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Discussions at the Sustainable Solar Europe event, held yesterday in Brussels, reveal that clearly recorded and available information is the key to ensuring sustainable and ethical practices all along the solar supply chain. And clear standards for the accuracy and relevance of this information are needed to ensure that all are moving toward the same target. The day also saw the launch of such a standard in the Solar Stewardship Initiative’s Supply Chain Traceability Standard.

This week, Women in Solar Europe gives voice to Eyerusalem Mekuria Wondemu, Project Engineer at Switzerland’s Gruner Stucky SA. She says changes in career paths are slow due to entrenched cultural norms and unconscious prejudices, but growing advocacy and representation drive progress. “Mentorship, continuous learning, and networking are critical,” she states.

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.

Grenergy has announced the arrival of 600 MWh of BYD batteries at the Chilean port of Iquique, marking a key milestone in the first phase of the Oasis de Atacama solar-plus-storage project.

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports a stronger-than-usual end to typhoon season that delivered mixed levels of solar irradiance across Asia in November.

The UK Ministry of Defence has launched a tender for a 875 kW solar array to be built within its base in Cyprus. The deadline for expressions of interest is Jan. 14, 2025.

China Power Construction Corp. (PowerChina) says it has concluded the largest procurement tender in solar industry history, involving 51 GW of PV modules and 51 GW of inverters. The tender results, published on Nov. 13, set a new record for scale and industry involvement.

The Gibraltar government is seeking developers to install rooftop solar systems at selected sites across the British Overseas Territory. It will also consider proposals for solar canopies and floating solar as part of the tender. The deadline for expressions of interest is Jan. 24, 2025.

A group of researchers have carried out a techno-economic analysis of three revamping strategies for an operating photovoltaic power plant in southeast Spain. They found the highest production value by installed power is obtained when both the modules and inverters are replaced.

Spanish company Grenergy says the 105 batteries that will complete the first phase of the Oasis de Atacama solar and storage project have arrived at the Chilean port of Iquique. The project, to be developed over seven phases, is set to have a total storage capacity of 11 GWh alongside 2 GW of photovoltaics.