Three off-grid island resorts in Fiji’s remote Yasawa archipelago have drastically reduced their reliance on imported diesel following the deployment of an off-grid commercial solar and battery system comprising 760 kW of PV generation backed by 1.6 MW of battery energy storage. New Zealand solar company Future Energy installed more than 1,700 solar panels across the Paradise Cove, Blue Lagoon and Octopus resorts and deployed eight Aelio battery units developed by SolaX Power Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of global energy storage leader SolaX. Each Aelio unit is a 50 kW / 60 kW hybrid ESS cabinet, IP66-rated inverter and IP55 cabinet, built for coastal heat, humidity and salt air. The solar and battery system, which is designed to allow for future expansion, also includes SolaX battery management software that delivers real-time data on generation, consumption and battery state across all three resorts. Auckland-based Future Energy monitors performance remotely and intervenes if alerts flag a system issue. The first island was commissioned in September 2025 and the third earlier this month. Across the first six months of operation, the $1.61 million (NZD 1.96 million) project delivered a 35% energy cost saving while the build was still being completed. With the full system now commissioned, a 50% reduction in diesel costs is projected for full-year 2026. Stage 2 of the Yasawa project, planned for delivery by end of 2027, will add additional solar and battery storage capacity to lift the energy cost saving to 70-75%. Beyond that, Yasawa Island Resorts owner Nick Wood’s longer-term ambition is for the resorts to reach approximately 95% combined diesel and gas reduction by the end of 2028. Wood said the economics of the project are compelling with an estimated 36-month payback on the solar and battery system from operational savings alone, with cost savings flowing from day one. “You can get your money back in probably two to three years,” he said. “If you look at the fuel we were using at Paradise Cove alone, and the 80% surge in diesel prices due to the conflict in the Middle East, the increase in our operating costs would have been massive. Solar takes that pressure off.” The project was a challenging one with every panel, battery unit, and cable needing to be shipped by container from New Zealand to the islands but Future Energy Director Alastair Mortensen said the end result is commercial proof that fully off-grid and remote solar and battery storage can deliver reliable energy in the most demanding conditions, with compelling payback opportunities. “If we can do it here, we can do it anywhere,” he said. “Remote lodges, rural hospitals, data centres: the barriers to solar are lower than most businesses think, And right now, reducing reliance on diesel has real benefits, not just for the environment, but for their bottom line.” SolaX Power Australia General Manager Joey Zhang said beyond the economic benefits, the transition to renewables is also improving resort operations with the solar and battery system delivering more useable energy and greater visibility about energy consumption. “Our partnership with Future Energy shows what’s possible in remote, off-grid conditions,” he said. “This solution is available to any operator across the Pacific – and Australia – still relying on expensive imported diesel.”
Comments Please login to comment The June issue of pv magazine Global is out now! Available in print and digital – get your copy today! Thursday, September 9, 2026 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid Thursday, June 18, 2026 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid Wednesday, June 10, 2026 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid Tuesday, June 9, 2026 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid Thursday, June 11, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid Monday, June 1, 2026 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm CEST, Berlin, Madrid, Paris Tuesday, June 16, 2026 6 am – 7:00 am CEST, Berlin Friday, June 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid The new pv magazine Global May issue is now available! Mountains to climb Available in print and digital formats. Entries open in seven categories: Modules, Inverters, BoS, BESS, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Projects. April 01 – August 31, 2026 Energy-hungry data centers open new doors for solar and storage. Available in print and digital formats.
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Global law firm DLA Piper has advised renewable energy company Sumber Energi Surya Morowali (SESMO) and its sponsors on a project set to be among the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage facilities in Indonesia. The project, with an estimated cost of USD210 million, will be located in the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) in Central Sulawesi. The 262MWp captive ground-mounted PV project will be developed through a joint venture between SESMO, Sumber Energi Surya Nusantara (SESNA), an Indonesian renewable energy developer, and Sembcorp Energy Indonesia, a subsidiary of Singapore-headquartered Sembcorp Industries. Financing is being provided through a USD152 million long-tenor, non-recourse loan from Bank Negara Indonesia and Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero). Vincent Seah, DLA Piper’s country managing partner in Singapore, led the team with the support of counsel Wei Hong Wong, senior associate Darren Foo and associate Ruyang Jiang. The 262MWp solar PV project will include an 80MWh battery energy storage system and is expected to supply clean, reliable electricity for industrial operations in the IMIP. Indonesia’s top 100 lawyers plus 41 Legal Icons Asia Business Law Journal names Malaysia’s top law firms Asia Business Law Journal reveals the country’s top law firms Paul Chow shares his views on shaping HKEX legal strategy, sustainability leadership and responsible AI use in markets Japanese corporates have been actively turning to the overseas M&A market for expanding their business and enhancing capital efficiency Indonesia’s top 100 lawyers plus 41 Legal Icons An unprecedented transfer of private wealth is colliding with tighter regulation and rising complexity A closer look at how Japan and Taiwan are charting paths toward a low-carbon future Follow us on LinkedIn
For residential energy systems, self-consumption is the name of the game. Getting maximum value from solar requires real time optimization and cross-device coordination between batteries, heat pumps, electric vehicles, and other smart household appliances. Recognizing these persistent industry pain points, EcoFlow’s user-centric OASIS 3.0 home energy management system intelligently handles the heavy lifting through its EcoFlow EcoBot, the system’s energy AI agent, optimizing for lower energy costs, greater energy independence, and reliable backup power in every situation. At the center is the EcoFlow app powered by OASIS, which Frost & Sullivan ranked as “Global No.1 Smart Home Energy Storage System App by Registered Users”. As of April 30, 2026, the platform has surpassed 3.4 million users worldwide. The world is moving into an ‘Age of electricity’, according to many industry experts, as heating, transport, and many other sectors make the switch to run on clean, reliable, renewable electricity. Getting that electricity to where (and when) it’s needed is the energy transition’s next challenge. But as new solutions like EcoFlow’s home energy management system show, it’s one that can be handled through intelligent energy software. Impacts of the trend toward electrification are already visible in the residential energy space. For consumers looking to reduce their bills, rooftop solar has long been an attractive option. But the removal of incentives for grid export, along with the introduction of storage and electrification of heat and transport, are changing the shape of that opportunity and encouraging system owners to manage and make the most of energy generated on their rooftop. This leaves those users with more to think about, and priorities that can change as quickly as the weather. “In the past, users had to monitor electricity prices, weather conditions, battery status, and device performance,” says Johan Pistone, Senior solutions manager at EcoFlow. “With OASIS 3.0, the system continuously understands household energy needs and intelligently optimizes generation, storage, and consumption.” EcoFlow’s system continuously analyzes weather forecasts, electricity prices, household demand, and user preferences to determine how energy should be generated, stored, and consumed. “Users simply define their goals – such as reducing energy costs, increasing self-sufficiency, or maintaining backup power. OASIS works out how to get there, handling the complexity while keeping them in control,” Pistone explains. “This is where EcoFlow EcoBot, EcoFlow’s intelligent energy AI agent, comes in. Instead of learning menus and settings, users simply say what they need – for example, ‘I need my car ready by 8 a.m. tomorrow, at the lowest possible cost’ – and OASIS works out the optimal charging window, balancing electricity prices, solar generation, household load and device availability. No tariffs to study, no schedules to program.” Pistone also notes that the system can make decisions in real time. For example, it can quickly react and change priorities when guests come to stay and household energy demand suddenly increases. Further, as an open platform, OASIS is not limited to EcoFlow products and can be integrated with a wide-range of compatible third-party devices. Systems like OASIS aim to take the stress out of home energy management, and Pistone sees many users not opening their EcoFlow app on a daily basis as a sign the user-centric software is delivering its true value. Nonetheless, the company wants users to remain in control of their energy supply, to easily understand the logic behind its automated decision-making, and to adjust it to their lifestyle and goals. “OASIS 3.0 is designed not to replace users, but to support them,” says Pistone. “We believe in ‘AI for people’— a truly intelligent system should not only make decisions automatically, it should also help users understand why those decisions are being made.” Developments like these are part of a trend defining the next generation of home energy management software, according to Pistone. He sees EcoFlow spearheading three major shifts already taking place – from passive response to proactive service, from rules-based automation to intent driven intelligence, and from individual devices to the entire energy ecosystem. This content is protected by copyright and may not be reused. If you want to cooperate with us and would like to reuse some of our content, please contact: [email protected]. Comments Please login to comment The June issue of pv magazine Global is out now! Available in print and digital – get your copy today! Thursday, September 9, 2026 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid pv magazine USA hosts its third multi-day virtual event on advancing U.S. solar and energy storage markets, covering financing, supply chains, and distributed energy’s role in grid resilience. Entries open in seven categories: Modules, Inverters, BoS, BESS, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Projects. April 01 – August 31, 2026 A two-day conference in Austin, Texas, bringing together leaders in US solar manufacturing, equipment specification, and factory execution. Saudi Arabia is accelerating its clean energy transition—join the SunRise Arabia Clean Energy Conference 2026 in Riyadh to explore how solar PV and energy storage are powering its digital economy. 