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Merchant, Toll, Swap, and PPAs: The True Cost of Surviving Cannibalisation
On a sunny weekday in April 2026, a solar farm in France could produce at full output for hours and earn almost nothing. Analysis by Pexapark found…
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Hedged on paper: the risks solar, wind and storage deals leave behind
In April 2026, a solar farm selling into the French wholesale market earned about a tenth of the average price for the month, by commodity analytics firm…
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The Sun Also Sets: Inside Europe’s First Big Merchant-Solar Bankruptcy
Author: Derek Michalski, Chief Editor. On paper, Solara4 should have been a triumph. When the 220-megawatt plant near the village of Vaqueiros, in Portugal’s sun-baked Alcoutim municipality, switched…
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Not All POE Is Created Equal: Selection Criteria for High-Quality Encapsulants
The encapsulant sits at the center of every photovoltaic module’s reliability story. It bonds glass, cells, and backsheet into a single laminate, keeps moisture and ions away…
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Does the European CfD auction model need a fundamental redesign?
Author: Derek Michalski, Chief Editor. Until now the Contract for Difference has been treated as settled policy furniture — the mechanism that turned offshore wind from a subsidy-hungry…
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