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Partial U.S. eclipse produced similar daily solar energy losses to higher-obscuration European locations In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that the Aug. 12 solar eclipse caused highly variable irradiance losses across Europe and North America, shaped by obscuration, cloud cover, and the timing of the eclipse. However, eclipse-related power-market impacts varied much more, showing that irradiance loss or obscuration alone is not a reliable predictor of electricity-price effects.
Solcast
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Ireland records 1,258 MW grid-scale solar generation peak ahead of eclipse The solar coaster came to Ireland this week as EirGrid recorded an all-time high peak generation followed two days later by generation lows of 8 MW during the historic solar eclipse on August 12.
Blathnaid O’Dea
4 hours ago
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India on track for record 50 GW of solar installations in 2026 India is on track to install a record 50 GW of solar capacity in 2026, driven by a rush to meet the ALMM-II deadline despite emerging cell supply constraints. Wood Mackenzie expects the resulting supply crunch to push system prices higher through 2027, while greater domestic manufacturing capacity gradually eases pressure.
Uma Gupta
6 hours ago
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Relectrify installs inverterless BESS in South Australia Relectrify has installed its first inverterless AC1 battery energy storage system in Renmark, South Australia in collaboration with SA-based turnkey renewable energy solutions company YES Energy.
Ev Foley
6 hours ago
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Off-grid in Angola Portugal’s MCA group has switched on two large-scale off-grid solar-plus-storage projects in Angola since December 2025. Carlo Amado, the company’s chief operating officer of energies, spoke to pv magazine about how the projects fit into Angola’s rural electrification program, which aims to build 46 autonomous solar and storage minigrids to provide reliable electricity to 60 communities across six provinces.
Patrick Jowett
8 hours ago
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Japan’s proposed shading rate for agrivoltaics is unreasonable, says think thank Japan’s Renewable Energy Foundation says proposals to introduce a maximum shading rate of 30% for agrivoltaic installations is contradicted by existing real-world examples where panel shade has helped to cultivate high-quality crops.
Patrick Jowett
Aug 13, 2026
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Scatec completes 1 GW/200 MWh solar-plus-storage project in Egypt Scatec has completed Egypt’s 1.1 GW Obelisk solar-plus-storage project, including a 100 MW/200 MWh BESS. The $590 million project will supply Egypt under a 25-year PPA.
Tristan Rayner
Aug 13, 2026
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PVcase adds key export option to its solar design software PVcase has added PVC 2.0 export to its Ground Mount software, enabling solar engineers to transfer 3D project geometry directly to compatible tools such as PVsyst. The open standard aims to reduce manual data handling and errors while improving interoperability and consistency across solar design and simulation workflows.
Emiliano Bellini
Aug 13, 2026
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Global South Utilities completes 50 MW solar, 15 MWh BESS project in Central African Republic The solar-plus-storage project has been billed as the largest infrastructure project in the Central African Republic’s history. The government says it is undergoing a phased implementation beginning with an initial 15 MW supplied to the plant’s neighbouring districts.
Patrick Jowett
Aug 13, 2026