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The Mercom India Renewables Summit 2026 will be held in Delhi on July 1 and 2
June 26, 2026
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India’s efforts to fast-track its clean energy transition and plan to achieve 500 MW in non-fossil energy capacity by 2030 hinge heavily on the resilience of its solar manufacturing value chain.
The government has been emphasizing the development of a fully self-reliant solar manufacturing ecosystem, from polysilicon, ingots, and wafers to cells and modules. India’s localization strategy, through initiatives like the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM), has paid off in building out module manufacturing capacity, although cell manufacturing is yet to catch up.
The ALMM-II mandate for solar cells took effect this month, and similar mandates for domestic manufacturing of ingots and wafers will come into force from June 2028.
The country has been working to align energy security strategies with the development of a robust supply chain and reduce imports. Still, challenges such as technology gaps, a shortage of trained personnel, regulatory hurdles, and the need for substantial investment remain.
At the sixth edition of the Mercom India Renewables Summit, scheduled to be held in New Delhi on July 1 and 2, 2026, experts from across the solar PV industry will gather to discuss strategies to strengthen the domestic solar manufacturing chain.
In the session titled ‘Closing the gap: Building Integrated Solar Manufacturing Value Chain’, panelists will brainstorm over the progress India has made in building its downstream capacity, boosting investment, and examining the funding, technology, and policy measures required to strengthen upstream integration. The session will be held on July 1 at the Oval Hall, Hyatt Regency.
The panel will feature Prashant Choubey, President and Head, Green Hydrogen/Ammonia Business at Avaada Group; Amit Barve, CEO at Rayzon Solar; Rajasekar Elavarasan, Founder and CEO at Raana Semiconductors, and Nimish Jain, Executive Vice President at Vikram Solar.
The Summit will also feature the Mercom India Awards, which recognize companies that are decoding the future of clean energy through impactful projects and solutions.
The event will also see the return of the Mercom India Renewable Summit Expo, where renewable energy companies can showcase their cutting-edge products and solutions to industry stakeholders.
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BOYLE HEIGHTS (CNS) – There are reports Friday that the solar panels that caught fire atop the 500,000-square-foot cold-storage warehouse that burned eight days in Boyle Heights were repaired without permits and that a city probe was opened the day the fire broke out.
CBS News reported that the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety began its investigation on June 17, following up on an August 2024 fire on the same roof that was quickly put out.
CBS reported a review of the records showed no record of permits being obtained for repairs since the August 2024 fire.
A spokesman from Lineage Logistics told CBS News that they “believe the fire started on the roof when the owner of the solar array, Altus Power, was doing tests." The company added that Altus is “the owner of the array that is responsible for its design, installation, operation, maintenance, and repair."
An Altus Power spokesman did not comment on the permit issue to CBS News.

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The global solar industry is undergoing rapid technological transformation. Emerging cell technologies such as perovskites, heterojunction, back-contact architectures, and tandem cells are driving module efficiencies to new heights and reshaping performance benchmarks across the sector.
As competition intensifies, manufacturers are under increasing pressure to upgrade production lines, adopt next-generation technologies, and improve product quality while balancing costs and profitability.
India’s existing solar cell manufacturing capacity is primarily based on monocrystalline technology. According to Mercom India’s State of Solar PV Manufacturing in India 2026 report, monocrystalline cells accounted for more than 57% of production capacity, followed by TOPCon at over 39%. Polycrystalline cells accounted for approximately 3.5%.
At the sixth Mercom India Renewables Summit 2026, industry leaders will come together for the session, “Raising the Bar: Technology, Quality, and Innovation in Solar Manufacturing,” to discuss how the industry can strengthen its global competitiveness and create long-term value through continuous improvement across the manufacturing value chain.
Scheduled for July 1-2, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, the Summit will bring together key stakeholders from across the renewable energy ecosystem.
The session will explore emerging technologies, manufacturing innovations, quality assurance frameworks, and reliability standards that can help Indian manufacturers enhance product differentiation, improve bankability, and build sustainable competitive advantages in an increasingly sophisticated market.
The panel will feature Prashant Shah, Executive Director at IMC India; Piyush Agrawal, Managing Director at GenX PV; Vish Iyer, Managing Director (India & West Asia) at Caelux; and Vinay Rustagi, Chief Business Officer at  Premier Energies, who will share insights on the technological advancements and quality-driven strategies shaping the future of solar manufacturing.
The 2026 Summit will also feature two parallel events: the Mercom India Awards, which will honor outstanding achievements and technological innovations that are transforming India’s energy markets, and the Mercom India Renewable Summit Expo which will bring together renewable energy companies showcasing cutting-edge solutions and services. The expo will also provide participants with opportunities to connect with industry leaders, explore new business opportunities, and enhance brand visibility.
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While transitioning from silver to base metals like copper in solar panels presents manufacturers with significant advantages in cost and availability, new research suggests it could potentially decrease the future economic viability of recycling end-of-life PV modules.
Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Poland’s Gdansk University of Technology and the Polish Academy of Sciences, have analyzed the material composition of diverse solar panels in the Australian market as part of efforts to better understand the profitability of recycling processes for the growing PV waste stream in Australia and similar markets.
“There is still a lack of comprehensive, experimentally derived data on the material composition of diverse photovoltaic panels in the Australian market,” the researchers said. “This paper addresses this gap by providing a detailed characterisation analysis of 12 different PV panels from various manufacturers.”
The study shows that despite variability in material composition across the different panels, the key components – including aluminium, glass, ethylene and vinyl acetate (EVA) laminate, and solar cells – are all recyclable and meet raw material production requirements.
The researchers said the study also reveals potential barriers for future recycling with the variability between panels produced by different manufacturers posing a threat to effective commercial recycling processes.
Among the issues highlighted is the significant variance in solar cell composition with a reduction of silver content in newer panels. The copper content also varied depending on the cell technology of the panel.
“A consistent year-on-year decline in silver content was observed in solar panels, signalling potential decreases in economic revenue for recyclers,” the researchers said, adding that “this trend warns recyclers of potential decreases in future economic revenue, as silver comprises up to 47% of a panel’s recoverable value.”
The study also shows that the recyclability of each of the components depends heavily on the composition with both aluminium and glass being reduced in value as a result of contamination with various impurities. 
The research team said that while the glass can be recycled, there was obvious variability among the samples with the potential to significantly decrease the recyclability.
“As a result, the only option for recycling the glass in these cases may be downcycling the glass into concrete, aggregates and road base materials …severely diminishing the value of the glass,” they said.
The findings show that up to 98.3% of aluminium frames are suitable for recycling but warned that surface coatings containing high amounts of sulphur decrease purity and economic value.
The researchers said the findings of the study could be used to inform policy development, optimise recycling strategies, and better forecast the economic viability of recycling processes for the growing PV waste stream in Australia and similar markets.
Management of end-of-life solar modules is a significant issue in Australia with an estimated 4 million panels being decommissioned each year. Government analysis shows only 17% of those panels are currently being recycled and forecasts that the waste stream will increase to more than 90,000 tonnes annually by 2030, and a cumulative 1 million tonnes by 2035.
The study “Beyond assumptions: Experimental characterization of end-of-life photovoltaic panels composition for recycling in Australia” was published in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.

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Spanish photovoltaic tracker manufacturer Axial has unveiled a new generation of single-row solar trackers designed for utility-scale projects, with higher power density and increasingly optimized construction configurations at the Smarter E trade show in Munich, Germany, this week.
According to the company, Titan system addresses structural changes in the solar sector, including the trend toward larger project sizes, the adoption of large-format PV modules, and ongoing pressure to reduce the levelized cost of energy (LCOE).
Axial says the tracker’s long-row architecture enables configurations of up to 160 meters. It is intended for large sites with ample land availability, such as desert installations or other open areas, where long, continuous rows can be fully utilized.
The design has been adapted to accommodate larger, higher-power modules. Each row can host up to four strings and is compatible with most utility-scale modules currently on the market, supporting integration into high-capacity PV plants.
To ensure mechanical stability, Titan uses a multi-slew drive system combined with multi-point locking technology, designed to maintain structural rigidity and performance under demanding operating conditions.
For energy performance, the system integrates an advanced tracking algorithm and 3D backtracking functionality, aimed at reducing inter-row shading losses and improving energy yield throughout the day.
The tracker is designed for harsh environments, with an operating temperature range of -20 C to 50 C and wind resistance of up to 70 km/h.
According to recent reports from Wood Mackenzie and S&P Global, Axial is the leading European solar tracker supplier by shipment volume in 2025, with a 16% market share and 46% year-on-year growth.
The company has also captured nearly one-third of the Italian market, supported by 70% annual growth, and holds a 23% share in Romania. It ranks among the world’s top 10 tracker manufacturers by shipment volume.
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The US startup Aptera Motors Corp. has taken the long way around on its journey to produce an EV that runs on solar power from its own onboard solar cells. That has been a tough row to hoe, but the company is finally ready to prove its case with a series of real-world videos featuring its signature EV under the code name “Atlas.” Spoiler alert: repositioning pays off.
