Nigerian Navy. The intervention, located hundreds of kilometres away from Nigeria’s coastline, was delivered under the Chief of the Naval Staff’s Special
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Conny Pokorny/Shutterstock Farm work is hard work. Much of it has to happen during the day because of visibility and safety concerns, and because some crops are best picked after the morning dew dries. That means hunching, squatting, pulling, reaching — again and again — for long hours in direct sunlight. It’s why crop workers
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