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JA Solar launches DesertBlue module for desert and semi-arid markets

JA Solar launches DesertBlue module for desert and semi-arid markets

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Latest JA Solar estimates that its DesertBlue modules cut cleaning expenses by up to US$980,000 over 25 years. Image: JA Solar. Chinese module maker JA Solar has launched DesertBlue, a PV module designed for desert and semi-arid regions.  According to the firm, the module is designed for harsh environments, cutting dust-related transmittance loss by 32%

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SolarPower Europe identifies Latin American investment opportunities

SolarPower Europe identifies Latin American investment opportunities

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SolarPower Europe says Latin America’s solar sector is at a pivotal moment. Its latest report offers recommendations on how Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Peru can accelerate their solar growth trajectories and unlock investments… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/29/solarpower-europe-highlights-investment-opportunities-in-latin-america/

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Verano Energy secures financing for 83MW/660MWh solar-plus-storage project in Chile

Verano Energy secures financing for 83MW/660MWh solar-plus-storage project in Chile

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Latest The Domeyko solar-plus-storage project is expected to start operations by the end of 2026. Image: Verano Energy. Independent power producer (IPP) Verano Energy has closed a US$204 million financing for a 83MW/660MWh solar-plus-storage project in Chile. Located in the northern region of Atacama, the Domeyko Solar + Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project is

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UK solar generation hits record 9.91TWh in the first six months of 2025

UK solar generation hits record 9.91TWh in the first six months of 2025

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Latest The UK’s largest solar-plus-storage project, Cleve Hill, started operations in July. Image: Quinbrook. The first half of 2025 has been the strongest year for UK solar energy generation on record, according to a new report from clean energy think tank Ember. The first six months of this year have seen solar energy generation in

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Record cold, dust storms shape complex winter for South American solar

Record cold, dust storms shape complex winter for South American solar

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In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that large parts of South America recorded slight net increases in solar irradiance this winter despite sharp month-to-month contrasts in June and July… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/29/record-cold-dust-storms-shape-complex-winter-for-south-american-solar/

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Meridian, Nova break ground on 400MW New Zealand solar plant

Meridian, Nova break ground on 400MW New Zealand solar plant

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Latest The first phase of the Te Rahui solar project will have 200MW of capacity, and receive an investment of NZ$300 million (US$176.6 million). Image: Meridian Energy. Meridian Energy, a New Zealand state-owned energy company, and Nova Energy, a Wellington-headquartered subsidiary of conglomerate Todd Corporation, have established a joint venture to build and operate a

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‘A material shift’: US solar developers respond to stricter ‘start of construction’ rules

‘A material shift’: US solar developers respond to stricter ‘start of construction’ rules

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This replaces an old provision, that a developer must spend 5% of a project’s total costs by a certain time, and industry figures have roundly criticised the move as one that will make it more challenging to secure tax credit support. The 5% threshold is still in place for projects under 1.5MW in capacity. A

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First US floating solar tracker under construction in Colorado 

First US floating solar tracker under construction in Colorado 

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Home Marine Energy First US floating solar tracker under construction in Colorado  August 29, 2025, by Zerina Maksumić U.S.-based solar developer Noria Energy has begun construction of a tracker for a 50 kW floating solar pilot project at Fairmount Reservoir in Golden, Colorado. The Aurea Solar project, developed for the Consolidated Mutual Water Company (CMWC),

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