European Energy has completed grid connection of the Glejbjerg solar park in Denmark, bringing 148.2 MW of utility-scale solar capacity into full operation. The project reached commercial operation at the end of 2025 after final technical checks were concluded. Construction of the solar park was completed over a period of about one year. The Glejbjerg solar park consists of 238,368 solar modules.
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Deutsche Bahn (DB), through its subsidiary DB Energie, has entered two long-duration power purchase agreements with Blue Elephant Energy GmbH (BEE) for the supply of around 2.5 TWh of solar power. The power will come from two large solar projects planned in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Both projects are scheduled to become operational by mid-2027. The agreements run for up to 13 years.
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JA Solar has entered into a module supply agreement with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for the Samarkand 1 and 2 solar power projects in Uzbekistan. Under the agreement, the company will provide all photovoltaic modules required for the two utility-scale projects. The projects are being developed by ACWA Power, with L&T serving as the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor.
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TotalEnergies ENEOS has successfully commissioned a 680 kWp rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) project at a TechnipFMC facility in Malaysia. The newly installed system comprises over 1,100 solar modules and is expected to generate approximately 915 MWh of renewable electricity annually. This output will meet nearly 20 per cent of the facility’s total energy consumption.
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The United States has made substantial energy investment over the past decade as part of a broader effort to establish itself in new value chains and supply international markets. It became a net energy exporter in 2019, a remarkable turnaround from its high previous reliance on imports. Clean energy investment in Latin America has grown by nearly 25% in the past decade, highlighting regional progress despite diverse country contexts and transition pathways. Brazil played a significant role in building momentum behind clean energy investment thanks to the country’s enabling environment for investment in solar PV, wind and bioenergy
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Ameresco SUNEL Energy SA, a joint venture between Ameresco and SUNEL Group, has secured €303.4 million engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts for three solar projects. These projects have a combined capacity of 466 MWp and are situated in the southwestern region of Romania. The projects will replace coal-fired power generation and strengthen Romania’s commitment to phasing out coal by 2032.
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Excelsior Energy Capital, a renewable energy infrastructure investor, has inked a multiyear agreement to buy 2 GW of solar modules from Heliene. A majority of the panels supplied by Heliene are expected to be manufactured in the United States. They will primarily be produced at an existing Heliene factory in Mountain Iron, Minnesota and at a new factory the company plans to build in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
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The US currently has the makings of a strong solar manufacturing supply chain, but increased support is critical to regain solar manufacturing competitiveness. Filling these support gaps is possible, and in doing so, the US can improve its energy security and market leadership as the world increasingly looks to solar PV technology to generate low cost electricity in the face of the continuing climate crisis. Strong, consistent, and unwavering policy support for domestic solar manufacturing can lay the foundation to make the US, the nation that invented solar modules, a leader in modern solar energy manufacturing.
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SolAmerica Energy has inked an agreement to procure 205 MW of high-performance, responsibly produced Series 6 Plus and Series 7 thin film solar modules from First Solar. Furthermore, the deal was finalised prior to the release of First Solar’s third quarter of 2023 earnings, and the modules are planned to be delivered in 2024 and 2025.
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There has been a significant uptake of solar PV technology to meet the requirement of clean energy generation. However, the constant variation in the sun’s position relative to the Earth results in substantial energy loss. Therefore, it has become crucial to maximise solar energy output by changing the position of solar panels, enabling them to capture the greatest amount of solar radiation.The adoption of solar tracking solutions is a significant step towards unlocking the full potential of solar energy. With advancements in technology, a supportive policy framework, and a growing commitment to sustainability, these solutions are poised to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the energy landscape.
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Cleantech Solar has entered into a captive power purchase agreement (PPA) with First Solar for a period of 15 years. As per the contract, First Solar will receive power from Cleantech Solar’s 150 MW and 16.8 MW of solar and wind assets in Tamil Nadu, India. This renewable power will be used to power First Solar’s recently established 3.3 GW vertically integrated solar manufacturing facility, situated in Tamil Nadu.
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Within Southeast Asia’s $160 billion to $200 billion sustainability revenue pools in 2030, 55 per cent – 60 per cent is driven by low-carbon mobility and clean power, representing significant opportunities for manufacturers of inputs into these sectors. The region has made headway with capturing this opportunity. Leveraging its natural advantages, Southeast Asia could aspire to further scale its renewables manufacturing capacity and to be a key contributor to global decarbonization.
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In 2022, China’s new installed PV capacity exceeded 87.4 GW, an increase of 59.3% year-on-year. New solar installations reached a new record high, becoming the largest and fastest growing power source in terms of new installations. Having achieved record capacity addition of 10.8 GW in 2015, the Japanese PV market has been on a downtrend following the reduced FIT support for solar PV. In 2022, Japan installed around 6.5 GW of new solar PV capacity, roughly the same capacity as in 2021.
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Meyer Burger Technology AG and Ingka Investments, the investment arm of the largest IKEA retailer Ingka Group, have signed an offtake agreement for a period of four years. The agreement with Ingka Investments includes the supply of premium solar modules produced in Goodyear which are to be delivered between 2025 and 2029. Reportedly, the solar modules will be manufactured on Meyer Burger’s new glass-to-glass product platform and are electrically and size optimised for utility-scale applications. As Meyer Burger’s other products, they feature exceptionally low degradation and a bifaciality of over 90 percent.
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As India moves towards installing more than 200 GW of new solar power capacity by 2030, there is a collective aim to ensure that a large part of this is made from locally sourced components. This is a massive undertaking for the Indian solar industry, which depends significantly on imports of solar cells and modules from China and other countries. The launch of the attractive production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme and two tranches of successful capacity and amount allocations under this have brought domestic manufacturing to the fore, with developers too wanting a piece of the pie.
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First Solar, a US-based manufacturer of solar panels, has received a 4 GWdc order from Lightsource BP, a British solar energy company, for its cutting-edge thin film solar modules. Around the US, the solar modules will be installed at Lightsource BP projects. First Solar will supply its Series 6 Plus and next-generation Series 7 modules, which will be delivered between 2026 and 2028. Formerly, Lightsource BP had a deal with the company to supply up to 4.3 GWdc worth of solar modules in 2021.
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The US solar industry installed 4.6 gigawatts-direct current (GWdc) of capacity in the third quarter of 2022, a 17% decrease from Q3 2021 and a 2% decrease from Q2 2022. Commercial, community, and utility-scale solar were all down quarter-over-quarter – an unsurprising outcome given the nearly ubiquitous project delays from supply chain constraints. The trend for residential solar looks quite different. Quarterly installs set another record at 1,568 MWdc.
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The use of robotic cleaning solutions is gradually gaining traction and will become more cost effective as project sizes grow larger. Utility-scale developers and operators of solar parks prefer automated cleaning solutions since the expense of manual labour for cleaning panels increases with the project size. It might take some time before robotic cleaning totally replaces manual cleaning due to the low labour costs in some regions, but as the cost of these solutions falls, more developers are opting to use this innovative technology.
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First Solar, a US based manufacturer has reached an agreement with Azure Power Global Limited to provide 600 MW DC of its high-performance, cutting-edge thin film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules. The arrangement is the first for First Solar’s new manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, India, which is set to open in the second part of 2023.
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The solar industry’s continued ability to drive down costs while improving performance is a primary reason solar accounted for the largest share of new US electricity generation capacity in 2021. This trend is best exemplified by continual changes to module designs and cell technologies. This year, RETC is closely monitoring another technology trend that is quickly gaining market traction and acceptance, the rise of next-generation n-type PV cells with passivating contacts.
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