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PV Magazine 26 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Grid curtailment in India reached 6,825 GWh in the first half of 2026, equivalent to 4.9% of renewable generation and already 1.8 times the total recorded in 2025. Solar accounted for 4,729 GWh of that volume. Oversupply curtailment, the…

PV Magazine 26 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Construction automation company Xpanner announced the commercial launch of the X1 Piling R6, a fully automated pile driving machine engineered to accelerate civil installation timelines on utility-scale solar and battery energy storage…

PV Magazine 26 Oct 2026, 11:57 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd showcased its 620 W Shakti On Roof solar PV module at the Renewable Energy India (REI) Expo 2026, highlighting its expansion beyond solar-powered pumping systems into solar module manufacturing, rooftop solar…

PV Magazine 26 Oct 2026, 11:40 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Philippine renewable energy developer Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) has secured PHP 35.014 billion ($552 million) in syndicated project financing to develop five solar projects with a combined capacity of 900 MW and 120 MWh of…

PV Magazine 26 Oct 2026, 11:06 UTC Energy & Green Tech

From ESS News Samsung SDI has signed a deal to supply 1 GWh of nickel cobalt aluminum (NCA) battery storage to a single US customer, with all cells and modules to be manufactured in the United States. Under the agreement with utility and…

PV Magazine 26 Oct 2026, 09:45 UTC Energy & Green Tech

The Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade (MPO) has published a draft amendment to a general measure it issued in August introducing the country’s capacity mechanism. The draft also proposes a related obligation on Czech transmission system…

PV Magazine 26 Oct 2026, 09:39 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Indian solar manufacturer Waaree has showcased a 520 W flexible, lightweight monocrystalline PERC solar module designed for applications where conventional glass-based panels are difficult to install. The module has a power conversion…

PV Magazine 26 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

A coalition of 16 Norwegian companies have addressed a letter to the Norwegian parliament, known as the Storting , to support the country’s solar industry. Led by Norway’s renewable industry and employer association, Fornybar Norge, the…

PV Magazine 26 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Maintaining high crop productivity in rice fields hosting solar panels remains a major challenge for agrivoltaic projects, as demonstrated by a recent research project conducted by the University of Tokyo in Japan. The six-year experiment…

PV Magazine 26 Oct 2026, 08:56 UTC Energy & Green Tech

The Hungarian government is preparing a multi-year program to improve the energy efficiency of single-family homes and condominiums as part of its 2027 budget. Hungary’s Ministry of Economy and Energy, István Kapitány, announced last week…

PV Magazine 26 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Servotech Renewable Power System has unveiled its Sparkle Pro IP54 single-phase hybrid solar inverters for residential applications. The range comprises 3 kW, 4.2 kW and 6 kW models. The inverters manage solar power generation, battery…

PV Magazine 26 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Researchers at Razi University in Iran have investigated how the geometry of copper cooling tubes affects the electrical and thermal performance of photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) collectors. They aimed to determine whether wavy tubes could…

PV Magazine 26 Oct 2026, 07:55 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Insolation Energy Ltd. (INA Solar), through its subsidiary Insolation Green Energy, has signed a five-year strategic partnership agreement with US-based Caelux Corp. to commercialize 3 GW of solar modules integrating Caelux’s…

PV Magazine 26 Oct 2026, 07:20 UTC Energy & Green Tech

TCL SunPower , a unit of Chinese PV manufacturer TCL Zhonghuan , has introduced its new SunPower Origin solar panel series for residential rooftop applications. “The module format offers significant advantages, particularly on rooftops…

PV Magazine 26 Oct 2026, 06:48 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Modular solar specialist 5B has executed a purchase order with 1414 Degrees to deliver 70 MW of its prefabricated Maverick solar units for the initial stage of the Aurora Energy Precinct project being developed in South Australia’s Upper…

PV Magazine 26 Oct 2026, 06:39 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Indian PV manufacturer Emmvee has unveiled a TOPCon solar module featuring a four-cut cell design at Renewable Energy India Expo (REI) 2026. The module delivers 640–650 W, 25–30 W more power than conventional half-cut modules of the same…

