Latest CAISO curtailed a record 919GWh of solar PV and wind in April 2025. Image: Andreas Gücklhorn on Unsplash. Solar and wind curtailment has increased by 29% between 2023 and 2024 in California, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Solar PV accounted for nearly the entirety of the curtailed capacity last year, making
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TotalEnergies and RGE have signed a co-investment agreement to develop and operate a solar-plus-storage project in Indonesia. The utility-scale plant will be built and managed by Singa Renewables, their equally owned joint venture… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/30/totalenergies-rge-to-develop-solar-plus-storage-in-indonesia/
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Latest The modules, valued at US$176 million, will be manufactured at Waaree’s Brookshire, Texas facility. Image: Waaree Waaree Solar Americas – a subsidiary of Indian solar manufacturer Waaree Energies – has signed a 586MW PV module supply agreement with an undisclosed independent power producer (IPP). The modules, valued at US$176 million, will be manufactured at
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Latest The Chilean solar-plus-storage project is targeted to have 1.1GW of solar PV and 3.8GWh of BESS. Image: Grenergy. Spanish independent power producer (IPP) has unveiled two new solar-plus-storage projects, one in Central Chile and the other in Spain. Aimed to replicate the model used for the Oasis de Atacama project in Chile, the IPP
The system is described by its creators as a cost-effective solution for water heating by storing thermal energy in fine sand. Techno-economic analysis indicated the system is economically viable for domestic water heating applications, with an initial capital cost of $278 and an expected lifespan of 25 years… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/30/indian-scientists-design-pv-powered-fine-sand-solar-geyser/
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Solar racking systems company S-Rack Australia has partnered with Energy Aware to retrofit a multi-floor carpark with a 42-space rooftop solar carport in Sydney, Australia… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/30/s-rack-energy-aware-to-build-130-kw-solar-carport-in-sydney/
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Waaree Solar Americas, a unit of Waaree Energies, has secured an order to supply 586 MW of solar modules for $176 million… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/30/waaree-solar-americas-secures-586-mw-solar-module-order/
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US solar developers face a narrowing window to safe harbor equipment and secure tax credits, as the Senate weighs a bill that would repeal the Investment and Production Tax Credits for renewables not in service by 2028… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/30/us-solar-sector-races-to-safe-harbor-equipment-ahead-of-tax-cutoff/
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The project would connect to the National Electricity Market (NEM), which spans Australia’s eastern and southern coast and Tasmania via the sole 500MW Basslink interconnector. Plans are also in place to increase interconnectivity with mainland Australia via the proposed 1.5GW Marinus Link. A 6km double-circuit transmission line on poles will connect the Cimitiere Plains Solar
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On May 4, on a quiet street in Herrliberg, Switzerland, along the shores of Lake Zurich, Aldo Steinfeld went for a ride on his Harley-Davidson. The day was warm and sunny, with stunning panoramic views of the Swiss mountains, and Steinfeld was making the first motorcycle ride powered by fuel created by the sun. The
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