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Markets & Policy
Yingfa Ruineng establishes 7.5 GW PV manufacturing plant in Indonesia The facility is the Chinese manufacturer’s first overseas base. It will produce n-type TOPCon solar cells for Indonesia’s domestic market while also acting as a regional supply hub for Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
Patrick Jowett
21 minutes ago
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Research & Development
Hybrid wind-solar-battery plants can power Kazakhstan’s demand growth Ember analysis finds that hybrid wind, solar and battery plants could supply electricity at an average cost of $56/MWh in Kazakhstan, compared with $70–170/MWh for new coal, while meeting up to 90% of typical demand.
Patrick Jowett
33 minutes ago
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Markets & Policy
Armenia introduces interest rate subsidies for storage systems New government provisions offer businesses interest rate subsidies of 6 to 10 percentage points on loans and leases for battery storage equipment.
Patrick Jowett
21 hours ago
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Research & Development
Belgian spin-off Noak raises €5 million for perovskite-silicon solar cells Noak will use the seed funding to industrialise its perovskite-silicon tandem technology, which combines a proprietary layer stack with a 3D woven back-contact foil.
Patrick Jowett
23 hours ago
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Applications & Installations
Pakistan seeks consultant for distributed solar project A tender is open in Pakistan searching for a consultant to verify all non-solar works that form part of a 100 MW distributed PV project in the region of Gilgit-Baltistan. The deadline for expressions of interest is November 30.
Patrick Jowett
Nov 02, 2026
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Markets & Policy
The Hydrogen Stream: Finnish researchers increase voltage in alkaline systems to cut costs by 10-15% Recent developments across the global green hydrogen sector highlight growing efforts to improve production efficiency, reduce costs, strengthen international supply chains and accelerate investment in renewable hydrogen infrastructure, with new advances and agreements emerging across Europe, and Asia.
Sergio Matalucci
Oct 30, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Benin secures financing for first solar IPP projects The €30 million ($33.5 million) financing package goes towards the construction and operation of four PV plants forming part of Benin’s first independent power producer solar project.
Patrick Jowett
Oct 30, 2026
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Research & Development
Researchers develop molecular locking strategy for organic solar cells Small-area organic solar cells featuring the molecular locking strategy achieved a power conversion efficiency of 20.4%, while larger-area modules reached a record active-area efficiency of 18.8%. 
Patrick Jowett
Oct 29, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Botswana kicks off floating solar tender A tender is open in Botswana for the development of floating PV systems on dams belonging to the country’s Water Utilities Corporation. The deadline for applications is November 19.
Patrick Jowett
Oct 29, 2026