Autocycles are three-wheeled vehicles that are sometimes confused with three-wheeled motorcycles. However, they are a different sort of beast. In the US, autocycles are defined by regular front-facing car seats and a steering wheel, in contrast to the straddle seat and grips that characterize motorcycles.
That’s an important distinction for the EV market here in the US, because it relieves drivers from the hassle of acquiring a motorcycle license in addition to their car license. Nevertheless, although autocycles were relatively popular in other markets through the middle of the 20th century, they failed to catch fire here.
Well, that was then. In a case of everything old being new again, automotive enthusiasts have begun to tease autocycles into a comeback, in the form of souped-up, open-air versions, both gas and electric (here’s a forthcoming electric example).
Aptera has been aiming for a foothold in the autocycle market since 2006, which was 20 years ago for those of you keeping score at home. With many delays along the way, perhaps it’s just as well the the startup has finally found its footing at a time when autocycles are just beginning to attract interest from the EV-buying public.
Aptera has been picking up the pace over the past couple of years. Its first validation vehicle rolled off the assembly line in March, and the company has not let the grass grow under its feet since then.
On June 25, the company announced that the results of a series of real-world tests on its new EV, with results that support the company’s promise of enough solar power to get a typical driver through daily errands before needing to plug into a charging station.
The test car hit a peak of 4.42 kilowatt-hours of daily generation, enough to travel up to 44 miles, exceeding the company’s initial calculations.
Aptera attributes the achievement to its ground-up body design and a custom, soup-to-nuts  charge controller that maximizes the energy produced from various parts of the car’s body. “That full-stack ownership is what made it possible to optimize every layer of the system simultaneously and validate it as a complete unit,” the company explains.
Aptera plans to put Atlas through a third-party validation sequence sometime in July. Meanwhile, you can check out the data from their in-house tests on the Aptera blog and see the videos on their YouTube channel.
To summarize briefly, Aptera is satisfied that their autocycle can provide drivers with a full solar-powered EV experience for typical daily use on cloudy days as well as sunny days.
“Thanks to the large curvature of Aptera’s solar panels, parking with the front facing east or west (rather than north or south) is the best way to maximize energy capture throughout the day,” the company notes.
Aptera hit the high mark of 44 miles with a vehicle in a parking lot, rotating it just once at noon in order to catch more sun in the latter part of the day. The achievement is notable because the day started off with considerable cloud cover.
The company also tested the vehicle without moving it at all. On a sunny day, one position yielded 39 miles of added range. In another test, the EV also booked 40 miles in a fixed position, despite cloud cover at the beginning and end of the day.
The repositioning factor kicks in when cloudy conditions throughout the day interfere with solar collection. On one cloudy test day, the car was repositioned multiple times for optimal effect. All that hard work paid off, with the car racking up a respectable 36 miles of range by the end of the day.
As Aptera emphasizes, the Atlas test sequence shows that drivers don’t necessarily need to re-park their cars in order to collect a reasonable amount of solar energy for the day. However, hyper-milers may be attracted by the idea of tweaking the car’s solar capabilities beyond conventional driving habits. Aptera cites a peak of 4.6 kilowatt-hours (about 46 miles of range) under a repositioning schedule with multiple rotations, even on a test day when morning clouds interfered.
For that matter, re-positioning is not just a fun pursuit for hyper-milers. Many drivers park and re-park their cars at intervals throughout the day, when commuting or running errands.
For those parking in one location throughout the day, repositioning just once around lunchtime is enough to add substantial range. “The goal is not to ask Aptera owners to go out of their way. It is simply to show that a little awareness of where you park can meaningfully add to your daily solar range,” Aptera emphasizes.
“Repositioning the vehicle throughout the day might sound like extra effort, but it’s actually pretty natural when you think about how most people use their vehicles,” the company explains. “It’s easy to imagine moving your Aptera two to four times a day just going about your routine: driving to work, heading out for lunch, running errands, and coming home.”
Interested? The company is targeting a price of $40,000 and you can reserve your spot for $100.
Meanwhile, Aptera is not the only US automaker with designs on the electric mobility market of the future. In the lastest signs of activity, Ford re-affirmed its plans to launch an affordable electric pickup truck into the market, the EV startup Rivian somehow managed to secure an Energy Department loan to support its plans for a new factory in Georgia, and the Bezos-backed startup Slate Auto has hooked up with the leading online auto retailer Carvana.
While EV sales in the US continue to disappoint, the writing is already on the wall. US President Donald Trump’s war on zero emission mobility is already fizzling out to a lame conclusion, just like his war on renewable energy, his war in Iran, and most recently, his war on algae.
Unfortunately the President’s war on the American public is still in force, native-born and non-native alike. However, that’s what elections are for. If you have any thoughts about that, drop a note in the discussion thread.
Photo: The US startup Aptera sets out to prove that an EV can rack up a significant amount of added range by deploying body-integrated solar cells in a futuristic, autocycle-based design (cropped, courtesy of Aptera).
 
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I was looking out one of my back windows and could view my neighbor’s outside HVAC unit and its fan just flying. Their house is smaller (maybe 400 sq. ft. or so) and they have three young boys. Both are two story houses. But we have solar. Besides generating electricity, the solar panels also block the sun from warming up our attic space and help keep our house cooler.
But those weren’t necessarily what I was thinking about, in that moment. I was thinking about the difference in our power bill. We pay about $15 a month for the privilege of staying connected to the power grid. Now, we’re still paying off the cost of the solar panels, but that’s a static cost, it doesn’t fluctuate depending on the weather. I would have preferred to have been able to add battery storage/backup, but even with incentives it wouldn’t pay off at our age. So I was thinking about the family of five paying more for their electricity than we do. That’s quite a chunk of money coming out of their monthly income.
We also drive an EV and to fully charge our car barely makes a blip. My neighbor has two ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles which require even more of their limited resources. Both parents work and do other odd things to stretch their budget. It’s a shame that everyone doesn’t have solar panels on their house and drives an EV. Instead too many have to pay BIG POWER and BIG OIL before they can even pay for food, medicine and other necessities beyond power and fuel. One day, maybe. One day.

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While Denmark’s solar market faces grid-related challenges, a rapid rise in battery storage deployment is creating new opportunities for developers and investors, according to Johan Christensen and Jacob Engdal, board members of the Danish solar association Dansk Solcelleforening.
Speaking to pv magazine during the Smarter E event in Munich, Christensen and Engdal explained that standalone solar projects are becoming more difficult to develop, while hybrid projects are attracting growing interest.
“I think we all can see that PV has been suffering a bit,” Christensen said. “We have a lot of problems surrounding PV and new legislation, too much bureaucracy, and a lot of new rules which are going to be implemented.”
Amid challenges for solar, Christensen said battery storage is emerging as the major growth engine for Denmark’s energy market.
“We can see everywhere, from private households up to big utility projects, that more or less all applications are for storage,” he said. “It’s been more or less from zero to 100 based on 12 months. It’s going very fast.”
Christensen attributed the increase in the number of storage applications over the past year to developers seeking ways to optimize renewable energy projects and improve returns.
Unlike some European markets, Denmark does not offer subsidies for battery deployment, with market conditions acting as the key driver instead.
“Right now we actually don’t have financial incentives,” Christensen explained, adding that electricity market signals and relatively straightforward permitting processes for storage additions are helping drive deployment.
“Another incentive is that there’s actually not much bureaucracy if you just add storage to an already existing plant, compared to if you are installing a new plant,” he said.
Engdal told pv magazine that investors are increasingly favouring projects that combine multiple technologies.
“If it’s just a PV system, it’s not so interesting to finance [and can be seen as] too big a risk,” he said. “If it’s just a battery, too big a risk. If it’s just wind, too big a risk. But the more of these three you have together, or if you have all three, then the money is there.”
Engdal also clarified that access to capital is generally not a barrier for renewable energy projects in Denmark. “If you have a green investment, then it’s not a problem to find the financing,” he said. “We have more investors looking for projects.”
Both Christensen and Engdal pointed to concerns around grid infrastructure as a barrier for future projects.
Engdal said Denmark’s transmission system operator (TSO) has effectively paused approvals for some larger projects while it assesses the impact of growing renewable generation and increasing electricity demand.
He also highlighted the role that flexible grid connections could play in enabling more renewable energy projects to proceed and suggested that communication between project developers and network operators remains a challenge.
“That communication I see as the main problem,” Engdal said. “We should aim to get good dialogue with both the TSO and the DSOs.”
Despite these challenges, both Christensen and Engdal said long-term growth prospects remain strong, provided grid infrastructure and permitting frameworks can keep pace with demand.
Christensen and Engdal also said Dansk Solcelleforening is continuing to focus on reducing administrative barriers to renewable energy deployment.
“We’re always advocating for simpler processes within just installing, adding renewable energy, whether it’s storage or whether it’s other connections,” Christensen told pv magazine.
The growing importance of batteries is also changing how the sector views renewable energy projects, he added.
“As you asked initially, I think it’s more about energy in itself, it’s not just PV, because storage is a big part of having the complete solution.”
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But a waste reckoning is coming, larger and faster than anyone anticipated, and the infrastructure to deal with it can barely cope today.
