Markets & Policy
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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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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UK renewable energy industry warns against cutting FITs
Over 60 key renewable energy figures and experts have published an open letter to the UK Government, warning them that prematurely cutting the feed-in tariffs (FITs) before April 2013 would have a profoundly damaging effect on long term investor confidence.
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Report: UK PV market to see extreme challenges for solar companies
According to a new report issued by Solarbuzz, the UKs emergence into the photovoltaics (PV) market couldnt be better timed. However, with a fast-growing downstream market, it said extreme challenges lie ahead for solar companies to operate profitably.
Flexible solar modules used for refrigerated vehicles
Offering up an alternative for building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) modules, Fahrzeugwerk Bernard Krone GmbH presented a refrigerated semi trailer equipped with flexible PV modules, provided by Germany-based Solarion AG, at the 63rd IAA Commercial Vehicles show, held last week in Hanover, Germany.
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IPVSEE 2010: Key issues hindering ramp up of China's PV market
Although China is developing its photovoltaics (PV) market rapidly, the country still has some major hurdles to overcome. As the 2010 Golden Sun PV Industry Summit, held this week in Beijing, China, clearly showed, not only do the prospects of a national feed-in tariff remain uncertain, but other key issues are proving to hinder a major ramp-up of the domestic market.
Report: Solar spotlight to shift from Germany; US could achieve grid parity first
In its latest renewable energy attractiveness indices, Ernst & Young has announced the solar market is preparing for a shift from a dominant German market to other smaller hotspots. It added that Spain remains largely in the doldrums, with the wind industry largely thought to have won out over solar.
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