In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, forecasts that Europe and North America will benefit from relatively strong solar conditions in the second half of the year, while other major solar markets face more unfavourable trends.

PV module prices have fallen by around 5% to 8% across all technology classes in recent weeks. says Martin Schachinger, the founder of pvXchange.com. This means that prices are moving strongly back toward the level we saw at the beginning of the year, which can only be described as unhealthy for module producers.

The role of solar PV in Indonesia will extend beyond replacing coal-based electricity generation; it will also include the production of e-fuels for hard-to-abate segments, offering an alternative to land-intensive biofuel production. A recent study explores, through various scenarios, the cost-competitiveness of solar PV-based electrification in supporting Indonesia’s renewable energy transition.

In a new monthly column for pv magazine, the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) debunks old and new urban legends about solar energy.

BBDF 2025’s “From Solar to BESS: Moving from PV Project Development to BESS With and Without Co-location,” has shown the potential for creating new business modules in the renewable energy business via the so-called hybrid power purchase agreements and the co-location of wind and solar energy assets with battery storage.

A US solar manufacturing group has filed trade petitions targeting cell and module imports from Indonesia, India and Laos, seeking antidumping and countervailing duties on largely Chinese-produced products. The action could trigger new AD/CVD investigations by the US Department of Commerce.

Envision Energy and FERA Australia have agreed to collaborate on large-scale hybrid renewable energy projects across Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM), with the potential to deliver up to 1.5 GWh of battery energy storage.

GoodWe has released its BAT series battery cabinet for small to mid-scale commercial projects, with two capacities at launch at 102.4 kWh and 112.6 kWh, and outdoor use in mind.

A new solar mapping tool in the Philippines shows that the country’s rooftop solar capacity exceeds 1.8 GW. Its creators say the platform can be used to track unregistered solar rooftop capacity.

Argentina’s first energy storage tender drew 1.347 GW of bids from 15 companies proposing 27 projects, exceeding the 500 MW target and representing more than $1 billion in pledged investment.

Scientists in Morocco have developed a method that uses the metadata of PV plants’ infrared images to label them geographically. The automatic database can then be used in deep learning models and significantly reduce the time required for data labeling.

The Cyprus Ministry of Energy, Commerce says it will accept applications for new net metering and net billing systems until Oct. 1, 2025. While the government has not announced its next steps, pv magazine has learned that it plans to phase out net metering.

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting’s latest analysis finds weekly electricity prices fell across most major European markets last week. In France and Italy, new records for daily solar production helped lower prices.

Hungary’s Ministry of Energy says rising levels of solar production contributed to keeping the share of imported electricity below 20% across the first six months of the year, compared to nearly 25% over the same time period last year.

The European Patent Office says China has overtaken other countries in photovoltaic patent filings over the past 15 years, while European startups and universities retain a lead in agrivoltaics and niche solar applications.

The PV device is based on a indium gallium phosphide absorber with an energy bandgap of 1.9 eV. It is intended for use in autonomous Internet of Things (IoT) applications that operate indoors without an external wired power supply.

Researchers at the Tokyo University of Science have shown that using copper can eliminate defects in sodium manganese oxide battery types, boosting battery cycle life.

Tech specialists at the “Technological advancement and risk mitigation” panel identified safety and warranties as the key pillars of quality in the battery storage sector. Speakers discussed how these factors shape component selection and long-term project viability.

Scientists have developed a wireless charging system for electric vehicles, with a three-port DC–DC converter at its core. They have simulated the system and tested a prototype in their lab and have found it achieved an improved efficiency of 88%.

The latest Sinovoltaics solar supply chain report about PV manufacturing in India indicates module capacity of 68.4 GW, cell capacity at 24.5 GW, and ingots at 14 GW, with continued growth planned to 2030.

ClearVue Technologies says its solar facade solutions, that combine the company’s solar glazing units into a fully integrated energy generating building envelope, have achieved a payback period of less than three years in a Hong Kong government trial.

Tongwei, Longi, and JA Solar have predicted steep losses for the first half of 2025, as persistent oversupply and falling solar module prices continue to pressure margins across China’s PV manufacturing sector.

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) says it will investigate the potential for export restrictions by foreign countries, as well as their ability to “weaponize” their control over supplies of polysilicon. 

Copper indium sulfide (CuInS2) are still far from reaching commercial maturity but new titanium dioxide nanorod arrays can reportedly improve their light trapping, charge separation, and carrier collection.

The ‘Revenue models and market perspectives across Europe’ panel highlighted the complexity of Europe’s most active markets and the range of available business models. Investors show strong interest, but lenders remain cautious on risk hedging.

Flexible connections, better optimization, and theneed for better cooperation between parties for grid connections were all hot topics in the German-focused second session of the event.

From the floor of the Battery Business & Development Forum 2025, the first session delivered insights around investment strategies in battery energy storage systems across Europe and the UK.

Slovenia has opened a €29 million ($33.7 million) call under the European Union’s Modernisation Fund to support priority solar and wind projects, with applications due by Jan. 7, 2026.

The Netherlands will require building owners to adopt renewable energy, connect to local heating networks, or install heat pumps under its implementation of the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD IV).