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Solar module manufacturer Ascent Solar Technologies has announced the test results for its thin-film PV modules in atomic oxygen exposure conditions, with hopes to one day send the product into space. The preliminary testing phase produced positive results, the company says, with the products showing “significant resilience to atomic oxygen in low-earth orbit.” Most predominantly found in low-earth orbit, the highly reactive atomic oxygen particles can damage many materials, Ascent representatives say, either shrinking, cracking, eroding, or heavily oxidizing them. “These positive results represent yet another critical value proposition of our PV technology, enabling spacecraft operators to endure the punishing conditions of space,” says Ascent Solar CEO Paul Warley. “With best-in-class lightweight panels, a highly flexible and rollable form factor, as well as resilience to the stresses of launch, our PV continues to prove itself to be the best choice for orbital power systems, especially as the commercial space market continues its rapid orbital infrastructure expansion in the coming years.” Specifically for spacefaring solar panels, atomic oxygen can directly interact with the compounds that cover the cells themselves. This causes oxidation that reduces the transmission of light, thereby allowing for less electricity transfer over time. Treating for low-earth orbit often entails specialty coating and chemical treatments, according to Ascent Solar officials. These methods can enhance the resilience of polymers in space, as well as metal surfaces and composites, but when dealing with glass or other components, separate measures are often necessary. Silicon and gallium arsenide (GaAs) solar technology sees wide use in LEO applications, the company says, but their long-term performance is often “significantly encumbered” by atomic oxygen-rich environments. Mitigation of the atomic material, whether by GaAs technology or other means, is a critical piece of the puzzle, the company says. “Exposed cover glass adhesives, polymer encapsulants, interconnect coatings, and other protective materials are susceptible to erosion and degradation over time of a few percent to more than 10% over several years in LEO,” Ascent Solar says. “This erosion contributes to power loss and reduced array lifespan. AO mitigation is a critical design consideration for ensuring reliable long-term operation.” Ascent has completed “several” rounds of atomic oxygen exposure testing on its space solar products, officials say. These tests have yielded favorable results on products that include a 1 mil fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) film as the primary barrier from atomic oxygen. The test’s exposure rates were equivalent to that of six months on orbit at the same altitude as the International Space Station, or 248.5 miles / 400 km into space. Results indicated zero loss of power, Ascent Solar says, and the company is now moving forward with additional testing, to simulate longer mission durations in atomic oxygen-rich environment.
Solar energy is expanding as a source of clean electricity, and with that expansion comes innovation. Scientists have found that building solar farms on degraded land can benefit wildlife and biodiversity in ways no one really predicted. Developing a comprehensive understanding of their impact will help us take full advantage of their potential. One creative project comes out of the Netherlands, where researchers installed 20 “Biohuts” underwater below different sections of the Bomhofsplas Solar Farm, a floating solar farm built on top of a lake. This was done in an effort to protect biodiversity and better understand how these facilities can be more ecosystem-friendly. Between 2020 and 2023, Dutch researchers studied the Biohuts, which are essentially underwater cages designed to serve as food sources and artificial shelters for small fish. They found the installations attracted an increasing number of creatures and species over time, to the point that the Biohuts had become their own functioning ecosystem where microorganisms and invertebrates could thrive, benefiting those further up the food chain. It wasn’t just aquatic life that benefited, either. In a 2021 article published in the journal Sustainability focused on water quality below the Bomhofsplas Solar Farm, scientists noted that bird sounds could be heard beneath the panels, indicating that nests could be present. That’s good news for proponents of solar energy, as it further proves that solar farms don’t have to be disruptive and can actually be good for their surroundings. By the end of the study, the Biohuts beneath Bomhofsplas had attracted over 400 fish and nearly 2,000 invertebrates including mussels and sponges. Based on the data, it seems that the structures do promote biodiversity as intended, making floating solar farms even more promising. Additionally, the panels provide shade, which can conserve water by reducing evaporation, while being cooled naturally by the water. That birds could be finding homes beneath a floating solar farm is particularly interesting, as renewable energy projects like wind and solar often harm them more than other creatures. Studies show that birds can’t tell the difference between solar farms and lakes to the point that it disrupts migration, so it’s worth exploring whether building more panels on top of lakes could mitigate the harm. Bomhofsplas Solar Farm is another great example of how these kinds of projects can be developed with local ecosystems in mind, counterbalancing potential habitat loss with thoughtful design choices. In California, solar farms are helping an endangered species, the San Joaquin kit fox, with fences specifically made to allow them access to the grounds while keeping larger predators out. It’s not just wildlife that benefits, either. Solar panels are saving lives and creating opportunities for local residents, giving the technology purpose that extends far beyond the original and important goal of generating clean electricity.
Chinese PV manufacturer LONGi has unveiled a new containerised solar solution designed for remote off-grid industrial-scale applications. The LONGi BLOCK system, launched at Intersolar Europe in Munich last week, is a mobile solar solution designed to power applications such as mines, military bases and construction sites. Get Premium Subscription LONGi said the unit could be fully deployed without complex foundations, with a crew of six able to set it up “with a single button press” in three or four hours, depending on the size. It claimed the temporary system bypassed the need for lengthy land approval process, delivering immediate green power to remote locations. The unit comes in two sizes – a 20 high cube (HC) version containing 184 modules able to provide 119.6kW of capacity, and a 40HC version containing 368 modules delivering 239.2kW of capacity. The modules used in both are LONGi’s X10 single glass, back-contact model. For European projects, these are combined with GT series string inverters made by fellow Chinese producer GoodWe. Other inverters are used for other regions, LONGi said. They are installed into the unit before shipping from China. LONGi said the system had been designed with robustness in mind, with the 10X modules offering operational reliability in harsh environments. The 20HC system can withstand wind speeds up to 21 meters per second during operation, with optional ground anchors and thicker structural steel components increasing the maximum wind resistance to 56 meters per second for storm zones. LONGi said the system had achieved a levelised cost of electricity of 5.14 US cents per kilowatt-hour in Poland and 4.70 US cents per kilowatt-hour in Ukraine. In separate news, LONGi said today it has received an order to supply 80MW of its back contact modules to an independent power producer in Greece. The company’s modules will be used for two separate utility-scale projects being developed by Faria Renewables in the Thessaly region of Greece: the 45.51MW “Athamas” project in Almyros and the 36.15MW “Mykonos” project in Farsala. Together, the projects will deploy over 125,000 of LONGi’s Hi-MO 9 modules, which the company said combine a higher power rating to maximise land usage with robust durability. The Althamas project is due for grid connection by the end of July this year, while the Mykonos plant, which broke ground on 1 February, is expected to be online at the end of June 2027.
A union has expressed "grave concern" for the safety of pupils and teachers after fires involving solar panels occurred at several schools. Firefighters were called to Sidegate Primary School in Ipswich on Wednesday after a solar panel caused a fire on the roof, while several other recent fires at schools were similarly linked to solar panels. The National Education Union (NEU) Eastern Region said it had raised its concerns around solar panels "for months" and called for an independent investigation. A spokesperson for Suffolk County Council said there was "no firm evidence" the school fires had been caused by the same issue and it had already begun to switch off solar panels at 80 schools. The 100 members of staff and 650 pupils at Sidegate Primary were evacuated and accounted for following Wednesday's fire. Suffolk Fire and Rescue said afterwards that it had "confirmed beyond reasonable doubt that the cause was a solar panel on the roof". Fires at Brooklands Primary in Brantham in March and at East Bergholt Primary in August 2025 were also both linked to solar panels. The NEU said it had contacted the county council in April to request urgent reassurances and a clear plan of action, but said the issue was delayed for further discussion. NEU Suffolk joint branch secretary, Wendy James, said it was "deeply troubling that no decisive action was taken until after a third fire occurred in a fully occupied school". "While we welcome the Local Authority's decision to now disconnect affected solar panels, this is a reactive measure that should have been undertaken much sooner," she added. The county council said it had taken the decision to temporarily switch off all solar panel systems that were installed in 80 schools between 2011 and 2016. Its spokesperson said there was "no conclusive evidence" linking the school fires. "However, the involvement of solar panels in each case has prompted this precautionary action," they added. "We were already in the process of carrying out a review of all solar panels and have accelerated the work that was already underway. "Solar panels at 80 schools will all be switched off within two weeks." Tony Slade, an energy expert, said it was unlikely the panels themselves had caught fire as they were mostly made of glass. He said solar panel fires would more likely be caused by incorrectly sized or damaged wiring or problems with the device that converts the power generated by the panels. Slade said batteries could catch fire, but it would usually be down to a fault. As well as this, he explained high air temperatures could have an impact on solar panel systems, but most "should have an ambient air temperature rating normally greatly in excess of expected". "Until the cause of the fires is established, the council's move is sensible," he said. "However, this is not a renewable energy problem, but potentially one of electrical system specification, installation and maintenance." Do you have a story suggestion for Suffolk? Contact us below. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Attendance and attainment require "urgent improvement" at William Lovell C of E Academy in Stickney. The pupil's experience in a Yorkshire school highlights concerns about zero-tolerance behaviour policies. Yorkshire schools will be phone-free from Monday as part of a change in the law, but will it work? The inquiry spoke to thousands of young people and their parents, as well as hundreds of teachers. School principal Sukhjot Dhami believes that in some cases attendance figures should be suspended. Copyright 2026 BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.
