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A decision by South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) to allocate 6GW of new large-scale solar over the next decade has been welcomed by the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) for giving a “moderate level of certainty” to the industry.

Leading PV manufacturing equipment supplier Meyer Burger Technology has received a further CHF 18 million (US$18.2 million) from partner, Oxford PV for the purchase of key equipment for a 125MW integrated production line to fabricate high-efficiency perovskite HJT tandem solar cells.

BayWa r.e. will include 500MW of added floating solar in the coming years in a move to make use of raising need for the technology amongst possession proprietors.

Hamburg-based companies Thüga Erneuerbare Energien GmbH (THEE) and the CEE Group have signed off on a memorandum of understanding that will see both entities jointly operate large-scale photovoltaic plants in Germany without subsidies.

Soltec and Fraunhofer ISE revolutionize solar energy with cutting-edge CPV technology, boosting efficiency by 30% and opening new possibilities for solar power integration.

JP Morgan's majority-owned international independent power manufacturer (IPP) Sonnedix has actually brought online a 38.7 MW PV plant in southerly Japan, while an expert has claimed the nation's solar sector remains to target expense decreases to bring it in accordance with international levelised price of power (LCOE) numbers.

Nairobi-based apparel maker United Aryan EPZ (UAL) revealed today that it has inaugurated a 1.8-MWp rooftop solar array, saying that it the largest system of its kind in East Africa.

An archeological park in Pompeii as well as Evora city in Portugal have actually introduced solar panels that look like Roman tiles that match the skyline of the city. With this advancement, architectural constraints have actually been made into properties, while additionally giving a boost to culture as well as the principle of sustainability.

The shift from a feed-in toll plan to a public auction system might take longer than anticipated in the Southeast Asian nation, as the Ministry of Industry and also Trade is taking into consideration preserving FITs of $0.0709/ kWh to $0.0769/ kWh for projects that safeguarded authorization prior to Nov. 23, 2019, if they come online as arranged by the end of this year. According to law practice Lexcomm Vietnam, there are presently 3 GW of projects with licenses.

RWE Renewables has reached commercial operation on its West of the Pecos PV project, located in Reeves County, Texas.

Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund to establish 30MW solar project

The collection of 24 plants is owned by Vantage Solar

New analysis predicts more than 150 GW of tracker capacity will be installed in the next five years – around a third of all ground mount projects up to 2024. Rapid growth in Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and the better cost structures possible from combining trackers and bifacial modules are singled out as key trends.

Toshiba Corp (TYO:6502) said on Wednesday it has completed, together with partners, a 6.4-MW rooftop solar setup at the Tahara plant of Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd (TYO:5423) in Aichi prefecture.

The wind power specialist has started prequalifying EPCs for the ground-mounted solar plant, which will be built near Timahoe North, County Kildare.