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South Africa’s oldest wine estate goes solar

Small scale investors around the world have pledged cash to back a solar system to power winemaking and restaurant operations at the famous Groot Constantia estate.

Chinese PV Industry Brief: Solar manufacturers report strong financial performances

JA Solar, TCL Zhonghuan, GCL Tech, and Ganfeng Lithium all announced increasing profits and revenue. Meanwhile, JinkoSolar expands its hydrogen business and Xinte Energy secures another big polysilicon supply deal.

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Clean power prices leap on back of tightening gas supply

Developers are making hay as far as PPA prices are concerned thanks to eye-watering wholesale electricity prices which mean they can just sell their solar and wind power on the open market.

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Solar power costs continued to fall in 2021, despite rising panel prices

The average global price of solar kilowatt-hours fell 13% on 2020’s prices, as around two-thirds of the renewables capacity installed last year was cheaper than the lowest-cost fossil fuel alternative.

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REC Group secures EU funding for HJT solar factory in France

REC Solar has announced plans for a PV module gigafactory in France, along with 17 other clean tech projects that will share €1.8 billion ($1.8 billion) of grants from the European Union’s Innovation Fund.

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Desert to Power secures $300 million of public money

Private Infrastructure Development Group recently made a non-binding commitment in Brussels to a provide funds for a project that aims to bring 10 GW of solar to Africa’s Sahel region.

Chinese PV Industry Brief: Longi, Shenzhen Energy partner on inverters

Longi has revealed plans to enter the inverter business through a partnership with Shenzhen Energy, while Solarspace has announced plans to open a 16 GW cell factory in Anhui province.

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South Sudan set for grid solar

Kampala-based developer Aptech Africa says it plans to build a 12 MWp solar plant in Juba.

Vietnamese government fears legal action from solar investors

The Vietnamese government is reportedly concerned about legal action from solar investors if its new power development plan does not prove ambitious enough.

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Chinese PV Industry Brief: Trina starts building silicon-to-module factory, Jolywood opens TOPCon cell plant

Trina Solar has started building a silicon-to-module production base in Qinghai province, while Jolywood said it is now producing new TOPCon solar cells in Shanxi province. Tongwei, meanwhile, said it believes that its net profit soared in the first half.

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