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

Module feast, cell famine

PV module production capacity in India has already grown way beyond projected demand for the next few years, leading InfoLink’s Jonathan Chou to forecast a market shakeout beginning in 2027. Cell capacity, meanwhile, has been slower to materialize.

Jonathan Chou

Oct 16, 2026

Markets & Policy

Australian solar drives renewables to record 80.4% share of NEM generation

Solar power drove renewables and storage to a record 80.4% share of Australia’s National Electricity Market generation in Q3 2026, with rooftop solar leading the surge. Distributed and grid-scale solar set new output records, while rapid battery growth helped shift renewable energy into evening peaks and lower electricity prices.

Ev Foley

16 minutes ago

Markets & Policy

U.S. module maker announces Department of Commerce waiver allowing cell imports

T1 Energy says it has secured federal approval to import up to 1.725 GW of solar cells for its Texas module assembly plant ahead of the Section 232 polysilicon tariffs and minimum import prices set to take effect on Dec. 4.

Ben Zientara

21 minutes ago

Markets & Policy

Sonnen files for insolvency

German battery storage manufacturer Sonnen has filed for insolvency, months after Shell sold the company to family office Tiven. The company plans to continue serving its 150,000-plus customers while restructuring or liquidating several subsidiaries.

Sandra Enkhardt

18 hours ago

Technology & Products

Aiko to convert PERC factory into 6 GW of ABC cell capacity

The Chinese company says it will convert the manufacturing capacity at its base in Tianjin into its proprietary all-back-contact (ABC) technology as the efficiency of passivated emitter and rear contact (PERC) solar cells reaches “a bottleneck”.

Patrick Jowett

18 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Iraq removes import tariffs on solar systems

The measure coincides with the completion of a draft set of regulations set to govern the connection of solar energy systems to Iraq’s national grid.

Patrick Jowett

19 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Spanish region announce tax on ground mounted PV

The Spanish region of Castilla y León plans to extend its environmental impact tax to ground-mounted solar installations from 2027. Spanish solar association UNEF has criticised the proposal, arguing that PV projects already face multiple taxes and that the new levy lacks environmental justification.

Pilar Sánchez Molina

21 hours ago

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Applications & Installations

Italy expected to introduce PV market cap The Italian Government is expected to introduce an eight gigawatt (GW) cumulative cap on its PV market this week. If the new law is passed, it could mean an end to solar subsidies as early as this summer.

Becky Beetz

Feb 27, 2011

Applications & Installations

France to install new PV limits France will reportedly introduce an annual limit of 500 megawatts (MW) for new PV installations on March 10. However, the new restrictions will be less severe than initially feared.

pv magazine

Feb 27, 2011

Markets & Policy

First Solar pushes for exit strategy One thing occupying the minds of First Solar executives these days is how to grab new markets before growth in Europe begins to slow. They spoke at length about this goal while providing a tempered market outlook on Thursday, when they cut their 2011 forecast.

pv magazine

Feb 24, 2011

Applications & Installations

Is CIGS ready for a comeback? The CIGS PV market is poised for a comeback according to a new report, which identifies three markets ripe for development, and discusses Chinas potential to take the production lead. However, if it wants to make an impact, it must first overcome its manufacturing hurdles.

Becky Beetz

Feb 24, 2011

Applications & Installations

Germany: Bundestag decides on solar subsidies cuts Delegates from Germanys Christian Democratic Union and the FDP have won. PV feed-in tariffs (FITs) will be slashed again at mid-year, depending on market growth.

pv magazine

Feb 24, 2011

Applications & Installations

Mounting systems: strategies and competitive landscapes Mounting equipment may not be the most high-profile PV component, but it is a critical piece where innovative designs can make a big difference to costs. In an interview, Unirac executives discuss their strategies for the North American and U.S. solar markets, and the competitive landscape of a sector that is getting crowded.

pv magazine

Feb 24, 2011

Markets & Policy

SNEC Shanghai: Faster, larger, more professional China is calling the shots in the PV industry this became clear once again at the end of the 5th SNEC (2011) International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition in Shanghai, China.

pv magazine

Feb 23, 2011

Applications & Installations

California: New report calls for FITs In a new 61-page report, San Francisco Bay area activists are calling for the distributed generation of renewable energy in California, the U.S. through a system of feed-in tariffs (FITs).

pv magazine

Feb 23, 2011

Applications & Installations

Europe: PV leading renewable energy According to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA), PV represented the strongest capacity growth in Europe last year, out of all the renewable energy technologies.

Becky Beetz

Feb 22, 2011

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