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Inside the Rise of Desert and Floating Solar Farms

Inside the Rise of Desert and Floating Solar Farms

Felicity Bradstock Felicity Bradstock is a freelance writer specialising in Energy and Finance. She has a Master’s in International Development from the University of Birmingham, UK. More Info Premium Content By Felicity Bradstock – Nov 01, 2025, 10:00 AM CDT Energy companies are moving solar projects to unconventional sites like deserts, farms, and waterways to

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Meta signs 385MW solar offtake agreements for data centre

Meta signs 385MW solar offtake agreements for data centre

Both projects are aiming to come online in Q3 2027 and will deliver power to the Louisiana grid, which is split between the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) and Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Independent System Operators. Through funding the sites, Meta will put the environmental attributes, like renewable energy credits, towards its decarbonisation statistics. “When

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COP30: Despite Trump cuts, solar energy booms — outperforms growth predictions

COP30: Despite Trump cuts, solar energy booms — outperforms growth predictions

The global clean energy transition is defying even the most optimistic forecasts. As world leaders prepare to convene at next month’s COP30 climate summit, the solar power industry has surged far beyond expectations, offering a rare note of progress amid persistent political rifts and uneven commitments to carbon reduction. According to multiple analyses, there is

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Wattlab deploys solar on multipurpose cargo vessel

Wattlab deploys solar on multipurpose cargo vessel

The 79 kW system consists of 44 Solar Flatracks, which Wattlab describes as movable, stackable thin plates with integrated solar panels and inverters. October 31, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Image: Wattlab Dutch technology company Wattlab announced that it has installed a photovoltaic system on a diesel-electric multipurpose cargo vessel owned and operated by the Rotterdam-based shipping

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New Casio G-Shock watches could offer faster solar charging

New Casio G-Shock watches could offer faster solar charging

Two of Casio’s new G-Shock models (GMW-BZ5000 pictured) could offer faster solar charging. (Image source: Great G-Shock World, edited) A recent leak appears to have revealed more details about the upcoming Casio G-Shock GW-BX5600 and GMW-BZ5000 watches. The report suggests that these new models could support faster solar charging from higher battery levels. It also

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‘There really is a place for everyone in solar’

‘There really is a place for everyone in solar’

This week Women in Solar+ Europe gives voice to Rachel Hayes, the Head of the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) team at Solar Energy UK. She says careers in solar often evolve laterally, from project development to ESG, from engineering to policy, reflecting how transferable and rewarding these roles are… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/31/there-really-is-a-place-for-everyone-in-solar/

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First Solar to open new 3.7GW US manufacturing plant in 2026

First Solar to open new 3.7GW US manufacturing plant in 2026

No location has been disclosed so far for the new manufacturing facility, but the company said it will onshore the finishing of Series 6 modules started at international factories. First Solar is forecast to invest approximately US$300 million in the construction of the new facility, of which nearly US$260 million is capital expenditure. “Such an

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