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AI-based monitoring systems can help PV plant operators understand and manage the impacts of extreme conditions in a multitude of ways. George Heynes looks at some of the ways AI is being harnessed to bolster system output and longevity.

As 2023 comes to an end, PV Tech examines the rising interest in agrivoltaics, the practice of pairing solar PV deployments and farming.

The first automated instalment of PV modules at scale on a solar project is a major step forward, according to the CEO of Terabase.

SolarPower Europe – the representative trade body for the European solar industry – has published its first Best Practice Guidelines document for the floating solar (FPV) market segment.

PV Tech Premium looks at the challenges of developing a utility-scale solar PV project on uneven terrains and hard soils.

Extremely high population density and the necessity to use land for agriculture are the reasons for building FPV in Southeast Asian countries.

Australian solar deployment technology company 5B has completed construction of an installation at the rural community of Wurrumiyanga in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Terabase Energy has deployed its Terafab construction automation system at the White Wing Ranch solar project in the US state of Arizona.

The European Commission has approved a €1.7 billion (US$1.8 billion) scheme to support the deployment of 1.04GW of agrivoltaics projects in Italy.

The Indonesian state utility PLN and UAE state-run renewables developer Masdar have inaugurated the 192MWp (145MWac) Cirata floating solar PV (FPV) plant in the West Java province of Indonesia.