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.
Advertisement
Latest News
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.
Aug 12, 2026
Advertisement
PVcase adds key export option to its solar design software
PVcase has added PVC 2.0 export to its Ground Mount software, enabling solar engineers to transfer 3D project geometry directly to compatible tools such as PVsyst. The open standard aims to reduce manual data handling and errors while improving interoperability and consistency across solar design and simulation workflows.
Global South Utilities completes 50 MW solar, 15 MWh BESS project in Central African Republic
The solar-plus-storage project has been billed as the largest infrastructure project in the Central African Republic’s history. The government says it is undergoing a phased implementation beginning with an initial 15 MW supplied to the plant’s neighbouring districts.
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.
Advertisement
Advertisement
All Applications & Installations news
US data centers turn to on-site solar, storage, VPPs as grid delays mount
A Reuters Events report highlights how multi-year transmission delays are forcing data center developers in the United States to deploy 56 GW of on-site generation while turning to Virtual Power Plants to unlock fast capacity.
Advertisement
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.
Advertisement
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?
Advertisement
Advertisement