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Talesun Solar Talesun Solar is a subsidiary of the Zhongli Science and Technology Group, a well-established Chinese conglomerate known for producing a range of high-tech products, including fiber optic cables. Founded in 1988, Zhongli Science and Technology has built a reputation for its innovation and leadership in various industries. In 2010, the Zhongli Group made an investment of $850 million in Talesun Solar, signaling their commitment to expanding their footprint in the global solar energy market. This investment allowed Talesun to enhance its manufacturing capacity, research efforts, and product offerings, positioning itself as a competitive player in the rapidly growing…

Italian Ecoprogetti has delivered a fully automated 400 MW solar panel production line in Oman. The facility is the company’s second in the country, which the company says represents a majority share of the module manufacturing market in Oman. December 16, 2025 Patrick Jowett Italian supplier of solar energy production equipment Ecoprogretti has installed a fully automatic production line for solar panels Oman. The facility is located in Salalah, the capital of Oman’s southern Dhofar province, and has a nominal capacity of 400 MW. It was delivered to local customer American Advanced Clean Energy (AACE) and was designed and built…

Developer SSE Renewables has made a final investment decision (FID) to commence construction on a new 100MW BESS project in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.Located next to the Tamnamore 275/110kV substation near Dungannon, the 100MW Derrymeen BESS facility will provide two hours of storage, equivalent to 200MWh. The facility will be connected to the substation and participate in the all-island integrated internal electricity market (SEM).Construction of the project follows initial activities, including detailed design and procurement of key equipment, such as the mains transformer, which are already underway. Heather Donald, onshore Ireland projects director at SSE Renewables, said: “Securing a final…

A document published by the European Commission on strengthening the EU’s economic security cites dependence on Chinese solar inverters as an example of high-risk dependence. It adds that the commission has plans to address such risks under its cybersecurity framework. December 16, 2025 Patrick Jowett A safety doctrine published by the European Commission has identified solar inverters from Chinese suppliers as a high-risk dependency. The documenton how to strengthen the EU’s economic security, outlines how the bloc plans to respond to growing external economic threats. It says the commission’s immediate focus will be on six high-risk priority areas, which have…

Mounting solar panels over fields can improve working conditions for farm workers and produce food and electricity on the same land, according to research to be presented at the AGU 2025 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Interviews with workers and field measurements show that agricultural voltaic systems provide shade, reduce exposure to extreme heat, and help farms avoid conditions associated with dangerous heat stress. The research focuses on agrivoltaic systems, in which solar panels are installed over or next to crops, so that energy and agriculture share the same area. Farmworkers reported that the panel structures give them access to…

British solar and solar PV developer Naked Energy has launched a dedicated system design service for integrated solar energy systems.Naked Energy says it is the first solar OEM in the UK to do so. It will provide plans for companies looking to integrate the technology into their overall energy system and engineer Sam Notter has joined the company as chief design engineer to lead the new operation.Naked Energy offers heat-as-a-service through the installation of its Virtu solar technology, which uses modular solar collectors to heat water up to 120°C. It also offers a system that combines photovoltaic generation and solar…

The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) has overturned a refusal for British independent energy producer Enviromena’s 40MW Fillongley Solar Farm.North Warwickshire Borough Council initially rejected the solar power plant and objections were raised by Fillongley Parish Council, which diverted community funds to oppose the project.North Warwickshire Borough Council, led by a Conservative minority government, refused the project on the grounds that it would be an inappropriate development in the Green Belt and would cause landscape and visual damage.Enviromena argued – and PINS agreed – that the 150 hectare site should be considered ‘Gray Belt’ land. When the project was initially denied in…

Waaree Energies says its latest factory expansion strengthens its supply to India and the United States as global demand for high-efficiency solar panels accelerates. December 15, 2025 Uma Gupta By pv magazine India Waaree Energies has achieved a total solar panel manufacturing capacity of approximately 22.3 GW globally, including 19.7 GW in India and 2.6 GW in the United States, after completing a 1.5 GW expansion at the Samakhiali plant in Kutch, Gujarat. Its solar cell manufacturing capacity stands at 5.4 GW, making the company one of India’s largest cell manufacturers. The latest expansion builds on the commissioning of two…

Virya Energy will deploy BayWa re’s local team in Japan to strengthen its position in the country’s lucrative power purchase agreement (PPA) market. The Belgian company will also rely on its Asian subsidiary Constant Energy, headquartered in Thailand. December 16, 2025 Blathnaid O’Dea Belgium-based Virya Energy has acquired BayWa re’s Japanese solar business to expand into the Japanese renewable energy market. Under the terms of the deal, BayWa re’s Japanese team will transition to the Virya Energy brand, providing their local market knowledge to the Belgian company, which will also acquire BayWa re’s existing portfolio of more than 60 MW…

Excess manufacturing equipment from solar energy maker GAF Energy is being auctioned off after the company announced it would close its R&D facility in San Jose, California, and move its headquarters to Texas. Equipment at the San Jose facility. Roofing specialist GAF started an energy division and launched a nailable Timberline Solar shingle in January 2022. The company initially operated out of a 50 MW factory in San Jose and then opened a second manufacturing site in Georgetown, Texas in 2023. At last check, the Georgetown site has an annual production capacity of 250 MW and its employees produce solar…