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JA Solar To Supply Africa’s Largest PV-Storage Project

JA Solar has signed a 1.25GW module procurement agreement with China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC). The agreement secures JA Solar as the exclusive supplier of high-efficiency n-type photovoltaic (PV) modules for the Abydos Phase II 1GW+600MWh PV-Storage Project, the largest of its kind in Africa, developed by AMEA Power and constructed by CEEC. The signing […]

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Africa Deploys 2.5 GW Of Solar Capacity In 2024

Africa last year in 2024, added 2.5 GWp of new solar capacity, reaching a total of 19.2 GWp across the continent. The Africa Solar Industry Association’s (AFSIA’s), “African Solar Outlook” report found, that during this period, Africa’s utility-scale solar has represented almost 72% of all new capacity installed. This is a major shift from the […]

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First Made-in-US Solar Plant Set To Power Google Data Centers

Made-in-US solar plants are now all set to power the Google data centers, the US Energy Department, under its policy office said in one of its latest blogs. The office said that this will boost the local economy and the American manufacturing industry in the country. US Office of Policy calls it one of the […]

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Zetwerk Appoints Vadim Yakubov Unimacts CEO In US Market

ZETWERK, a marketplace for contract manufacturing recently appointed Vadim Yakubov as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unimacts, its US subsidiary. This move strengthens ZETWERK’s commitment to the US market and positions Unimacts for significant growth around the world. The company counts US market leader and global tracker major Nextracker amongst its key clients. ZETWERK’s Expands […]

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UAE Launches One Of The Largest Global Solar RTC Projects

The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) launched one of the first large-scale ’round the clock’ (RTC) Giga scale projects. The project combines solar power and battery storage in Abu Dhabi. The company announced this in the presence of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. […]

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Taiwan Targets To Increase Wind And Solar Generation To 8.2 GW By 2026

Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs recently launched the “Wind and Solar Energy Improvement Plan” to increase offshore wind power and solar photovoltaics by 8.2 GW by 2026. The country also developed a forward-looking geothermal energy plan. The organization stated, “In addition to introducing international drilling capacity to promote deep geothermal this year, we will also […]

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EU Solar Hits 65.5 GW, Risks Missing 2030 Target by 100 GW

The European Union (EU) solar market reached a new all-time high of 65.5 GW, but the annual growth has drastically decelerated. The market surged in the utility-scale solar market segment in 2024 at the expense of residential rooftop solar losses, found a Solar Power Europe report. The EU Market Outlook for Solar Power 2024-2028 warns […]

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ib vogt Sells 780 MWp Greek Renewables Portfolio To Faria Renewables

International renewable energy development platform ib vogt has entered into an agreement with Faria Renewables, a Greek renewables IPP. Under this agreement, ib vogt would sell its Greek project portfolio to Faria Renewables, a developer backed by Omnes Capital’s Capenergie 5 fund and the Faria Group. The portfolio comprised around 780 MWp of solar PV […]

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Canadian Solar’s e-STORAGE To Deliver 2 GWh ESS For CIP

Canadian Solar Inc.’s e-STORAGE, a part of the company’s subsidiary CSI Solar Co., Ltd. (CSI Solar), recently signed contracts with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its fund CI IV. The contracts cover the delivery of 2 GWh DC of battery energy storage systems (BESS) for two projects in Scotland. The 1 GWh DC Coalburn 2 […]

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