Articles written by Patrick Jowett

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Applications & Installations
Namibia’s first merchant solar plant enters operation The 19.3 MW PV project is the second purpose-built merchant solar plant to trade electricity on the Southern African Power Pool.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 16, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Masdar explores new solar, storage projects in Azerbaijan The developer is looking to add at least 350 MW of solar to its operational 230 MW PV plant in Azerbaijan, alongside 200 MWh of storage. The company also announced reaching financial close for a separate 315 MW PV project in the country.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 16, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Flanders to cut subsidies for large solar parks The Flemish government is reducing the subsidy available to solar park owners during periods of negative price hours. The move is expected to save around €189 million ($206.5 million).
Patrick Jowett
Sep 15, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Uganda switches on 24 MW solar project Amea Power’s 24 MW PV plant is expected to supply energy to over 192,000 households in Uganda’s northwestern Nile region.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 15, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Lithuania moves to support residential PV Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy says it plans to remove obstacles to installing solar on apartment balconies and will coordinate support for solar plants and storage systems as part of a wider package of energy infrastructure measures.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 15, 2026
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Research & Development
Researchers find perovskite solar functions 10 meters below sea surface Research from China deployed lead halide perovskites 10 meters below the surface of the South China Sea. The cells generated 324 mWh, enough to charge lithium-ion batteries, when submerged for two hours.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 14, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Australia to introduce technical code for consumer energy resources Australia’s new regulatory framework for solar inverters, batteries and other consumer energy resources will require suppliers to register products and prove compliance with a technical code. It also introduces national-level accreditation for installers.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 14, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Armenia opens tender for small-scale PV systems A tender is open in Armenia for the supply, delivery, installation, warranty and maintenance of small-scale PV systems. The deadline for applications is October 7.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 14, 2026
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Markets & Policy
South Korea forecast to add 3.5 GW of solar in 2026 The Export–Import Bank of Korea says the country is on track to add more this solar this year than last year, as the Korean government works on developing a distributed power grid that facilitates greater integration of distributed energy resources.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 11, 2026