A round-up of news from China with an EPC contract for a 250MW solar PV plant in Cambodia, the Philippines' 'first' large-scale floating solar PV (FPV) project and CECEP's subsidiary begins construction on 650MWp plant.
US community solar has installed a record of 1.7GW in 2024, a 35% increase from 2023, according to a report from Wood Mackenzie and trade body the Coalition for Community Solar Access.
The Indian Central Electricity Authority has advised state utilities and all renewable energy implementing agencies to co-locate energy storage systems with solar PV in future tenders.
A recent report from the European trade association SolarPower Europe (SPE) has highlighted the use of data-driven techniques, industry 4.0 solutions and robotics as some of the key trends in operations and maintenance (O&M) for the solar industry.