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Are the days of cheap finance for Chinese solar over?

Are the days of cheap finance for Chinese solar over?

From pv magazine 05/24 Around 20 years ago, when the global PV industry was in its infancy, China’s involvement in it was minimal. Technological expertise was concentrated in the Western world, particularly in the universities and technology companies of Europe. At that time, PV power plants were a rare sight across China’s vast landscape. Fast […]

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Bluetti SwapSolar review: power and chill with swappable batteries

Bluetti SwapSolar review: power and chill with swappable batteries

Solar generators and battery-powered fridges are highly desirable additions to vans, boats, cabins, and sheds, or anywhere power and refrigeration is needed off the grid. Both are meant to be portable by necessity but suffer from the same issue: weight.  Bluetti just started shipping its SwapSolar kit that pairs an AC180T solar generator with its MultiCooler, a

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Retired mining equipment gets second life in new solar plants

Retired mining equipment gets second life in new solar plants

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How Texas topped California for utility-scale solar — This Week in Cleantech

How Texas topped California for utility-scale solar — This Week in Cleantech

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‘No energy transition without transmission’: tackling the grid connection bottleneck in solar

‘No energy transition without transmission’: tackling the grid connection bottleneck in solar

Earlier this year, PV Tech reported that Europe alone will lack 205GW of grid capacity for solar by 2030, as the commissioning of new projects outpaces the addition of new grid infrastructure to connect these projects to existing power grids. These figures are drawn from a report from think tank Ember Climate, which suggests that

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India installs show 10% quarter-on-quarter decline in Q1 2024 with 367MW of rooftop solar

India installs show 10% quarter-on-quarter decline in Q1 2024 with 367MW of rooftop solar

The rooftop solar sector continues to be concentrated in a number of states, with Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Kerala and Karnataka responsible for 67% of new rooftop additions in the most recent quarter. The ten largest states by rooftop solar capacity also accounted for 77% of the cumulative rooftop solar installations as of March. Quarterly changes

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JinkoSolar claims 33.24% efficiency for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells

JinkoSolar claims 33.24% efficiency for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells

JinkoSolar says it has achieved a 33.24% efficiency rating for its perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells, confirmed by the Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). May 31, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Image: JinkoSolar Chinese solar module producer JinkoSolar said it has achieved a 33.24% power conversion efficiency for a

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Planning consent issued for solar methanol plant in Port Augusta

Planning consent issued for solar methanol plant in Port Augusta

Home Methanol Planning consent issued for solar methanol plant in Port Augusta May 31, 2024, by Ajsa Habibic Solar Methanol 1 (SM1), the proposed solar thermal-powered plant that will produce green methanol in Port Augusta, South Australia, has received planning consent. Illustration only; Courtesy of Vast The facility, which is being developed by Australian renewable

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Gulf heat dome and polar set stream shape solar outcomes in May

Gulf heat dome and polar set stream shape solar outcomes in May

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that a strong polar jet stream and a record-breaking heat dome in May resulted in a stark contrast in irradiance patterns across North America. The western and central USA, along with Mexico, experienced higher than normal irradiance, while the Gulf and East

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d.light and Orange partner to open up access to off-grid solar energy in 11 African countries

d.light and Orange partner to open up access to off-grid solar energy in 11 African countries

– Ad- d.light, the provider of transformational household products and affordable finance for low-income households, has partnered with global telecom operator Orange to open up access to d.lights range of low-cost solar products for customers in 11 African countries. d.light solar-powered products, including solar home systems, solar inverters, TVs, fans, and portable solar torches, are

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