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Brazil approves law linking data center incentives to renewable energy use Brazil’s Senate has approved Redata, a tax incentive regime requiring data centers to meet their electricity demand with renewable or low-emission energy. The new provisions could boost demand for solar and wind projects, PPAs and self-generation as Brazil’s data center market expands.
Alessandra Neris
Sep 03, 2026
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Hiring more women deemed a remedy to energy transition workforce shortages A new report released by Powering Skills Organisation has found a shift in workplace culture could open the door to a significant number of underutilized workers who are women, First Nations and culturally or linguisitically diverse people.
Ev Foley
Sep 03, 2026
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Applications & Installations
What happens to a ready-to-build solar project if a wildfire hits the site? What happens if a wildfire affects a ready-to-build (RTB) solar project? Can developers recover their financial guarantees if the project becomes unviable? Jochen Beckmann, a lawyer at Rödl Barcelona, analyzes the key legal and administrative implications for pv magazine.
Pilar Sánchez Molina
Sep 02, 2026
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Research & Development
How to reduce abrasion damage to PV module antisoiling coatings during robotic cleaning Researchers in India found that dust during robotic cleaning can dramatically accelerate the degradation of hydrophobic antisoiling coatings on PV modules. Softer brushes, higher cleaning speeds, optimized cleaning intervals, and appropriate brush rotation can significantly extend coating lifetime.
Emiliano Bellini
Sep 02, 2026
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Applications & Installations
World’s largest solar-storage microgrid goes online in Saudi Arabia The Red Sea multi-utility project in Saudi Arabia has reached full commercial operation, bringing a 358 MWac solar plant and 1.2 GWh battery energy storage system into an isolated utility network supplying tourism facilities, desalination, cooling, water treatment and other infrastructure.
Vincent Shaw
Sep 01, 2026
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Negative prices reshape Europe’s solar, storage and PPA markets According to S&P Global, rising negative electricity prices are reshaping solar, storage and PPAs across Europe. Wider price spreads are strengthening the case for batteries and more structured renewable energy ontracts.
Pilar Sánchez Molina
Sep 01, 2026
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Research & Development
US startup develops drones to modify clouds, boost PV plant output by up to 30% US startup Meteoric Technologies is developing autonomous drones designed to modify clouds and increase solar radiation reaching PV plants. The company claims the technology could boost annual PV generation by 10% to 30%.
Pilar Sánchez Molina
Sep 01, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Ukraine auctions 150 MW of solar Ukraine will host two auctions, one for 50 MW of solar and another for 100 MW of solar-plus-storage, on September 25.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 01, 2026
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Mexico’s CFE plans to deploy 5.4 GW of solar by 2030 Mexico’s CFE plans MXN 651 billion ($32.9 billion) of investment through 2030, including 18.6 GW of new generation capacity, 82% of which it classifies as renewable. The program includes 5.48 GW of identified solar projects and mentions battery storage, although it sets no specific storage capacity or investment targets.
Luis Ini
Sep 01, 2026