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Meta Platforms Invests in Irish Solar Power

09 Oct 20231 year ago

Highfield Solar secures a 276 MW solar PPA with Meta Platforms in Ireland. Meta will use power from two operational solar farms in Meath and Wexford to power its data center. Meta invests €180 million in solar PPA, aligning with its renewable energy goals. Ireland aims to grow its solar PV capacity to 5 GW by 2025 and 8 GW by 2030.

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LONGi renames Hi-MO 6 as ‘Hi-MO X6’

09 Oct 20231 year ago

LONGi, is rebranding its distributed product Hi-MO 6, as ‘Hi-MO X6’. The average efficiency of the new module series is give as 23.3%. Hi-MO X6 is slated to be launched in China on October 8, 2023. The new module HPBC+ cell technology with an efficiency of 25.8%, a 0.3% upgrade.