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Nexamp, Energy Vault, Generate Capital and NineDot Energy all announced major transactions to infuse more capital in their businesses.| pv magazine USA
The two-year-old power company has deployed more than 100 MWh of residential battery capacity across Texas, pooling thousands of installs in homes into a grid resource. It will now expand the model nationally in the US.| pv magazine USA
Saatvik Green Energy chief executive Prashant Mathur said his company seeks to be “risk-free” and focus on the domestic market in India.| pv magazine USA
Wood Mackenzie says module prices will climb as China ends export rebates and consolidates polysilicon production.| pv magazine USA
Researchers at Simon Fraser University in Canada have proposed protocols for standardized testing to avoid skewed results. The validated recommendations cover procedures for key measurements and the use of the indoor PV reference cell method.| pv magazine USA
Beginning operations in 2014, the Ivanpah Solar plant cost $2.2 billion to build. It is now closing operations, but the plant’s closure is not an indication cost problems for the solar industry.| pv magazine USA
Researchers in the United States have created a droop control strategy for grid-forming inverters that purportedly improves power system frequency stability. By using an exponential active power–frequency relationship, the novel technique optimizes the use of available headroom, reduces frequency deviations, and enhances overall grid resilience.| pv magazine USA
The U.S. startup offers a new kit to integrate robotic automation with existing equipment.| pv magazine USA
Many homeowners assume leased or loaned solar systems will boost their home’s value, but outstanding loans often drag down equity instead.| pv magazine USA
The Brattle Group analyzed a gigawatt-hour virtual power plant test that may be the world’s largest as part of its review of California’s distributed peak-shaving program.| pv magazine USA
An American research group has conducted a pilot workshop for agrivoltaics stakeholders in Arizona, including farmers, developers, government officials and indigenous leaders. A reflection paper offers some key takeaways for future public participation.| pv magazine USA
HelioVolta analysis says bad wiring and connections are the most common source of significant problems.| pv magazine USA
Researchers in Japan have made another attempt to make agrivoltaics on rice fields technically and economically feasible, despite well-known productivity issues when rice is grown below solar modules. They used double-axis tracking, finding potential with careful management of shading and tilt angles.| pv magazine International
The photovoltaic (PV) industry’s campaign against “involution” — excessive internal competition and overcapacity — has seen further concrete action. M...| www.energytrend.com
Several factors affect the productive lifespan of a residential solar panel. In the first part of a series, we look at the solar panels themselves.| pv magazine International
Uzbekistan's Ministry of Economy and Finance has approved an 823 kW solar plant to begin trading International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-REC), marking the country's fifth renewable energy project to join the scheme.| pv magazine International
Italy added around 1,092 MW of new PV systems in the second quarter of this year, with the rooftop segment driving demand.| pv magazine International
Double Materiality Assessment (DMA) has become a central concept in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks, especially under recent regulatory initiatives like the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). While implementation of DMA will only become mandatory for many companies over the next few years, there are already discussions at the EU commission in Brussels about simplifying the process to ease adoption. As an early adopter, Trinasolar shares insights on ...| pv magazine International
June 3-5, 2026 National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) (Address: 333 Songze Ave., Qingpu District, Shanghai, China) Preface: ...| www.energytrend.com
On July 29, China Huadian Corporation Ltd. issued the bidding announcement for its centralized procurement of photovoltaic (PV) modules for 2025–2026....| www.energytrend.com
On July 26, Wuxi DK Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. (“DK Materials”) released the Resolution Announcement of the 11th Meeting of the Third Board of Dir...| www.energytrend.com
From January to April 2025, newly installed solar power capacity reached 104.93 GW, with 45.22 GW added in April alone—essentially the highest monthly...| www.energytrend.com
In another weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that strong jet stream and Eastern storms split solar conditions across the US in April, with the east experiencing a downturn in solar irradiance while the northwest saw irradiance gains.| pv magazine International
Installers can now offer their customers 30 years of protection plus a battery replacement between years 11 to 30 if capacity falls below 50%.| pv magazine USA
The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) says that despite the return of load shedding over the weekend, the nation is still on track to permanently eliminate power outages.| pv magazine International
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that atmospheric conditions led to variations in solar conditions across North America. According to analysis using the Solcast API, ISO New England and PJM outperformed long-term trends in capacity-adjusted performance, whereas ERCOT performed only slightly above average.| pv magazine International
Section 301 tariffs on imported solar polysilicon and wafers were increased to 50%.| pv magazine USA
The China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNMIA) says that prices for solar-grade polysilicon remain stable this week despite strong producer pricing intentions, as unresolved downstream demand issues are holding back sales potential.| pv magazine International
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