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February 10, 2025
By Will Norman
Will Norman asks if mass-scale deployment of perovskite technology is now imminent and whether it could unseat crystalline silicon as the dominant solar technology.
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February 3, 2025
By Kelly Barnes, senior intelligence analyst at DeterTech
The valuable materials and equipment found on a solar project site make them prime target for criminal activity. Kelly Barnes, senior intelligence analyst at DeterTech, explores some of the latest thinking on keeping the thieves away.
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January 27, 2025
By JP Casey
Off-grid solar is helping provide power to those most in need, but new ideas are needed to plug the sector’s multi-billion funding gap.
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January 20, 2025
By David Pratt
Mini-grids have been a feature of the global electricity system for years, a starting point for larger distribution and transmission networks.
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January 13, 2025
By Carrie Xiao
The Middle East has become a key market for Chinese PV companies, both as a source of demand for hardware and also as a hotspot for new manufacturing hubs. Carrie Xiao reports on some of the latest developments in the region.
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January 6, 2025
By Mike Hall, Anza CEO
Mike Hall of Anza considers how Donald Trump’s return to the White House could disrupt US trade policy and supply chains.
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December 30, 2024
By Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
The US general election and its aftermath, along with struggles from Western inverter manufacturers have dominated Q4 news in 2024.
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December 20, 2024
By Paul Jacobson, president of Jacobson Solutions LLC
Renewable energy is now a competitive alternative to fossil fuels, and more than 800 coal plants in smaller economies could be replaced by PV.
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December 16, 2024
By Alfred Johnson and Katie Bays at Crux
Tax credit transference measures introduced under the Inflation Reduction Act have led to billions of dollars of new investment in solar and other clean energy projects. Alfred Johnson and Katie Bays look at some of the risk mitigation and due diligence best practices that can reduce the complexity and cost of tax credit transactions.
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December 2, 2024
By Carrie Xiao
Pioneering projects in China are demonstrating how the potential of solar power can be harnessed across a wide range of new settings. Carrie Xiao explores the many applications for PV beyond traditional power plants.

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