Applications & Installations
Among energy technologies, solar is unique in its flexibility and range of applications. Rapidly growing niches including floating PV and agrivoltaics are proving their worth alongside the more established rooftop and ground mount market segments.
Hybrid systems combining solar with energy storage and other generation technologies are also becoming more common, in the pursuit of 24/7 emissions free energy. And this brings our industry into more frequent contact with other concerns, that need to be carefully managed.
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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.
Sep 25, 2026
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Securing power, controlling costs: How onsite solar and storage shield commercial users from grid volatility
In an era of rising utility rates, grid congestion, and shifting power markets, commercial and industrial companies are increasingly turning to distributed generation. Mary Beth Mandanas, chief executive officer of Onyx Renewables breaks down how onsite solar and battery storage provide a physical hedge against gas price swings, lower structural energy costs, and deliver crucial speed to power.
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Chinese authorities suspend 18.33 GW ingot expansion over 3-for-1 capacity requirement
Chinese manufacturer Yunnan Yuze New Energy has been told it must retire existing PV manufacturing facilities equivalent to three times the new capacity it plans to add in Yunnan province, as local authorities move to curb overcapacity.
Thailand registers solar installers, equipment ahead of rooftop PV expansion
Thailand is formally registering qualified solar installers and equipment ahead of launching a government-backed program that will aim to deploy rooftop solar on 500,000 households. The registration process is open until September 30.
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Australia’s remote mining companies turn to renewable hybrid power systems
Australia’s remote mining operations are emerging as the proving ground for high-renewable energy systems with operational data showing several off-grid industrial sites are now consistently operating at renewable energy penetration rates above 80%.
The controversy over fire classification of BIPV systems
In a new monthly column for pv magazine, the Becquerel Institute explains that a number of photovoltaic façade products are recently being marketed as “non-combustible” under EN 13501-1. These claims are causing confusion in the construction sector and controversy among European manufacturers, raising the questions: what do these classifications actually certify, and can a conventional BIPV module meet them at all?
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