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Prescinto makes the case for artificial intelligenceenabled monitoring of solar assts. Pictured here is the Andasol 150MW power plant in Andalusia, Spain. Image: Wikicommons, Kallerna.

Solar’s ascendancy: how crystalline silicon will dominate global energy by 2050

May 6, 2025
While other technologies exist, c-Si solar PV technology is the leading candidate for large-scale energy production, writes Radovan Kopecek.
An agriPV project.
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Do solar farms boost biodiversity?

May 6, 2025
The biodiversity benefits of a solar farm can help garner support. Tom Kenning looks at the scientific understanding of PV’s ecological impact.
A bird on a solar panel.
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The solar backlash and how developers are responding

May 5, 2025
Tom Kenning investigates the scale of local opposition to solar projects and the measures developers are employing to win back support.
Iberdrola offices. Credit: Iberdrola

Iberdrola records €2 billion profits in Q1 2025

April 30, 2025
Spanish energy utility giant Iberdrola has reported huge profits of over €2 billion in the first quarter of 2025.
SolarPower Europe executives.

European solar cybersecurity needs superior implementation, says SolarPower Europe

April 29, 2025
Reassessing the role distributed solar operators have to play in minimising cybersecurity risks is key to Europe's solar cybersecurity.
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Fraunhofer ISE unveils new HJT cell using ‘one-tenth’ of silver

April 28, 2025
Fraunhofer ISE has developed a solar cell which uses “one-tenth” of the amount of silver as a standard cell.
An Axpo solar project.

Axpo and EDF sign PPA for 102MW of solar PV capacity in Greece

April 28, 2025
Swiss renewable power developer Axpo and EDF Renewables Hellas have signed a power purchase agreement (PPAs) for 102MW of solar capacity.
A floating PV project in Austria.

Austria introduces ‘Made in Europe’ bonus for solar and storage projects using European components

April 25, 2025
Austria has announced a 'Made in Europe' bonus of 20% to government funding for PV and storage projects that use components made in Europe.
DAS Solar's Jiangsu Lvsi Port Project.

DAS Solar begins construction at 3GW PV module manufacturing facility in France

April 24, 2025
Leading Chinese firm DAS Solar has started construction at a 3GW module manufacturing facility in Mandeure, France, its first in Europe.
Meyer Burger's Thalheim facility in Germany.

Meyer Burger shifts to ‘short-time work’ at Thalheim cell facility

April 24, 2025
Swiss solar manufacturer Meyer Burger has reduced shifts for around 300 employees at its Thalheim cell manufacturing facility amid supply chain challenges.

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