Daily Archives: October 16, 2026

Global solar PV installations are forecast to decline for the first time in 2026 to 584 GW, forecasts BloombergNEF China is expected to play a major role in the market slowdown this year, before the pace accelerates next year onward It expects … Continue reading →

Boosting Zambia’s Renewable Energy with Sineng’s Inverters  SolarQuartersource

Solar panel plan at Nashville Fairgrounds  WKRN News 2source

The UN Climate Change Conference COP31 will take place in Türkiye in November 2026. A flagship target is to raise the share of final energy demand met by electricity from 20% today to 35% by 2035.Rising electricity demand signals rising … Continue reading →

Concord New Energy closes US$400 million financing for Texas solar-plus-storage project  PV Techsource

Qatar has announced its intention to build a large solar power plant in Lebanon, which is expected to help the country ease its energy crisis. Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani made the statement in … Continue reading →

PV module manufacturer Yingli Solar has begun bulk shipments of its zinc-aluminum-magnesium steel-frame modules for a 180 MW ecological remediation PV project in Shizuishan, Ningxia. Located in the Gobi desert and wasteland zone in northwestern China, the project will use … Continue reading →

Published: Friday 16 Oct 2026Coventry College welcomed Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, to unveil a plaque celebrating the successful completion of a major renewable energy project.1,643 solar panels have been installed across four buildings at Coventry College and … Continue reading →

A study of five utility scale solar photovoltaic plants in Spain and the UK has found that the real world performance of bifacial solar modules can differ significantly from their nominal ratings, raising questions about the assumptions used in project … Continue reading →

The latest Clean Energy Regulator (CER) data shows investment in solar is setting a new annual record with final investment decisions (FID) for the September quarter sitting at 1 GW, following 2 GW in Q2, adding to the year’s already … Continue reading →

Recurrent Energy begins commercial operations at 200MW Villameca solar project in Spain  PV Techsource

Trina Solar said on Oct. 15 that it plans to acquire a 1.6% stake in Chinese PV encapsulation film manufacturer Changzhou Betterial Film Technologies for CNY 40 million ($5.88 million). The deal covers 3.27 million shares held by Jiangsu Baixing … Continue reading →

GES secures US$252 million EPC contracts for four Spanish solar PV projects  PV Techsource

Solar Power WorldBy Kelly Pickerel | October 16, 2026Qcells announced it will offer new versions of its residential solar panels that feature aluminum frames extruded, anodized and fabricated in Tennessee.Qcells will offer domestic-frame options for its Q.TRON AC and Q.PEAK … Continue reading →

STREAMINGSTREAMINGThe Grundy County Board this week acted on a special use petition for a new solar farm that would be located in the 5700 block of Whitetie Road. The board heard from the farmer who owns the land during public … Continue reading →

0 Powered by : Recurrent Energy, a Canada-based solar and energy storage developer, has started commercial operation at its 200 MW Villameca solar PV plant in Castilla y León, Spain. The plant is expected to generate approximately 359,172 MWh of … Continue reading →

Western Australia names Clean Energy Link – East contractors to unlock 2.3GW of solar and wind  PV Techsource

Renewables Now is a leading business news source for renewable energy professionals globally. Trust us for comprehensive coverage of major deals, projects and industry trends. We’ve done this since 2009.Stay on top of sector news with with Renewables Now. Get … Continue reading →

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has issued a final affirmative injury determination in its Solar IV investigation targeting crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, imported from India, Indonesia, and Laos. The decision clears the final legal … Continue reading →

The Kōwhai Park solar farm is forecast to produce 275GWh of renewable electricity annually.New Zealand (NZ) has expanded its renewable energy portfolio with the official opening of the Kōwhai Park solar farm at Christchurch Airport.The $153m (NZ$273m) project, which was … Continue reading →

TOPMost ReadLanguageChange fontAAAAShareKorea Southern Power Co., Ltd. (KOSPO) has arranged a meeting with 12 specialized institutions to discuss the commercialization of building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems and policy improvements.KOSPO said it held the first regular meeting of the Next-Generation BIPV Forum … Continue reading →

