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Virtual power plants: a modern solution to a data-driven problem

Features, Editors' Blog, Long Reads
July 15, 2025
By David Pratt
Virtual power plants are emerging as a potentially critical means of meeting the growing power demands from data centres in the US.
Jon Previtali explains the importance of hail forecasting for solar PV plants
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Why managing PV hail risk means following the data

Features, Interviews, Long Reads
July 9, 2025
By Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
PV Talk: Jon Previtali of VDE Americas explains the hard science behind managing hail risk, one of the costliest sources of damage to PV projects.
Acciona Energia secures financing on 480MW Australian PV plant
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NEM data spotlight: Rooftop solar prices spike to AU$225.57/MWh in Australia

Features, Long Reads
July 8, 2025
By George Heynes
In the latest NEM data spotlight, solar generation in Australia reached its yearly lowest month, while rooftop solar prices spiked to AU$225.57/MWh.
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Solar PV looks to more nuanced data usage and more robust cybersecurity measures

Features, Interviews, Long Reads
July 7, 2025
By JP Casey
Collecting project performance data and managing cybersecurity concerns is no simple task for many project managers.
Michael Shanks MP speaks at the Clean Power 2030 Summits.
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Solar to drive a ‘high-quality’ energy transition in the UK

Features, Editors' Blog, Long Reads
July 3, 2025
By JP Casey
Meeting the UK’s solar targets will not simply require the installation of new capacity, but investment in grid infrastructure and training.
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The solar market needs new industry standards to support technological innovation

Features, Guest Blog, Long Reads
June 30, 2025
By Marcel Suri, CEO, Solargis
Solargis CEO Marcel Suri explores three areas where new standards could help underpin greater efficiency, accuracy and market resilience.
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Global floating PV potential in inland reservoirs: a comparison of different technologies

Features, Guest Blog, Long Reads
June 26, 2025
By Carlos Rodriguez, Oktoviano Gandhi and Sun Huixuan
Carlos Rodriguez, Oktoviano Gandhi and Sun Huixuan examine the energy yield performance of different FPV system configurations.
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Understanding and mitigating voltage collapse in solar power systems

Features, Guest Blog, Long Reads
June 23, 2025
By Thomas Mart and Jeetu Jangle, Solarlytics
As solar plants age, the possibility of voltage collapse increases. Thomas Mart and Jeetu Jangle of Solarlytics examine the problem.
David Ward speaks on a PV Tech panel at Intersolar Europe 2025.
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Finding creative solutions to Europe’s solar PV financing challenges

Features, Editors' Blog, Long Reads
June 20, 2025
By JP Casey
Panellists discuss some of the challenges in European solar's financial landscape at an event organised at Intersolar Europe 2025 by PV Tech.
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Tracker supply chains and broken glass pose ‘huge’ risk for PV project performance

Features, Interviews, Long Reads
June 17, 2025
By Will Norman
PV Tech spoke with Joerg Althaus of CEA about the under-explored issues with solar racking, trackers and other technical concerns.
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