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Solar in Southeast Asia is set for a rebound, after a two-year market contraction triggered by Vietnam’s abrupt suspension of its feed-in-tariff policy in 2020, the Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association (APVIA) and the Global Solar Council (GSC) indicat

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a new recent market report update regarding the outlook for renewable energy in 2023 and 2024.

The Ikea Adelaide store now has Australia’s largest grid-connected commercial microgrid, which features a 1.2 MW rooftop solar system and a 3 MW/3.45 MWh energy storage system supported by Planet Ark Power’s eleXsys energy management system for surplus ex

Oil giant Shell has acquired 12 solar projects in Spain with a total capacity of 1.1 GW from renewables developer Isemaren, its head of renewables generation Thomas Brostrom said.

The global floating solar market is projected to surpass 6 GW by 2031, as PV developers struggle to meet increasing solar demand and turn to alternative technologies for development, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), Indonesia’s state utility company, seeks a $700-million investment to deploy a 200 MW solar panel that will replace diesel power generators to reduce carbon emissions, the company announced on May 27.

The New England region of New South Wales is to host Australia’s biggest battery yet, after renewables developer Acen Australia won approval to boost the size of its New England solar battery to a massive 1.4GW (1,400 MW) and 2.8 GWh, or two hours of stor

A global competition is intensifying to develop technology for transmitting solar power collected in space to Earth, with a Japanese public-private partnership planning to conduct a trial around fiscal 2025.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has approved the Power Development Plan 8 (PDP8), which is part of the National Electricity Development Plan 2021-30, after two years of wrangling and revision.

The European Commission has developed a methodology to measure the carbon footprint of solar modules to be used in regulatory contexts such as the EU’s Ecodesign Directive.