The problem is panels. Solar panels are built to last 25+ years, which means the first major deployment wave from the early 2000s is now arriving at end-of-life. When IRENA first modeled this in 2016, global cumulative photovoltaic (PV) waste was projected to reach 78 million metric tons (mt) by 2050, an already staggering figure. By 2022, IRENA had revised that figure upward to over 200 million mt as actual solar deployment dramatically outpaced early models, effectively tripling the estimate in under a decade. In the U.S. alone, the EPA projects up to 10 million mt of panel waste by 2050, making it the world’s second-largest generator of end-of-life panels.
The challenge is not the aluminum frame or the glass cover; those are straightforward. The real barrier is EVA, the polymer encapsulant that bonds every layer of a panel into a single weatherproof structure. It is precisely what makes panels last 25+ years outdoors. Without removing it, the silver and silicon locked inside the cells—representing the majority of a panel’s recoverable value—stay locked.
The most commercially mature response is mechanical recycling, which uses shredding, grinding, and separation. It works at scale, it is cost-effective, and it dominates the market today. But it comes with a fundamental limitation: shredding a panel contaminates the glass stream, typically downgrading it to low-value cullet (crushed or broken glass), and leaves silver and silicon unrecovered or at low purity. This is where thermal and chemical approaches become compelling. By removing the EVA before separation rather than shredding through it, both methods preserve the integrity of the materials beneath. If fully recycled, the materials in end-of-life panels could be worth more than $15B globally by 2050.
Within the materials recovery picture, two variables deserve particular attention. Silver recovery is economically compelling but price-sensitive. Silver is a commodity market subject to significant price fluctuation, and the economics of chemical recovery processes shift materially when prices move. Silver alone, at less than 0.1% of a panel’s weight, accounts for roughly 10% of its manufacturing cost. With solar already consuming 14% of global silver supply, rising to an estimated 20% by 2030, end-of-life panels are increasingly a critical minerals story, not just a waste management one. Operators and investors need to stress-test unit economics across price scenarios, not just at spot. Silicon recovery is a different challenge: volume is not the constraint, purity is. Recovered silicon ranges widely in quality, and only the highest-purity outputs—5N grade and above—are suitable for reuse in new solar cells or battery anodes. The gap between recovering silicon and recovering useful silicon is where much of the innovation frontier currently sits.
The recycling landscape is not geographically uniform, and that matters for how the opportunity unfolds. The U.S. is arguably furthest ahead, driven by a large installed base now aging toward end-of-life, state-level landfill bans, and a growing commercial recycler ecosystem. Europe benefits from the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive’s mandatory take-back framework, which has created the regulatory pull that funded much of the continent’s innovation.
China is a distinct case entirely. As the world’s largest solar manufacturer, installer, and exporter, accounting for approximately 57% of global installations, China is simultaneously grappling with its own early wave of end-of-life panels while also being the most vertically integrated player in the supply chain. Trina Solar’s demonstration of a fully recycled crystalline silicon panel in 2024, built using 37 internally developed recycling technologies, signals that Chinese manufacturers are approaching recycling as a closed-loop manufacturing advantage rather than a waste management obligation.
South and East Asia present a different picture again. These markets are still in rapid deployment phases. Their recycling infrastructure is nascent precisely because their waste problem has not fully arrived yet. The innovators building today are positioning ahead of that curve, betting that the regulatory and volume tailwinds that drove Europe and the U.S. will follow.
The innovator landscape has coalesced around three primary pathways: mechanical, thermal, and chemical. Each represents a distinct set of tradeoffs between scale, cost, and material recovery quality. Mechanical processes dominate commercially today, optimizing for throughput and cost but often leaving silver and silicon underrecovered. Thermal approaches unlock higher-purity outputs by removing the EVA encapsulant before separation, while chemical processes deliver the highest purity of all but at greater operational cost, complexity, and waste management burden. Each pathway has proven its value, but none has solved the full equation alone.
The emerging space is now hybrid, combining the commercial scalability of mechanical processes with the high-value recovery of thermal and chemical methods to capture both scale and material quality in a single approach. In some cases, this repositions recovered materials entirely from waste stream into critical minerals supply chains.
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For thirty years the Solar Car Challenge has offered high school students an opportunity to design, engineer, build and race solar cars. Launched as the Solar Car Challenge & Education Program, it quickly became a race with a closed track event at the Texas Motor Speedway and then on alternating years, a cross-country driving event, as is happening this year.
The Solar Car Challenge & Education Program is designed to help motivate students in science, engineering and alternative Energy by learning to plan, design, engineer, build, race, and evaluate roadworthy solar cars.
“We teach the kids how to build a plan, come up with a budget, fundraise, how to engineer the car and manage the project, all while they’re learning about how to harness energy from the sun to make a car go down the road,” said Dr. Lehman Marks, who founded Solar Car Challenge in 1993.
To date more than 85,000 students in 39 states have been challenged by this education program. This year 300 high school students on twenty-four teams from seven states will arrive on July 15 for the “scrutineering” of their solar-powered cars at Texas Motor Speedway. During that process, judges assess the mechanical, electrical and safety features of the cars the students designed from the ground up. The next day, the teams whose cars passed every element of the test begin the five-day road race.
The 2026 race begins on July 19 with the solar cars 631.7 miles from Fort Worth to Fort Stockton to see which team’s car can go the greatest distance.
Teams that want to participate in the Solar Car Race begin in the fall with educational workshops, although organizers note that some teams take two to three years to see their car come to fruition. There are four divisions in the race:
Once a design is complete, teams must meet rigorous requirements to qualify to participate. For example, they must complete detailed mechanical drawings that show safety cells, crush zones and roll bars. They also must submit manufacturer’s data sheets for the solar cells they intend to use, indicating specs that include the size of each solar cell, efficiency rating, number of watts per cell, and the list price of each solar cell. Types of solar cells are restricted according to the division the team is entering. The array, however, can be any size—as long as it fits within the maximum dimensions of the solar car.
Batteries also must meet specific requirements. For example, only rechargeable, commercial production, lead-acid or lithium iron phosphate batteries are permitted (with some exceptions). The total battery capacity cannot exceed 5.25 kWh at a 20-hour discharge rate (for lead-acid) or at a 1C discharge rate at nominal voltage (for lithium-iron phosphate). However, there is no limit to system voltage, number of cells, or modules.
Once the cars are complete, arrive at the Speedway and pass scrutineering, they’re off to the races. Along the 600+ mile route, teams will face adverse weather conditions, changing terrain and car breakdowns; all of which limit the number of miles driven in a day. The winning team is that which drove the most miles accumulated over the five-day race.
“This is the brain sport,” Marks said. “It’s not just about building the car, but how to drive that car, solve the inevitable problems that happen with the car, and keeping your team intact through five grueling days of racing. Doing the Solar Car Challenge makes these students better equipped to face the challenges they’ll have in life.”
The race is run completely by volunteers, with former Solar Car Challenge competitors returning many years after they’ve competed to share their expertise with the next generation of students. Sponsors for this year’s event include Oncor, Lockheed Martin, Dell Technologies, The Caraway Family Foundation, Enel North America, The Muscato Family Fund, and The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas, Dallas.
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Each year, millions of tourists from around the world visit Pompeii. They admire the southern Italian city’s frescoes and archaeological ruins, but few will likely ever notice the solar panels installed on the roof of the ancient Roman Villa of the Mysteries.
On one side, “it looks just like an ancient Roman tile. But if we look at it from behind, we can see that it is actually a small photovoltaic panel,” explained Gabriel Zuchtriegel, Pompeii Archaeological Park Director.
“It generates electricity to illuminate this villa, and a large share of the energy needed here comes directly from the roof installation,” he added. The work at Pompeii on Villa of the Mysteries was carried out by AHLUX ITALIA S.r.l. – VISEN division.
While Pompeii is considering extending this solution to other areas of its archaeological park that are far from the electricity grid, the Portuguese city of Évora, has also adopted similar technologies, avoiding the harsh visual impact of conventional black solar panels. On the rooftop of the City Hall, some shingles are slightly clearer.
“They are not normal shingles,” said Humberto Queiroz, EDP R&D Centre and Project manager. “They are made of a semi-transparent epoxy material with solar cells embedded in the middle of it, which generates electricity for the self-consumption of this building.”
The area has around 20 kWp (kilowatt peak) of PV shingles, designed to blend into the building’s landscape architecture and protect the heritage aspect of Évora.
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Since 1986, Évora’s historic centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. PV shingles are among the solutions through which the European project POCITYF is helping the city reconcile heritage preservation with the modern challenges of sustainability.
“Évora is a World Heritage city and, like most historic cities across Europe, it has the responsibility to preserve its historic centre and safeguard its cultural heritage,” analysed Nuno Bilo, EU project coordinator at Évora Municipality.
“However, it cannot remain frozen in time. We also need to move forward and find solutions that enable historic cities—and in this case Évora—to address one of today’s greatest challenges: decarbonisation.”
Among the solutions developed to make this possible is one created by a small family-owned company based in north-eastern Italy. Matteo Quagliato, who works for Dyaqua, explained the process.
