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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Strait and narrow
War in the Middle East and disruption to trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz have hit global energy markets hard, given the region’s importance to oil and gas exports. Fabian Skarboe Rønningen and Nishant Kumar of Rystad Energy examine ongoing impacts of the crisis on global energy import/export flows.
Sep 10, 2026
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U.S. deploys 19.2 GW of solar in H1
The latest Solar Market Insight report from SEIA and Wood Mackenzie reveals a massive 61% jump in the year-over-year volume of utility-scale solar installations during the second quarter, but permitting issues and the looming tax credit cliff are expected to keep growth flat.
Enerparc’s sister company Pvwerk files for restructuring under self-administration
Enerparc sister company Pvwerk has filed for restructuring under self-administration, while continuing its business operations. The company aims to complete around 100 solar and battery storage projects commissioned by Enerparc that are currently under construction.
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Research: Ontario to hit 694 MW of installed PV by next year; could reach 3 GW by 2015
The Ontario photovoltaics (PV) market will reach 694 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity by next year, including 186 MW of Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program (RESOP) projects, according to a study carried out by Canada-based ClearSky Advisors.
Research: New way to funnel solar energy "100 times more concentrated than PV"
Using carbon nanotubes – hollow tubes of carbon atoms – Massachusetts Institute of Technology chemical engineers say they have found a way to concentrate solar energy 100 times more than a regular photovoltaic (PV) cell. Such nanotubes could reportedly form antennas that capture and focus light energy, potentially allowing much smaller and more powerful solar arrays, according to Chinese news agency, xinhuanet.
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Italy to implement further FIT cuts
Italy is to significantly reduce its feed-in tariffs (FITs) for solar energy, starting from next year. According to EuPD Research, the Conferenza Stato e Regioni – the Italian Committee of Representatives of Italian regions and the central government – announced that incentives for all installation types will be lowered every four months next year.
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EU PVSEC opening day: Can PV take the energy throne?
The excitement level at this years EU PVSEC is slowly picking up. Visions are going beyond the magical year 2020 and stretching to 2050. Speaking to a full hall at the opening conference of the trade show, which opened today in Valencia, Spain, Dr. Giovanni Federigo De Santi, director of the Institute for Energy (IE), Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission ended his speech by asking if the photovoltaics (PV) industry is ready to face the challenges lying ahead in 2050.
Research: EU leading the way in newly installed PV modules
A new study has stated that Europe is leading the way in terms of photovoltaics (PV) installations. The JRC’s Institute for Energy (IE), which published its ninth Annual Photovoltaics Status Report today, has said that out of the estimated 7.4 gigawatts (GW) of newly installed PV modules worldwide last year, 5.8 GW was located in Europe.
Pennsylvania, US: USD$20.5 million to be invested in solar energy
Bringing a boost to the U.S. solar industry, Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell has announced that USD$20.5 million in state and federal investments will be injected into 40 clean energy projects. It is hoped that up to 1,400 jobs in the countrys solar sector will be created.
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