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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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Rezolv secures final approval for 1.2GW solar PV project in Romania

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Comstock, OnePlanet reach testing and engineering milestones on US solar recycling lines

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EPO revokes Hanwha cell passivation patent

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Solar output rises during European heatwaves as extreme heat strains power grids

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Section 232 may offer ‘limited prospects’ for US solar wafer capacity

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Recurrent starts operations at Microsoft-backed 150MW Victoria PV project

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Websol to upgrade 600MW PERC cell line to TOPCon, lifting total cell capacity to 1.35GW

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PV Chart of the Week: Thin-film still projected to dominate US cell production by 2027

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LevelTen publishes hybrid index to reflect ‘clear shift’ in European PPA market towards solar-plus-storage

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Scatec starts commercial operations at second and final phase of Obelisk solar-plus-storage project in Egypt

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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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