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Mitsubishi to foray into US shale gas upstream sector with $5.2bn deal

Offshore Technology 16 Jan 2026
Mitsubishi is set to enter the US shale gas upstream sector through the acquisition of Aethon III, ...
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Not all POE encapsulants protect TOPCon solar cells from corrosion

PV Magazine 16 Jan 2026
UNSW researchers found that some POE encapsulants can trigger severe corrosion in TOPCon solar modules, causing up to 55% power loss under damp-heat conditions ... 600px) 100vw, 600px" />Experimental flow and module configuration. Image ... ....
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Tesla offers new all-black solar module for residential applications

PV Magazine 16 Jan 2026
The launch of the new product suggests Tesla could renew its focus on residential solar and expand U.S. lease options with Powerwall ... The modules are available in two versions, with power outputs of 415 W and 420 W ... ....
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Oxford PV targets 20-year lifetime for perovskite-silicon tandem modules by 2028

PV Magazine 16 Jan 2026
Oxford PV CEO David Ward spoke with pv magazine about the prospects of its company and the perovksite-silicon tandem PV technology at the WFES event in Abu Dhabi ...Currently, our modules have an efficiency of 24% ... ....
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Chinese PV Industry Brief: Major solar manufacturers report steep full-year losses

PV Magazine 16 Jan 2026
JA Solar, TCL Zhonghuan, JinkoSolar, Trina Solar and Daqo each announced significant losses for full fiscal year 2025 amid continued price declines and overcapacity ... ....
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Vikram Solar moves entire module portfolio to G12R

PV Magazine 16 Jan 2026
Vikram Solar Ltd today announced the adoption of G12R format across its entire PV module portfolio ... From pv magazine India. Vikram Solar Ltd today announced it is adopting the G12R format across its entire PV module portfolio ... ....
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Compliance premiums lift global polysilicon prices

PV Magazine 16 Jan 2026
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry ... This week’s increase in assessed prices was driven primarily by a limited number of high-priced spot deals ... 20.
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SoftBank pilots solar-wind-powered AI-controlled base station

PV Magazine 16 Jan 2026
SoftBank Group is piloting AI-controlled cellular base stations powered by solar panels and a 3 kW wind turbine to reduce energy use while maintaining service quality ... The installation combines conventional solar panels with a 3 kW lens wind turbine.
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The upstream strategy: How pressure on China’s chemical supply may have curtailed America’s fentanyl crisis

Natural News 15 Jan 2026
A new study in Science links a sharp decline in U.S. fentanyl overdose deaths to a possible supply disruption originating from China. Researche... .
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Researchers achieve record perovskite solar module stability under light, heat, and UV stress

PV Magazine 15 Jan 2026
An international research team has developed a new two-dimensional perovskite interlayer based on a co-crystal engineering strategy for more robust perovskite films ... Small-area solar cells had 23.4% efficiency ... ....
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Canal-top PV for Afghanistan’s massive irrigation project

PV Magazine 15 Jan 2026
A team of scientists has simulated covering 20% of the Qush-Tepa irrigation canal with PV panels. To this end, the researchers developed a framework, termed an integrated techno-economic-environmental assessment, that can be applied elsewhere ... X ... ....
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The eyes and ears of the power grid

PV Magazine 15 Jan 2026
Sensors are an indispensable tool to inform utility managers of the state of the electricity grid and the occurrence of disruptions of any kind ... A multiplicity of sensors for different tasks. A wide variety of sensors can be used in the grid ... ....
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Canadian Solar wins U.S. patent litigation against Maxeon

PV Magazine 15 Jan 2026
The patent infringement case was related to an unspecified TOPCon solar cell technology ... Maxeon had filed the patent infringement lawsuit against Canadian Solar in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in March 2024 ... ....
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Solar modules under pressure: The growing risk of spontaneous glass breakage

PV Magazine 15 Jan 2026
Once considered isolated incidents, spontaneous glass breakages in solar modules are becoming more frequent, highlighting the limits of some manufacturing choices and the need for closer quality control ... Increase in cases of fragility ... ....
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MOL Sees Benefits in New Holding Structure

Hungary Today 15 Jan 2026
MOL Nyrt. has received preliminary approval from the Hungarian Energy and Utilities Regulatory Authority (MEKH) to establish three new companies through a spin-off, Világgazdaság reports ... The split will result in the creation of MOL Upstream Zrt ... Photo.
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