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Germany Awards 486 MW of Projects in Solar Plus Storage Auction

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded 486 MW of solar plus storage projects under its innovation auction. The successful bid prices ranged...

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SMA Solar Technology to Cut 350 Jobs Amid Weak Solar Inverters Demand

Germany-based solar inverter supplier SMA Solar Technology announced that the company will slash approximately 300 full-time jobs in the country and 50 full-time jobs...

October 6, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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TALON PV to Build 4 GW TOPCon Facility in US with Fraunhofer ISE Support

U.S.-based solar cell manufacturer TALON PV is building a 4 GW manufacturing facility for high-efficiency tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) cells in the country....

September 4, 2025

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Germany Awards 2.3 GW of Projects in Latest Solar Auction

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded 2,271 MW of ground-mounted solar projects categorized under the ‘first segment,’ which are installations...

August 14, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Fraunhofer Develops Indoor Photovoltaics with Over 40% Efficiency

Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) have developed solar cells based on III-V semiconductors that can achieve over...

July 21, 2025

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Technology
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Germany Awards 255 MW Solar Projects on Buildings and Noise Barriers

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded 255 MW of solar projects on buildings and noise barriers in its latest tender round. Out of the 127 bids...

July 17, 2025

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Tenders & Auctions
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Germany Installs 3 GW Solar Capacity in Q2 2025, Down 12% YoY

Germany added 3 GW of solar capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, a 12% year-over-year (YoY) drop from 3.4 GW, according to data from the Federal Network...

July 17, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Germany Awards 488 MW Solar Plus Storage Projects in Innovation Auction

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded 488 MW of solar plus storage capacity in the latest round of its innovation tender for renewable energy...

July 4, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Germany Floats Tender for 2.26 GW Ground-Mounted Solar Projects

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has floated a tender to set up 2.26 GW of ground-mounted solar power projects. The last date to submit bids is July...

May 30, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Fraunhofer Cuts Silver Use in Solar Cells to One-Tenth of Industry Standard

Scientists at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE (Fraunhofer ISE) have claimed to have produced silicon heterojunction solar cells (SHJ) with a...

May 2, 2025

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Technology
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Germany Awards 2.6 GW of Projects in Latest Solar Auction

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded 2,638 MW of ground-mounted solar projects categorized under the ‘first segment,’ which are installations...

April 25, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Germany Installs 3.8 GW Solar Capacity in Q1 2025, Down 11.62% YoY

Germany installed 3.8 GW of solar capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, an 11.62% year-over-year (YoY) drop from 4.3 GW, according to data from the Federal Network...

April 24, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar

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Germany Awards 317 MW of Rooftop Solar Capacity in Latest Auction

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded a total rooftop solar capacity of 316,964 kW in 143 bids for the latest auction. The lowest...

March 27, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Daily News Wrap-Up: India Slaps Anti-Dumping Duties on Solar Glass

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry finalized anti-dumping duties on textured tempered solar glass imports from China and Vietnam. A ministry investigation concluded...

February 13, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Germany Awards 2.15 GW of Projects in Solar Auction

Germany’s Federal Network Agency Bundesnetzagentur allocated 2.15 GW of solar projects on structures other than buildings or noise barriers, categorized as “...

February 12, 2025

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