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Robotic Solar Module Cleaning is Six Times Cheaper than Traditional Means

The unprecedented growth of the Indian solar industry has created opportunities for manufacturers, solution providers, and product sellers. At the recent RE Buyer Seller...

June 9, 2025

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Tina Freese

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C&I

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Solar
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Global Solar Installations Hit a Record 597 GW in 2024: Report

Global solar installations hit a record high of 597 GW in 2024, a 33% increase year-over-year (YoY) from 2023, according to a new report from SolarPower Europe. After...

May 13, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Renewable Energy

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Solar
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UV Tests Exaggerate Degradation in TOPCon Modules: Fraunhofer ISE

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE (Fraunhofer ISE) announced that its latest research has found that ultraviolet (UV) tests rate degradation of...

April 17, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Solar

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Technology
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US Adds 50 GW of New Solar Capacity in 2024, a 21% YoY Growth

The United States installed a record 50 GW of new solar capacity in 2024, a 21% year-over-year (YoY) rise, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA)...

March 13, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Renewable Energy

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Solar
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China Adds 277 GW of Solar Capacity in 2024

China’s cumulative installed solar power capacity reached 890 GW as of December 2024. It installed 277.17 GW of solar capacity in 2024, a 27.79% year-over-year (YoY)...

January 23, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Press Releases

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Solar
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Solar + Battery Storage Cheaper than Conventional Power: Fraunhofer

A study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) on the electricity generation costs of various power plants in Germany has indicated that photovoltaic...

October 14, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Energy Storage

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Solar
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Demand for Silver Rising as India Ramps Up Solar Cell Production

India imported more silver in the first four months of 2024 than it did in the whole of last year, and according to data from Silver Academy, it is set to double again....

September 27, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy

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Solar
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Solutions30 Acquires 10% Stake in French Solar Company So-Tec

Solutions30, a provider of support services related to new digital technologies, has acquired a 10% stake in So-Tec, a company that specializes in constructing solar...

May 21, 2024

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Staff

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Solar
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2023 Best Year for US Solar Industry with 32.4 GW of Capacity Added

The solar market in the U.S. installed 32.4 GW capacity in 2023, a 51% increase from the previous year, according to the Solar Market Insight Report for 2023 by the...

March 11, 2024

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Staff

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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TotalEnergies, Adani Green Energy, and Brookfield Renewable Partners Emerge as Top Large-Scale Solar Developers

Mercom Capital Group (Mercom), a clean energy communications and research firm, has released its annual global report announcing the ten leading global large-scale solar...

December 4, 2023

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Utsav Sinha

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Solar
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Econergy Secures $66 Million to Construct a Solar Project in Romania

Econergy, an Israel-based investor, developer, and operator of renewable energy projects, announced the closing of a €60 million (~$65.7 million) funding round with...

November 28, 2023

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Arjun Pradeep

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Solar

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Storage
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EU to Quantify Carbon Footprint of Solar Modules Used in the Region

The European Commission has developed a methodology to quantify the carbon footprint of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules used and manufactured in the EU region, to be...

May 10, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Markets & Policy

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Modules

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Gujarat to Dominate India’s Planned Solar Module Capacity

As India prepares to build out its solar module manufacturing capacity, Gujarat has emerged as an overwhelmingly favorite destination for domestic manufacturers,...

February 7, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Karnataka Issues O&M Tender for 10 MW Solar Project

The Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) has floated a tender for operations and maintenance (O&M) of a 10 MW solar project. The scope of the work will include...

January 30, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Solar PV Soiling Likely to Cut 4-5% of Energy Production Worldwide in 2023

The soiling of solar photovoltaic systems from dust and snow could lead to a loss of €4-7 ($4.3-7.6 billion) in 2023 which is equivalent to a 4-5% loss in energy...

January 13, 2023

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Sumit Jha

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