Inverted ambition
India overtook the United States to become the world’s second-largest market for solar installations in 2025. The country built out close to 50 GW of solar in a year, a feat it is expected to match or...
View ArticleKey takeaways from Intersolar Summit Romania
In the opening speech of the inaugural Intersolar Summit Romania, Florian Wessendorf, managing director of Solar Promotion International, referred to Romania as “the new renewables champion of...
View ArticleTaiwanese PV manufacturers create back-contact TOPCon alliance
Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has announced the establishment of a TBC Photovoltaic Technology Alliance, bringing together seven domestic solar companies to strengthen...
View ArticleGCL Technology moves to buy LFP cathode maker from founder’s group
GCL Technology Holdings has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to acquire about 81.91% of Sichuan GCL Lithium Battery Technology, an LFP cathode material producer, from Golden Concord...
View ArticleU.S. startup launches 200 kWh flywheel energy storage pilot
Sacramento-based Qnetic has begun low-speed testing of its flywheel energy storage system at its technology center in Shanghai, China. The prototype unit, dubbed Pulsar, represents a continuation of...
View ArticleElevated agrivoltaics for olive cultivation
Acesur, a Seville-based olive oil producer, has started construction of a 3.65 MW agrivoltaic project in Vilches, in the Spanish province of Jaén. The project will integrate solar power generation...
View ArticlePoland eases connection rules for home batteries up to 2.2x PV power
Poland has changed its grid-connection rules to make it easier for households to pair PV systems with larger batteries, through an amendment to its Renewable Energy Sources Act that also revises the...
View ArticleNew framework prioritizes fire protection measures for BIPV façades
A research team led by the University of Science and Technology of China has developed a framework to assess the fire performance of building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) façades. The framework...
View ArticleNorwegian, Danish funds invest in 500 MW Philippine solar project
The Climate Investment Fund, managed by Norway’s state-owned investment fund for developing countries Norfund, and Danish development finance institution Impact Fund Denmark are investing in a 49%...
View ArticleGerman DSO cuts residential solar grid connection approval time to 5 minutes
Grid operators across Germany are facing a growing number of connection requests for battery energy storage systems and rooftop solar installations. To manage the increasing workload, distribution...
View ArticleQcells to introduce U.S. domestic frames for residential solar panel lineup
Qcells announced plans to launch new versions of its residential solar panel series featuring U.S.-made aluminum frames by the end of 2026. The updated residential product offerings, which include...
View ArticleBrazil’s new curtailment rules unlikely to revive utility-scale solar investment
Large-scale solar developers in Brazil have received two updates on past and future generation curtailment. Curtailment rates of around 25%, combined with uncertainty over compensation, have...
View ArticleBeyond recruitment: What really keeps women in solar
Europe’s solar and storage industry has just reached a milestone worth celebrating: close to one million jobs in 2025, according to SolarPower Europe’s EU Solar Jobs Report 2026. But headline...
View ArticleFrance to ease grid connection rules for solar-plus-storage projects up to 25 MW
Following an initial package of measures announced in April, French government spokesperson Maud Bregeon has unveiled additional initiatives aimed at accelerating the electrification of the economy...
View ArticleSix-year testing highlights impact of reduced maintenance on PV plant...
Researchers at Djillali Liabes University of Sidi Bel-Abbes have published the findings of a six-year performance assessment of a 12 MW grid-connected solar power plant in Sidi Bel-Abbes, western...
View ArticleSpanish researchers test low-height agrivoltaics in vineyards
A research team in Spain has experimentally investigated the integration of low-height photovoltaic systems into vineyards. They explained that low-height agrivoltaic systems could offer several...
View ArticleDutch regulator flags EU cyber gap for cloud-controlled home batteries
From ESS News The Netherlands’ digital infrastructure inspectorate, the Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur, says a faulty update or cyberattack on manufacturer and aggregator platforms could...
View ArticleLarge-scale solar projects in Australia reach record 3.5 GW of annual...
The latest Clean Energy Regulator (CER) data shows investment in solar is setting a new annual record with final investment decisions (FID) for the September quarter sitting at 1 GW, following 2 GW in...
View ArticleU.S. trade commission finds solar imports from India, Indonesia and Laos are...
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has issued a final affirmative injury determination in its Solar IV investigation targeting crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not...
View ArticleChina proposes ban on exports of perovskite, tandem solar manufacturing...
China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) and Ministry of Science and Technology have proposed prohibiting exports of selected high-efficiency perovskite and tandem solar manufacturing technologies,...
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