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US tracker manufacturer FTC Solar has launched an automated 80 degree hail stow angle for its flagship 1P Pioneer tracker.

US-based climate insurance provider kWh Analytics has launched a new renewable energy insurance cover for extreme weather events.

The RMI has published updated guidance on how resilience to damage from tropical cyclones can be built into all PV systems.

The Q3 edition of our downstream solar PV journal, PV Tech Power, is now available to download.

French energy major TotalEnergies has begun the construction of its 1GW solar farm in the Basra region of southern Iraq. 

PV Talk: Jon Previtali of VDE Americas explains the hard science behind managing hail risk, one of the costliest sources of damage to PV projects.

Solar irradiation in Western Europe has increased by 50% above-average during Spring, according to an analysis by weather data and software provider Solargis.

Utility giant Engie North America has incorporated a precycling provision to incorporate solar panel and project component recycling into power purchase agreements (PPA) at four solar PV plants across the Midwest, US.

PV Tech spoke with Joerg Althaus of CEA about the under-explored issues with solar racking, trackers and other technical concerns.

Equipment-driven underperformance in PV power plants has tripled over the past five years, according to Raptor Maps.