Germany has concluded a recent tender for innovative renewable energy projects. The exercise drew 46 bids with a total capacity of 749 MW. The authorities awarded 29 projects with a total capacity of 482 MW. All selected projects were for PV plants combined with energy storage. The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) said the tariffs ranged from €0.0475 ($00.0540)/kWh to €0.0559/kWh, with an average price of €0.0534/kWh. Bavaria received the most awarded capacity, with 287 MW, with Schleswig-Holstein and Brandenburg securing 53 MW and 51 MW, respectively. In the previous tender of the same kind, held in October, the Federal Network Agency awarded 485 MW of capacity at final prices ranging from €0.0479/kWh to €0.0559/kWh. In another tender finalized in July, it awarded 486 MW of capacity at final prices ranging from €0.0500/kWh to €0.0639/kWh, while in a tender held in October 2024 it selected 50 projects with a total capacity of 587 MW, with final prices spanning from €0.0674/kWh to €0.0745/kWh and an average price of €0.0709/kWh. In another auction finalized in July, the German authorities awarded 43 projects with a total capacity of 512 MW. The final tariffs ranged from €0.0678/kWh to €0.0917/kWh, with an average price of €0.0833/kWh. The previous exercise, finalized in October 2023, assigned 32 projects with a total capacity of 408 MW. The final tariffs ranged from €0.077/kWh to €0.0878/kWh, with an average price of €0.08/kWh. Through these tenders, the Bundesnetzagentur mostly selects PV projects combined with energy storage. Comments Please login to comment The June issue of pv magazine Global is out now! Available in print and digital – get your copy today! Thursday, September 9, 2026 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid Entries open in seven categories: Modules, Inverters, BoS, BESS, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Projects. April 01 – August 31, 2026
First Solar, Inc. is facing a federal securities class action lawsuit following allegations that the company misled investors regarding its ability to navigate changing U.S. tariff policies and global manufacturing constraints. The lawsuit, filed by Pomerantz LLP in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York under docket 26-cv-03787, represents a class of investors who acquired First Solar securities between February 26, 2025, and February 24, 2026. Multiple investor-rights firms, including Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP and Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, have issued parallel alerts for shareholders to join the litigation ahead of an August 24, 2026, lead plaintiff deadline. Sourcing and tariff pressures trigger disclosure claims The core of the legal complaints centers on how the Tempe, Arizona-based manufacturer communicated its operational resilience during a period of shifting trade regulations. According to the filings, First Solar allegedly overstated its capacity to manage the operational and financial impacts of U.S. tariff policies on its business. Specifically, the litigation focuses on the fallout from the broad reciprocal tariffs enacted by the Trump administration in April 2025, which initially slapped 24% and 46% import duties on goods from Malaysia and Vietnam before later being adjusted down to 10%. Because First Solar manufactures a significant portion of its Series 6 modules at major hubs in Malaysia and Vietnam, these tariffs hit its international production lines head-on. The lawsuits allege that First Solar falsely reassured investors that module prices in its core U.S. market remained stable while understating the severe financial damage of idling those Southeast Asian facilities, which reportedly dropped to around 20% capacity utilization. The complaints claim the company downplayed the costs of underutilization alongside the complexities of shifting production to a new U.S. finishing facility in South Carolina, rendering its public statements and financial projections materially misleading. Downgrades and earnings misses pull down stock price The legal push follows two key market disclosures that significantly impacted First Solar’s valuation: The plaintiff firms are seeking unspecified damages under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to recover losses incurred by investors during the year-long class period. First Solar has not yet issued a formal response to the newly filed litigation. Moving forward, the next benchmark for the litigation will be the court’s appointment of a lead plaintiff following the August 24 deadline, which will dictate how the discovery phase shapes up against the domestic manufacturer. Comments Please login to comment Would appear the company is ripe for bankruptcy. The June issue of pv magazine Global is out now! Available in print and digital – get your copy today! Thursday, September 9, 2026 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid A two-day conference in Austin, Texas, bringing together leaders in US solar manufacturing, equipment specification, and factory execution. Entries open in seven categories: Modules, Inverters, BoS, BESS, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Projects. April 01 – August 31, 2026 pv magazine USA hosts its third multi-day virtual event on advancing U.S. solar and energy storage markets, covering financing, supply chains, and distributed energy’s role in grid resilience.
Solar Power World By Billy Ludt | Federal funding withdrawals and permitting changes contributed to cancelling or halting 7 GW of renewable energy projects on federal land in 2025, with currently another 12 GW threatened on federal lands and 80 GW on private lands, according to an analysis by Wood Mackenzie. That is more than $121 billion in renewable energy investments at risk from federal changes. “Federal friction: permitting risk across the US utility-scale renewables pipeline,” the new report from Wood Mackenzie, states that when the Dept. of the Interior (DOI) issued a renewable energy permitting memorandum in July 2025, it extended permitting timelines and increased scrutiny for any wind or solar project involving a federal agency. “Permitting risk varies by technology, though permitting for wetland areas remain the primary constraint across solar, wind and energy storage. Wetlands account for the majority of private land exposure, with risk concentrated in Oregon, Alabama, Maine, Minnesota and Montana. However, wind projects are more constrained by airspace permitting. Since 2025, dozens of gigawatts of early-stage capacity have been cancelled or stalled across solar, wind and energy storage. However, it’s important to note that not all cancellations are due to permitting challenges. Some also stem from supply chain constraints and tighter financing conditions,” said Kaitlin Fung, senior research analyst at Wood Mackenzie. The analysis indicates that 30% of solar’s pipeline is at risk of additional review. Wind, however, has the highest proportional exposure, with 62% of its pipeline affected (excluding the ongoing FAA halt). Energy storage has more than one-quarter of planned capacity facing heightened permitting scrutiny. With these new permitting rules, Wood Mackenzie is reporting that 32% of the early-stage project pipeline is now subject to additional federal review — those that are announced, under development or already permitted. Projects scheduled for 2029 are the most at risk of additional review on federal lands, which could jeopardize their tax credit eligibility. Most of these projects are in Texas, California and Arizona, where concentrated federal oversight may delay commercial operation dates beyond planned timelines. In April 2026, a federal court issued a preliminary injunction blocking these new restrictions and expanded reviews for wind and solar projects, finding them likely unlawful under the Administrative Procedure Act. It doesn’t solve the permitting bottleneck, but it limits further disruption from federal permitting processes. Separately, the Simplifying Permitting and Ending Endless Delays Act, approved by the House in December 2025 and currently awaiting further approvals, proposes to narrow the scope of environmental reviews, reduce duplication across agencies and introduce stricter timelines for permitting decisions. “Permitting remains one of the most critical barriers to advancing new projects, and without more coordinated and predictable processes, delays and uncertainty will continue to weigh on development timelines and investment decisions” said Gaby Ackermann Logan, Research Associate at Wood Mackenzie. “For storage in particular, where development is often tied to solar, permitting uncertainty has a compounding effect. The policy landscape is shifting quickly, and developers who can anticipate where the friction points are will be better positioned to protect their timelines and maintain project bankability.” News item from Wood Mackenzie Billy Ludt is managing editor of Solar Power World and currently covers topics on mounting, inverters, installation and operations.