PV Magazine 24 Oct 2026, 12:43 UTC Energy & Green Tech

India’s solar and energy storage industry has grown to massive proportions, reflected in the more than 54,000 visitors that descended on Greater Noida’s India Expo Center this week for Renewable Energy India Expo (REI) and the Battery Show…

PV Magazine 24 Oct 2026, 09:30 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Robots are most effective in laboratories or controlled environments, such as a factory floor. When robots are required to automate tasks outdoors, the range of applications narrows with the number variables encountered. For this reason…

PV Magazine 24 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Italy installed 4.83 GW of new solar capacity in the first nine months of 2026, with 147,632 new systems connected to the grid, according to data released by industry association Italia Solare. As a way of comparison, the newly installed…

PV Magazine 24 Oct 2026, 08:45 UTC Energy & Green Tech

United Arab Emirates-based Jampur Group has been selected to take over the management and modernization of the Beluluane Solar Panel Factory, located in Boane district, in Mozambique’s Maputo province. The agreement follows a restructuring…

PV Magazine 24 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Energy is no longer a topic for insiders. It sits in household bills, in the news and in geopolitical choices. It has become a strategic asset and a matter of security. If the energy crisis taught us anything, it is that no one builds…

PV Magazine 24 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

The European Sunrise consortium is working to eliminate the need for glass in certain photovoltaic applications by integrating solar cells directly into fiber-reinforced polymer composites. The approach could make it possible to…

PV Magazine 24 Oct 2026, 07:30 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Vietnam’s government has ordered provincial and municipal authorities to introduce support policies for households installing rooftop solar systems for self-consumption by the end of December 2026. The instruction was issued under…

PV Magazine 24 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

A motorhome that traveled through 10 African countries needed to connect to the grid only about three times during a journey lasting approximately one year. This level of energy independence enabled Brazilian couple Alessandro De…

PV Magazine 24 Oct 2026, 06:30 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Australia’s 2.2 GW/350 GWh Snowy 2.0 pumped-storage hydroelectricity project is now expected to cost between AUD 22.5 billion and AUD 25 billion through to commissioning in 2029, according to an updated cost and schedule estimate from…

PV Magazine 24 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

U.S. residential solar prices increased in the first half of 2026 as installers navigated the expiration of the 30% federal residential solar tax credit, rising labor costs, and continued trade pressures, according to the latest Home…

Smashing Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC Software Engineering

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PV Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 10:25 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Austria’s Renewable Energy Expansion Act (EAG) funding agency has published the results of the country’s third auction for solar PV market premiums in 2026. Successful bids ranged from €0.054/kWh to €0.0725/kWh, with a volume-weighted…

PV Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 10:15 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Italy’s second competitive bidding round for floating photovoltaic systems on inland waters under the FER2 incentive scheme has allocated its entire 30 MW quota. According to rankings published by Italian energy agency Gestore dei Servizi…

PV Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 10:07 UTC Energy & Green Tech

UFI Hydrogen has unveiled a new generation of proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) at Hydrogen Technology World Expo in Hamburg, Germany. The Italian company, part of the UFI Group, said the…

PV Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 09:43 UTC Energy & Green Tech

TrendForce ’s EnergyTrend said on Oct. 22 that polysilicon inventories in China remained above 560,000 metric tons, despite an expected month-on-month decline of approximately 20,000 metric tons in domestic production in October. Supply…

PV Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC Energy & Green Tech

South Korea’s installed renewable-energy capacity has surpassed coal-fired capacity for the first time, reaching 41,040 MW on Oct. 21, according to the Korea Power Exchange. That is 283 MW more than the country’s 40,757 MW of coal-fired…

PV Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 08:54 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Peak Energy said its oversubscribed Series B was led by GM Ventures, with participation from Maverick Silicon, Infinite Capital, Eclipse, Xora Innovation and LG Technology Ventures. The company did not disclose its valuation or the size of…

PV Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC Energy & Green Tech

U.S. startup Transaera announced it will test rooftop heat pump technology in a multifamily residential building in Washington D.C., United States. The project is backed by a $125,000 grant from the National Deployment Grant Fund of The…

PV Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC Energy & Green Tech

European renewable energy marketplace Solmeria has expanded to include solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Romania. The marketplace, which spans ground-mounted PV, agriPV, C&I solar and BESS projects at all stages of…

