French company offers router capable of redirecting surplus solar to water...
French energy cooperative Solarcoop has launched a solar router that redirects surplus photovoltaic power from self-consumption systems to electric water heaters or other resistive loads, and can also...
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Solar records in UK and Germany as cold snap hits Eastern Europe
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that record irradiance in western Europe boosted solar output in May, while low pressure and Arctic air suppressed irradiance and...
View ArticleArgentina reaches nearly 2 GW of installed PV capacity
According to the latest monthly report for May, issued by CAMMESA, solar power reached 1,933 MW, representing 4.4% of the total. A total of 46 MW was commissioned in the month in question.From pv...
View ArticleTransmission delays threaten growth of PV projects in Colombia
Although Colombia added 13 new solar farms in the first quarter of 2025, national grid operator XM Compañía de Expertos warns that transmission infrastructure delays threaten the deployment of...
View ArticleGermany to introduce new product standard for plug-in solar devices
The standard is intended to regulate basic safety requirements and testing. However, an international standard is currently being developed that reaches partially contradictory results. The German...
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Enfinity closes $245 million for 22 GW solar-storage portfolio
Enfinity Global has secured a $245 million credit facility expansion to fund development, construction, and operation of its 22 GW solar and energy storage pipeline across the United States.From pv...
View ArticleChinese PV Industry Brief: Fox ESS, Gold Electronics plan IPOs in Shenzhen
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) has approved a plan by Fox ESS to raise more than CNY 1.6 billion ($223 million) through a share sale, while Hangzhou Gold Electronics has secured clearance to seek...
View ArticleTürkiye installed around 2.8 GW of solar in first five months of 2025
A strong start to solar installations in 2025 helped the country's cumulative solar capacity surpass 22.6 GW by the end of May.Türkiye’s cumulative solar capacity reached 22,648 MW at the end of May,...
View ArticleHow albedo interacts with different rooftop PV system patterns
Researchers have simulated 160 cases of PV rooftop installation in southern and northern Italy. Among changing parameters were size and type of the panels, as well as their roof cover rate. The...
View ArticleChina to deploy 253 GW of PV for desert control in arid north
China plans to install 253 GW of solar capacity and restore more than 670,000 hectares of degraded land by 2030 under a large-scale desert PV program in its northern and northwestern regions. It aims...
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Photovoltaics for agromining
Researchers in France have investigated how photovoltaic power generation can be combined with the growth of hyperaccumulating plants in disused, contaminated brownfield land and have found this...
View ArticleGuyana launches net billing scheme for rooftop PV
Guyana has introduced a net billing program for rooftop PV systems up to 100 kW and for larger systems based on a customer’s maximum demand. It aims to expand distributed generation and reduce grid...
View ArticleTrinasolar targeting ‘high-value’ markets
Yang Bao, Trinasolar’s president of global sales and marketing, recently spoke with pv magazine about the company’s strategy for the solar and energy storage business.“Trinasolar is moving away from...
View ArticleGermany’s day-ahead market posts 389 hours of negative prices in H1
Germany recorded 141 hours of negative day-ahead electricity prices in June, just below the record set in May, bringing the first-half total close to the full-year figure for 2023.From pv magazine...
View ArticleTongwei achieves 91.7% bifaciality factor for 722 W TOPCon solar module
The Chinese manufacturer said the result was confirmed by TÜV Rheinland. It was achieved through a sunken pyramid structure that reportedly achieves selective-texture on the non-electrode area of...
View ArticlePhotovoltaics for atmospheric water harvesting
A scientist in Turkey has simulated eight PV-supported hybrid atmospheric water harvesting systems and compared their performances. They were all considered to operate with R1233zd(E), R1234yf, and...
View ArticleUAE launches 60 MW solar plant to power gas complex, grid
The emirate of Sharjah has commissioned its first utility-scale solar plant to power the Sajaa Gas Complex and export surplus electricity to the grid. The 60 MWp SANA facility, developed in...
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France releases new FIT rates for PV systems up to 500 kW
France’s new feed-in tariffs (FITs) for July to September 2025 range from €0.0886 ($0.1046)/kWh to €0.1243/kWh, depending on system size.From pv magazine France France's energy regulator, the...
View ArticleBelgium expected to reach 33.6 GW of PV capacity by 2035
Belgian grid operator Elia says the country might almost double its installed PV capacity from around 12.6 GW in 2025 to 22.5 GW at the end of 2030.Belgium is projected to reach around 33.6 GW of...
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Solar surpasses 10% of U.S. electrical generation for a full month for the...
In April, solar photovoltaics accounted for 10.64% of all electricity generation, according to the EIA. Combined with wind, the two sources neared 25%, while carbon-free electricity edged above...
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