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How solar can bring light to war zones

April 13, 2023
Cheap and quick to deploy, solar PV can provide a vital source of power to areas impacted by war, supporting critical infrastructure and helping to keep day-to-day life running. Molly Lempriere details how the technology is helping communities in Ukraine and other war zones
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Global off-grid solar sector investment up 63% in 2022

April 12, 2023
Data from Gogla showed that the global off-grid solar sector had a record investment of US$746 million in 2022, increasing by US$289 million or 63% year-on-year.
Rooftop solar panels in Germany.

German rooftop solar and storage soared in 2022 as homeowners seek independence and lower prices

March 21, 2023
The number of residential solar and storage systems installed in Germany increased 52% in 2022 compared with the previous year, whilst three quarters of Germans would consider installing rooftop solar.
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Sunnova secures 38MW in ISO-NE auction

March 14, 2023
US residential solar installer Sunnova has secured 38MW in the recent Forward Capacity Auction 17 (FCA17) launched by ISO New England.
A mini-grid from Husk in Nigeria. Image: Husk Power Systems.
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Mini-grid firm reaching profitability in Asia and Africa could help industry scale

March 2, 2023
Husk Power CEO explains how a portfolio of 200 solar mini-grids in India, Tanzania and Nigeria are now investible, unlocking the door to scaling in a sector that is key to national electrification programmes in emerging economies.
Image: Hamara Grid.

Salesforce to purchase 280GWh of renewable energy certificates in emerging markets

February 16, 2023
Cloud-based software company Salesforce has committed to purchasing 280,000MWh of renewable energy certificates in emerging markets.
A 7MW community solar project from Nexamp in New York. Image: Nexamp.

US community solar set to double in five years as the IRA creates optimism

February 15, 2023
US community solar deployment is expected to more than double over the next five years despite 2022 seeing a 16% decline year-on-year, as the sector is set to see benefits from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) taking hold.
The new business will specialise in C&I solar installations on rooftops and carports. Image: Total Solar Distributed Generation.

Denham Capital buys distributed solar company Solops for US$200 million

February 13, 2023
Florida-headquartered commercial and industrial (C&I) solar developer Solops has been acquired by Denham Capital in a US$200 million purchase agreement, a move which sees Solops become an independent power producer (IPP) under the new ownership.
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5B appointed to deploy folding PV modules at hybrid Australian lithium mine

February 7, 2023
Australian solar equipment manufacturer 5B has been appointed to supply its Maverick module technology to a 95MW hybrid power station in Western Australia.
Power Roll’s architecture can be used with perovskites to make a solar film that has a carbon footprint about a 20th of that of silicon. Image: Power Roll.
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Q&A: Maker of novel architecture for perovskite solar films envisions UK gigafactory

January 20, 2023
PV Tech Premium spoke to Neil Spann, CEO of Power Roll, about the UK company’s new architecture designed to house solar-absorbing materials such as perovskite and the vision of a gigafactory in northeast England.

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