“The tile is made from a resin compound that forms the first layer. We then take the photovoltaic cells, which have already been soldered beforehand, and place them inside. After that, a second layer is added, made from a specially formulated compound. The final step is lowering the mould and removing the finished product: a resin tile containing the photovoltaic cells.”
Solutions like this one and the different technologies adopted in Pompeii send an encouraging message to the rest of the world.
“The lesson Pompeii offers is that if this technology can work here, in a place that is so delicate, so closely monitored, so fragile, and so vast, then it can work anywhere”, said Zuchtriegel.
Glass roofs integrating photovoltaic panels and solar canopies installed in the courtyards of schools in the historic centre are among the other solutions being tested in Évora. Together with Alkmaar in the Netherlands, the Portuguese city is assessing these innovations through the POCITYF project to evaluate their potential for replication across Europe.
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The Permian region’s marketed natural gas production grew from 17.2 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2021 to 27.6 Bcf/d in 2025, a 60% increase, according to data from our latest Short Term Energy Outlook. Over the same period, crude oil production grew by 39%, going from 4.7 million barrels per day (b/d) to 6.6 million b/d. The higher growth in natural gas production is the result of increasing gas-oil ratios (GOR).
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In the first five months of 2026, utility-scale solar generation surpassed natural gas generation in CAISO. Solar electricity generation in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) over the first five months of 2026 increased 21% compared with the same period in 2024, and natural gas generation decreased by 60%, data from our Hourly Electric Grid Monitor shows.
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From 2016 to 2024, China’s nuclear generation capacity increased 76% (24 GW), based on our International Energy Statistics (IES) data. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Power Reactor Information System (PRIS), China added an additional 1.1 GW of nuclear power capacity in 2025 and 2.2 GW in 2026 (through May). China is continuing to build out its nuclear generating capacity and has 36 reactors under construction, accounting for more than 49% of total world nuclear construction, according to PRIS.
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Underground working natural gas storage capacity in the Lower 48 states increased slightly in 2025, according to our latest data, with growth concentrated in the South Central and Mountain regions. Underground natural gas storage provides a source of energy when demand increases, balancing U.S. energy needs. We calculate natural gas storage capacity in two ways: demonstrated peak capacity and working gas design capacity. Both increased in 2025.
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Monthly average natural gas spot prices in California reached record lows in the first five months of 2026, dropping to values last recorded in the nationwide low-price market of 2024. Record lows were recorded in Northern California’s PG&E Citygate and Southern California’s SoCal Border Average; SoCal Citygate prices fell to near-record lows but remained higher than some 2024 prices. Several factors contribute to California’s low prices, including above-average inventories and decreasing in-state demand for natural gas-fired electricity.
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We forecast natural gas consumption by the U.S. electric power sector this summer will remain near recent highs and set a record next summer in our May Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). Despite a 2% increase in overall U.S. electricity demand this summer, we expect natural gas-fired electricity generation to be similar to last summer, primarily because of forecast increased generation from renewables. In the May STEO, we forecast natural gas consumed by the U.S. electric power sector will average 43.7 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) during the summer (June–September), the same as in the summer of 2025, and 4% above the five-year summer average (2021–2025). We forecast natural gas consumption for power generation will increase 6% (2.4 Bcf/d) during the summer of 2027 to 46.1 Bcf/d, surpassing the previous record set in 2024 by 3%.
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Total energy exports from the United States reached a record 31 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2025, 2% more than the previous record set in 2024. U.S. energy imports were 21 quads, down 5% from 2024. Taken together, net trade—total imports less total exports—reached 11 quads of net exports in 2025, a record and 20% more net exports than the previous record set in 2024.
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Developers plan to bring approximately 44.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of new pipeline capacity online in the United States in 2026 and 2027, according to our latest Natural Gas Pipeline Projects Tracker. Approximately 70% (31.6 Bcf/d) of this new capacity is already under construction. More than 66% (29.7 Bcf/d) of the capacity additions originate in Texas. Louisiana is second with 19% (8.4 Bcf/d) of total capacity additions.
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German solar equipment manufacturer RENA Technologies has secured an order from Bengaluru-based Emmvee Energy to supply high-throughput production equipment for 6 GW of TOPCon solar cell manufacturing capacity in India, marking one of the largest equipment deals in the country’s domestic solar manufacturing sector. More importantly, by going with a non-Chinese supplier, Emmvee has clearly picked predictability over cost.  
The project will deploy production solutions for TOPCon (Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact) solar cell technology, one of the most advanced and efficient crystalline silicon cell architectures currently in commercial use.
Under the agreement, RENA will supply multiple units of its BatchTex 3 N600, InEtchSide 4+ BSG and PSG, BatchEtch 3 N600 and BatchPolyClean 3 N600 systems, designed for high-volume and high-yield manufacturing environments. The company said the equipment incorporates water, chemical and power-saving technologies aimed at reducing operating costs and improving production efficiency.
The contract also includes integrated wastewater management systems for each production line, supporting compliance with environmental standards and reducing wastewater treatment costs.
As part of the agreement, RENA will provide a long-term service package, including on-site and remote support, 24/7 technical assistance, training programmes and spare parts support through its warehouse in Chennai.
The project will be executed in collaboration with strategic partners Centrotherm and ISC Konstanz to deliver an integrated production solution.
“This order represents a significant milestone not only for our company but also for the expansion of domestic photovoltaic manufacturing in India,” said Peter Schneidewind, CEO of RENA Technologies. “By enabling high-efficiency TOPCon cell production at gigawatt scale, we are supporting our long-term customer in building a competitive and sustainable supply chain.”
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The U.S. solar and renewable energy sectors face a complex regulatory landscape. Nearly four years after the passage of landmark federal clean energy incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act, developers are still dealing with gray areas. The most pressing issue comes from Foreign Entity of Concern restrictions, which are slowing down project finance as stakeholders wait for final guidance on ownership and control.
Speaking on a recent episode of the Norton Rose Fulbright Currents project finance podcast, Dorian Hunt, partner and co-leader of renewable energy tax services at CohnReznick, sat down with host Todd Alexander to discuss how this lack of clarity alters developer strategies.
While the IRS and Treasury provided supply chain clarity with Notice 2026-15, establishing a safe harbor for raw materials, Hunt noted that the market remains out in the open regarding ownership and effective control.
According to Hunt, evaluating the control prong requires an “inclusive examination of your arrangements across the entire project life cycle to understand whether it’s going to limit the availability of these incentives.”
While the lack of clarity has not halted development entirely because grid power demands are so high, it has added major friction to project financing.
A bottleneck has emerged within the tax credit insurance sector. Financial carriers want to issue full-wrap policies to cover downside tax risks, but many now refuse to bind coverage for foreign entity limitations until finalized guidance comes out. Because securing tax credit insurance is frequently a required step to close project financing, this standstill slows down deals.
The ongoing ambiguity also drives a reassessment of credit selection. The risk of an open-ended credit recapture under the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), where a retroactive compliance violation can strip away a massive upfront credit, discourages developers from electing that option.
For technologies where the economics allow, developers are taking a second look at the Production Tax Credit (PTC). While the PTC requires waiting on a 10-year delivery schedule, it insulates a project from a single point upfront recapture.
Beyond geopolitical risks, the internal mechanics of related party tax equity transfers face heightened scrutiny. A standard feature of ITC transactions involves selling an asset from a development company silo to an operating company to achieve a legitimate step up in basis to fair market value. Because these are related party transactions, establishing a clear narrative of economic substance is essential.
To mitigate audit risks, Hunt emphasizes that the justification and business purpose for the transaction must go “above and beyond the obvious desire to have more tax incentives in the mix.” In practice, this means structuring capitalization policies that avoid circular cash flows.
Hunt warned developers to avoid setups where “money is going left pocket, right pocket, same day, same guy.” Instead, developers can utilize tools like market rate shareholder loans or notes payable with bona fide repayment terms to ensure the development company operates as a standalone business.
The defensive positioning is reinforced by broader corporate tax litigation. Advisors are keeping a close eye on adjacent, non-renewable tax cases, such as the recent ruling in Liberty Global, which could provide federal taxing authorities with a new platform to challenge historical related party structures and circular cash mechanics across the renewable sector.
The broader transferability market under Code Section 6418 remains healthy, though pricing has softened from its initial peaks. Analysts view this as a natural stabilization of a maturing market rather than a decline, as initial anxieties that transferability rules might be repealed have dissipated. Furthermore, corporate tax appetites have been slightly reduced by robust research and development expensing provisions and expanded bonus depreciation opportunities elsewhere in the market, normalizing supply and demand.
Simultaneously, developer appetite is tilting toward technologies that survived recent legislative cleanups unscathed. Transactions are accelerating around Section 45Z sustainable fuels, 45Q carbon capture, and advanced manufacturing under 45X. 
Ultimately, the consensus across the project finance landscape is one of cautious momentum. The industry has proven its capacity to deploy capital under volatile conditions, but true transactional acceleration will remain on hold until the Treasury establishes the definitive rules of the game.
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After a year and three months of periodic public hearings, two Muncy Creek Township supervisors Thursday granted conditional use approval for three chicken barns for egg production and a combined solar energy array on land owned by a Lancaster County-based business.