Starting with the launch of the state’s first California’s Community Choice Aggregator (CCA), Marin Clean Energy in 2010, CCAs have led the way on integrating renewable sources into the state’s energy supply mix. With energy storage becoming the conduit through which more renewable energy is getting to the grid during peak times when it’s needed, three recently-announced projects across several CCA territories exemplify the different ways battery energy storage systems (BESS) are changing the grid for the better. The first of these is the Tumbleweed Energy Storage facility in Kern County, California, the state’s first 8-hour BESS, which will serve eight CCA organizations throughout northern California. The second is a new 4 MW solar and 16 MWh solar plus storage facility built for the Sonoma Clean Power CCA. The third is the latest virtual power plant (VPP) managed by Lunar Energy on behalf of Central Coast Community Energy (3CE). All three projects further the CCAs’ collective goals of providing more renewable energy to residents. According to the state’s annual report on utility compliance with the California Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) law, 73% of electricity procured by CCAs in 2024 came from RPS-eligible sources. None of the CCAs procured less than 40% renewable energy, while on the high end, CleanPowerSF offered 90% renewables to its customers. Importantly, CCAs in California operate within the territory of the state’s three large IOUs. They are established by local government entities and become the area’s default providers of energy once established. The IOUs still deliver the energy to the end users, but the CCA model allows local officials to prioritize procurement of clean energy resources on behalf of their local residents. The 73% number is more than double than the 35% delivered to customers by the state’s investor-owned utilities during that same time period. Despite being responsible for around 36% of the total energy served within California IOU territories, CCAs have an outsized effect on the state’s compliance with its RPS law because of projects like these: Tumbleweed eight-hour storage On June 18, project developer REV Renewables announced the commissioning of the Tumbleweed Energy Storage facility, a 125 MW, 1,000 MWh facility built by Mortenson in Kern County. The facility, under development since 2018, has undergone a great deal of growth in its history. REV Renewables originally signed an energy storage service agreement for the project with California Community Power (CC Power) in 2022, with a pledged capacity of 69 MW / and storage size of 552 MWh. Since then, the project has entered a second phase, bringing its total energy storage to 1,000 MWh, and adding Ava Community Energy as an additional offtaker. “As a not-for-profit public agency, we’re committed to providing cleaner energy at competitive rates to the communities in Alameda and San Joaquin counties that we serve,” said Ava Community Energy CEO Howard Chang in a statement. “Long-duration storage projects like Tumbleweed are critical to delivering on that commitment. Our partnership with REV on this eight-hour battery helps us strengthen grid reliability and accelerate California’s clean energy transition.” Seven California CCAs — CleanPowerSF, Peninsula Clean Energy, Redwood Coast Energy Authority, San José Clean Energy, Silicon Valley Clean Energy, Sonoma Clean Power and Valley Clean Energy — are the project’s original offtakers. The CCAs are all members of CC Power, an umbrella organization covering nine California CCAs. Eight-hour batteries are incredibly important in the transition to a 100% renewable grid. That amount of discharge time is the minimum for what is known as “long-duration energy storage” (LDES) — an energy storage system designed to act as a “bridge” that can both discharge during peak evening hours and also keep renewable electrons from solar and wind resources flowing when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing. Following the announcement of the Tumbleweed facility’s commissioning, the California Public Utilities Commission published a news release celebrating the project as the state’s first LDES facility. “This project shows that California’s renewable energy goals, while ambitious, are achievable,” said CPUC executive director Leuwam Tesfai in a statement. “Developers, utilities, community choice aggregators, and regulators all play an important role in turning California’s clean energy vision into reality.” Redemeyer road local solar and storage The second recent energy storage system announcement — the 4 MWac/16 MWh Redemeyer Road Solar project — may not be as large as the Tumbleweed facility, but it is another beat in the steady rhythm of advancing energy storage prominence in California. The project was developed by Renewable Properties for Sonoma Clean Power, which serves Sonoma and Mendocino counties. The system is set to generate an estimated 10,000 MWh of energy every year, which Sonoma Clean Power says is enough to supply 1,739 homes with electricity. “The Redemeyer Road Solar project reflects Renewable Properties’ ongoing commitment to developing small-scale utility renewable energy projects that expand solar access to the communities where we operate,” said Renewable Properties CRO Brian von Moos in a statement. “We’re pleased to support Sonoma Clean Power, a pioneer in delivering locally generated renewable energy, with projects like this one.” The CPUC lists the Sonoma Clean Power CCA’s 2026 load forecast as 2,216 GWh, meaning the Redemeyer Road project could generate approximately 0.45% of the organization’s total annual energy needs, but much of the energy will be delivered during the key evening peak hours in which California once used a great deal of natural gas for electricity. “Our largest local solar project to date shows what’s possible when we invest in clean energy right here in our community,” said Sonoma Clean Power CEO Geof Syphers in a statement. “By pairing solar with battery storage, we can provide that power when it’s most needed, supporting reliability and keeping the benefits of that energy local.” Sonoma Clean Power will use the energy from the project for its EverGreen 100% renewable energy service offering. According to a comparison of the Sonoma Clean Power offering to energy served by PG&E, the total cost to the average customer is about $15 per month higher on the EverGreen plan ($187 vs $172), but the IOU alternative features only 23% renewable energy, with 63% coming from the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, 12% from large hydro plants and 2% from natural gas. The Redemeyer Road facility, located in Ukiah, will be officially opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 14. Central coast virtual power plant On June 24, the Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) and hardware and software developer Lunar Energy announced a three-to-four-year agreement to launch a virtual power plant across the CCA’s central coast territory to optimize customer-sited home batteries for broader grid reliability. Lunar Energy will deploy its Gridshare distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) platform to remotely coordinate home batteries across a network of participating customers. Through the program, 3CE will be able to coordinate the activation of customer-sited batteries to reduce strain on the grid when demand is highest. The program will initially use batteries with up to 5 MW of combined power output, which the program aims to bring online by the end of 2026. In the future, other devices like heat-pump water heaters, EV chargers and smart thermostats will be used to bring the total capacity under management to 30 MW by 2030. Rates from 3CE are currently very similar to those from PG&E, with the average customer paying $169 per month for energy from 3CE compared to $156 from the IOU. The difference allows ratepayers to get 55.8% energy from renewable sources, compared to 22.9% from PG&E in the same territory. In the announcement of the Lunar Energy VPP, 3CE CEO Robert Shaw laid out why the CCA can be so effective at procuring clean energy. “As a locally controlled public agency, 3CE has the flexibility to move quickly and try new approaches when the opportunity is right,” said Shaw. “This agreement with Lunar Energy is a perfect example; we’re taking the next logical step beyond our battery rebate program and building something that benefits our customers directly while strengthening the grid for everyone on the Central Coast.” The 3CE VPP program is the latest in a series of such programs Lunar Energy has inked with CCAs. The company also applies its Gridshare platform for Ava Community Energy, Peninsula Clean Energy, Silicon Valley Clean Energy and the California Choice Energy Authority, a group of CCAs located within Southern California Edison (SCE) utility territory. Comments Please login to comment The June issue of pv magazine Global is out now! 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FCC revives effort to ban Chinese inverters, sources say
Ban could come before year end, sources say
Europe banned Chinese inverters from some energy projects in May
(Reuters) – The Trump administration is drafting a ban on imports of foreign inverters, which connect solar projects and batteries to the grid, over concerns China could use them to disrupt power supplies, according to five people with knowledge of the matter.
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Get the Latest US Focused Energy News Delivered to You! It’s FREE: Quick Sign-Up Here The rule being drafted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission would apply to new foreign models of inverters and could be published as early as this year, according to the sources, who asked not to be named because the matter was not public. The Trump administration was spurred to revive the effort in part by a decision by the European Commission in May to ban Chinese-made inverters from publicly funded energy projects, the five sources said, though they cautioned the U.S. proposal could still be modified or shelved altogether. The FCC and the White House declined to comment on the draft measure. The Chinese Embassy in Washington said it “firmly opposes the overstretching of the concept of national security and its unjustified suppression of Chinese companies,” adding that the U.S. should provide “a fair, just and non-discriminatory environment” for Chinese businesses. The effort, not previously reported, is the latest example of Washington’s renewed and more cautious approach to tackling technology threats posed by China, following a pause last year as President Donald Trump pursued a detente with Beijing. Faced with Beijing’s aggressive use of export controls on rare earth minerals last year, the Trump administration took a much more dovish stance on China than during the president’s first term. China is the world’s largest maker of inverters, led by Sungrow Power Supply and Huawei, and has been growing its share in the Western inverter market by driving down prices. Last year, Reuters reported that rogue communication devices not listed in product documents had been found in some Chinese solar power inverters by U.S. experts who strip down equipment hooked up to grids to check for security issues. “Europe and America are waking up to the risk of losing sovereign control over their power systems through inverters,” said Uri Sadot, CEO of energy security firm SolarDefend. Huawei has already been heavily sanctioned by the U.S. in other industries due to national security concerns and allegations of intellectual property theft. Heather Conley, a Europe expert at conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute in Washington, said the measures could signal more U.S.-European alignment on China, after the Group of Seven leaders agreed this month to work together to cut their reliance on China for critical minerals.
