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Work is underway on a 240 MW solar project in southwestern Azerbaijan following the signing of an investment agreement and land lease agreement. It is being developed under an executive agreement between the Azerbaijan Ministry of Energy and energy giant BP.

The Silver Institute and Metals Focus says global silver demand in 2024 will largely grow due to gains from green economy applications, especially the PV sector. It expects the global silver market to show a physical deficit of around 182 million ounces in 2024, marking the fourth consecutive year of shortfall.

The Global Solar Council says global installed photovoltaic capacity has surpassed 2 TW. The organization says an additional 4 TW of solar capacity will likely be deployed by 2030.

South Africa’s revenue department is seeking bidders for the engineering, design and installation of solar panel systems at its offices across the country. The deadline for applications is Dec. 9.

Cornwall Insight calculates that Ireland’s battery storage capacity will reach 13.5 GWh by 2030, up from 2.7 GWh in 2025.

The achievement endorses the products’ quality, reliability and durability, and underscores the confidence investors have in the company’s module range.

Solar module prices reached a new low this week, says Leen van Bellen, business development manager Europe for Search4Solar, a Dutch purchasing and selling platform for solar products. He tells pv magazine that prices will remain low in the short term.

Japanese scientists have developed a wide-bandgap chalcopyrite solar cell that can reportedly achieve high open-circuit voltage and fill factor values. The device is intended for use in top cell applications in tandem devices.

BLUETTI has formed a strategic partnership with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) at the 12th World Urban Forum (WUF12) in Cairo, held from November 4–8. This collaboration aims to accelerate clean energy adoption and promote sustainable development across Africa.

An international research team has created a digital twin that purportedly enables analysis of different scenarios on PV plants’ aerial monitoring. The new tool is claimed to reduce the risk associated with real-world experimentation and help identify the most effective strategies to improve PV system monitoring.