PV Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC Energy & Green Tech

A research team in China has proposed a hemispherical perovskite solar cell with a textured surface designed to reduce sensitivity to the angle of incident sunlight. The hemispherical geometry is intended to enable radial charge…

PV Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 08:21 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic Holdings announced it will start full-scale mass production of glass-based perovskite solar panels for applications in building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) one year ahead of schedule. The…

PV Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Researchers in India have developed a reusable, thermally conductive gel that can passively cool silicon solar cells and improve their power conversion efficiency. The research aimed to develop a cost-effective and sustainable cooling…

PV Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Across South America as a whole, September irradiance was close to normal, but the total average hides a sharply divided month, according to analysis using the Solcast API . Persistent cloud and exceptional rainfall pushed global…

PV Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 07:43 UTC Energy & Green Tech

China’s mainstream TOPCon module export prices held steady for a second week, despite efforts by major polysilicon producers to set minimum price floors on module and polysilicon products. According to the OPIS Global Solar Markets Report…

PV Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 07:23 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Bangladesh has issued a special ordinance to facilitate private-sector investment in rooftop solar installations on government buildings under Opex and Capex models, as the country seeks to accelerate renewable energy deployment. Under the…

PV Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 06:49 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Enel Colombia has started commercial operations at its 256 MW Atlántico solar plant, located between the municipalities of Sabanalarga and Usiacurí in northern Colombia. The commissioning marks the completion of the company’s three-plant…

PV Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 06:34 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Solar generation was the primary driver of an all-time 80.4% peak in the National Electricity Market (NEM) from renewable and storage generation in the half hour to 1,230 on Saturday, 19 September 2026. This was 3.2 pp higher than the same…

PV Magazine 23 Oct 2026, 06:30 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Texas-based T1 Energy has announced it has received a waiver from the Department of Commerce that will allow the company to import up to 1.725 GW of solar cells to supply its module assembly operations in Wilmer, Texas, just south of…

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PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 13:31 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Solar tracker and foundation solution provider PV Hardware USA (PVH USA) has announced a major expansion of its original Houston, Texas, manufacturing facility. The expansion adds approximately 3,180 m2 of manufacturing space, increasing…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC Energy & Green Tech

From ESS News TCL SunPower has launched a new hybrid energy storage cabinet for the commercial and industrial (C&I) segment in Europe. The X5 has a base unit rated at 50 kW/100 kWh and scaled to 400 kWh by connecting up to four units in…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 12:50 UTC Energy & Green Tech

This summer, after years of searching for a buyer, oil major Shell sold German battery storage manufacturer Sonnen to family office Tiven. The company, based in Wildpoldsried in Germany’s Allgäu region, has now filed for insolvency…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Chinese solar cell and module maker Aiko Solar has revealed plans to upgrade and convert its Tianjin base from passivated emitter and rear contact (PERC) solar cell capacity to 6 GW of its all-back-contact (ABC) cell capacity. Aiko’s…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTC Energy & Green Tech

The government of Iraq has decided to eliminate customs duties on solar energy systems imported into the country. According to reports from the Iraqi News Agency (INA), the country’s Council of Ministers decided on the measure “to support…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 10:45 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Rwanda’s Energy Development Corporation Limited (EDCL) has opened a tender for a 200 MW floating solar power plant alongside an 800 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). The project is set to be built at Lake Sake, within the Ngoma…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 10:15 UTC Energy & Green Tech

French energy company Engie has started construction of a 29.8 MW solar plant paired with a 20 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Saint-Jean-Froidmentel, in France’s Centre-Val de Loire region. The project, known as Parc du…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 10:01 UTC Energy & Green Tech

A research team in Italy has investigated the performance of a direct-expansion, dual-source heat pump that uses air and solar energy as heat sources and CO₂ as the refrigerant. The researchers aimed to identify optimal operating…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 09:42 UTC Energy & Green Tech

The Spanish region of Castilla y León plans to extend its environmental impact tax to large-scale photovoltaic installations from 2027 under a draft bill on tax, financial and administrative measures. The proposed reform would expand the…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Mining giant Rio Tinto and thermal energy storage specialist Rondo Energy have commenced front-end engineering and design on a project seeking to integrate a 30 MW/360 MWh heat battery into the existing steam system at the Yarwun alumina…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC Energy & Green Tech

