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BrightNight made community engagement central to its plans for a 201MW PV project in a former mining area in Kentucky.

Molly Green tracks the efforts made by Elements Green to respond to the concerns of local opponents to solar projects in the UK.

Jonathan Touriño Jacobo profiles Silicon Ranch, a US IPP whose ‘Regenerative Energy’ concept takes a holistic approach to PV development.

The biodiversity benefits of a solar farm can help garner support. Tom Kenning looks at the scientific understanding of PV’s ecological impact.

Tom Kenning investigates the scale of local opposition to solar projects and the measures developers are employing to win back support.

April 2025 saw solar PV generation, both rooftop and utility-scale, decrease marginally month-on-month in Australia’s NEM by almost 11%.

“There is an adjustment in the industry [where] there are cycles,” explains Laura Fortes, senior manager for access to finance at GOGLA.

Carrie Xiao assesses the impact of Chinese policy changes as developers rush to complete projects before rules change and module prices go up.

The latest polysilicon pricing report from the Silicon Industry Branch reveals a lukewarm spot market with modest price drops.

Analysis: Carrie Xiao explores the factors behind the recent cancellation of China’s PV module mega-tender and their wider implications for equipment procurement.