Supervisors Eric Newcomer, chair, and Harley Fry II, granted the applications of Bollinger Solar for the concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) of three, not five, barns and a solar array farm with solar panels not located in any part of the residential zone.
Each barn in the application has 70,000 chickens. Sunny Side Up Farms is to be operated by AgVentures Inc., also of Lancaster County.
There were 40 conditions supervisors imposed, and the conditions are in a process of becoming memorialized.
The township building was well attended, and the decision was absent of any commotion.
“We tried to be fair,” Newcomer said.
The property is owned by Sunny Side Up Farms and is zoned primarily as agriculture conservation, and a much smaller portion is zoned for residential use.
The two proposed barns closest to Fogelman Road are not approved.
Also, the solar portion must not be in any part of the residential zone.
The land is fronted by Clarkstown Road and bordered on either side by Fogelman and Muncy Exchange roads.
The host of conditions the board applied to the applications was read by J. Michael Wiley, township solicitor with McCormick Law Firm.
The applicant’s attorney Samuel E. Wiser Jr. of Salzmann Hughes was present and a representative for the applicant, as was Zachary DuGan, with Perciballi & Williams, counsel for Muncy Area Neighborhood Preservation Coalition, a citizens’ grassroots group opposed to the CAFO and solar project. The coalition has reserved comments for another time, according to a coalition spokesman.
Also in attendance was Victor Marquardt, township zoning officer with Code Inspections Inc.
The next phase will be the development plan proposal and review, the board said.
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Astronergy has launched ASTRO N7s 3.0, its latest residential solar module, at Intersolar Europe 2026.
The Chinese solar manufacturer said the module combines larger wafers with half-cut cells and high-density encapsulation technologies to maximise cell spacing utilisation, increase the active area and improve power generation efficiency.
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The ASTRO N7s 3.0 is built on the company’s tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) 5.0 cell technology and incorporates a series of technology upgrades, including advanced surface passivation (ASP), poly-si formation (PF), surface nanotexturing & oxidation optimisation (SNOP), emitter passivation optimisation and hydrogen passivation.
According to Astronergy, these developments improve passivation performance, light absorption and bifacial energy generation in modules.
The company said the module can generate an additional 440kWh of electricity annually compared with a 455W super multi busbar (SMBB) module, enough to power household appliances each month.
Astronergy said the module also features high-density, low-stress flexible interconnection technology designed to create a larger active area, improve current collection capability and increase energy output. The technology is also intended to distribute stress more evenly across the module and significantly reduce the risk of microcracks.
Further optimisation of ribbon connections strengthens the bond between ribbons and cells, with encapsulation materials fully filling overlapping areas to improve long-term module reliability, the company said.
The ASTRO N7s 3.0 has been developed for the residential rooftop market and features an all-black design incorporating a 20BB layout, aesthetic glass, black light-redirecting film (LRF-B) and no visible PAD points.
Astronergy said the module’s lightweight and compact design enables single-person transportation and installation, making it suitable for residential rooftops with limited installation space.
The company added that the module offers enhanced damp heat durability, improved corrosion resistance and verified salt mist protection. It has also passed a 35mm hail test and achieved a mechanical load capacity of +6000Pa/-4000Pa.
The ASTRO N7s 3.0 is backed by a 25-year product warranty and a 30-year linear power warranty, with first-year degradation limited to 1% or less and annual degradation of 0.4% thereafter.
Astronergy said the module is manufactured using a low-temperature process with zero volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions and reduced energy consumption as part of its low-carbon manufacturing strategy.

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Iberdrola Commissions 243 MW Fénix Solar Plant in Sicily, Its Largest Photovoltaic Project in Italy  SolarQuarter
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The project covers 70 acres and consists of over 29,000 panels, which Centrica estimates will be able to meet the power demand of around 6,200 homes.
June 26, 2026
Centrica, the UK energy company that is the parent of British Gas, has started commercial operations at the 18MW Rolleston Park Farm in Burton-on-Trent.
The project covers 70 acres and consists of over 29,000 panels, which Centrica estimates will be able to meet the power demand of around 6,200 homes. The company did not provide details on the models or technologies of panels used at the facility.
The project was delivered in tandem with UK-based Push Power Limited, which provided design, construction and commissioning services. Push Power and Centrica also collaborated on the 18MW Codford solar project in Wiltshire, which started commercial operations in June 2023.
“Rolleston Solar Farm is an important milestone for Centrica and underlines our commitment to delivering clean, secure and affordable energy,” said Dave Kirwan, Centrica Power managing director. “By growing our portfolio of renewables and flexible assets, we are supporting the transition to net zero while delivering the stable, predictable returns that underpin our long-term investment plans.”
Related:Greenvolt Next secures contract to deliver three solar farms in Ireland
Centrica also highlighted its renewable energy projects that are currently under development, including a 16MW solar PV project, co-located with a 3MW battery energy storage system (BESS), in Dorset. These projects make up part of the company’s £4 billion “green-focused” investment plan, which was first announced in 2023 and will run until 2028.
The news follows a number of advancements in UK utility-scale solar projects, such as Aukera starting commercial operations at a 37.6MW solar PV portfolio across Shropshire and Essex. Despite these developments, the UK residential solar sector continues to be a driving force in UK solar, with domestic rooftop PV accounting for more than half of new project installations in April 2026, a month that posted an 11.2% year-on-year increase in total capacity additions.
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The roof of the Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station is the site of the Montgomery County Government's first large-scale solar project.
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The photovoltaic system consists of 1,248 solar panels, made in the United States. They produce 280 kilowatts, or about 30 percent of the facility’s energy needs. The panels began producing power in March 2011. The system will generate approximately 350,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity in the first year of operation and more than six million kWh over the 20-year life of the project. In everyday equivalents, the six million kWh produced by the panels will produce enough energy to power 590 average American homes for one year.
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It was partially funded with a $280,000 Project Sunburst grant from the Maryland Energy Administration, with no upfront costs to us.
Under a Solar Power Purchase Agreement established through the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority, we will purchase and use the solar electricity generated by these panels to operate this facility for the next 20 years at costs about 20 percent lower than retail rates of traditional energy sources. We will save an estimated $200,000 in operating costs from the installation during this time period. We incorporated a novel mechanism to secure environmental benefits from the system that equates to offsetting approximately 300 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually, or the yearly emissions from 60 automobiles.
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During a chat with pv magazine on the sidelines of the Smarter E trade show in Munich, Germany, Federico Brucciani, secretary of Italia Solare, offered a broad and candid assessment of the state of photovoltaics and energy storage in Italy, touching on market dynamics across the residential, commercial & industrial (C&I), and utility-scale segments.
Brucciani described the storage sector in particular as being in a strong growth phase, while stressing that the expansion is far from uniform. In particular, he drew a clear distinction between residential and other segments, noting that “the storage market in Italy is booming,” but adding that “you have to distinguish the residential segment, which is driven by the the eco-bonus – which is an income tax (IRPEF) rebate.”
According to his account, recent incentive schemes, including regional rebate schemes, have fundamentally reshaped the residential market, not only stimulating demand but also changing the very nature of system design. As he put it, “with the Superbonus, residential installations have become PV-plus-storage systems,” reflecting a structural shift in how households approach self-consumption.
This evolution has led to a highly mature residential storage segment. “Brucciani pointed out that “”In 2025, 80% of residential PV systems were installed with storage,” Brucciani stated. This highlights a profound market transformation.
As a result, Italy has already built a significant distributed storage base, estimated at around 18 GW of installed capacity. This, he suggested, is beginning to represent a relevant system-level asset.
The picture changes markedly when moving to the commercial and industrial segment. Here, Brucciani was notably critical, arguing that “C&I in Italy does not yet have a real storage market.” One of the main constraints, he explained, is the lack of in-house energy expertise within companies. “Business owners don’t have anyone following the energy side,” he said, referring especially to SMEs.
This is compounded, in his view, by a fragmented and unstable support framework. He noted that “the C&I segment is subject to regional tenders, so it goes through constant stop-and-go cycles,” making long-term investment planning difficult.
As a result, storage deployment in the segment remains minimal. “In C&I, we are basically still without batteries,” he said bluntly, adding that most installations remain PV-only systems.
Even in volume terms, the segment remains limited relative to its potential. While acknowledging ongoing activity, Brucciani stressed its inconsistency, noting that “around 300 MW per year are being installed, but with continuous stop-and-go dynamics.”
Turning to utility-scale storage, Brucciani outlined a significantly more optimistic trajectory. “By 2030, we will be close to 50 GWh of standalone storage,” he said, referring to large-scale batteries not necessarily co-located with renewable generation, but primarily used for grid services and system balancing.
In this context, he highlighted the central role of Terna, the country’s grid operator, which effectively controls the deployment of large-scale storage assets. “The large batteries are managed by Terna,” he said, noting that this regulatory choice has created a more orderly but also more rigid market structure.
Another key constraint is the cautious stance of the financial sector. According to Brucciani, banks are open to storage projects, but only on a merchant basis, indicating a preference for more conservative and standardized risk structures.
