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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Socket to the sun

Ten states in the United States have passed laws permitting plug-in solar, with more to follow imminently. Low-income households, renters and temporary workers under pressure from high electricity bills are welcoming plug-in solar as a low-cost, portable and convenient solution. Precise business models have yet to emerge and there are technical and regulatory teething problems to address, as industry figures tell pv magazine.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Oct 05, 2026

A large group of people cut the ribbon at Toyo Solar's Texas factory

Markets & Policy

Toyo cuts the ribbon on its newly-expanded solar factory in Texas

Company officers and government officials celebrated the 2 GW expansion of Toyo’s Humble, Texas solar module facility and looked forward to planned heterojunction cell production at the site in 2028.

Ben Zientara

15 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Solar and storage accounted for nearly 1 million EU jobs in 2025

Solar and battery storage supported 982,000 jobs in the EU in 2025, with PV accounting for 874,000 positions. Solar employment is expected to decline by 2030 as deployment slows, despite growth in operations, maintenance, manufacturing and recycling jobs.

Pilar Sánchez Molina

17 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Thousands of European solar park systems exposed online, say researchers

Dutch firm Modat and the Netherlands’ cybersecurity agency have identified 8,547 exposed systems at solar and wind sites in 35 European countries, with Spain accounting for more than one-third of the solar total.

Brian Publicover

18 hours ago

Applications & Installations

Eskom extends solar registration fee waiver indefinitely

The South African utility is removing registration-related costs for grid-connected solar installations up to 50 kVA in size until further notice.

Patrick Jowett

22 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Hithium’s sodium-ion storage push, where it could win, where it won’t, and path to bankability

After Chinese manufacturer Hithium launched its new 4 MWh sodium-ion BESS alongside its new 785Ah cell for energy storage, in response to questions, Leb Lan, senior product manager, Hithium, spoke with ESS News to discuss not only the technology developments but also where and when a sodium-ion BESS cabinet will better suit the market than LFP-based battery cell technology.

Tristan Rayner

23 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Japan proposes four categories for priority commercial solar support

Japan wants to prioritize future subsidies for new commercial solar projects it considers compatible with local communities, as ground-mounted plants lose feed-in tariff (FIT) and feed-in premium (FIP) support from April 2027.

Brian Publicover

Oct 06, 2026

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Applications & Installations

UK renewable energy industry calls for government support PV and other renewables lobbyists have called on UK chancellor George Osborne to dismiss the political uncertainty surrounding the industry. But Osborne has a track record in promoting his favored “dash for gas.”

pv magazine

Dec 01, 2013

Markets & Policy

GCL-Poly reacts to Beijing ETS The Chinese capital introduced an emissions trading scheme on Thursday and plans are afoot for the world’s second biggest scheme, in Guangdong province. GCL-Poly has yet to assess the impact on its operations.

pv magazine

Nov 28, 2013

Markets & Policy

VW builds car industry's largest solar installation in Spain VW-owned SEAT has completed the installation of 53,000 solar panels on a rooftop array at its Martorell factory in Spain.

pv magazine

Nov 28, 2013

Markets & Policy

Trina Solar announces joint venture with Yabang Group The Chinese PV giants have invested $45 million in Yabang Group’s subsidiary, Changzhou NESL Solartech Co., and hope to reach 500 MW production capacity within 12 months.

Ian Clover

Nov 28, 2013

Markets & Policy

juwi to build 86 MW PV plant in South Africa The installation will become the biggest single solar project in the company’s history, and will be located in South Africas Northern Cape Province.

Ian Clover

Nov 28, 2013

Markets & Policy

Setback for Canadian Solar in legal wrangle Canadian Solar’s apparent victory in its legal dispute with LDK Solar has been overturned by the court that awarded it. The dispute relates to wafer supply contracts which LDK says Canadian Solar broke.

pv magazine

Nov 28, 2013

Markets & Policy

Deals 'imminent' for Conergy units Chinese module manufacturer Astroenergy will acquire Conergy’s Frankfurt module business. The identity of the buyer for the Rangsdorf-based Mounting Systems business has not been revealed.

pv magazine

Nov 28, 2013

Markets & Policy

China Solar misses six-month figures update Former solar giant China Solar has been forced to delay its six-month figures as an investigation into two of its Chinese subsidiaries continues. Three directors were arrested over the alleged false reporting on registered capital for the units.

pv magazine

Nov 28, 2013

Markets & Policy

Asia PV materials market boosted by rapid shift in production dynamics, finds Frost & Sullivan Regional appetite for solar power and growing awareness of environmental issues has prompted Asian governments to support the materials industry, which is now worth $1.94 billion, the analysts report.

Ian Clover

Nov 28, 2013

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