© 2025 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information. Reach us at hello@thecooldown.com.“Might need to check if someone’s stealing your electricity then for a 100% increase.”Photo Credit: iStock A homeowner whose electric … Continue reading →

Once operational, is expected to generate around 70 GWh a year, equivalent to the consumption of more than 44,000 households.At 55MWp, it is one of the largest solar farms in Romania by installed capacity. Energisation is planned by the end … Continue reading →

China’s Ministry of Commerce and its Ministry of Industry and Information Technology proposed new export controls on October 16, 2026, that target the manufacturing technology behind perovskite and tandem solar cells, according to pv magazine and other outlets tracking the … Continue reading →

Small business supports “orphaned” solar panel owners with Claude  Axiossource

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© 2025 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information. Reach us at hello@thecooldown.com.Nearly 370 feet of conduit runs between the house and a tractor shed.Photo Credit: Reddit On five acres in Southern … Continue reading →

Qcells announced plans to launch new versions of its residential solar panel series featuring U.S.-made aluminum frames by the end of 2026. The updated residential product offerings, which include the company’s Q.TRON AC and Q.PEAK DUO AC lines, will incorporate aluminum … Continue reading →

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China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) have proposed prohibiting exports of selected high-efficiency perovskite and tandem solar manufacturing technologies, alongside new restrictions on advanced polysilicon, wafer and crystalline-silicon cell production know-how.The proposals, published … Continue reading →

Vikram Solar subsidiary to build 7.5GWh BESS assembly plant in Tamil Nadu, India  Energy-Storage.Newssource

An international research team developed an open-access image dataset to support visual navigation for autonomous PV cleaning robots under different soiling conditions. The dataset comprises 6,200 annotated images of solar panels, including clean images, synthetically generated contamination at five severity … Continue reading →

ARENA is offering up to AUD 250 million in its third Solar Sunshot funding round This round targets technologies that can improve the cost and speed of utility-scale solar deployment Expressions of interest will open on November 2, 2026, following an information … Continue reading →

German industry groups oppose proposed solar prosumer grid surcharge  PV Techsource

The Kōwhai Park Solar Farm has a capacity of 168 MW DC/150 MW AC and is the largest on New Zealand’s South Island Lightsource bp says this is the company’s first completed solar farm in New Zealand It will supply clean electricity … Continue reading →

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 As installations surge and manufacturing scales up, a shortage of skilled manpower is emerging as a critical bottleneck in the country’s solar expansion. India’s solar sector, long constrained by land availability, financing, and technology access, may now be running into a … Continue reading →

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China’s Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Science and Technology issued a joint announcement on October 16, 2026, soliciting public comments on revisions to the Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited and Restricted from Export in China, while simultaneously implementing interim … Continue reading →

We use cookies to improve your experience and for marketing. Read our cookie policy Manage cookies Search across reports, market insights, and blog stories.JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. disclosed on October 16, 2026 that Jinko Solar Co., Ltd., its principal operating … Continue reading →

Developing | China mulls new tech export bans covering AI, biotech and solar power  South China Morning Postsource

Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Ltd (NSE:EMMVEE) (Q2 2027) Earnings Call Highlights: Profit Surges …  Yahoo Financesource

Vikram Solar, an Indian solar PV module manufacturer, has secured a 187 MW module supply order from a renewable energy developer for solar projects at three locations across the southern Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.Under the agreement, Vikram … Continue reading →

Qcells, a South Korean full-service solar technology provider with major plants in North Georgia, announced new versions of its residential solar panels featuring aluminum frames made in Tennessee. This is subscriber-exclusive reporting from the Times Free Press. It’s original coverage … Continue reading →

BEIJING, Oct 16 (Reuters) – China has proposed adding 40 technologies across the artificial intelligence, ​biomedicine and photovoltaic sectors to ‌its catalogue of technologies prohibited or restricted from export, the commerce ministry announced on Friday.Public opinions are ‌now ​being sought … Continue reading →

On October 16, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) issued Announcement No. 48, proposing revisions to China’s Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited or Restricted from Export, including 23 AI-related technologies.At the same time, the authorities … Continue reading →