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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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IDOM to undertake site studies and design for 500MW Shanxi solar project in Oman

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Resilient Power Report 2026 identifies hail, snow and storm risks for solar projects

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EBRD provides US$265 million loan for 1.2GW solar-plus-storage project in Egypt

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Pivot Energy closes US$500 million credit facility for US solar PV and BESS deployments

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China proposes export controls on polysilicon, wafers and other PV technologies

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India curtails 96.9GW of solar PV in September

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Solesca v2 software adds 3D terrain modelling to solar project design

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Italy awards over US$860 million to deploy 505MW of rooftop agriPV capacity

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NYSERDA finalises allocations for US$200 million of distributed solar capacity in New York

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South Australia advances almost 13GW of solar and wind in Whyalla West tender

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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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