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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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November 28, 2024
By JP Casey
Speakers at LSSCEE 2024 discussed key topics for the Eastern European solar sector, including storage, private investment and risk management.
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November 25, 2024
By Dr Silke Krawietz
Earlier this year a revision of Europe’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive came into force, setting new standards for decarbonisation of the built environment. Dr Silke Krawietz looks at how the updated policy could drive a step-change in the deployment of building-integrated PV.
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November 20, 2024
By JP Casey
PV Talk: Geoff Ferrell of sonnen tells JP Casey how virtual power plants offer the prospect of lower-cost and lower-carbon power.

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