Markets & Policy

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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

Module feast, cell famine

PV module production capacity in India has already grown way beyond projected demand for the next few years, leading InfoLink’s Jonathan Chou to forecast a market shakeout beginning in 2027. Cell capacity, meanwhile, has been slower to materialize.

Jonathan Chou

Oct 16, 2026

Markets & Policy

Citicore secures $552 million for 900 MW solar, 120 MWh storage portfolio in Philippines

Bank of the Philippine Islands, Land Bank of the Philippines and Development Bank of the Philippines have provided PHP 35.014 billion ($552 million) in financing for a portfolio of five solar projects totaling 900 MW and 120 MWh of battery storage in the Philippines.

Vincent Shaw

16 minutes ago

Markets & Policy

Samsung SDI signs 1 GWh supply agreement for US-made NCA battery storage

South Korean manufacturer’s Michigan-based subsidiary will supply Alpha Omega Power with utility-scale battery storage. The supply agreement covers Samsung SDI’s containerized nickel cobalt aluminum (NCA) cell-based solution, Samsung Battery Box 1.7.

Matthew Lynas

50 minutes ago

Markets & Policy

Czech ministry proposes storage capacity auctions to 2027

The Czech government has proposed changes to its new capacity mechanism, which is open to battery storage, including moving two supplementary auctions from 2026 to 2027, a year later than prospective participants had planned for.

Brian Publicover

2 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Norwegian alliance calls for increased solar support

Trade union, environmental and business organisations in Norway have signed a joint letter demanding the Norwegian government backs five measures to support the country’s solar industry.

Patrick Jowett

3 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Hungary proposes energy upgrades for single-family homes, apartments

A government program in Hungary is preparing to offer single-family homes and condominiums non-refundable subsidies and preferential loans for energy efficiency measures including solar PV and heat pump installations.

Patrick Jowett

3 hours ago

Markets & Policy

INA Solar, Caelux target perovskite-silicon tandem module production by 2028

INA Solar and US-based Caelux have signed a five-year agreement to commercialize 3 GW of perovskite-TOPCon hybrid-tandem solar modules in India, targeting efficiencies of up to 29% by 2028. The deal expands Caelux’s partnerships with Indian module manufacturers to scale next-generation solar technology.

Uma Gupta

4 hours ago

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Applications & Installations

Solar panels for Canada's Little Buffalo Little Buffalo, a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada is now home to a 20.8 kW solar PV installation. The Piitapan Solar Project has risen up as a viable and clean energy alternative in a landscape filled with oil sands.

pv magazine

Aug 23, 2015

Markets & Policy

Market troubles hit solar stocks Shares of publicly traded solar companies were already suffering from a faulty association with the price of oil, but the recent fall in global markets has furthered declines.

Christian Roselund

Aug 23, 2015

Applications & Installations

Exclusive: Lowest bid in second German PV tender EUR 0.01/kWh In a response to a request from the Green Party, the German Government has said that bids for the countrys second pilot solar tender for ground-mounted PV systems are between EUR 0.01 and EUR 0.1098/kWh. They are declining to comment on the unit price or average value of the bids, however.

Sandra Enkhardt

Aug 23, 2015

Markets & Policy

Indonesia: Tax incentives for renewable energy The Indonesian government has announced it will provide tax incentives to investors seeking to develop renewable energy projects in the country.

Shamsiah Ali Oettinger

Aug 23, 2015

Applications & Installations

I Squared Capital to invest in India's Amplus I Squared Capital will invest US$150 million in Indian solar project developer, Amplus Energy Solutions.

pv magazine

Aug 23, 2015

Markets & Policy

The pv magazine weekly news digest 90s nostalgia afflicts solar as utilities clutch at straws in the US, the EU hurls penalties at impervious Chinese glass makers and digest regular Frank Asbeck prepares to count the dollars.

pv magazine

Aug 20, 2015

Applications & Installations

SkyPower: from creditor protection to global force Canadian developer’s CEO says two more GW-scale deals imminent. Kerry Adler says deals in Middle East and Africa will be signed within two months.

pv magazine

Aug 20, 2015

Applications & Installations

China Sunergy's 260 MW deal to supply modules to the state Latest move to shore up domestic solar industry sees state-owned company sign purchase agreement. 12-month supply deal backdated to start last month.

pv magazine

Aug 20, 2015

Markets & Policy

11+ GW of rooftop potential in NYC New solar rooftop mapping tool has assessed more than one million rooftops in the five boroughs. Mapdwell system offers community funding model and link to nearby installers.

pv magazine

Aug 20, 2015

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