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SEIA calls on Australian government to ‘urgently intervene’ on solar rule change

SEIA calls on Australian government to ‘urgently intervene’ on solar rule change

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads The rule change is set to commence from 1 July 2025. Image: EIT. Australia’s Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has called on Australia’s climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, to “urgently intervene” on a rule change that could threaten to derail the uptake of rooftop solar

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Involt Energy breaks ground on 1.8GW solar cell plant in India

Involt Energy breaks ground on 1.8GW solar cell plant in India

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads The “fully automatic facility” will produce tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cells. Image: Involt Energy. Solar manufacturer Involt Energy has broken ground on its first solar cell manufacturing plant in the western Indian state of Gujarat, with an initial annual nameplate capacity of 1.78GW.  According to the

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Coldplay, Kardinia Energy roll out printed solar during concert at Stanford Stadium

Coldplay, Kardinia Energy roll out printed solar during concert at Stanford Stadium

The rollout marks one of the largest live-event deployments of mobile solar today and offers a high-profile test for organic, ink-based photovoltaics. June 5, 2025 Phoebe Skok From pv magazine USA When rock band Coldplay challenged Australia-based Kardinia Energy to design a mobile solar system that could travel the globe with their world tour, Kardinia

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Danish energy sector probes removes concerns about solar involvement

Danish energy sector probes removes concerns about solar involvement

A Danish trade group has ruled out any link between suspicious components found in local energy equipment and recent reports of compromised solar inverters in the United States, narrowing the scope of an ongoing cybersecurity investigation… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/05/danish-energy-sector-probes-unauthorized-components-amid-cyber-concerns/

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Nigeria’s move to ban solar panel importation is a threat to SMEs

Nigeria’s move to ban solar panel importation is a threat to SMEs

On March 26, 2025, the Nigerian government, through the Minister of State for Technology, Uche Nnaji, announced plans to stop the importation of solar panels. The government claimed that the move to ban solar panel importation was to encourage local production of solar panels. A blanket ban on solar panel importation threatens small and medium-sized

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Solar power boom in Pakistan undercuts coal-fired plants built by China

Solar power boom in Pakistan undercuts coal-fired plants built by China

The rise of decentralised solar power has prompted a Pakistani think tank to call for China to play a leading role in Pakistan’s energy transition, creating a model for other countries in the Global South. However, a Chinese energy scholar has questioned whether its vision is too expensive to be true. “China’s solar panels are

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NTPC Green Energy secures 1,000 MW solar project in UPPCL solar auction

NTPC Green Energy secures 1,000 MW solar project in UPPCL solar auction

NTPC Green Energy Ltd has secured 1,000 MW capacity in UPPCL’s solar auction, signing a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) at ₹2.56 per kWh, reinforcing its renewable energy expansion in India By Megha Rani     June 4, 2025, 11:34:40 PM IST (Published) NTPC Green Energy Ltd, a subsidiary of NTPC Ltd , has won 1,000

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