REC leads US residential solar panels as Tesla loses storage share
REC led the US residential solar panel market in the first half of 2025, while Tesla lost share in home batteries and inverters amid supply and policy pressures, according to EnergySage.
Kuwait forecast to reach 2.9 GW of solar by 2030, 10.1 GW by 2035
Kuwait’s solar capacity, which stands at around 50 MW today, is expected to surpass 1 GW in 2029 before increasing rapidly over the first half of the next decade to surpass 10 GW by 2035, according to forecasts made by Rystad Energy.
Global Solar Council launches global trade association for battery storage
The Global Solar Council has launched what it calls the first global trade association for battery storage to drive manufacturing, deployment, recycling, and adoption of new technologies.
Solar and wind integration crucial as Southeast Asia electricity demand grows
The International Energy Agency’s latest report says solar and wind energy are well placed to meet Southeast Asia’s growing electricity demand. It adds that while additional deployment will create flexibility challenges, most countries in the region can integrate more solar and wind energy without requiring major system changes.
Renewables overbuilding, proactive curtailment can reduce Europe’s energy system costs
New research from the Netherlands showed that renewables and short-term storage can meet around 92.5% of Europe’s electricity demand in future energy scenarios, with the remaining 7.5% being satisfied by green hydrogen. The scientists considered Europe as fully self-sufficient with zero import-export of power or hydrogen, with each of the 37 countries included in the modeling having a self-sufficiency rate of at least 80%.
World’s largest vertical rooftop solar installation deployed in Norway
Vertical solar specialist Over Easy Solar has broke its own record for the world’s largest rooftop vertical solar array with a 320 kW system in the north Norwegian city of Tromsø.
India on track to add more than 45 GW of solar in fiscal 2026
India installed 18 GW of solar in the first five months of fiscal 2026 and is projected to exceed 45 GW for the year, with rooftop and open-access systems driving growth alongside tax cuts and expanding manufacturing capacity.
Swiss startup offers timber-framed solar carport
Urbanpv has developed a timber-framed 46 kW parking lot design for ten parking spaces including the access lane.
Enhancing dual-axis solar tracker performance with new optimization techniques
Researchers in India have developed two solar tracker optimization techniques can purportedly increase power generation by up to 54.36% when combined. One uses a light sensor and the other relies on data from GPS and a real-time clock.
Spanish startup offers portable solar-plus-storage generators for irrigation
Spanish startup Nomad Solar Energy and Full&fast have deployed a portable solar-plus-storage system at a Madrid farm to provide off-grid power for irrigation.
