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Inverters and power modules are key players in energy management – but testing methods need improvement

May 27, 2025
Inverters are critical to PV systems but are often over-specified due to inadequate data on which materials and designs optimise performance.
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​​The inaccuracies in PV simulations for bifacial PV systems lie in outdated simulation models

May 20, 2025
The ability of PV simulation software to accurately simulate energy performance for bifacial modules leaves more questions than answers.
Texas is forecast to add over 11GW utility-scale PV per year until 2027

PV Tech launches data newsletter: The PV Data Dispatch

April 24, 2025
PV Tech has launched a new monthly newsletter which will focus on data. Every month, the newsletter will include an exclusive chart on a given topic.
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Adapting PV projects to climate change requires better data

April 16, 2025
Understanding year-on-year solar radiation variability is critical for optimising solar projects, particularly amid climate change.
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IEA: World reaches 2.2TW of cumulative installed solar capacity

April 15, 2025
The world reached 2.2TW of cumulative installed solar capacity in 2024, with China alone accounting for 1TW of total operating capacity.
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Ember: Global solar generation exceeds 2,000TWh in 2024

April 8, 2025
The world’s cumulative installed solar generation capacity has doubled between 2022 and 2024, to reach over 2,000TWh, according to Ember.
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Moving beyond TMY: Why the solar industry needs time series data for PV project evaluation

March 31, 2025
As solar projects become more complex, Typical Meteorological Year data is holding the industry back, according to Solargis' Marcel Suri.
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JinkoSolar ships 99.6GW of modules in 2024, endures operational losses

March 27, 2025
JinkoSolar shipped a record 99.6GW of products in 2024, but its operations delivered losses for the first time in the last five years.
Solar panels above a fishery site in China

IRENA: Solar accounts for three-quarters of all renewable energy capacity additions in 2024

March 26, 2025
The world added 451.9GW of new solar capacity in 2024, accounting for three-quarters of all new renewable power capacity commissioned last year.
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Europe reports decline in number of PPAs signed and power capacity contracted in February

March 25, 2025
Europe saw a 4% month-on-month decline in number of power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed in February 2025, according to Pexapark.

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