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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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Alpex Solar seeks ALMM inclusion as 2.2GW cell plant nears production 

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LONGi’s alloy metallisation rollout charts technological route out of PV industry slump

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NextEra, Dominion submit merger applications to US regulators

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LONGi reports 35.5% efficiency for silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell

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ISC Konstanz appoints Dr Gerhard Mathiak as head of module department

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SSI awards first traceability certification to Chinese polysilicon plant

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Oman finances 6GW solar cell, 3GW solar module manufacturing facility

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‘We’ll be producing heterojunction this year in the US,’ says SEG Solar CEO

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Navigating US solar cell supply: a framework for a fractured market

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Zero-E Australia secures 5.3.4A approval for 145MWac solar-plus-storage site

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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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