A research team from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia has compared the performance of east-west ground-mounted PV systems with that of conventional single-axis trackers (SATs), finding that east-west installations can…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

On October 9, the LONGi Energy Storage Intelligent Manufacturing Base was officially inaugurated in Suzhou High-Tech Zone. The opening of the new base is also an important step in extending the “LONGi ONE” strategy to manufacturing…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 08:36 UTC Energy & Green Tech

A research team in China has investigated how large-scale solar installations affect soil organic and inorganic carbon pools in desert environments, aiming to identify the main drivers of carbon accumulation and the threshold effects…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Solar generation in Italy reached 5.32 TWh in Italy in September 2026, up 27.1% from the same month in 2025, according to grid operator Terna’s monthly electricity report. Solar accounted for 48.6% of electricity generated from renewable…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 08:17 UTC Energy & Green Tech

LG Electronics , a unit of South Korea’s LG Corp, has unveiled the Multi V 7, a new variable refrigerant flow (VRF) air-to-air heat pump system for commercial heating and cooling applications. The system, presented at the Harfko 2026 HVAC…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 07:45 UTC Energy & Green Tech

The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen) has launched pre-qualification for its Noor PV Multisites program, which calls for a total of at least 350 MW of solar capacity. The program will be delivered under a turnkey engineering…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

German renewable energy producer Encavis has signed its first hybrid power purchase agreement (PPA) combining solar and wind generation, agreeing to supply Spanish energy company Visalia with 60 GWh of renewable electricity annually over…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 06:30 UTC Energy & Green Tech

France’s National Assembly economic affairs committee has adopted an amendment to remove Article 82 from the 2027 budget bill, which proposes changes to existing solar power contracts. Led by Julie Laernoes, a member of the Ecologist and…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 05:48 UTC Energy & Green Tech

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has proposed revised rules for electricity spot markets, introducing explicit provisions allowing renewable energy projects and their on-site battery storage systems to participate…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 05:41 UTC Energy & Green Tech

US-headquartered metal roof engineering company S-5! has released a white paper challenging the assumption solar attachment points must be directly located over purlins to ensure structural adequacy. The ‘Solar Mounting Off Purlin on Metal…

PV Magazine 22 Oct 2026, 05:37 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Generation from U.S. small-scale solar photovoltaic systems smaller than 1 MW reached 92,979 GWh, up from 18,812 GWh a decade ago, according to the latest Annual Electric Power Industry Report from the U.S. Energy Information…

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PV Magazine 21 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it is arranging a loan of up to $265 million for Nefer Menya for Renewable Energy, the special purpose vehicle developing a 1.2 GW solar plant and 600 MWh battery energy…

PV Magazine 21 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

“Financing an agrivoltaic project is not simply a matter of financing a solar power plant. For banks, this hybrid asset must demonstrate its ability to generate electricity while maintaining a viable agricultural activity,” said Laetitia…

PV Magazine 21 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

The construction of gigawatt-sized solar farms could be transformed by adopting four technical innovations, according to research by Lightsource bp . The UK-headquartered independent power producer (IPP) has shared findings from the…

PV Magazine 21 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Türkiye has changed its rules to allow consumers to install batteries with more power than their contracted grid connection. They must still keep grid imports within the agreed limit and install controls to prevent electricity exports, but…

PV Magazine 21 Oct 2026, 09:30 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Zambia’s cumulative solar capacity has surpassed 1 GW, according to figures published by the country’s Ministry of Energy. Details on the ministry’s website confirm total solar capacity has risen from 178 MW in 2024 to 1,027 MW as of early…

PV Magazine 21 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Fraunhofer ISE said it has cycled 25 Ah pouch cells with silicon-rich anodes more than 1,000 times, with the cells retaining over 83% of their original capacity at a cell-level gravimetric energy density of 280 Wh/kg. The 40-layer cells…

PV Magazine 21 Oct 2026, 08:15 UTC Energy & Green Tech

As per the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India’s installed solar capacity reached 171.05 GW on 30 September 2026. As the country continues to scale its clean energy infrastructure, the next challenge will be to ensure that this…

