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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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HVR Solar signs agreements for 1.2GW TOPCon cell manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh

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SECI launches 4,800MWh FDRE tender backed by co-located energy storage

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Enphase launches IQ9N microinverter for European residential solar

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CPUC finalises community solar scheme, CLASS argues programme is ‘destined for continued failure’

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SmartHelio bags investment to develop AI agent for solar and BESS operations

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Contact Energy completes solar module installation at 150MW solar PV power plant in New Zealand

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China’s emerging wave of PV end-of-life: policies, technologies and market dynamics

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Meta, RWE ink 298MW Texas solar PPA

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Rooftop solar momentum builds in India but growth remains uneven

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MN8 powers 260MW solar PV portfolio, inks PPA with Microsoft

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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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