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

Flexibility as an asset

The Iberian Peninsula is emerging as a key test case for hybrid PV and battery storage, driven less by inherent project attractiveness and more by mounting pressure on standalone solar. As merchant exposure, price cannibalization and curtailment risks intensify, co-located battery energy storage systems (BESS) are becoming a tool to stabilize revenues rather than unlock upside. In this context, aggregator contracts are evolving toward more flexible, merchant-driven structures. Everoze Partner Ana Bamonde explores this shift and what it means for the structuring, financing and operation of hybrid assets in Iberia.

Ana Bamonde

14 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Greece to permit balcony solar, storage

Greece has run a public consultation on reforms to rules governing installations for self-consumption that would permit balcony solar up to 800 W.

Patrick Jowett

5 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Taiwanese manufacturers plan 1 GW solar module factory in the United States

Taiwanese solar manufacturers Sino-American Silicon (SAS) and United Renewable Energy (URE) plan to build a 1 GW TOPCon module factory in the United States, with an estimated investment of TWD 1.5 billion ($40 million).

Emiliano Bellini

7 hours ago

Markets & Policy

IEA PVPS updates benchmark PV life cycle inventory with 83 factory assessments

IEA-PVPS has released an updated 2026 Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) report, providing more representative data on PV manufacturing, energy use, emissions, recycling, and end-of-life processes. The update highlights major improvements in silicon recycling, wafer efficiency, and reduced environmental impacts across PV supply chains.

Lior Kahana

8 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Rising gas costs push European electricity prices higher

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting’s latest analysis finds the weekly average electricity price stood in excess of €110 ($125.51)/MWh across most of Europe’s main electricity markets last week as gas futures prices reached their highest level since March.

Patrick Jowett

10 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Renewables met 68% of Brazil’s electricity demand during FIFA World Cup

Brazil’s power system handled record World Cup demand swings without supply disruptions, with renewable energy sources providing 86% of electricity generation during the tournament. Advance planning and enhanced grid monitoring enabled the operator to manage rapid load increases of up to 12.8 GW following matches.

Alessandra Neris

11 hours ago

Moor-PV, Wattmanufactur

Markets & Policy

Germany’s degraded peatlands offer up to 268 GW of solar potential

Fraunhofer ISE has identified up to 268 GW of solar potential on degraded peatlands in Germany. A new guidance document outlines how peatland PV projects can support emissions reductions while creating new opportunities for landowners and farmers.

Sandra Enkhardt

Jul 21, 2026

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Applications & Installations

Construction starts at Macho Springs New Mexico’s largest solar project is set to be completed by May 2014. First Solar scheme will sell energy to El Paso Electric under 20-year PPA.

pv magazine

Jul 01, 2013

Markets & Policy

Conergy reportedly in talks with Asian investor Germany’s Conergy AG is reportedly in negotiations with a potential investor from Asia who may be willing to invest up to 50 million for a 30% stake in the company if banks accept a new deal.

pv magazine

Jul 01, 2013

Markets & Policy

China Sunergy sees first-quarter revenue increase China Sunergy saw revenue rise 13.4% in the first quarter of 2013 as it continued to expand operations in emerging markets. The company is aiming for a return to net profit in 2013.

pv magazine

Jun 30, 2013

Markets & Policy

EU-China talks hinge on minimum module price EU proposal for a minimum module price of 0.65 per watt rebuffed by the Chinese as JA Solar and Yingli halt shipping volumes to Europe in July. Meanwhile, Croatia’s EU accession allows Chinese manufacturers a back door into the Continent from today.

pv magazine

Jun 30, 2013

Markets & Policy

Bitterfeld poly plant owner pays 12m to offload facility UK poly manufacturer found it cheaper to hand over plant plus 12m than to refund employment grants and subsidies awarded by the EU and German regional government. ‘Some’ jobs to be maintained under new management team.

pv magazine

Jun 30, 2013

Markets & Policy

June stock report: The EC and China try to cut a deal Solar equities investors are trying to navigate turbulent waters as uncertainty clouds the way to long-term safety and security.

pv magazine

Jun 30, 2013

Markets & Policy

Brazil to include solar in energy auction Brazil’s Energy Research Company has said the countrys A-3 Energy Auction in October would be open to solar and waste-to-energy projects for the first time.

pv magazine

Jun 30, 2013

Applications & Installations

MidAmerican completes $1 billion bond offering for 579 MW California projects Warren Buffetts MidAmerican Energy will finance the construction of its 579 MW photovoltaic projects in Southern California with a newly completed $1 billion bond offering.

pv magazine

Jun 30, 2013

Applications & Installations

Cyprus inaugurates 10 new PV parks Cyprus electrifies 10 new solar PV parks totalling 1 MW. Installed PV capacity on the island has reached 25 MW with up to 100 MW more due in the next two years.

Ilias Tsagas

Jun 27, 2013

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