South Africa’s energy regulator registered 142 solar facilities totaling more than 1.1 GW of capacity in the third quarter of the 2024/25 fiscal year, bringing total registered generation capacity to more than 10.5 GW since 2018. March 10, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Siwawut Phoophinyo, Unsplash South Africa’s NERSA registered 142 solar facilities during the third
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Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Interviews , Long Reads The average price of the ninth rooftop PV tender decreased to €98.2/MWh. Image: EIT. France has awarded 220MW of rooftop solar PV capacity in an undersubscribed tender which sought 400MW. The ninth auction for rooftop solar PV awarded 54 projects with an average price of
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Egypt has secured second place in Africas solar energy rankings, climbing up five positions with an installed capacity of 707 megawatts (MW) by the end of 2024, according to the Solar Energy Industry Association in Africa. According to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) released on Saturday, March 8, 2025, South Africa holds
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A strategic partnership between independent power producer Hexa Renewables and Japanese trading house Marubeni will see up to 100 MW of solar projects developed across Japan by the end of 2028. March 7, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Michael Pointner, Unsplash Singapore-based Hexa Renewables and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni have entered into a strategic partnership to co-develop
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According to data from a newly launched tracker tool by Kilowatt.ie for small-scale solar in Ireland, capacity has grown from 20 MW in 2019 to 500 MW currently. Growth has surged since 2022, thanks to policy changes. March 7, 2025 Blathnaid O’Dea Irish homes and businesses saved approximately €88 million on electricity costs in 2024
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Indian PV manufacturer Vikram Solar says it plans to open a 1 GWh fully integrated solid-state cell and battery factory, expandable up to 5 GWh. March 7, 2025 Uma Gupta Image: Vikram Solar From pv magazine India Vikram Solar said it plans to open a 1 GWh fully integrated solid-state cell and battery manufacturing facility
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In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that solar generation in parts of Eastern Australia is set to face significant disruptions as Cyclone Alfred hits the Queensland coast. Other areas may benefit from enhanced solar irradiance due to stabilizing atmospheric conditions on the cyclone’s periphery. March 7, 2025 Solcast
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We explore the celestial geometry that explains different kinds of eclipses of the sun and the moon. (Image credit: Created in Canva by Daisy Dobrijevic) Do you know your eclipses? From “blood moon” and “ring of fire” eclipses to total eclipses and deep or shallow partials, eclipses come in various types. However, one key question
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We’d given up on Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown. The dwindling player count suggests that many of you have also given up on Solar Crown. Developer KT Racing, however, has not given up on Solar Crown, and will finally add a few long overdue features to the game. It revealed its plans for the upcoming
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Smart Commercial Solar, a Sydney-based solar and storage company, is collaborating with AWISE, a nonprofit organization focused on women in energy, to deliver a commercial rooftop solar project completed entirely by women. From analysis and design to engineering, project management, installation, and client-side staff, every role in the project is filled by women. The 96
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