France’s installed PV capacity hits 34 GW
France connected 3 GW of new solar capacity in the first half of 2026, slightly above the 2.9 GW deployed in the same period of 2025. Large-scale installations above 500 kW accounted for 28% of newly connected capacity, despite representing just 0.3% of new connections. Systems below 9 kW dominated installation numbers, accounting for 78% of new connections but only 8% of added capacity.
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Italian solar redrew the day, but gas still sets the price
Solar growth softened Italy’s midday power squeeze in summer 2026, but higher heat-driven demand and weaker hydro and wind left gas to cover most of the 7.9 TWh supply gap. The result was a sharper evening exposure: gas generation surged, prices rose most after sunset, and solar-heavy southern zones increasingly faced midday oversupply and weaker capture rates.
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Sodium-ion storage powers fully off-grid solar home in Germany
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Reliability risks emerge across BIPV, floating PV and agrivoltaics
A new IEA PVPS Task 13 report identifies distinct reliability risks across BIPV, floating PV and agrivoltaics, from heat and partial shading to wave loads, ammonia exposure and soiling. It argues that existing PV qualification standards do not fully capture these application-specific stresses, requiring adapted testing, design practices and performance metrics.
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Italian solar redrew the day, but gas still sets the price
Solar growth softened Italy’s midday power squeeze in summer 2026, but higher heat-driven demand and weaker hydro and wind left gas to cover most of the 7.9 TWh supply gap. The result was a sharper evening exposure: gas generation surged, prices rose most after sunset, and solar-heavy southern zones increasingly faced midday oversupply and weaker capture rates.
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Reliability risks emerge across BIPV, floating PV and agrivoltaics
A new IEA PVPS Task 13 report identifies distinct reliability risks across BIPV, floating PV and agrivoltaics, from heat and partial shading to wave loads, ammonia exposure and soiling. It argues that existing PV qualification standards do not fully capture these application-specific stresses, requiring adapted testing, design practices and performance metrics.
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‘Do not wait until you feel completely ready’
This week, Women in Solar+ Europe gives voice to Angelica Almi, Head of Legal at Kataclima and co-founder of Italia Rinnovabile. Her message is clear: approach every professional relationship with curiosity, respect and authenticity, turn challenges into strengths, and embrace unexpected opportunities with courage and enthusiasm.
Sep 04, 2026
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Hitachi launches CO2 heat pump water heaters with solar-friendly tariff controls
Hitachi has introduced its Y-series EcoCute CO2 heat pump water heaters in Japan, with 370-liter and 460-liter models set to launch from November 2026.
The upgraded range adds expanded support for daytime electricity tariffs and PV-linked energy management, alongside a five-year manufacturer warranty.
El Niño transition and a subtropical shift reshape Asia’s summer solar resource
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that Summer 2026 brought sharply contrasting solar conditions across Asia, as a northward-shifted Western Pacific Subtropical High reduced irradiance in Northeast China while boosting it across central China. Farther south, developing El Niño conditions and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole suppressed cloud across eastern Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, driving irradiance up to 25% above average.
India’s solar module overcapacity pushes factory utilization to 35–40%
India’s solar module manufacturing capacity has surged to 233 GW, outpacing domestic demand and pushing factory utilization down to 35–40%. A new IEEFA-JMK Research report warns that continued capacity additions could intensify pressure on margins and increase the risk of stranded assets.
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Fighting coastal corrosion
Salt in the air can wreak havoc with projects that lack the necessary corrosion resistance, proving costly for asset owners or the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies that built them. Alexander Gebert, sales director at Tobsteel, argues that quality stainless steel fasteners can save costs for solar investors and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors in the long run.
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Polysilicon playbook
Now that the United States has finally announced the outcome of its Section 232 investigation into polysilicon imports, industry analysts and investors alike have been weighing up the expected pros and cons of the policy’s likely impacts, particularly on ingot, wafer and cell manufacturing.