The U.S. Department of Defense is already barred from procuring solar photovoltaic cells, modules or inverters manufactured by a foreign entity of concern, which would include Chinese companies, according to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026. DRONES AND ROUTERS The Trump administration has previously considered banning inverters from China, nine people familiar with the matter said. Last summer, the White House’s National Energy Dominance Council instructed the Commerce Department to draft an expedited ban, but the effort stalled, three of the sources said. Detente with Beijing had prompted the Commerce Department to shelve a raft of punitive measures targeting Chinese technology, Reuters reported, including restrictions aimed at Chinese-origin drone and router makers. The Commerce Department did not respond to requests for comment. The FCC later stepped in, imposing its own bans on new foreign models of drones and routers. Those bans, imposed in December and March, respectively, allow companies to apply for waivers to access the U.S. market with new equipment. None have so far been granted to Chinese firms. The FCC emphasized in a statement to Reuters those bans were “entirely country neutral and did not target any country in particular.” In Europe, policymakers are considering further plans to tighten up security around inverters, including by designating risky suppliers. If the EU proposal is implemented, as part of the updated Cybersecurity Act, some Chinese inverter suppliers could be blacklisted. A European Commission spokesperson emphasized that the act does not specifically designate any country, but proposes a framework to identify countries that pose cybersecurity concerns. Reporting by Sarah McFarlane in London and Alexandra Alper in Washington; Additional reporting by David Shephardson in Washington; Editing by Richard Valdmanis and Jamie Freed
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French PV module manufacturer Voltec has developed a new cell layout for its glass-backsheet residential PV modules to increase panels output without changing dimensions. “Our distinctive feature is that we arrange the cells perpendicular to the module’s length rather than parallel to it,” Voltec Director Lucas Weiss told pv magazine. “As a result, while our competitors use 48 cells in their residential modules, we can fit 50.” With each cell rated at 9.5 W, the new design increases module power by 18 W to 19 W while maintaining nearly identical dimensions. According to the company, this represents an increase of almost 4% in power output. The new cell layout has been introduced across Voltec’s Tarka product range. “We achieve a power output of 470 W, allowing us to match the performance of back-contact (BC) modules,” Weiss said. “We’re gaining a competitive advantage.” In parallel with the product redesign, Voltec upgraded one of its production lines in June to process G12R-format cells. The company is investing €1.5 million ($1.8 million) to convert its second production line to the same format by the end of the year. Once the upgrade is complete, Voltec’s annual production capacity will remain at 500 MW, with all output based on tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technology. Previously, one of the two production lines still manufactured modules using passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) technology. “This will allow us to improve our cost structure,” Weiss said. Voltec also expects to benefit from France’s new resilience criteria for public tenders covering small-scale PV projects between 100 kW and 500 kW, as well as ground-mounted solar installations. Under the new rules, eligible projects must use PV modules that are not assembled in China. In addition, at least four of eight designated strategic components must originate from countries other than China. “The resilience criteria will logically increase the cost of modules imported from Asia, while the cost of our modules is decreasing,” Weiss said. The company also said that the introduction of France’s reduced 5.5% VAT rate for residential PV systems below 9 kW has boosted demand. According to Voltec, its sales have increased fourfold on average since October 2025. This content is protected by copyright and may not be reused. If you want to cooperate with us and would like to reuse some of our content, please contact: [email protected]. Comments Please login to comment The June issue of pv magazine Global is out now! Available in print and digital – get your copy today! Thursday, September 9, 2026 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid pv magazine USA hosts its third multi-day virtual event on advancing U.S. solar and energy storage markets, covering financing, supply chains, and distributed energy’s role in grid resilience. Entries open in seven categories: Modules, Inverters, BoS, BESS, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Projects. April 01 – August 31, 2026 A two-day conference in Austin, Texas, bringing together leaders in US solar manufacturing, equipment specification, and factory execution. Saudi Arabia is accelerating its clean energy transition—join the SunRise Arabia Clean Energy Conference 2026 in Riyadh to explore how solar PV and energy storage are powering its digital economy. Showcase your brand across all our platforms: from 13 websites in 7 languages to our magazines, daily newsletters, industry events and more. Reach your audience the right way!
A prolonged period of upward price pressure is setting in to the U.S. solar supply chain. According to the newly released Q1 2026 Solar Index report from distributor A1 SolarStore, component pricing is no longer driven by basic supply and demand. Instead, trade enforcement, tariff front-running, and raw material spikes have completely taken over as leading drivers of hardware costs. While overall inventory levels are starting to claw back from the major policy-driven drop-offs at the end of last year, actual buying conditions show a highly restricted market for U.S. contractors and developers. The sharpest contradiction in the market right now is happening within the U.S.-made solar panel segment. Driven by the need for tariff protection and eligibility for the Inflation Reduction Act’s domestic content tax credit bonus, actual transaction prices for domestic modules spiked a massive 60.64% quarter-over-quarter, hitting a median checkout price of $0.560 per watt in A1 SolarStore’s data. Yet, as prices skyrocketed, localized transaction volumes vanished. The A1 SolarStore’s quarterly demand score for domestic panels bottomed out at just 1 out of 10. The drop is not a sign that buyers reject domestic products; rather, it highlights a severe domestic supply deficit, said the report. U.S. module assembly lines are failing to keep pace with market needs. Furthermore, because these panels are assembled in the U.S. using imported solar cells, changing federal guidance on cell-origin rules has created a narrow, risky compliance window for buyers. Wholesale buyers are routinely paying a staggering $0.225 per watt premium above regular listing prices just to secure certified, domestic panels, said the report. Trade wall The massive premium for domestic and tariff-compliant modules is the direct result of a multi-layered trade wall that has systematically blocked cheap foreign supply. Following heavy duties on Chinese panels, and subsequent crackdowns on Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia, the U.S. market had pivoted heavily to India, Indonesia, and Laos. The three nations supplied 57% of all U.S. solar imports in the first half of 2025. That window has now firmly shut. Following preliminary anti-subsidy duties in February, the Department of Commerce slapped preliminary antidumping duties on all three nations on April 27, 2026. Importers must now pay massive cash deposits right at the border, with preliminary anti-subsidy duties reaching 126% and antidumping duties hitting 123% for India, both awaiting a final decision by July 13, 2026. Indonesia faces anti-subsidy duties between 86% and 143% alongside a 35% antidumping duty, also due for a final decision on July 13. Laos faces an 81% anti-subsidy duty and a 22% antidumping duty, with a final decision scheduled for September 9, 2026. Compounding the pressure, federal authorities ruled that critical circumstances apply to certain Indian producers. This means their duties are being enforced retroactively for imports that entered up to 90 days before the official announcement. With the International Trade Commission’s final injury ruling scheduled for October 19, 2026, developers are left with virtually no low-cost import alternatives. The environment has kept the national median listing price at $0.347 per watt, representing a 2.1% increase quarter-over-quarter. Meanwhile, Asian-origin brands rose slightly by 1.66% to $0.397 per watt. FEOC Strict enforcement of Foreign Entity of Concern rules, which went into full effect on January 1, 2026, has flipped standard technology pricing upside down. Even though n-type TOPCon modules offer a clear efficiency advantage over older p-type PERC technology, actual TOPCon checkout prices fell 2.77% to $0.339 per watt. Meanwhile, PERC prices climbed 1.94% to $0.368 per watt. Because global TOPCon cell manufacturing remains heavily centered in China, commercial and utility-scale projects bound by these federal rules are legally blocked from using cheap TOPCon imports. The restriction has placed an artificial ceiling on TOPCon demand, causing an oversupply of non-compliant hardware. As a result, sellers are discounting non-compliant stock by a median of $0.054 per watt below their asking price just to liquidate inventory that no longer qualifies for federal tax credits. On the other hand, non-Chinese Asian brands that proactively cleaned up their supply chains, such as Hyundai Energy Solutions, are capitalizing on the shift. Their certified compliant modules are commanding a market premium at $0.397 per watt. Conversely, European-branded inventory cleared at a steep 29.95% liquidation discount, landing at $0.311 per watt as distributors aggressively flushed out older stock from the market. Supply and materials For contractors battling tight margins, the immediate supply environment offers little relief. While available U.S. spot market inventory doubled quarter-over-quarter to 217 MW, this is a recovery from a historically depleted baseline. Landed stocks sit at just 42% of their Q1 2025 peak, said the report. Wholesale lead times have tightened to 9 days, but freight delivery windows remain highly unpredictable. The essential raw material inputs that dictate underlying manufacturing costs are simultaneously flashing red right before the peak construction season. China’s n-type polysilicon experienced a volatile 17% spike in early January, jumping to roughly $8.59 per kilogram due to sudden downstream factory restocking. Driven by an all-time nominal high of $121.67 per ounce on January 29, silver spot prices averaged roughly $70 per ounce through the quarter. This volatility creates severe financial challenges for manufacturers running silver-heavy TOPCon and Heterojunction lines. Additionally, global aluminum benchmarks surged to $3,356 per metric ton in March, a massive 20% increase since October. What’s more, local Midwest shipping premiums and Section 232 import tariffs push the final landed cost of aluminum significantly higher. The latest transactional data proves that the U.S. solar market has permanently moved away from historical pricing structures, said the report. Planning procurement around discount hunting is no longer a viable strategy. As trade routes close and metal costs appreciate, successful project execution through the rest of 2026 will depend strictly on paying the necessary premiums for certified regulatory compliance and securing physical hardware delivery well ahead of time. Comments Please login to comment The June issue of pv magazine Global is out now! Available in print and digital – get your copy today! Thursday, September 9, 2026 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid A two-day conference in Austin, Texas, bringing together leaders in US solar manufacturing, equipment specification, and factory execution. Entries open in seven categories: Modules, Inverters, BoS, BESS, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Projects. 