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

The great British takeoff

Despite grid connection headaches and the realities of securing planning approval, solar deployment in the United Kingdom has returned to healthy volumes with a growing capacity pipeline. With ambitious capacity targets set for 2030, pv magazine catches up with Solar Energy UK’s Chris Hewett for the latest on a market that’s showing promise.

Matthew Lynas

Sep 22, 2026

Markets & Policy

Ontario opens November capacity auction

Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has opened qualification for November’s capacity auction, where batteries compete for six-month availability obligations.

Brian Publicover

50 minutes ago

Markets & Policy

Poland offers 76 TWh in November renewables auctions

Poland’s Energy Regulatory Office (URE) has put almost PLN 25 billion ($6.5 billion) of renewables support up for bid in November, with PV and onshore wind taking most of it.

Brian Publicover

15 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Ukraine adds 1.1 GW of solar in H1

Analysis from the Solar Energy Association of Ukraine estimates the country’s solar capacity reached up to 9.7 GW by mid-2026.

Patrick Jowett

18 hours ago

Markets & Policy

South Korea tenders 6.6 GWh of six-hour storage under 15-year contracts

The Korea Power Exchange has launched its 2026 ESS tender for 1.18 GW of six-hour storage, targeting 1.1 GW on mainland Korea and 80 MW on Jeju, with projects due by February 2029. Bids will be assessed 50% on price and 50% on non-price factors, including fire safety, grid-forming capability, supply-chain resilience, Korean economic contribution, maintenance, recycling, and project experience.

Tristan Rayner

19 hours ago

Markets & Policy

ACEN relinquishes Philippine solar projects over land, access issues

Land acquisition and site-access problems have led Philippine renewables developer ACEN to abandon two early-stage solar projects with a combined potential capacity of about 456 MW.

Brian Publicover

21 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Canadian province announces PV panel recycling fee

The government of Alberta is introducing a fee of CAN 14 ($15.99) to each new solar panel supplied in the province beginning October 1. It says the money raised will go towards collecting, transporting and recycling panels once they reach end of life.

Patrick Jowett

21 hours ago

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Applications & Installations

IEA calls on EU for greater cooperation in shift to cleaner energy Potential Energy Union requires greater emphasis on energy security throughout Europe, with renewable energy playing a greater role in that transition, says International Energy Agency.

Ian Clover

Nov 30, 2014

Applications & Installations

Sonnenbatterie gets EUR 7.5 million cash injection The battery storage system manufacturer completes a successful round of funding, capital will flow into expanding production, developing U.S. business and providing support for rapid growth.

pv magazine

Nov 30, 2014

Applications & Installations

Indian PV pipeline soars past 22 GW More than 22,100 MW of new solar PV capacity pledged across 12 Indian states as part of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.

Ian Clover

Nov 30, 2014

Applications & Installations

E.ON brand turns its back on fossil fuels Germany’s largest utility will spin out of fossils fuels and towards renewables in response to changing dynamic of energy landscape.

Jonathan Gifford

Nov 30, 2014

Applications & Installations

pv magazine weekly news roundup: Nov 21-28 Assault of batteries shapes the week, while the good vibes of the 15th Forum Solarpraxis are punctured by the news of SolarMax’s insolvency.

Ian Clover

Nov 27, 2014

Applications & Installations

Solar disrupts utilities out of their comfort zone Solarpraxis Forum highlights how traditional energy utilities are struggling to cope with the expansion of the renewable energy sector, forcing a rethink of their relationship with renewables.

Ilias Tsagas

Nov 27, 2014

Applications & Installations

Renewable energy now Scotland's top power source Clean energy from wind, hydro and, yes, solar produced more power than nuclear, coal or gas in first six months of 2014, figures show.

pv magazine

Nov 27, 2014

Markets & Policy

SolarMax insolvency: Lack of pan-European policy harms industry, says expert The insolvency of Switzerland’s SolarMax is yet another indictment of Europe’s failure to nurture pro-solar political conditions, says solar consultant Winfried Hoffmann.

pv magazine

Nov 27, 2014

Applications & Installations

Chinese delays could see Japan steal solar top spot Postponed and delayed PV projects in China are stunting growth figures, says expert. Japan’s surging end to year could see it displace China as world’s largest market.

Ian Clover

Nov 27, 2014

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