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China's solar slowdown, seen from space: the Q2 2026 Solar Asset Mapper release
China's detected solar additions halved this quarter, whilst the Philippines posted the fastest growth among Asia's largest solar markets. TZ-SAM's latest data independently corroborates the slowdown reported on the ground.
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Green steel, hour by hour: decarbonising India's steel
24/7 carbon-free electricity (CFE), green hydrogen, and shared renewable procurement together offer Indian steel a low-cost path to decarbonisation.
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Nusa Tenggara’s first solar gigawatt displaces Java’s coal, not local diesel
In our model, Nusa Tenggara's diesel fleet already sits idle by 2034. The first gigawatt of solar therefore displaces Java's subcritical coal instead, cutting 1.78 MtCO₂ a year at a net system cost of US$28.4 million (IDR 511 billion), around US$16 per tCO2 avoided
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China's solar slowdown, seen from space: the Q2 2026 Solar Asset Mapper release
China's detected solar additions halved this quarter, whilst the Philippines posted the fastest growth among Asia's largest solar markets. TZ-SAM's latest data independently corroborates the slowdown reported on the ground.
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Scenario Builder, redesigned: faster, more auditable and built to grow
Filter hundreds of thousands of input rows and chart multiple scenarios side by side - on the same modelling engine you already trust.
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Seeing the ASEAN Power Grid as one connected system
As ASEAN prepares for cross-border power trade and new transmission projects, Scenario Builder's ASEAN Power Grid model brings regional power-system analysis into one open access environment.
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Spain's solar surge and the case for energy resilience: the Q1 2026 Solar Asset Mapper release
As fossil fuel markets reel from the Iran crisis, TZ-SAM's latest data shows how countries investing in solar are reaping the rewards. Spain is leading the way in Europe.
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Planning for energy independence requires a software upgrade
The world is spending its way into a new energy era, but planning it with software from the last one
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A year of solar acceleration: the Q4 2025 Solar Asset Mapper release
From China’s runaway growth to new hotspots in the Philippines and South Africa — TZ-SAM’s latest update captures a record year for global solar, plus key lessons from 2025.
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Free, no-code hourly dispatch modelling is here
Scenario Builder now bridges the gap between long-term investment planning and short-term operations modelling
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Tracking the solar revolution: inside the Q3 2025 Solar Asset Mapper release
From Saudi Arabia’s mega projects to Pakistan’s rooftops — TZ-SAM’s Q3 2025 update tracks solar’s advance across continents, alongside new research on distributed systems.
