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In Pictures: World Smart Energy Week 2020

By Andy Colthorpe
Balance of System, Companies, Grids, Manufacturing, Markets & Finance, Modules, Power Plants

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Meyer Burger unlikely to survive under provisional debt moratorium

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Nexamp secures US$350 million financing from Macquarie

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DAS Solar plans 5GW XBC cell plant as technology shifts to TOPCon/back contact combination

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California passes bills to reduce energy prices, ‘applauded’ by SEIA and CEBA

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QatarEnergy, Samsung C&T ink EPC contract for 2GW solar PV project in Qatar

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Self-consumption keeps falling in Spain, sector adds 611MW in H1 2025

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Time for US solar to take off the training wheels

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Sunotec launches Nordic unit to drive solar and hybrid projects

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Saudi Arabia launches tender for 5.3GW of renewables, 3.1GW of solar

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GCL Tech secures $700 Million investment from Middle Eastern capital

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Who doesn't love a table top-sized model smart city? Major telecoms player NTT has diversified into energy and infrastructure in Japan. All images: Andy Colthorpe / Solar Media.
Japan's mostly-mountainous topography poses challenges that mounting structures makers must navigate.
Solar carports have taken longer than expected to take off in Japan. Here's a new version from domestic provider Nichiei Intec.
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