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Madhya Pradesh has added 950 MW of new solar capacity to the national grid with the inauguration of the 500 MW Neemuch Solar Park and the 450 MW Shajapur Solar Park. The state government also signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 440 MW Morena solar-plus-battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Bhopal. The Morena project combines utility-scale solar generation with battery energy storage to ensure reliable electricity supply. According to the state government, the project secured a record-low tariff of INR 2.70/kWh for its category, following competitive bidding by 16 domestic and international developers. “A key feature of this project is its battery utilisation model, under which the same battery will be charged and discharged twice every day. This significantly enhances battery productivity while reducing energy storage costs, making renewable energy with battery storage increasingly economical and commercially viable,” stated the state government in a media release. The state government also shared the progress on the 1,920 MW Gandhi Sagar pumped storage project. Being developed by the Greenko Group at an estimated cost of INR 11,470 crore, it is among the largest pumped storage projects of its kind. The project will have an energy storage capacity of 10,326 MWh. The project will utilize the existing Gandhi Sagar reservoir and an upper reservoir being developed at Khimla. The system will recycle water for electricity generation, requiring additional water only to compensate for evaporation losses. The project includes the installation of seven 240 MW and two 120 MW reversible pump-turbine units. Comments Please login to comment The June issue of pv magazine Global is out now! Available in print and digital – get your copy today! Thursday, September 9, 2026 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid Entries open in seven categories: Modules, Inverters, BoS, BESS, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Projects. April 01 – August 31, 2026
India’s utility-scale solar sector has a visible project pipeline of about 2.5 years, supported by a strong pipeline of awarded projects, according to a report by Equirus Securities. Between FY18 and FY26, developers secured letters of award (LoAs) for 174 GW of utility-scale solar projects. Of this, 118 GW has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) and 60 GW has been commissioned, leaving 58 GW in the project pipeline. The report estimates that of the solar capacity awaiting PPAs, around 73% (around 42 GW) falls under plain vanilla solar and hybrid tenders, where signing probability remains low as distribution companies (DISCOMs) increasingly prioritize firm power supply during both solar and non-solar hours. The remaining 15 GW comprises round-the-clock (RTC), firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE), and solar-plus-battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, where PPA signing probability is significantly higher. The report noted that new tenders are shifting decisively toward firm power formats, with focus on BESS and FDRE/RTC structures, adding that integrated independent power producers (IPPs) with storage and firm supply capabilities are the structural winners. The report said data centres, green hydrogen and night-time connectivity could add 15-20 GW of incremental solar demand annually from FY29, demand that is not reflected in CEA forecasts or analyst models. As a result, annual solar installations could rise from around 50 GW in FY27 to nearly 85 GW by FY30. The report also noted that more than 300 data centre projects are planned across India, with major investments announced by AWS, Microsoft and Google, while AI inference requires 24×7 firm power, making Solar+BESS the most cost-effective solution at scale. According to the report, each 100 MW data centre would require around 250 MW of solar, 150 MW of wind and nearly 450 MWh of battery energy storage to operate entirely on renewable power. On green hydrogen, the report highlighted India’s 5 million tonne annual production target by 2030 under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, estimating that each one million tonne of hydrogen production would require about 20 GW of dedicated solar capacity. The report projects India’s BESS demand to increase from 34.7 GWh during 2022-27 to 236.2 GWh during 2027-32, driven by renewable energy integration, grid stability requirements and policy support through storage mandates. Comments Please login to comment The June issue of pv magazine Global is out now! Available in print and digital – get your copy today! Thursday, September 9, 2026 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid Entries open in seven categories: Modules, Inverters, BoS, BESS, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Projects. April 01 – August 31, 2026
Get the latest news in your inbox! e-Edition Trending: Re “Permitting reform is the fix for high energy bills” (June 23): Competition, new energy sources and antitrust laws with teeth are the fix for high energy bills. Not permitting reform, as Sen. John Barrasso suggests. Wholesale cost hikes prevent companies, like Green Mountain energy of Northern California, from doing business in Southern California. We need policy that promotes free and fair access to energy providers which offer diverse energy resources, renewable and otherwise. Solar power generation in the United States keeps setting records. All states need reliable and renewable sources. Wind and hydropower and an array of other clean energy sources are proven technology. The only voices preventing the expansion of green/clean tech are the oil and gas companies and their rich friends. Meanwhile, billionaires are investing in hydrogen and fusion. It’s time for renewable energy for the future starting now. — Sarah Turitto, Cardiff Copyright 2026 San Diego Union-Tribune. All rights reserved. The use of any content on this website for the purpose of training artificial intelligence systems, algorithms, machine learning models, text and data mining, or similar use is strictly prohibited without explicit written consent.
Italy’s rapid expansion of solar power risks higher costs and project delays unless key bottlenecks in permitting and grid infrastructure are resolved, according to analysis from GlobalData. The company warns that while Italy is undergoing a major clean energy transformation, the pace and efficiency of reforms in grid access, permitting, and system flexibility will determine whether the transition remains affordable and reliable as electricity demand continues to rise. In its latest report, “Italy Power Market Trends and Analysis by Capacity, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Regulations, Key Players and Forecast to 2035”, GlobalData highlights that solar photovoltaic (PV) has become the fastest-growing generation segment in Italy. This expansion is being driven by auctions, policy incentives, and strong solar resources. At the same time, hybrid renewable projects combining solar or wind with storage are gaining momentum as a way to manage grid constraints and reduce curtailment risk. However, GlobalData stresses that despite this progress, structural challenges in permitting and grid connection continue to limit deployment speed. The report also points to a significant increase in electricity demand over the coming years. After a slight decline in the early 2020s, Italy’s consumption is expected to rise from around 292.2 TWh in 2025 to 311.1 TWh by 2030. This growth will be driven by electric vehicles, heat pump adoption, hotter summer temperatures, and expanding industrial and digital energy needs. Southern Italy and island regions are identified as areas likely to face the greatest stress on grid infrastructure and connection capacity. While renewable energy continues to expand, natural gas still plays an important role in providing backup and system flexibility. However, GlobalData notes that its influence is gradually being reduced due to decarbonisation policies and the increasing penetration of renewables in the electricity mix. The report highlights that Italy’s National Energy and Climate Plan, along with mechanisms such as the FER X auction scheme and strengthened capacity markets, are helping to improve investment signals for renewable energy projects. At the same time, permitting reforms and grid planning improvements are intended to reduce long-standing delays in project development. However, GlobalData analyst Attaurrahman Ojindaram Saibasan warns that regional zoning restrictions, heritage protection rules, and overlapping environmental assessments continue to slow deployment in many high-potential areas. According to Saibasan, hybrid renewable projects—combining solar with storage or wind with storage—are becoming increasingly attractive because they help reduce grid congestion and curtailment risks. However, he stresses that without faster permitting, clearer grid access rules, and greater investment in storage, Italy risks delays, higher costs, and reliability challenges during peak demand periods. Looking ahead, GlobalData concludes that Italy offers strong opportunities across solar PV, offshore wind, storage, and grid modernisation. However, the success of the transition will depend on the ability of developers and policymakers to overcome regulatory uncertainty and infrastructure bottlenecks. Saibasan adds that securing long-term contracts, navigating policy complexity, and anticipating regulatory constraints will be essential for investors operating in the Italian power market over the coming decade. Sé el primero en comentar…
The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has tendered 95 MW of grid-connected solar power projects to be developed at two sites by private-sector investors. Of this capacity, a 70 MW solar plant is planned for Cox’s Bazar district, while the remaining 25 MW will be developed in the Rangamati hill district. AKM Mohiuddin Azamy, director of IPP Cell-2 at BPDB, said the government will not provide land or financing for the projects. “The private-sector investor, whether local or foreign, will be responsible for arranging finance and securing land for the projects,” he said. Azamy added that BPDB will purchase electricity from the plants under 20-year power purchase agreements. The deadline for submitting projects proposals is August 25. Local project developers, however, have expressed concern over the policy framework for solar development. Mostafa Al Mahmud, president of the Bangladesh Sustainable and Renewable Energy Association (BSREA), said the tender is unlikely to attract strong investor interest. “The government is neither providing payment guarantees nor signing implementation agreements with developers for these projects, so investors are not showing interest,” he said. Mahmud added that BPDB only signs power purchase agreements with developers. “Without a payment guarantee from the government, no bank or foreign company will be willing to finance these power plants,” he said. He noted that most recent BPDB solar tenders have received weak responses, leading to repeated deadline extensions. Bangladesh’s total installed clean energy capacity currently stands at 1,805 MW, of which 1,513 MW is from solar.
