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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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Applications & Installations

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.

Matthew Lynas

Sep 25, 2026

Applications & Installations

Eskom extends solar registration fee waiver indefinitely

The South African utility is removing registration-related costs for grid-connected solar installations up to 50 kVA in size until further notice.

Patrick Jowett

4 hours ago

Applications & Installations

France’s largest battery goes online

TagEnergy has inaugurated a 240 MW/480 MWh battery storage facility in northeastern France, the country’s largest operational BESS. The Tesla Megapack-based project provides grid-balancing services and is jointly owned by TagEnergy and Banque des Territoires.

Gwénaëlle Deboutte

5 hours ago

Applications & Installations

Flooded solar plant in Japan catches fire after typhoon

A solar plant east of Tokyo caught fire in late September after typhoon floodwater submerged its electrical equipment – a post-flood risk the Japanese government has warned about since 2018.

Brian Publicover

Oct 05, 2026

Applications & Installations

China’s 700 MW Jintan salt-cavern CAES project completes full-system startup

The two-unit non-fuel CAES project is now moving toward grid-connection testing and system commissioning.

Vincent Shaw

Oct 05, 2026

Markets & Policy

EU grants cross-border solar, wind project priority status

The Deploy project plans to build 180 MW of solar and wind in Poland, with the electricity generated to be converted into heat for industrial offtakers in Germany.

Patrick Jowett

Oct 05, 2026

Applications & Installations

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.

Ryan Kennedy

Oct 05, 2026

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Applications & Installations

Sierra Leone switches on solar-storage project Chinese manufacturer Sungrow, which commissioned the project, says its the country’s first national-scale power generation project connected to the grid in nearly a decade.

Patrick Jowett

Jul 31, 2026

Markets & Policy

Colombia awards 725 MW of solar on second day of green energy auction The country’s Clean Energy Procurement Auction awarded 995 MW of solar and nearly 100 MW of battery energy storage systems across two days.

Luis Ini

Jul 31, 2026

Markets & Policy

Australia identifies utility-scale project delivery as key barrier to lower solar costs The speed and scale of delivering large solar projects is now the key risk to reaching Australia’s ambitions for ultra low-cost solar, according to a white paper from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.

Ev Foley

Jul 31, 2026

Applications & Installations

Jordan installs solar-powered water heating systems at nine hospitals The government of Jordan has announced the completion of the first phase of a project aiming to deploy solar-powered water heating systems at 33 hospitals in total.

Patrick Jowett

Jul 30, 2026

Markets & Policy

Uruguay plans 500 MW of new renewables by 2030 Uruguay is planning to deploy an additional 500 MW of new renewables before the end of the current administration in February 2030. The plan includes four new solar projects, two of which have already been identified.

Luis Ini

Jul 30, 2026

Applications & Installations

Bangladesh opens bids for 220 MW solar project A tender is open in Bangladesh for the design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of a 220 MW solar project. Bids must be delivered by September 15.

Patrick Jowett

Jul 30, 2026

Applications & Installations

Tesla, ContourGlobal enter 1 TWh solar-storage PPA in Arizona Tesla will buy around 1 TWh per year of electricity from ContourGlobal’s hybrid solar and storage project in the US state of Arizona, which is due to begin commercial operations in 2028.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jul 30, 2026

Applications & Installations

South Africa energizes 216 MW solar, 500 MWh BESS project A consortia led by TotalEnergies has switched on its Hydra project in South Africa’s Northern Cape, billed as Africa’s largest hybrid renewable energy project to date.

Lior Kahana

Jul 30, 2026

Applications & Installations

Financing secured for Timor-Leste’s first solar-storage project The Asian Development Bank, World Bank and investors from Canada and Japan have partnered on a $85.7 million financing package for Timor-Leste’s first independent power project.

Patrick Jowett

Jul 29, 2026

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