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1. NGP to build 14MW floating solar plant in Taiwan
   Taiwan-based PV developer and EPC firm New Green Power (NGP) is to build a 14MW floating solar project in northern Taiwan, according to company director Kai Tan.
2. Victoria’s Renewable Energy Target introduced
   A 650MW auction scheme for renewable energy projects will also start in a few weeks.
3. FPL more than halfway through installation of 596MW PV pipeline in Florida
   Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has installed more than half of the 2.5 million solar panels that will comprise an eight-project, 596MW PV pipeline that will power Florida customers by early 2018.
4. PV Talk: Thailand goes hybrid while prices hit Malaysian solar
   With one month to go before the Solar and Off-Grid Renewables Southeast Asia conference in Bangkok, PV Tech caught up with Franck Constant, president of renewables and storage investment platform Constant Energy, to discuss the current state of solar in the largest Southeast Asian markets.
5. Austrian Solar begins work on 98MW PV project in Chile
   Austrian Solar has carried out its ground-breaking ceremony for the Huatacondo PV plant in the commune of Pozo Almonte, Chile.
6. ENGIE to acquire Fenix International to spur development in African off-grid solar
   ENGIE and Fenix have announced a transaction in which Engie will acquire 100% of Fenix International, an energy generation company offering Solar Home Systems (SHS) in Africa.
7. Alliant Energy completes Iowa’s largest PV project
   Alliant Energy Iowa announced that it has put Iowa’s largest PV installation into service — with the record-breaking project one of two new solar energy sites from Alliant Energy.
8. Heraeus launches SOL9651D paste for Diamond-Wire-Cut multicrystalline solar cells
   Heraeus Photovoltaics has introduced a new paste specifically designed for Diamond-Wire-Cut (DWC) multicrystalline solar cells at the PV Taiwan International Photovoltaic Exhibition.
9. PV ModuleTech: Making sense of solar panel developments
   PV Tech talked with PV Lighthouse’s Malcolm Abbot ahead of PV ModuleTech 2017, being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 7-8 November 2017. Malcolm will be a guest speaker at the event.
10. Daqo to expand polysilicon capacity to 30,000MT
    China-based polysilicon producer Daqo New Energy is to increase its capacity at its Xinjiang plant by 7,000MT, which is intended to serve the high-purity needs of monocrystalline solar wafers and the expanding semiconductor sector.