This content is protected by copyright and may not be reused. If you want to cooperate with us and would like to reuse some of our content, please contact: [email protected]. Comments Please login to comment The June issue of pv magazine Global is out now! Available in print and digital – get your copy today! Thursday, September 9, 2026 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid pv magazine USA hosts its third multi-day virtual event on advancing U.S. solar and energy storage markets, covering financing, supply chains, and distributed energy’s role in grid resilience. Entries open in seven categories: Modules, Inverters, BoS, BESS, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Projects. April 01 – August 31, 2026 A two-day conference in Austin, Texas, bringing together leaders in US solar manufacturing, equipment specification, and factory execution. Saudi Arabia is accelerating its clean energy transition—join the SunRise Arabia Clean Energy Conference 2026 in Riyadh to explore how solar PV and energy storage are powering its digital economy. Showcase your brand across all our platforms: from 13 websites in 7 languages to our magazines, daily newsletters, industry events and more. Reach your audience the right way!
Three off-grid island resorts in Fiji’s remote Yasawa archipelago have drastically reduced their reliance on imported diesel following the deployment of an off-grid commercial solar and battery system comprising 760 kW of PV generation backed by 1.6 MW of battery energy storage. New Zealand solar company Future Energy installed more than 1,700 solar panels across the Paradise Cove, Blue Lagoon and Octopus resorts and deployed eight Aelio battery units developed by SolaX Power Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of global energy storage leader SolaX. Each Aelio unit is a 50 kW / 60 kW hybrid ESS cabinet, IP66-rated inverter and IP55 cabinet, built for coastal heat, humidity and salt air. The solar and battery system, which is designed to allow for future expansion, also includes SolaX battery management software that delivers real-time data on generation, consumption and battery state across all three resorts. Auckland-based Future Energy monitors performance remotely and intervenes if alerts flag a system issue. The first island was commissioned in September 2025 and the third earlier this month. Across the first six months of operation, the $1.61 million (NZD 1.96 million) project delivered a 35% energy cost saving while the build was still being completed. With the full system now commissioned, a 50% reduction in diesel costs is projected for full-year 2026. Stage 2 of the Yasawa project, planned for delivery by end of 2027, will add additional solar and battery storage capacity to lift the energy cost saving to 70-75%. Beyond that, Yasawa Island Resorts owner Nick Wood’s longer-term ambition is for the resorts to reach approximately 95% combined diesel and gas reduction by the end of 2028. Wood said the economics of the project are compelling with an estimated 36-month payback on the solar and battery system from operational savings alone, with cost savings flowing from day one. “You can get your money back in probably two to three years,” he said. “If you look at the fuel we were using at Paradise Cove alone, and the 80% surge in diesel prices due to the conflict in the Middle East, the increase in our operating costs would have been massive. Solar takes that pressure off.” The project was a challenging one with every panel, battery unit, and cable needing to be shipped by container from New Zealand to the islands but Future Energy Director Alastair Mortensen said the end result is commercial proof that fully off-grid and remote solar and battery storage can deliver reliable energy in the most demanding conditions, with compelling payback opportunities. “If we can do it here, we can do it anywhere,” he said. “Remote lodges, rural hospitals, data centres: the barriers to solar are lower than most businesses think, And right now, reducing reliance on diesel has real benefits, not just for the environment, but for their bottom line.” SolaX Power Australia General Manager Joey Zhang said beyond the economic benefits, the transition to renewables is also improving resort operations with the solar and battery system delivering more useable energy and greater visibility about energy consumption. “Our partnership with Future Energy shows what’s possible in remote, off-grid conditions,” he said. “This solution is available to any operator across the Pacific – and Australia – still relying on expensive imported diesel.”
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Renewables developer Neoen Australia has launched construction of a 215 MW / 963 MWh battery energy storage system that will transform one of Australia’s biggest solar farms into a hybrid solar generation and energy storage facility. The 350 MW Culcairn Solar Farm, near the town of Albury in the New South Wales (NSW) Riverina region, commenced operations earlier this year. Construction of a battery energy storage system has now commenced at the site with Neoen confirming the solar farm and battery will share the same point of connection into the transmission network, meaning that the battery will be able to store energy directly from the solar farm before supplying it into the electricity grid. “We are especially proud of this asset as it will be Neoen’s first ‘behind-the-meter’ battery at a solar farm,” the company said, adding that the milestone is possible thanks to “the deep, technical expertise of our people and to their strong relationships in the industry and project community.” Neoen said the battery – which has grown in size from an initially proposed 100 MW / 200 MWh to 215 MW / 963 MWh thanks to higher energy densities of battery units – will support grid reliability and stability in the National Electricity Market and help the NSW government in delivering its Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap. “Together, this project is contributing to NSW’s plan to modernise the electricity network with clean energy,” the company said. The new storage asset will be built by Italy-headquartered NHOA Energy and a joint venture between French-owned contractor Bouygues Construction Australia and Equans Solar and Storage. Construction of the battery is expected to take about two years to complete with the project expected to generate about 160 jobs. The Culcairn Solar Farm is underpinned by a four-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with energy retailer SmartestEnergy which has agreed to purchase 50% of the project’s capacity. It is also supported by a long-term energy services agreement with the NSW government. Comments Please login to comment The June issue of pv magazine Global is out now! Available in print and digital – get your copy today! Thursday, September 9, 2026 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid Thursday, June 18, 2026 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid Wednesday, June 10, 2026 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid Tuesday, June 9, 2026 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid Thursday, June 11, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid Monday, June 1, 2026 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm CEST, Berlin, Madrid, Paris Tuesday, June 16, 2026 6 am – 7:00 am CEST, Berlin Friday, June 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid The new pv magazine Global May issue is now available! Mountains to climb Available in print and digital formats. Entries open in seven categories: Modules, Inverters, BoS, BESS, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Projects. April 01 – August 31, 2026 Energy-hungry data centers open new doors for solar and storage. Available in print and digital formats.
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Adani Solar Panels bring higher wattage mono-PERC modules to Indian rooftops and industrial sheds with a focus on grid-tied and off-grid installations. This bestseller keeps the Adani Enterprises Ltd share price in focus for long-term investors (ISIN INE423A01024). Reviewed: ad hoc news New Release & Launch desk. Edited and checked on 2026-06-30, 04:47. Details in the imprint. Adani Solar Panels sit in neat blue rows on a hot tin rooftop, humming quietly as the inverter turns raw sunlight into usable power for a small workshop below. You feel the heat radiating off the modules, but inside the lights stay on and the fans keep spinning. Adani Solar Panels are part of the renewable push from Adani Enterprises Ltd, offering crystalline photovoltaic modules aimed at residential and commercial rooftops across India. Typical installations use strings of 330 to 540 watt panels, with arrays tailored to the customer’s load and roof size. The modules are designed for grid-tied systems with net metering, but installers also pair them with battery packs for backup in areas with frequent outages. In daily use, that means a home can keep fridges, lights and basic air conditioning running when the neighborhood grid drops. Adani Solar Panels are one building block in Adani Enterprises Ltd’s wider energy and infrastructure portfolio, which investors track via Adani Enterprises Ltd shares on Indian exchanges. On a bright afternoon the Adani Solar Panels deliver a steady flow of power, and the inverter’s small fan is the only sound in the utility room. Users often notice that the air inside feels cleaner and quieter compared with running a diesel generator during outages. An installer working with Adani modules described the panels as robust enough for dusty, coastal and high-heat environments, noting that regular cleaning with water and a soft brush keeps performance tidy. Hands-on, the glass surface feels smooth and cool in the early morning before the sun ramps up. Adani Enterprises Ltd positions its solar panels as part of a broader energy and infrastructure strategy, alongside mining, logistics and city gas distribution projects. For investors, the solar business is one of several growth areas feeding into the diversified conglomerate’s long-term narrative. Chairman Gautam Adani has repeatedly framed renewables as a core pillar for the group, and rooftop solar sits at the customer-facing edge of that ambition. For households, the product is less about corporate strategy and more about shaving the electricity bill and gaining resilience. Adani Solar Panels are typically sold through local installers and distributors rather than direct retail, with pricing quoted per watt and varying by region and project size. For a mid-size Indian home, a common 3 to 5 kilowatt rooftop system can run into the low six figures in rupees including installation. The modules are primarily available in India, with some export activity handled via project partners. European DIY customers looking for Adani-branded panels usually find limited direct channel options compared with local and Chinese brands listed widely online. Prospective buyers sometimes find that detailed consumer-facing documentation on individual Adani Solar Panel models is less transparent than on established international retail brands. That can make comparing efficiency percentages or temperature coefficients slightly more cumbersome. In practice, homeowners rely heavily on their installer’s recommendations and local experience with Adani modules. For a technically minded investor or engineer, the desire for more openly published data sheets and long-term performance statistics is a consistent theme. All told, Adani Solar Panels underscore Adani Enterprises Ltd’s push into renewables at the customer level, even if the brand is better known in infrastructure and resources. Adani Enterprises Ltd shares (ISIN INE423A01024) trade primarily on Indian exchanges, offering investors exposure to this mix of solar and non-solar businesses. This article was AI-assisted and editorially reviewed. Product information without guarantee; prices and availability may change at short notice. No investment advice, no buy or sell recommendation. Stock-market transactions involve risks up to total loss.