PV Magazine 21 Oct 2026, 07:30 UTC Energy & Green Tech

From ESS News Chinese solar and energy storage manufacturer Hoymiles has unveiled a new commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage system with capacities starting at 2 MWh, higher than those typically offered in the segment. The new…

PV Magazine 21 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

A research team in China has developed a novel preheating-assisted mechanical polishing process to separate ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) encapsulants from end-of-life photovoltaic modules. The researchers built an adjustable experimental…

PV Magazine 21 Oct 2026, 04:55 UTC Energy & Green Tech

The Peruvian government has proposed resuming talks with Chile on the interconnection of their electricity grids, a project that could facilitate the use of Chilean solar and wind power while taking advantage of the complementary nature of…

PV Magazine 21 Oct 2026, 04:39 UTC Energy & Green Tech

A battery plant with hundreds of small inverters may require more frequent attention than one with a handful of large units, though it can still lose less capacity overall. For owners comparing string and central power conversion systems…

PV Magazine 21 Oct 2026, 04:15 UTC Energy & Green Tech

As solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) become increasingly common, installers frequently encounter projects that combine equipment from different manufacturers. While these systems may operate independently without issues…

PV Magazine 21 Oct 2026, 04:11 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Australia leads the world in rooftop solar per capita with more than 28 GW installed but an industry expert says inadequate inspection and maintenance programs mean many of these assets could fail to deliver the performance and longevity…

PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

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 even exceed in 2026. And that trend is…

PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC Energy & Green Tech

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 Europe.” The country certainly has a strong…

PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC Energy & Green Tech

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 Group, the parent group controlled by GCL…

PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC Energy & Green Tech

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 Taiwan’s photovoltaic supply chain and…

PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 12:24 UTC Energy & Green Tech

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 the company’s mechanical storage…

PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 12:20 UTC Energy & Green Tech

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 into an existing, fully productive olive…

PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 12:10 UTC Energy & Green Tech

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 energy law. From Dec. 1, the rated power…

PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 11:15 UTC Energy & Green Tech

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 identifies key fire risk factors and…

PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 10:59 UTC Energy & Green Tech

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% equity stake in the 500 MW Ixus Bugallon…

Smashing Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC Software Engineering

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PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 09:50 UTC Energy & Green Tech

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 system operators (DSOs), including Netze…

PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 07:59 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Dutch development bank FMO is financing the 50 MW Kong solar project in the Ivory Coast. Its €55.5 million ($62.3 million) financing package represents the project’s entire long-term financing with a 20-year tenor. Located near the town of…

PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 07:58 UTC Energy & Green Tech

French battery manufacturer Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has inaugurated its first solid-state battery production line at its Bordeaux facility in southwestern France. The company says it is the first French manufacturer with…

PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 07:45 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Uruguay’s state-owned power utility, Administración Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas (UTE), plans to tender for electricity from three solar plants with a combined grid injection capacity of 99 MW under 20-year power purchase…

PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 07:16 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Global solar supply chains are undergoing a profound transformation, driven by growing protectionism and industrial policies aimed at supporting domestic manufacturing. This is the key takeaway from an interview with pv magazine featuring…

PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Italy has allocated all available funding under the latest round of its Agrisolare scheme, awarding €770.4 million in grants to 7,409 projects for approximately 505 MW of rooftop solar capacity on agricultural, livestock and…

PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 06:36 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Dominican Republic’s national utility Edesur has announced that it will introduce a new billing charge for certain customers with rooftop solar installations in the Dominican Republic from Nov. 1, 2026, under the country’s distributed…

PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 06:29 UTC Energy & Green Tech

A research team in Germany has investigated whether compressive stress relaxation measurement (CSRM) can be used to monitor polymer degradation in aging photovoltaic modules. The technique is typically used in manufacturing quality control…

PV Magazine 20 Oct 2026, 06:21 UTC Energy & Green Tech

Chinese solar module manufacturer JinkoSolar has unveiled a 510 W all-black residential solar panel based on its newly introduced TOPCon-based Amorphous-Si Passivating Cell (TAC) technology , which combines TOPCon electron-selective…