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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

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

7 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

10 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

11 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

12 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

12 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Albania moves closer to renewable energy communities

Albania’s energy regulator has published a draft law setting out the framework for establishing and registering renewable energy communities.

Patrick Jowett

13 hours ago

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Markets & Policy

Angola turning to PV Following rapid growth in the country over the past few years, Angola is increasingly turning to renewable energy. Due to its cost effectiveness, photovoltaics (PV) is an attractive option.

pv magazine

Jan 26, 2011

Applications & Installations

Canadian government investing CAD$3.9 million in solar The city of Colwood in British Columbia, Canada is to implement a community-scale solar project following a CAD$3.9 million investment from the countrys Clean Energy Fund.

pv magazine

Jan 26, 2011

Markets & Policy

US President sets lofty clean energy goal In his State of the Union address this week, U.S. President Barack Obama said he was counting on solar energy as a key resource for the nations energy supply.

pv magazine

Jan 26, 2011

Applications & Installations

A slight hope in Spain Spains Congress has passed the law which intents to cut the number of full load hours for existing photovoltaics (PV) installations reactively. Now the Senate may achieve some palliative corrections.

pv magazine

Jan 26, 2011

Markets & Policy

Growth potential for PV recycling Delegates at the 2nd International Conference on PV Module Recycling, held yesterday in Madrid, Spain were hoping to hear that photovoltaic (PV) recycling efforts had increased since last years conference.

pv magazine

Jan 25, 2011

Applications & Installations

Italys 2010 PV installations surpass expectations Italy has officially* reported today that 1,850 megawatts (MWs) of new photovoltaics (PV) systems were installed in 2010, substantially exceeding industry estimates.

pv magazine

Jan 25, 2011

Markets & Policy

Germany looking to capture PV recycling market Two towns in Germany have joined forces to encourage photovoltaics (PV) recycling firms to set up shop in their area, after identifying a gap in the market.

Becky Beetz

Jan 24, 2011

Markets & Policy

India to implement pilot project in Egypt In a bid to enhance bilateral cooperation and to motivate the Indian private sector to participate in developing renewable energy sectors, India has signed a MoU with Egypt.

Shamsiah Ali Oettinger

Jan 23, 2011

Markets & Policy

Ontario ranks high for PV Ontario has moved ahead of New Jersey to take second place in North American solar photovoltaic (PV) rankings for 2010. The first place is still held by California, but the current rate of growth in Ontario could rival the sunny state this year.

pv magazine

Jan 23, 2011

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