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The hidden digital highways threatening critical solar PV infrastructure

May 27, 2025
Following reports of 'rogue' communication devices in Chinese solar inverters, the solar industry needs to wake up to cybersecurity risk.
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​​The inaccuracies in PV simulations for bifacial PV systems lie in outdated simulation models

May 20, 2025
The ability of PV simulation software to accurately simulate energy performance for bifacial modules leaves more questions than answers.
The DuraTrack Hail XP tracker.

Array unveils DuraTrack Hail XP tracker for hail- and wind-prone regions

May 16, 2025
Array Technologies has unveiled its latest tracker, designed for use in regions prone to high wind speeds and significant hailstorms.
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‘Local opposition wasn’t a thing we had to deal with as an industry for many years’

May 7, 2025
Jonathan Touriño Jacobo profiles Silicon Ranch, a US IPP whose ‘Regenerative Energy’ concept takes a holistic approach to PV development.
An agriPV project.
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Do solar farms boost biodiversity?

May 6, 2025
The biodiversity benefits of a solar farm can help garner support. Tom Kenning looks at the scientific understanding of PV’s ecological impact.
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Australia’s commercial solar blind spot: why maintenance can no longer be an afterthought

April 29, 2025
Solar cannot be regarded as a 'set and forget' technology and must be fully maintained to prevent systemic underperformance.
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Chinese, Indian and US companies lead solar EPC rankings

April 16, 2025
Chinese, Indian and American companies have strengthened their positions atop the solar industry’s EPC rankings, according to Wiki-Solar.
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Adapting PV projects to climate change requires better data

April 16, 2025
Understanding year-on-year solar radiation variability is critical for optimising solar projects, particularly amid climate change.
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Schletter Group to launch new rooftop PV design tool

April 9, 2025
The Schletter Group will launch a new plant design tool for use in the rooftop sector this month, dubbed Schletter Creator.
An agriPV project.
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Agrivoltaics: towards the optimisation of the solar resource for energy and food

March 31, 2025
Hugo Sánchez Ortiz reports on some of the findings of research into how best to balance land use for energy and food production.

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