Sep 08, 2026
Heterojunction’s long road to the US solar factory
For a cell technology that has spent much of the past three decades on the verge of a breakthrough, heterojunction (HJT) is enjoying another moment in the spotlight. This time, however, the setting is somewhat unexpected – rather than the established manufacturing centers of China and Southeast Asia, some of the most significant new commitments to HJT are emerging in the United States, Finlay Colville reports.
Sep 07, 2026
Ireland’s leap of faith to power data centers
Under Ireland’s Large Energy User Action Plan (LEAP), 10 MW-plus data centers must provide at least 80% of their energy demand through new onsite renewable energy generation and storage. But whether data centers can meaningfully contribute to Ireland’s decarbonization depends on the success of its grid buildout, reports Blathnaid O’Dea.
Sep 05, 2026
Solar’s infrastructure obstacle
During the development of a recent utility-scale project in Texas’ ERCOT grid interconnection zone, Levona Renewables CEO Fernando Queiroz found his team spending more time evaluating transmission infrastructure, interconnection requirements, equipment availability, and utility procurement processes than discussing solar modules – a striking realization affecting project developers in the United States and beyond.
Sep 04, 2026
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France’s installed PV capacity hits 34 GW
France connected 3 GW of new solar capacity in the first half of 2026, slightly above the 2.9 GW deployed in the same period of 2025. Large-scale installations above 500 kW accounted for 28% of newly connected capacity, despite representing just 0.3% of new connections. Systems below 9 kW dominated installation numbers, accounting for 78% of new connections but only 8% of added capacity.
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EU deploys 33.8 GW of solar in H1
SolarPower Europe expects the EU to install 68.1 GW of solar capacity in 2026, just 2.1% below the record 69.6 GW added in 2025. The outlook has improved since December, but policy uncertainty, reduced support and grid constraints continue to pose risks to growth.
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France seeks recyclers for CdTe, CIGS solar modules
Soren is seeking companies to develop thin-film PV module recycling solutions in France for CdTe and CIGS technologies, with proposals due Oct. 21, 2026. The selected solution will prioritize a 1,300-tonne batch of CdTe modules as recycling volumes are projected to rise sharply through 2037.
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Fighting coastal corrosion
Salt in the air can wreak havoc with projects that lack the necessary corrosion resistance, proving costly for asset owners or the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies that built them. Alexander Gebert, sales director at Tobsteel, argues that quality stainless steel fasteners can save costs for solar investors and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors in the long run.
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Solarworld, Rays Power plan 2.4 GW solar cell factory in India
Solarworld Energy Solutions and Rays Power Infra have formed a 50:50 joint venture to build a 2.4 GW n-type TOPCon solar cell factory in Madhya Pradesh, India. The $105.5 million facility is expected to begin commercial production in June 2027.
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Great Power successfully completes full-scale fire test
Great Power has completed a full-scale fire test of its 5 MWh energy storage system, with no fire propagation to adjacent containers, no structural collapse, and no thermal runaway observed in any adjacent module.
Sep 08, 2026
Polysilicon playbook
Now that the United States has finally announced the outcome of its Section 232 investigation into polysilicon imports, industry analysts and investors alike have been weighing up the expected pros and cons of the policy’s likely impacts, particularly on ingot, wafer and cell manufacturing.
Sep 08, 2026
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Polysilicon playbook
Now that the United States has finally announced the outcome of its Section 232 investigation into polysilicon imports, industry analysts and investors alike have been weighing up the expected pros and cons of the policy’s likely impacts, particularly on ingot, wafer and cell manufacturing.
Sep 08, 2026
France’s installed PV capacity hits 34 GW
France connected 3 GW of new solar capacity in the first half of 2026, slightly above the 2.9 GW deployed in the same period of 2025. Large-scale installations above 500 kW accounted for 28% of newly connected capacity, despite representing just 0.3% of new connections. Systems below 9 kW dominated installation numbers, accounting for 78% of new connections but only 8% of added capacity.
