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Czech PV market faces policy reset, supply-chain uncertainty

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he Czech solar sector is entering a period of structural change shaped by shifting political priorities, evolving subsidy mechanisms and growing uncertainty around potential EU restrictions on solar inverters. While residential deployment has been temporarily distorted by funding transitions, commercial and utility-scale pipelines remain more active, supported by regulatory reforms under discussion. “The market is

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Solar panels reduce thermal stress in dairy barns during critical afternoon hours

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A research team from China has investigated whether rooftop PV systems can help mitigate heat stress in dairy barns. “This research provides quantified evidence to support advisory and decision-making processes for farm managers, agricultural policymakers, and PV integrators,” the researchers said in a statement. “By demonstrating that rooftop photovoltaic systems serve a dual purpose—generating clean

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Renewables Growth Cut Spain’s Electricity Bills by 24.2% – What It Means for Solar

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For years, the argument for renewables has been environmental. Now, the economic case has become undeniable. A new report from Positive Money, titled Towards Cheaper Electricity, provides compelling evidence: between 2023 and 2025, the expansion of renewable energy capacity reduced wholesale electricity prices by an average of 24.2% across the countries analysed. In Spain and

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China connects largest battery-supercapacitor hybrid storage plant

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A 100 MW hybrid frequency-regulation plant in northern Shanxi province, North China, was connected to the grid at the end of August and is expected to enter full commercial operation following testing in September, according to its developers. Touted as the world’s largest supercapacitor-based installation, the facility combines a 58 MW/30-second supercapacitor array with 42

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Renewables to drive construction surge in regional Australia

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New data from industry research company Macromonitor shows construction activity in Australia’s regional areas, driven mainly by renewable energy projects, will grow twice as much as activity in the metropolitan centers over the next two years. Sydney-based Macromonitor is forecasting the rollout of renewables will push construction activity in Australia’s regional areas up AUD 23 billion ($14.94

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Research shows how Japan’s PV market suffered from high feed-in tariffs

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An international research team has linked higher feed-in tariffs (FITs) in Japan to higher levels of capital expenditure (Capex) in solar projects. The research paper, “How high feed-in tariffs impacted the Capital Cost of Solar PV in Japan,” available in the journal Renewable Energy, used survey data from Japanese solar projects and econometric modeling to investigate the impact of

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Pressurized water cleaning can improve PV generation efficiency by 10%

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Scientists from the University of Science and Technology of China have conducted a review of research on the dust-scaling process on PV panels and various water-based cleaning methods. They were able to establish a relationship between different types of dust scales and water-cleaning parameters. Overall, the team has looked through 250 articles published throughout the world up

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How to achieve higher power yield in east-west oriented solar arrays deployed on flat roofs

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A group of scientists led by the Zurich University of Applied Science (ZHAW) in Switzerland performed simulations and measurements aiming to maximize power yield in east-west oriented PV arrays installed on flat roofs. One of the experimental setups included horizontal single-axis tracking (HSAT) with PV panels arrayed in an east-west orientation with an atypically high area utilization

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String inverters best for partially shaded PV systems, says IEA-PVPS

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Conventional string inverters (SINV) can outperform module-level power electronics (MLPE) in partially shaded PV generators, according to the latest IEA-PVPS report. The technical report, “Performance of Partially Shaded PV Generators Operated by Optimized Power Electronics 2024,” details the current challenges of partial shading in PV systems and evaluates the latest technological innovation for optimizing energy performance under

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