Markets & Policy

Markets & Policy category

Markets & Policy category

In highly regulated energy markets, policy decisions can make or break new technologies, strategies, and even entire industries.

Support from policymakers, in the form of procurement exercises, priority dispatch, tax incentives and a wealth of other instruments, has been vital to the global solar industry’s success, and new mechanisms to support growth in energy storage are an increasingly important part of the story today.

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Markets & Policy

New rules to Europe’s battery game

Europe installed 25.3 GWh of energy storage capacity in 2025, with annual additions expected to reach 35.1 GWh in 2026. Confidence among developers and investors has remained strong, supported by a robust project pipeline. At the same time, the market has been quietly absorbing a wave of increasingly unpredictable cost pressures. InfoLink Consulting CEO Corrine Lin sees that prices across the supply chain are no longer moving in a single direction, cost pass-through has become less linear, and the market has entered a new phase marked by structural tensions.

Corrine Lin

4 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Europe foresees 20% rise in power demand driven by electrification

EU planning scenarios show electricity demand rising sharply toward 2050 as electrification accelerates, with battery storage emerging as a key flexibility and system-balancing technology alongside hydrogen.

Pilar Sánchez Molina

36 minutes ago

Markets & Policy

For Indian businesses, the real challenge with solar isn’t cost—it’s risk

While intent to adopt clean energy is strong, execution often feels complex, driven by upfront cost, financing choices, and questions around long-term performance.

Nishant Sood, Managing Director, Candi Solar

42 minutes ago

Markets & Policy

India curtailed 2.1 TWh of renewable electricity in fiscal year 2025–26

Ember’s analysis found that about 2.1 TWh of renewable electricity generation was curtailed in fiscal year 2025–26, equivalent to 1.3% of total renewable generation, to keep coal-fired power plants operating at their minimum technical load. The report estimates that around 10 GWh of energy storage, charged during peak midday solar generation hours, would have been sufficient to absorb this surplus renewable output, maintain coal plants above their minimum technical load, and avoid the curtailment altogether.

Uma Gupta

19 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Solar sector corporate funding increases 131% year-over-year

Total corporate funding into the solar sector, including venture capital, public market financing, and debt financing, reached $11.1 billion through the first quarter of 2026, according to a report from Mercom Capital Group.

Ryan Kennedy

20 hours ago

Markets & Policy

China Resources New Energy launches Shenzhen IPO targeting record $3.4 billion raise

The proceeds will fund 7.18 GW of wind and solar projects across China, supporting the company’s expansion and its parent’s strategy to separately list its renewable energy business on the mainland.

Vincent Shaw

21 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Spain records 397 hours of negatives prices in Q1

Spain faces a surge in negative electricity prices driven by rapid solar growth outpacing short-term demand, exposing vulnerabilities in merchant renewable projects. Spanish PV association UNEF argues the imbalance is temporary, as new electricity-intensive demand is expected to materialize within 3–5 years.

Pilar Sánchez Molina

22 hours ago

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Applications & Installations

Approval granted for 100 MW PV plant in Western Australia Sun Brilliance has received approval from the Mid-West development assessment panel (DAP) for the largest solar installation in Western Australia, with the solar developer still needed to finalize financing for the project.

Sam Pothecary

Dec 08, 2016

Applications & Installations

South Australia-made silicon energy storage system “ready to close grid gap” A South Australian company behind a silicon based thermal energy storage system has created and successfully tested a full prototype of its technology, which it says is ready for commercialisation after a decade is the making.

Sophie Vorrath

Dec 08, 2016

Applications & Installations

UK: Lightsource eyes GBP 600m buyback of installed solar systems The British solar developer is looking to dip into a pot of GBP 600 million to purchase installed arrays, offering customers an upfront lump sum to transfer the FIT; customers will still receive free energy generated by the system.

Ian Clover

Dec 08, 2016

Applications & Installations

sPower signs 105 MW PPA under community choice aggregation program sPower has secured a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 105 MW-AC of solar power with community choice aggregator MCE in California, making it sPower’s largest contract of this type to date, and the largest community choice aggregation (CCA) agreement known to pv magazine.

Sam Pothecary

Dec 08, 2016

Markets & Policy

Tesla/SolarCity starts aggressive hiring process at Buffalo gigafactory Despite some early setbacks, the combined companies are looking for 34 positions — out of an expected 1,400 jobs — to staff their new facility.

Frank Andorka

Dec 07, 2016

Applications & Installations

Global inverter shipments to contract 5% in 2017 before steady recovery, says GTM Research Consolidation of top 10 suppliers continues as Chinese inverter firms Huawei and Sungrow top shipment chart, while SMA’s U.S. strength sees it cling on to top spot for revenue, report shows.

Ian Clover

Dec 07, 2016

Markets & Policy

Trump chooses climate denying pro-fossil fuel politician to lead the U.S. EPA Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has a history of suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of fossil fuel interests. He will now run the agency.

Christian Roselund

Dec 07, 2016

Markets & Policy

Yingli losses push past $50m in Q3 The Chinese solar company cites weak demand in China and module oversupply for lower revenues, profit and margin; will pivot towards higher efficiency sales in 2017.

Ian Clover

Dec 07, 2016

Markets & Policy

Finland’s first solar power investment fund set up by Evli and Nordic Shine Finnish Evli Bank has become the majority shareholder in Finnish solar company Nordic Shine, as the two companies combine to create the country’s first ever solar investment fund, to expand the possibilities of distributed solar within the country.

Sam Pothecary

Dec 07, 2016

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