Night has just fallen over a county town in the south, yet the convenience store by the roadside remains open. Standing at the checkout counter, the owner opens the month's electricity bill, his brow furrowing even deeper. Refrigeration units run all night, the air conditioner stays on from opening to closing, and the cash register and surveillance system must remain powered without interruption. ...
SolarPower Europe has forecast that the EU solar workforce will decline from 874,000 FTEs in 2025 to 766,000 by 2030, despite growth in operations and maintenance, manufacturing, and recycling employment. The European Union’s solar workforce is expected to decline by 12% by 2030 as annual solar deployment stagnates around current levels and productivity gains reduce labour requirements, acco...
UAE state-run renewables developer Masdar has started construction of the 200 MW Chereh Dam Floating Solar PV (FPV) Project in Malaysia. The plant is expected to begin operations in 2028 and when complete, it will be one of the largest FPV developments in Southeast Asia. Development of the facility will be carried out by Chereh Solar, the engineering, procurement, and construction (E...
On November 1, in the Kangping Community of Sajin Subdistrict, Xingyi City, Guizhou Province, resident Yang Congxuan stood beneath a photovoltaic (PV) carport, looking up at the solar panels overhead. "It’s much better now—my vehicle is protected from both the sun and the rain," she remarked. Previously, vehicles parked in the open were constantly exposed to the elements; now, the sola...
