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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

Indian PV at a turning point

As module manufacturing capacity outpaces domestic demand, India’s solar industry is entering a new phase, where vertical integration, disciplined investment, higher utilization and access to new markets will be critical for sustaining growth. Uma Gupta reports.

Uma Gupta

Oct 31, 2026

Markets & Policy

Hanwha Q-Cells shifts focus to research and development in Europe

Hanwha Q Cells has denied rumors of a market exit but confirmed plans to focus its European operations on research and development. The restructuring will lead to job cuts in sales and business development, while the company expands its R&D workforce in Germany.

Sandra Enkhardt

10 hours ago

Wirsol, PMT Premium Mounting Technologies, Flachdach, Gewerbe, Logistikzentrum, Osnabrück

Markets & Policy

Germany awards 288 MW of solar in rooftop tender at average price of €0.0967/kWh

Germany’s latest rooftop solar tender received 177 bids totaling 347 MW, with 108 bids representing 208 MW ultimately awarded contracts.

Jochen Siemer

14 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Key takeaways from All Energy Australia 2026

The outlook for Australia’s renewable energy transition appears positive with supportive government policies and renewable energy targets, a surge in battery installations, and a strong pipeline of grid-scale solar and storage projects helping to fuel confidence.

David Carroll

15 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Solar PV cuts Spain’s electricity costs by €17.02 billion over 18 months

A study by Spanish solar association UNEF estimates that solar PV generation reduced Spain’s wholesale electricity costs by €17.02 billion ($19.03 billion) between January 2025 and June 2026. Without solar generation, average daily market prices would have been 86% higher, according to the analysis.

Pilar Sánchez Molina

15 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Shenzhen Nanshan Power seeks majority stake in Trina Solar’s tracker business

Shenzhen Nanshan Power plans to acquire a 51% to 70% stake in Trina Solar’s tracker business through a cash transaction. The proposed deal could provide Trina Solar with additional capital as it navigates financial pressure and intensifying competition in China’s solar sector.

Vincent Shaw

15 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Yingfa Ruineng establishes 7.5 GW PV manufacturing plant in Indonesia

The facility is the Chinese manufacturer’s first overseas base. It will produce n-type TOPCon solar cells for Indonesia’s domestic market while also acting as a regional supply hub for Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

Patrick Jowett

16 hours ago

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Solland Solar declared bankrupt The Dutch solar manufacturer Solland Solar has been delcared bankrupt according to local Dutch media reports. Only in July did the company announce a PV cell deal with Trina Solar.

pv magazine

Aug 26, 2015

Markets & Policy

ITRPV handed over to German VDMA The Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, better known as SEMI, has handed over the coordination of the International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaic (ITRPV) to German association VDMA.

Shamsiah Ali Oettinger

Aug 26, 2015

Markets & Policy

UK to propose drastic FIT cuts starting 2016 Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) also proposing enforcement of default FIT degressions each quarter; STA labels review ‘alarming’.

Ian Clover

Aug 26, 2015

Applications & Installations

Construction underway on a 100 MW solar project in North Carolina Principal Solar has partnered with Entropy Investments to build the project, which is larger than any operational solar plant east of the Rocky Mountains.

Christian Roselund

Aug 26, 2015

Markets & Policy

India's local content requirements violate global trade rules, finds WTO World Trade Organization rules against India in U.S.-led dispute over the country’s local content requirements for its solar industry; government likely to appeal decision.

pv magazine

Aug 26, 2015

Markets & Policy

Victories for net metering in Nevada and Colorado Regulators in the U.S. state of Nevada have extended net metering for new solar customers until the end of 2015, despite a cap being reached. Also, Colorado has ruled that it will not modify its net metering program.

Christian Roselund

Aug 25, 2015

Applications & Installations

"I am certainly not the solar industry gravedigger," says Asbeck In a newspaper interview in Germany, SolarWorld’s CEO and founder Frank Asbeck defended the crackdown on the Chinese competition with regards to dumping. Additionally, Asbeck criticized German politics which apparently ruined photovoltaics.

pv magazine

Aug 25, 2015

Markets & Policy

Brazil qualifies over 11 GW of solar PV projects for upcoming auction Brazilian authorities have pre-approved 341 solar PV projects for a reserve auction which will take place on August 28. However, even for the projects which are chosen significant barriers remain.

Christian Roselund

Aug 25, 2015

Applications & Installations

E.ON bets on US for bold solar push The German utility is eyeing expansion into the growing solar space of the U.S. as it pursues investment and development opportunities in PV.

Ian Clover

Aug 25, 2015

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