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The weekend read: Offgrid goes global

From pv magazine, November edition The idea that Africa might leapfrog straight to cheap electricity by developing offgrid solar power is not new. And the idea...

JA Solar Supplies 134MW of High-efficiency PERC Double-glass Modules for Solar Plants in Jordan

JA Solar, a world-leading manufacturer of high-performance photovoltaic products, announced that it supplied all high-efficiency PERC double-glass modules for a 67MW dc Mafraq I...

Solar in Burundi – just add water

The African Development Bank is helping small hydropower project developer Songa Energy Burundi find consultants to help it add solar to the mix in two planned hydro projects...

Fossil fuel dependence and poor governance? Fasten your seatbelts

“The geopolitical drama lies in the decline of fossil fuels, not the growth of renewables.” That is one of the headline statements in a study...

Bangladesh sets solar import standards

The government of Bangladesh has heeded the call from domestic solar manufacturers to introduce minimum standards on PV modules, inverters, charge controllers and batteries. Bangladeshi manufacturers have been echoing...

Chinese firm to build 20,000mw plant

Chinese firm plans to build a 20,000 megawatts electricity generating plant in Nigeria, Minister of Power Prof. Chinedu Nebo said at the weekend. Vice-President Namadi...

European anti-dumping could revive domestic manufacturing, with some help from the Asians

Finlay Colville, Vice-President, NPD Solarbuzz tells pv magazine about anti-dumping duties and European PV manufacturers. As the clock ticks down on the preliminary judgement by...

Global installed wind capacity now at 282.5 GW

Strong markets in China, India and Brazil, as well as in new markets in Latin America, Africa and the rest of Asia will drive...

China regains clean energy investment lead

China regained the global top spot in clean energy investment in 2012, with a robust 20 percent rise while investment in the United States...

LDK Solar's Sales Fall 68%

LDK Solar Co. LDK -2.78% posted a fiscal fourth-quarter loss and lower revenue Thursday, two days after the Chinese solar firm defaulted on a...

Sinohydro shrugs off Africa criticism

Do we look like colonists? We haven’t killed any locals.” The unusual remarks by Wang Zhiping, board secretary of Sinohydro, in an interview with...

JinkoSolar posts sixth straight quarterly loss

Chinese solar company JinkoSolar Holding Co Ltd reported its sixth straight quarterly loss due to a continued decline in solar panel prices, sending its shares down...

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400W of free energy for 25 years – this company presents the first bifacial solar billboard

Next2Sun has unveiled the world’s first bifacial solar fence, a groundbreaking step in renewable energy that does more than just generate electricity—it also works...

OCI Holdings Partners with Arava Power for 260MW Solar Project in Texas

OCI Holdings, a prominent South Korean company in the solar energy sector, announced on Feb. 24 that its U.S. subsidiary, OCI Energy, has entered...

Northern Solar eyes growth amid rising clean energy demand

Announcing the earnings, Northern Solar achieved revenue of RM24.05 million for the third quarter (Q3) ended December 31, 2024 (FY24), driven primarily by its...

Cornish company takes on ‘controversial solar farm projects’

A Cornish company has said its taking on “controversial solar farm projects”. Vertical PV UK, based in Newquay, says its technology allows farmers to have...