5 minutes ago
Italian solar redrew the day, but gas still sets the price
Solar growth softened Italy’s midday power squeeze in summer 2026, but higher heat-driven demand and weaker hydro and wind left gas to cover most of the 7.9 TWh supply gap. The result was a sharper evening exposure: gas generation surged, prices rose most after sunset, and solar-heavy southern zones increasingly faced midday oversupply and weaker capture rates.
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Ireland’s leap of faith to power data centers
Under Ireland’s Large Energy User Action Plan (LEAP), 10 MW-plus data centers must provide at least 80% of their energy demand through new onsite renewable energy generation and storage. But whether data centers can meaningfully contribute to Ireland’s decarbonization depends on the success of its grid buildout, reports Blathnaid O’Dea.
Sep 05, 2026
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Sodium-ion storage powers fully off-grid solar home in Germany
A homeowner in Augsburg has paired 270 kWh of BIWATT sodium-ion storage with 49 kWp of solar, creating a fully off-grid household energy system with local distributor SALZSTROM providing the solution.
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HiNa Battery scales Korean sodium-ion partnership from 15 MWh to 10 GWh
HiNa Battery signed a five-year deal to supply South Korea’s Volta with 10 GWh of sodium-ion batteries, expanding an earlier 15 MWh storage partnership. The agreement highlights sodium-ion technology’s shift toward GWh-scale energy storage deployments, though LFP batteries remain dominant in the market.
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India tenders 700 MW of solar capacity for C&I offtake
Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has launched a tender for 700 MW of interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar PV projects in special economic zones (SEZs) or areas designated as export-oriented units (EOUs) in India, with the electricity earmarked for a commercial and industrial (C&I) consumer in Odisha.
Sep 07, 2026
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Reliability risks emerge across BIPV, floating PV and agrivoltaics
A new IEA PVPS Task 13 report identifies distinct reliability risks across BIPV, floating PV and agrivoltaics, from heat and partial shading to wave loads, ammonia exposure and soiling. It argues that existing PV qualification standards do not fully capture these application-specific stresses, requiring adapted testing, design practices and performance metrics.
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AI predicts wind-uplift resistance of solar PV piles
Researchers in Iran have developed an interpretable artificial neural network to predict the uplift capacity of driven steel piles used in utility-scale PV projects. The model achieved a mean absolute percentage error of 7.63%, with pile penetration rate and soil friction angle emerging as the most influential predictors.
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Great Power successfully completes full-scale fire test
Great Power has completed a full-scale fire test of its 5 MWh energy storage system, with no fire propagation to adjacent containers, no structural collapse, and no thermal runaway observed in any adjacent module.
Sep 08, 2026
New optimization method improves heat pump sizing by accounting for part-load efficiency
Austrian researchers have developed an optimization framework that accounts for part-load efficiency when sizing and operating heat pumps, enabling more realistic system planning. A case study in Innsbruck found the approach could cut electricity consumption by 4.5% and annual costs by 2.9%, while relaxed formulations significantly reduced computation times.
Sep 08, 2026
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Sodium-ion storage powers fully off-grid solar home in Germany
A homeowner in Augsburg has paired 270 kWh of BIWATT sodium-ion storage with 49 kWp of solar, creating a fully off-grid household energy system with local distributor SALZSTROM providing the solution.
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Great Power successfully completes full-scale fire test
Great Power has completed a full-scale fire test of its 5 MWh energy storage system, with no fire propagation to adjacent containers, no structural collapse, and no thermal runaway observed in any adjacent module.
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Journey Ahead: JA Roadshow 2026 to spotlight integrated energy solutions
As energy resilience rises on the agenda across Europe, JA’s first roadshow, Journey Ahead: JA Roadshow 2026, will bring the company’s expanding PV and energy storage portfolio directly to customers, demonstrating how integrated technologies can support greater grid resilience and meet evolving energy needs.
Aug 31, 2026
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Two years at 5,200 meters: POWEROAD BESS proven in extreme altitude
At 5,200 meters above sea level, where extreme weather, unstable grid conditions, and limited site access make energy reliability a constant challenge, POWEROAD has achieved more than 800 days of stable operation for its Everest Base Camp energy storage project.
Aug 24, 2026
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