A central theme of the discussion was the untapped potential of grid flexibility. Brucciani emphasized that distributed storage could play a transformative role in system operation, describing the situation as “quite extraordinary” in terms of its potential impact on distribution networks.
However, he argued that the main barrier is regulatory rather than technological. “Flexibility has been introduced through pilot projects,” he said, but added that “we are still stuck at the pilot stage,” underscoring the lack of a fully operational market framework.
This situation also concerns distribution system operators such as e-distribuzione, which have implemented several pilot initiatives but have not yet transitioned to a fully commercial flexibility market.
More broadly, Brucciani offered a somewhat counterintuitive assessment of the Italian regulatory environment, stating that “the Italian regulatory framework is one of the most stable and clearly defined,” especially when compared with other European markets, which are often perceived as simpler but not necessarily more effective.
In closing, he shifted to policy instruments, stressing that he is reluctant to frame current measures as traditional incentives. “I don’t like talking about incentives,” he said, suggesting instead the need for structural support mechanisms such as guarantee schemes.
In particular, he argued that “for both residential and C&I, this would be a huge lever,” as such mechanisms could reduce uncertainty associated with annual tax deduction schemes, which currently remain the primary market driver.
He concluded by acknowledging that, at present, “tax deductions are the main driver,” while implying that the next phase of market development will require more stable, long-term instruments to ensure predictable growth of the sector.

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Solar energy adoption is turning out to be a game changer for India. There was a time when solar power was restricted to rooftops and a few isolated mini-micro grids. The government was more focused on doubling coal output by 2020 and enhancing gas-based generation, and solar was a low priority despite rising CO₂ emissions and visible climate change.
That calculus has shifted dramatically. India’s electricity demand continues to grow by more than 6% each year, and the country’s sunny climate made it increasingly favourable to adopt solar and tap other renewable sources, wind, hydroelectric, nuclear, tidal. With India’s economy now growing faster than China’s, the urgency to electrify at scale has become undeniable.
The scale of what is being built
Nowhere captures the ambition better than Khavda, in the Rann of Kutch. The government’s 2023 decision to permit construction within six miles of the Pakistan border paved the way for Adani to gain control of land there. By 2029, nearly 60 million panels will cover 208 square miles of one of the world’s largest salt deserts, extending right up to the border with Pakistan. The Khavda solar park is set to be the world’s largest solar power facility, with a generating capacity of 30 gigawatts, roughly 30 times the size of a typical coal or nuclear power station. Its panels are attended by robots that dry-clean them at night, removing desert salt and dust without using precious freshwater.
India’s installed solar capacity has been growing by roughly 40% a year. According to the Global Solar Market Outlook 2026–2030 published by SolarPower Europe and the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI), India added a record 39.6 GW of solar capacity in 2025 alone, nearly doubling the previous year’s additions. By March 2026, cumulative installed capacity had crossed 150 GW, a more than 50-fold increase since 2014, when the country had just 2.8 GW. Solar now accounts for over 54% of India’s total renewable energy capacity, and the country has crossed 50% non-fossil installed capacity five years ahead of its 2030 target.
The same report projects India’s solar capacity will reach between 325 and 385 GW by 2030, likely outperforming the government’s own target of 280–300 GW.
The grid problem
Yet solar last year made up 28% of India’s total installed electricity-generating capacity while accounting for only 9.4% of the electricity put into supply. The gap between capacity and output is largely a grid problem. India’s transmission infrastructure cannot yet carry all the solar power being captured in the deserts of western India to where it is needed in urban and industrial centres. At times last year, almost 40% of the country’s solar power output did not reach customers.
Solar plants typically take 18 to 24 months to build, while transmission projects usually take about five years. The grid is trying to catch up. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has allocated more than $100 billion to expand the national grid by 29% by 2032, through a series of green energy corridors linking solar hubs to major industrial and population centres. In FY 2024–25, approximately 8,830 circuit kilometres of new transmission lines were added, with a further 5,077 circuit kilometres added between April and December of FY 2025–26 (NSEFI / SolarPower Europe).
The storage imperative
India also lacks the infrastructure to store renewable energy to meet demand after the sun goes down and through the cloudier monsoon season. Two solutions are being pursued simultaneously: pumped storage and battery storage.
Pumped storage works by linking two reservoirs at different elevations. When the grid has surplus power, electricity pumps water from the lower tank to the upper one. When extra power is needed, water drops through turbines back to the lower tank. The Central Electricity Authority has identified 120 potential pumped-storage sites with a combined capacity of 180 GW. A 1.4 GW project is expected to pump water from the Gandhi Sagar reservoir on the Chambal River in Madhya Pradesh. Another, with a capacity of 3 GW, is set for completion near Mumbai in 2030. The India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), in a white paper released at the Stationary Energy Storage India (SESI) 2026 conference, projects pumped hydro energy storage capacity will grow from 7 GW in 2025 to 107 GW by 2033.
Battery storage is scaling rapidly alongside pumped hydro. As global battery costs fall sharply, lithium-ion systems are making round-the-clock solar power increasingly viable. Adani is currently assembling the country’s biggest battery storage system at the Khavda complex, enough to discharge over a gigawatt of power to the grid for three hours every evening.
The official data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), as of 31 May 2026, shows how quickly battery energy storage systems (BESS) are scaling up in India. Of the 157 projects tracked with a capacity of at least 1 MWh, 18 projects totalling 2,721 MW / 7,499 MWh are already in operation. A further 42 are under construction (15,259 MW / 41,539 MWh), 34 have been awarded (12,243 MW / 39,416 MWh), and 63 are in the tender stage (14,196 MW / 55,361 MWh). Total pipeline capacity stands at over 44,000 MW and 143,000 MWh across all categories.
The pace of tendering has accelerated sharply. The IESA-CES white paper released at SESI 2026 reported 69 new BESS tenders totalling 102 GWh launched over the past year, a 35% increase over 2024 and nearly double the annual tender volume of the year before. The report projects installed stationary storage capacity will reach 346 GWh by 2033 under a base scenario, rising to 544 GWh if policy momentum is sustained.
S.C. Saxena, chairman and managing director of GRID India, noted at the white paper launch that large-scale energy storage has become essential for grid resilience, given that demand can swing by up to 90 GW. Debmalya Sen, president of IESA, said the white paper provides the strategic clarity India needs to reach its target of 500 GW of non-fossil generation by 2030, with storage as the backbone of a flexible grid.
Policy has played a significant role in driving this momentum. The IESA-CES report attributes the acceleration to Energy Storage Obligations (ESO), Viability Gap Funding (VGF), formal recognition of storage in India’s Electricity Amendment Rules 2025, and full waivers on interstate transmission system (ISTS) charges, all of which have strengthened investor confidence and project bankability. VGF schemes specifically for BESS include 3,760 crore rupees for 4,000 MWh of capacity and an expanded 5,400 crore rupees for 30 GWh.
The China dependency
India remains heavily dependent on China for the technology behind its solar push. The silicon materials that make photovoltaic cells largely originate in China. To reduce this dependence, the government has given a significant push to domestic manufacturing through the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, Basic Customs Duty (40% on modules, 25% on cells), and the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM). Domestic module manufacturing capacity reached 144 GW by end of 2025 and 172 GW by March 2026 (NSEFI / SolarPower Europe). With ALMM List-II for solar cells coming into force from June 2026 and ALMM List-III for wafers and ingots expected by June 2028, the supply chain is being progressively deepened, though upstream segments like wafers and polysilicon remain limited.
Electrifying transport
Despite its limitations, solar power is well-positioned to cater to the vast majority of India’s electricity requirements through the mass deployment of panels and batteries. India is emphasising the electrification of transportation. Over 42,000 miles of broad-gauge railway have been electrified. Fleets of buses, rickshaws, and private vehicles are being electrified, fully or on hybrid mode, as the network of recharging infrastructure is also being laid. The recent curtailment of oil and gas supplies from the Middle East will only further accelerate the country’s shift toward electric transport.
What this means for the world
Despite its drawbacks, the rapid advance of Indian solar power continues. India aims to complete its transition into a modern industrial economy by 2047, the centenary of its independence. A country of 1.4 billion people showing that solar and storage can underwrite industrial-scale economic growth is itself a proof of concept the rest of the world is watching closely. Whether India succeeds, or fails, will shape the global energy transition for decades to come.
About the author: Rajendrasinh Parmar is a retired Executive Engineer from GSECL with over 30 years of experience in power plant operations, commissioning, and ERP-driven business transformation. A Mechanical Engineer and MBA, he now mentors thousands of young professionals through voluntary career guidance and motivational initiatives. 
The Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA) inaugurated the first Telangana Power Conclave in Hyderabad on January 22, 2026. The event focused on Telangana’s energy roadmap, its push to emerge as India’s pumped storage project (PSP) hub, and the integration of renewable energy with grid modernisation and electric mobility. The Telangana Power Conclave marked…
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Avaada Energy Private Limited plans to raise Rs 84 billion (USD 1 billion) in debt by March 2025 to fund its wind, solar, and other renewable projects.  Equity for these projects has already been secured. The company also intends to develop pumped storage projects (PSPs) in Rajasthan and Odisha.
