Cuba is struggling with devastating nationwide blackouts as the United States’ effective oil blockade strangles fuel supplies. But this crisis may also be accelerating a China-backed clean energy revolution that’s been quietly unfolding in the Caribbean nation. Cuba is currently pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet, with help from China,
A High Court in South Africa ordered the country’s Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy to deliver full documentation relating to three solar tenders awarded in 2021 and 2022 to local solar manufacturer ARTsolar, after the company questioned if the preferred bidders had followed local content requirements for PV modules set out in the tenders…
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Imagine going to school every day without knowing where your next drop of water will come from. That has been the reality for students and staff at Adidome Senior High School and Taviefe Senior High School in the Volta Region – for years. But not anymore. Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC has officially commissioned two mechanised
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A solar eruption has blown a massive hole in the sun’s atmosphere, causing temporary radio blackouts and possibly triggering a northern lights display tomorrow. Scientists recorded an M5.7-class solar flare on Sunday (May 10), which briefly disrupted high-frequency radio communications on the sunlit side of our planet, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s
Announcing the partnership, GameChange said that the system would use data collected by its GeniusVision tracker monitors to automatically deploy Raptor Maps Sentry drones to collect physical data on the solar site. The collected data would then feed back in to GeniusVision trackers to refine their algorithms, performance and stow behaviour. The company said This
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The Chinese manufacturer said its novel TOPCon cell design enables partial replacement of silver with aluminum paste while maintaining TOPCon-level efficiency of over 27% and compatibility with existing production lines… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/12/jolywood-starts-mass-production-of-low-silver-topcon-solar-cells/
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The 136 MW Itimpi II solar plant is Zambia’s largest operational solar project to date. Elsewhere in the country, an investment agreement has been signed to add 250 MW of solar to the 100 MW Nambala solar power plant… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/12/zambias-largest-solar-plant-goes-online/
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ⓘ Zendure Zendure’s PowerHub connects up to three SolarFlow Mix units Zendure has introduced the PowerHub, a central control unit for the SolarFlow Mix series that provides comprehensive energy management, including EVs and heat pumps. Marcus Schwarten (translated by Enrico Frahn), Published 05/11/2026 🇩🇪 Zendure has introduced the PowerHub. It expands the SolarFlow Mix series,
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The CEO of Irish PV association Solar Ireland, Ronan Power, told pv magazine that despite a healthy project pipeline and investor appetite, ground-mounted PV projects are not being delivered as fast as they could be. A national clearing house to provide more defined communication at the early stages would help developers deliver faster… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/11/ireland-urged-to-create-national-clearing-house-to-streamline-solar-projects/
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Gonzalo de la Viña, president of Trinasolar Europe and Latin America & Caribbean, said the certification is a “crucial step in our efforts to ensure comprehensive traceability of our entire supply chain, and proves we are ahead of the game in this respect.” The SSI created the Supply Chain Traceability standard to certify the provenance
Trinasolar module factories awarded silver supply chain traceability certificates by SSI Read More »
