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Module quality is suffering as PV producers cut costs

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June 4, 2025
By Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
PV Talk: Kiwa PVEL's Tristan Erion-Lorico discusses the latest Module Reliability Scorecard and what it reveals about standards in PV manufacturing.
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NEM data spotlight: Solar generation in Australia’s biggest electricity market up 15% year-on-year

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June 3, 2025
By George Heynes
In May 2025, utility-scale and rooftop solar PV dipped by 579GWh month-on-month in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) to 2,861GWh.
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Inverters and power modules are key players in energy management – but testing methods need improvement

Features, Guest Blog, Long Reads
May 27, 2025
By Sandy Klengel, group leader at the Fraunhofer IMWS
Inverters are critical to PV systems but are often over-specified due to inadequate data on which materials and designs optimise performance.
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Renewable PPAs have become a clean energy ‘cornerstone’, but need further refinement in Europe

Features, Editors' Blog, Long Reads
May 23, 2025
By JP Casey
The PPA is a 'cornerstone' of the European renewables space, according to speakers at Solar Media's Renewables Procurement & Revenue Summit.
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‘We want to learn from you’: SEIA on working with European solar at Intersolar 2025

Features, Interviews, Long Reads
May 20, 2025
By JP Casey
PV Talk: At this year’s Intersolar event SEIA's Abigail Ross Hopper said a 'universal effort' would be needed for the energy transition
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Inverted fortunes

Features, Interviews, Long Reads
May 19, 2025
By Will Norman
The increasing sophistication of inverters means they have a role in everything from cybersecurity to home energy management.
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Complex expertise, standardised processes and cybersecurity concerns: takeaways from Intersolar Europe 2025

Features, Editors' Blog, Interviews, Long Reads
May 13, 2025
By JP Casey
Industry experts reflected on greater complexity, standardisation and cybersecurity concerns at this year's Intersolar Europe event.
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Solar PV and Australia’s green metals opportunity

Features, Interviews, Long Reads
May 12, 2025
By George Heynes
George Heynes reports on the central role solar PV may play in Australia's emerging 'green metals' industry.
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A ‘business as usual’ Intersolar 2025 for big PV manufacturers, as they predict industry consolidation

Features, Editors' Blog, Long Reads
May 9, 2025
By Will Norman
Talk of manufacturing consolidation, excitement over energy storage and other key takeaways from Intersolar Europe 2025.
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‘You said, we did’: How a UK solar developer acted on community feedback

Features, Editors' Blog, Interviews, Long Reads
May 8, 2025
By Molly Green
Molly Green tracks the efforts made by Elements Green to respond to the concerns of local opponents to solar projects in the UK.

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