Read More Avaada Energy to raise Rs 84 billion for renewable projects
By Consolidated Energy Consultants Limited (CECL) India’s energy transition entered a defining moment in January 2026 with a series of central and state actions designed to embed variable renewable energy, particularly wind, deeper into grid operations and long-term capacity planning. These initiatives reflect a clear evolution: from simply adding capacity to fundamentally re-engineering how the…
Read More From Turbines to Transmission: Integrating Wind into India’s Future Grid
Tata Power has outlined plans to expand across pumped storage, hydropower, artificial intelligence (AI), battery storage, nuclear energy, and solar manufacturing, according to its seventh Integrated Annual Report released yesterday. The developments form part of the company’s strategy to strengthen its clean energy portfolio and digital infrastructure while expanding grid flexibility and energy security capabilities….
Read More From SMRs to battery storage: Tata Power’s multi-sector expansion plan laid out in annual report
Abhishek Kukreja is General Manager at Inox Wind Limited, where he oversees project development and execution in the transmission and renewable domains. With over 17 years of experience spanning power transmission, HVDC systems, and grid integration, he has worked with leading developers including Adani Energy Solutions and Techno Electric. In this interview with Power Peak…
Read More Interview with Abhishek Kukreja: Renewable surge demands faster grid expansion
The Expert Appraisal Committee for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects (EAC), under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), has recommended the grant of Terms of Reference (ToR) for five power projects with a combined capacity of 3,810 MW. The decisions were taken at the committee’s 51st meeting. Seshachalam PSP, Andhra Pradesh –…
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A proposed solar electric generation facility in Poland will have to wait after residents voted earlier this month to put a six-month moratorium on all commercial solar projects.
The project proposes a .999-megawatt array at 206 Poland Corner Road. The footprint would cover about 6.5 acres across 21 abutting properties, according to information provided to the Poland Planning Board.
The array would be managed by PE Copernicus LLC of Yarmouth, a subsidiary of a North Carolina-based solar company.
The project was given the green light Feb. 10 by the Poland Planning Board and sent along to the Select Board for final approval.
At a March 3 Select Board meeting, some residents registered their concerns, which included the speed of the project, environmental impact and whether it would benefit the town.
The same day, the Select Board voted 3-2 against a moratorium on commercial solar projects that would have given the town time to review and possibly amend its ordinances.
At the time, Select Board members said the project was on private property and the landowner has rights to use it reasonably. The solar company’s proposal met requirements and had done its due diligence on the site, they said.
Resident Gordon Collins said he learned about the project from an abutting landowner. He said the town should have notified residents about it in order to give time for public input.
“I believe in communication in this town, but it was weird that the only thing put forth by the Planning Board was a permit on so-and so’s property,” Collins said. “This was just the first moment where we realized these things just slip in under the cover of darkness, and there’s not a good communication or process or plan for it.”
Following the March 3 meeting, Collins and other residents began circulating a petition to put the moratorium up for a townwide vote under a citizen initiative.
The group needed 125 signatures to force a vote at the June 9 election; Collins said they were able to get 165. On Election Day, residents voted 761-611 in favor of the moratorium.
The six-month moratorium ends on Dec. 9. In the meantime, Collins said he and his group will be working with the Select Board to see how the proposed project would impact the town and to push for language in the town’s Land Use Code banning all commercial solar projects from the town’s commercial and residential areas.
Collins said that in discussions about solar projects, he would like the board to ensure any project contributes to the town’s tax base and that developers are required to put money aside for cleanup and mitigation if the company abandons the project.
“We’re not against bringing in new projects,” said Collins at the March 3 meeting. “But it becomes clear when a project is surrounding 21 landowners that we have some concerns on where these projects are being put in.”
The town of Poland has one solar farm, the Peppertree Solar Farm, located off Lewiston Junction Road. It generates 6.9 gigawatt-hours of power annually, about five times more than the one proposed for Poland Corner Road.
Collins said the moratorium effort does not suggest residents don’t want the project, but rather they want it placed in another location, with more research done, before moving forward.
“The moratorium is just to put the brakes on the project and make certain this benefits the town, aligns with what we want,” Collins said.
Rich Jordan, who represents PE Copernicus LLC, called the decision for the moratorium “frustrating.” He said it felt like the effort was targeting the project more than the solar industry in general.
Jordan said he couldn’t comment on whether the homeowner and PE Copernicus LLC will wait out the moratorium’s full six months.
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Lauritz Knudsen strengthens India’s renewable energy transition with electrical and digital technologies supporting utility-scale, commercial and residential solar projects.
June 26, 2026. By News Bureau
Lauritz Knudsen Electrical and Automation has announced that its electrical and digital technologies have powered over 50 GW of solar capacity across India and global markets.
This milestone underscores Lauritz Knudsen’s focus on enabling solar energy to move beyond capacity creation to meaningful, widespread access, reaching factories, farms, homes and underserved communities, while supporting the scale required for national energy transition goals.
India’s solar journey is no longer limited to large utility parks. It is increasingly visible at the last mile, powering irrigation through PM-KUSUM, enabling households under PM Surya Ghar, and extending reliable electricity access to communities beyond traditional grid reach.
The pace of this transformation has been rapid. India has steadily added solar capacity, with solar now accounting for nearly 55 percent of installed renewable energy capacity, surpassing 154 GW. This expansion spans two parallel tracks: large-scale utility projects that add capacity to the grid reducing dependency on fossil fuels and distributed deployments that deliver direct economic and social impact.
Lauritz Knudsen operates across three segments, which are Utility scale power plants, Commercial and Industries (C&I) and residentials, delivering advanced AC solutions, DC switchgear, Smart metering and cloud based remote monitoring solutions that ensure solar installations are safe, reliable and built for long-term performance. This capability is rooted in over seven decades of experience in India’s electrical infrastructure ecosystem. The company has supported more than 2,350 solar projects, partnered with over 350 EPCs and 300 plus developers and trained over 300 system integrators, building local capacity critical to sustaining the sector’s growth.
Naresh Kumar, Chief Operating Officer, Lauritz Knudsen Electrical and Automation, said, “When a farmer moves away from diesel-based irrigation or a household gains dependable access to electricity, that is when the energy transition becomes real. The significance of the 50 GW milestone lies not just in scale, but in how widely its benefits are felt. Our focus has been to ensure that solar infrastructure is dependable, accessible, and built to serve every segment of society.”
As India’s solar ecosystem has expanded, so has its technical complexity. Higher capacities, evolving grid dynamics and the growth of distributed generation models are driving the need for more advanced, application-specific electrical solutions.
Lauritz Knudsen supports the entire solar value chain, from power generation to evacuation and integration into the grid. The company’s portfolio reflects this shift, with strong growth across renewable-linked products, including medium-voltage solutions, AC and DC Switchgear solutions, software and services.
The renewable surge is also accelerating the scale of domestic manufacturing. India’s solar manufacturing capacity expanded significantly from FY2025 to FY2026, strengthening the country’s self-reliance. Lauritz Knudsen has supported this evolution by equipping manufacturing facilities with robust, future-ready electrical systems tailored to emerging requirements
As India progresses towards its target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030, the focus is shifting from quantity to quality of transition, ensuring that energy access is not only expanded but also equitably distributed.
Lauritz Knudsen’s role in this journey remains anchored in its core purpose: to build the electrical backbone that makes solar energy dependable, scalable and accessible across every layer of India’s growth story.

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The TaiyangNews PV Price Index recorded declines across 3 categories in Calendar Week 25. 
All 4 listed polysilicon types declined this week: n-type silicon by 1.4%, reusable by 3.1%, Chinese 9N by 3.2%, and granular silicon by 1.5%.
The wafers category was unchanged week-on-week, largely flat month-on-month, but down 23.2%-28.0% year-to-date. 
In the cell segment, TOPCon 182 mm cells declined 8.1% WoW, TOPCon 210 mm was down 6.3%, and the 210R variant declined 6.5% from CW24. 
All TOPCon bifacial modules, as well as China project prices across categories, declined by 0.7% to 2.7% week-on-week. 
The 2 solar glass variants have remained stable since their declines of 5.1% (3.2 mm) and 10.2% (2.0 mm) in CW17. 
The TaiyangNews PV Price Index continues to face downward pressure across categories. Year-to-date, polysilicon and wafer products have declined by at least 23.2%, while cells and solar glass are down by between 7.5% and 23.0%. Modules remain the only segment still in positive territory in CY2026, although gains have now narrowed to the single digits.
The data refers to average product prices in China. The data was collected by Chinese market research firm Gessey PV Consulting.
Disclaimer: TaiyangNews does not guarantee reliability, accuracy or completeness of this price index’ content. TaiyangNews does not accept responsibility or liability for any errors in this work.
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In the world of energy, few sights are as striking as watching a flock of sheep wandering amongst the large solar panels at a photovoltaic … plant.
Their ecological role is highly specific and has been proven to be effective, creating a mutually beneficial symbiosis between traditional livestock farming and cutting-edge technology.