0 Powered by : Malaysia-based property development and construction firm Ibraco Berhad has announced a Power Purchase Agreement involving its associate, Equinox Power Sdn Bhd. The agreement with Syarikat SESCO Berhad covers a 100 MW (AC) solar PV power plant at Similajau, Bintulu and Sarawak. Under the agreement, Equinox Power Sdn Bhd will be responsible for designing, constructing, owning, operating and maintaining the facility. The signing of the PPA took place on June 25, 2026 and it has a duration of 30 years from the proposed commercial operation date. The facility is expected to begin commercial operations in December 2029. SOLARbytes brings you the latest news in solar world in bite size; essentially a gist of important solar news in few sentences. Subscribe to our Newsletter!
Display manufacturer BOE has commissioned its perovskite outdoor demonstration base at its 10.5-generation TFT-LCD production park in Hefei, Anhui Province. The 200 kW demonstration facility will deploy BOE’s rigid, flexible, and tandem perovskite modules alongside cadmium telluride (CdTe) and crystalline silicon technologies, including back-contact (BC), TOPCon, and heterojunction (HJT) modules, for comparative outdoor validation. The company plans to begin extreme-environment durability testing in H2 2026 by installing the modules at 3 sites representing different climatic conditions: Mohe in Heilongjiang for severe cold, Turpan in Xinjiang for extreme heat, and Yinchuan in Ningxia for high solar irradiation. The program is designed to evaluate module performance under full-scenario outdoor operating conditions. In May, BOE signed an MoU with Corning Incorporated for collaboration on perovskite glass substrates (see China Solar PV News Snippets). Lithium-ion battery manufacturer Sunwoda has established a RMB 500 million investment fund through its wholly owned subsidiary Xin’neng Technology to support standalone energy storage projects in China. Xin’neng Technology will contribute RMB 240 million, representing a 48% stake, while Zhejiang Xun’neng Technology will invest RMB 250 million, representing a 50% stake. At least 70% of the fund will be invested, directly or indirectly, in standalone energy storage projects, with wind and solar projects also considered. The new vehicle follows another RMB 500 million energy storage fund established by Sunwoda with Tagen Group in March (see China Solar PV News Snippets). PV equipment manufacturer Maxwell Technologies has delivered its first commercial perovskite-silicon HJT tandem cell production line to an undisclosed customer. According to the company, the production line is designed for 210 mm half-cut, full-area perovskite-HJT tandem cells and incorporates upgrades in precision equipment control, manufacturing environment, and production stability to support process verification and future capacity ramp-up. Maxwell said the delivery establishes China’s first commercial-scale production capability for perovskite-HJT tandem cell manufacturing. Shanxi Province’s Energy Bureau has introduced a traffic-light zoning framework to manage distributed renewable energy grid connections. Under the new rules, projects in red zones will be permitted only if they are fully self-consuming and equipped with independent energy storage. Yellow-zone projects are encouraged to maximize self-consumption and install storage when exporting surplus electricity, while green-zone projects will be allowed to connect to the grid in an orderly manner. The province also encourages deployment of distributed energy storage demonstration projects at 10 kV and below. For commercial and industrial (C&I) distributed PV projects that export surplus power to the grid, the annual self-consumption ratio must be at least 50%. Government agencies, schools, hospitals, and other public institutions are exempt from this requirement. TaiyangNews 2024
Europe’s national power system could deploy 614 GW of solar, equivalent to around 678 TWh of electricity annually, without any hour of overproduction, according to new research. The research paper Assessment of Solar Energy Capacity Across Europe: Comparative Analysis of Production and Consumption Data, published in the journal Land, quantifies how much solar 38 European countries could realistically absorb when generation is matched to demand on an hour-to-hour basis. The paper’s author, Hassan Gholami, a senior consultant at Norway’s Multiconsult and researcher at the University of Stavanger, utilized hourly electricity consumption data from the ENTSO-E transparency platform together with PVsyst generation simulations for each of the 38 countries studied. This analysis allowed for an assessment of the maximum feasible solar capacity, defined as the largest PV fleet whose output never exceeds national electricity demand in any hour of the year. “This contrasts with prior studies that have generally relied on annual or seasonal averages, which tend to overestimate integration potential by overlooking intra-day variability and curtailment risk,” the research paper says. Gholami told pv magazine that the key takeaway from his research is that the real ceiling on solar is not how much sunlight or land a country has, but how well solar generation lines up with electricity demand hour by hour. “When you enforce that match strictly, Europe can still absorb around 614 GW of PV and 678 TWh a year purely within demand,” Gholami explained. “That figure is a conservative floor, not a ceiling – it excludes storage, demand-side flexibility, electrification of heat and transport, battery systems, exports and building-integrated PV, all of which would push the feasible potential significantly higher.” According to figures from the research paper, Germany has the highest feasible PV capacity of the countries analyzed, at around 106 GWp, followed by France (85 GWp), Italy (54 GWp), Spain (39 GWp), Poland (37 GWp) and the United Kingdom (36 GWp). Together, these countries account for over half the continental total. Across the 38 countries, two were found to have already exceeded their feasible PV capacity as of 2023 installation figures. The Netherlands had installed 23.9 GW of solar by 2023, compared to a modeled cap of 18.6 GW, while Cyprus had installed 606 MW against a modeled cap of 414 MW. In the research paper, Gholami says any further PV expansion in these two countries will now depend on the success of demand-side and storage measures rather than on raw installation rates. The countries next closest to their modeled caps are Greece (87%), Germany (77%), Spain (74%) and Hungary (72%). On the other end of the scale, smaller Balkan and Eastern European systems with low installed bases – namely Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Georgia and Kosovo – retain large headroom for solar deployment. Gholami says realizing this potential will depend primarily on financing, permitting and integration with the wider European market, rather than on physical resource. The research paper also calculated the share covered by feasible PV capacity in each country’s total national consumption. Spain and Georgia lead the dataset, at 27%, followed by Portugal and Italy at 25% and a group of countries – Greece, Switzerland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Romania, Moldova, Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina – at around 23-24%. Cyprus recorded the lowest share of the analyzed countries, at 15%, with Finland and Estonia in the penultimate position, at 18%. Gholami explained that the research uncovered pronounced regional differences from across the continent, with Southern European systems, led by the Iberian Peninsula, found capable of absorbing proportionally more solar, thanks to stronger and more consistent irradiance. In contrast, Northern and Eastern European systems face tighter limits driven by seasonal mismatch between summer generation and winter demand, as well as infrastructural constraints. He added that the country-by-country results are intended as a transparent, comparable baseline for planning. “Policymakers and grid operators can use these numbers to see where the largest deployment headroom still exists today, and where systems are approaching the point at which additional solar starts to spill beyond demand,” Gholami explained. “It helps set realistic national ambitions and target grid investment where it delivers the most value, rather than treating Europe as a single uniform market.” Gholami also suggested there are a number of measures that can lift the amount of solar that systems can usefully consume. “To go beyond this demand-constrained baseline, the priorities are grid modernization and stronger cross-border interconnection, clear incentives for energy storage and demand-side flexibility, and the electrification of heating and transport, which grows daytime demand and lets the system absorb more solar,” he told pv magazine. “Market and tariff reforms that reward flexible consumption, alongside continued support for distributed and building-integrated PV, would all help convert physical potential into delivered generation.” This content is protected by copyright and may not be reused. 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0 Powered by : Lightsource bp, a global onshore renewable and energy storage developer, has reached financial close on the 171 MW (DC) Glorit solar farm in New Zealand with Contact. Its partner, Contact, is based in New Zealand and operates in the local electricity market. The project is being developed through a 50:50 joint venture between both companies. It secured NZD 285 million (~ $ 161.11million) in non-recourse financing from five lenders. INTEC Energy Solutions and COMPLANT will deliver the EPC work. The solar farm is expected to begin operations in the second half of 2028. SOLARbytes brings you the latest news in solar world in bite size; essentially a gist of important solar news in few sentences. Subscribe to our Newsletter!
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