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

Oil in turmoil, solar stays stable

Soaring energy costs have grabbed headlines around the world the past two months, but prices across the solar supply chain are marching to their own beat, writes Hanwei Wu of OPIS. Oversupply in Asia continues to distort markets, with either sharp price falls or tepid price gains.

OPIS

May 25, 2026

Markets & Policy

The Hydrogen Stream: Wärtsilä testing 100% hydrogen engine

Wärtsilä has successfully demonstrated what it says is the world’s first large-scale engine running on 100% hydrogen, supplying power to Spain’s grid in Bermeo and advancing flexible low-carbon generation technology.

Sergio Matalucci

16 hours ago

Markets & Policy

‘If I notice a woman being interrupted or overlooked, I intentionally bring the word back to her’

This week Women in Solar+ Europe gives voice to Josefin Berg, Associate Director – Renewables Markets – Horizons at S&P Global. She warns that the so-called “eclipse” moments, when women are interrupted or overshadowed in discussions, require vigilant, inclusive leadership that actively restores and amplifies overlooked voices.

Women in Solar+

17 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Hot weather and clear skies give Europe a bumper May

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that Europe’s May weather was marked by a mid-month Arctic cold outbreak followed by a persistent heat dome that brought clear skies, record temperatures, and above-average solar irradiance across much of Central and Western Europe. While the blocking high boosted irradiance by up to 25% in some regions, cloudier conditions on its fringes left areas such as Scotland, Ireland, and Norway with below-average solar resource.

Solcast

18 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Chinese PV Industry Brief: Daqo expands beyond polysilicon

Daqo New Energy will invest CNY 6 billion ($835 million) to build a smart energy systems manufacturing base in Kunshan focused on advanced power equipment and storage solutions for AI data center applications.

Vincent Shaw

19 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Chile releases bidding terms for first energy auction including storage

hile’s CNE has set preliminary terms for the 2026/01 power supply tender, a technology-neutral process that nonetheless favors renewables by excluding high-emission fuels and enabling storage-backed bids. With time-of-day demand blocks and 15-year contracts, the structure is particularly supportive of photovoltaic and hybrid solar-plus-storage projects, especially for daytime and evening peak coverage.

Luis Ini

20 hours ago

Polysilicon furnaces - large silver silos inside a factory room.

Markets & Policy

Global polysilicon prices hold steady as Section 232 outcome draws focus at SNEC

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.

OPIS

20 hours ago

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Applications & Installations

Solargiga building 40 MW solar park in Ghana In partnership with the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority, China’s Solargiga has begun construction of a 40 MW, $117 million solar park.

Ian Clover

Jul 03, 2014

Markets & Policy

US-China trade war pushes thin film market to 11-month high Spot prices for thin film modules rise 5.2% in a month as ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China depresses prices for polysilicon panels.

Ian Clover

Jul 03, 2014

Applications & Installations

Bangladesh receives $78 million from World Bank for solar home system project Government signs financing deal to develop its Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development II project, which aims to install 480,000 solar home systems.

Ian Clover

Jul 03, 2014

Markets & Policy

SolarCity continues to dominate US residential solar PV market GTM Research finds that SolarCity has again increased its market share, under a trend of ongoing consolidation by the largest companies in the U.S. residential market.

Christian Roselund

Jul 02, 2014

Markets & Policy

SPI to develop 50 MW PV project in China The California-based group is looking to expand operations in China’s utility-scale PV sector, which it expects to soon be one of the largest in the world.

pv magazine

Jul 02, 2014

Markets & Policy

SolarWorld calls for US probe of alleged Chinese spy attack The company has requested that U.S. authorities investigate the effects of the alleged cyber-hacking and interception of thousands of its emails containing secret financial, production, R&D and trade litigation details.

pv magazine

Jul 02, 2014

Markets & Policy

Vanguard Space Technologies selects Ascent Solar PV modules The California company says Ascent’s CIGS cell technology, coupled with Vanguard’s extreme environment thin film coatings and array design, provides an ideal solution for next generation, large-area space solar arrays.

pv magazine

Jul 02, 2014

Markets & Policy

Photon Energy denounces Italy's proposed FIT cuts Company CEO Georg Hotar predicts Italy will have a high price to pay if it goes through with the plans, which he calls a “reckless attack on investors.”

pv magazine

Jul 02, 2014

Markets & Policy

BayWa acquires Martifer Solar USA The German renewable energy group says the addition of Martifer Solar USA will advance its PV project activities in the U.S., where it is already active in the wind farm sector.

pv magazine

Jul 02, 2014

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