Juan Francisco Crespo is in charge of Endesa’s La Vega I and La Vega II power stations, located in the municipality of Teba. Together, they cover some 156 hectares of land, on which nearly 300,000 solar panels have been installed.
They are mounted on mobile structures known as ‘trackers’ because, like sunflowers, they move to follow the sun’s path. A computer programme based on a twilight sensor calculates the sun’s exact position at any given moment and directs the panels from east in the morning to west in the afternoon. This ensures maximum energy output.
To maximise performance, bifacial panels are used. These modules capture direct sunlight at the front and sunlight reflected off the ground at the rear. Thanks to this system, on days with good weather conditions, the plant’s output can increase by almost 15 per cent.
The installed capacity is around 42 to 43 megawatts, generating some 170 gigawatts: this is enough energy to supply around 30,000 households for a year.
Such a large-scale installation in the natural environment poses a significant challenge in terms of vegetation and fires. After all, the natural ground remains beneath the slabs, where the anchoring process is very minimally invasive. Consequently, vegetation grows, particularly in very wet years such as this one.
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To tackle this, the park’s managers have found a natural ally in the shepherd Manuel Moreno and his flock of 1,500 sheep. In fact, upon entering the park, it is striking that there is hardly any grass, whereas on the farms surrounding the perimeter fence the vegetation is very tall.
Manuel, aged 82, arrives accompanied by his daughter Sofia, and describes his animals as being of the ‘Almeria’ breed.
The main purpose of his sheep farm – and of most of those still operating in the province – is to rear lambs for meat. “Prices haven’t been too bad of late; we’re getting more or less what they’re worth, because a few years back they were very cheap and I don’t know how we managed to keep going… But now they’ve gone up a bit and things aren’t too bad,” he admits.
“The flock is a natural brush-clearer that works round the clock; you just close the factory gate and leave them here to graze.”
Endesa proposed this partnership to the family, and the farmer thought it was a good idea. “Above all, with the animals’ welfare in mind, in a truly wonderful setting where we’re working hand in hand with renewable energy,” says Sofía.
She continues, “The sheep’s role is to act as ‘natural brush cutters’, as without them they’d have to bring in machinery. And we get food from the pasture, whilst the land is maintained in a sustainable way.”
Her father adds: “The flock works round the clock; you just close the plant’s gate and leave them here to graze.” They’ll stay there as long as there’s grass, from December until the start of summer. “As long as there’s grass, they’re here eating.”
In return, the panels provide the sheep with shade when the heat is at its peak, and shelter from the rain. Manuel continues: “When it rains heavily, as it has this year, they huddle under the panels and don’t get wet – it acts as a roof.
“The sheep are very comfortable, because they want peace and quiet and plenty of food, and that’s why they’re doing so well here. And at the same time, they’re doing a great job, because otherwise, how much would it cost to clear all this, given how big the area is?”
“The best firefighters in Spain are the sheep, which clear the hills of scrub, but unfortunately there are fewer and fewer sheep”
As far as security is concerned, it really is a win-win situation. On the one hand, being within an enclosed area means the animals are less exposed to potential attacks and theft. But at the same time, the shepherds also act as watchmen, raising the alarm should they spot any threat, particularly in the event of a fire.
Indeed, the farmer highlights the service these animals provide in fighting fires. ‘Sheep are Spain’s best firefighters. The woods are chock-full of undergrowth after all the rain, and the animals can clear it away, but, unfortunately, there are fewer and fewer livestock, because young people only want computers, not to work in the countryside,” he jokes.
The livestock farmers and those in charge of the solar plant jokingly refer to one part of La Vega I park as ‘the Maternity and Children’s Ward’. It is a smaller, more secluded area, easily accessible, unobstructed and with everything close at hand, equipped with drinking troughs to provide water for the animals. This area is reserved for ewes with their lambs.
“We all use it as a nursery: the farmers for their young animals, and we bring the children here on school trips because the lambs are what they like best,” adds the plant manager. Like the rest of the site, it is monitored by CCTV, and each section is fenced off and fitted with motion sensors, which are connected to a security control centre.
“The animals keep the grass short, which prevents shadows from falling on the solar panels and greatly reduces the risk of fire”
Endesa has agreements with livestock farmers and beekeepers at almost all its power stations across the country. As an anecdote, in the early years they tried using goats, “but they would jump onto the panels and chew through the cables. So that option was ruled out,” joke the managers.
“Grazing sheep provides a mutual benefit with local farmers. The animals keep the grass short, which helps prevent shadows on the panels and drastically reduces the risk of fire,” says Juan Francisco Crespo.
In fact, during the summer, the few fires that have occurred have been very low-intensity and easy to bring under control with minimal resources, thanks to the sheep.
In return, the farmer has a fenced-off area where the animals are fed and protected from theft and some predators… though not all of them. In fact, the enclosure is designed to allow wildlife to pass through, and it is sometimes inevitable that mongooses will catch the odd lamb.
‘For us, the benefit is also having someone who knows solar power stations inside out, and who lets us know if they spot anything. And we do the same for them, because sometimes we notice when lambs are born and we ring the shepherd… So we become a bit like farmers, and they become producers of clean energy – it’s a symbiotic relationship,” say Endesa representatives.
The initiative began with several pilot projects a decade ago and has now become widespread across almost all the plants. Alongside sheep, some sites also use donkeys, which are very useful for clearing undergrowth.
Beehives are also being set up to produce honey. And in areas such as Extremadura, it is common for partridges and other game birds to nest amongst the panels, as they are better protected there than outside, particularly from the threat posed by harvesters.
“Being on a solar farm gives us protection against hive thefts, and in return we beekeepers help keep watch”
At some farms, a technique known as ‘agrivoltaics’ is being trialled, which involves growing crops beneath the solar panels and in the wide aisles between them.
The most common practice is to plant aromatic herbs, which in turn benefit from the bees and create a new ecosystem involving fauna, flora and technology. “As they are shaded, it has been found – particularly in Andalucía – that they retain moisture better and grow more vigorously.”
Other projects are working with flax, even using small tractors to harvest it because the width of the aisles allows for it. “Ultimately, you have to work with the environment that the land provides; the primary sector and energy must go hand in hand, because renewables are here to stay.”
But the project doesn’t stop there, and in Málaga other shared uses of the space are already being explored. Thus, the next ‘tenant’ set to occupy a plot within another of the solar parks in Teba flies and is vital for maintaining a balanced ecosystem.
Agustín Romero, a 37-year-old beekeeper, plans to install some of his hives in one of these sites. He currently owns around 600 hives, although in the family business he manages up to 1,500, depending on the season, across the municipalities of Teba, Álora, Vélez, Almargen, Cañete and Ardales. The company sells its honey directly under its own brand, Miel Agustín.
Being inside a solar power plant provides them, above all, with security against the theft of beehives, which is something that happens more often than would be desirable, as the beekeeper acknowledges.
Furthermore, the plants are usually surrounded by flowering plants, such as broom and bramble, which are grown by the electricity companies themselves and which the bees visit for food. However, in such cases, areas away from the main site are sought, as the insects could sting workers.
And what can beekeeping offer the solar farm? “As beekeepers, we’re out in the fields every day. So we keep an eye on things and alert those in charge if we see anything unusual, if someone trespasses, or even – during periods of heavy rain – if there’s a landslide that could cause problems… We’re the first to spot what’s happening, because we’re always right there on the ground.”
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By Kathy Bottorff

The Marshall County Commissioners unanimously approved an amendment to the County Zoning Ordinance adding a formal definition for agrivoltaics — the practice of combining agricultural land use with solar energy production — while making clear the practice remains subject to the county's existing limits on solar installations.
Marshall County Plan Director Nick Witwer brought the amendment before the commissioners last week, explaining that agrivoltaics is growing in use globally and can offer meaningful benefits to both farming operations and renewable energy production. The practice involves simultaneously using the same land for agriculture and solar photovoltaic power generation, with panels typically mounted on elevated racks or oriented vertically to allow farm machinery, livestock, and crops to coexist beneath or between the rows.
Witwer told the commissioners that while agrivoltaics offers genuine agricultural benefits, the term can sometimes be misused as a workaround to bypass solar restrictions — with industrial-scale solar projects being labeled as agricultural to sidestep regulations. The county recently approved a ban on solar farms and capped solar projects at five solar-panel acres on any single piece of property.
"We want to clarify this would be part of the 5-panel acre limit the county has on any given property," Witwer said.
Commissioner Klotz noted the importance of the clarification from a legal standpoint, saying the county is working to avoid any potential legal challenge related to the definition.
Common applications of agrivoltaics include solar grazing, where livestock such as sheep or chickens roam and graze around solar arrays to control vegetation and reduce mowing costs, and crop cultivation, where shade-tolerant plants like tomatoes, radishes, spinach, and grapes thrive under the diffused light created by solar panels. Proponents of the practice view farming and solar energy as complements rather than competitors, allowing landowners to generate renewable power while keeping working agricultural land in active production.
County Attorney Sean Surrisi advised the board that a public hearing was not required for the ordinance amendment. The commissioners voted unanimously to approve the addition of agrivoltaics to the county's zoning definitions on all three readings.

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