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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

Section 232 and US module prices

As the dust settles from the Aug. 6 announcement of tariffs and minimum import prices on polysilicon and its derivatives, Jesse Pichel and Lev Seleznov of Roth Capital Partners explain the impact the long-awaited decision is expected to have on US module pricing and what it might mean for investment in US manufacturing.

Lev Seleznov, Jesse Pichel

Sep 12, 2026

Markets & Policy

Lithuania moves to support residential PV

Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy says it plans to remove obstacles to installing solar on apartment balconies and will coordinate support for solar plants and storage systems as part of a wider package of energy infrastructure measures.

Patrick Jowett

43 minutes ago

Markets & Policy

GameChange sues Nextpower in expanding solar tracker patent war

Solar tracking rivals are now locked in dueling federal lawsuits over proprietary hardware and control software.

Ryan Kennedy

3 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Canadian province launches second renewable procurement round

Nova Scotia is seeking 350 MW of new renewable capacity, in a program that has so far been dominated by wind, to expand a scheme that lets large industrial and institutional customers buy clean power directly from the provincial grid.

Brian Publicover

18 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Sungrow raises inverter, storage prices by up to 15%

Sungrow will raise prices for solar inverters and energy storage products by 5% to 15% from Sept. 20, citing rising raw material and component costs. The move, its second price increase this year, reflects broader cost pressures across China’s inverter and storage supply chains.

Vincent Shaw

18 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Australia to introduce technical code for consumer energy resources

Australia’s new regulatory framework for solar inverters, batteries and other consumer energy resources will require suppliers to register products and prove compliance with a technical code. It also introduces national-level accreditation for installers.

Patrick Jowett

23 hours ago

Markets & Policy

India adds 8.2 GWh of new BESS capacity in H1

New analysis reveals India added 8.2 GWh of battery energy storage in H1 2026, overwhelming last year’s figures and signaling a major shift in the subcontinent’s storage sector.

Tristan Rayner

23 hours ago

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Markets & Policy

Grid-independent PV takes center stage at Intersolar Europe Alongside grid-connected photovoltaics (PV), grid-independent PV (off-grid) will be among the main focal points at this years Intersolar Europe, taking place in Munich, Germany from Jun 9-11.

Becky Beetz

Jun 06, 2010

Markets & Policy

German Bundesrat stops solar cuts – updated A mediation committee concerning the cuts in the promotion of solar energy has been convened by Germany’s Bundesrat upper house of parliament. A key industry figure has said that people should not expect the cuts to be smaller though.

pv magazine

Jun 05, 2010

Applications & Installations

Cadmium ban will not affect PV industry The cadmium ban will not apply to the photovoltaics (PV) industry, the environmental committee of the European parliament has said.

Becky Beetz

Jun 04, 2010

Markets & Policy

Inertek doubles PV testing capacity Intertek, a testing, inspection and certification company, has doubled its photovoltaics (PV) testing capacity at its Lake Forest, CA laboratory in the U.S.

Becky Beetz

Jun 03, 2010

Markets & Policy

PSP and BSP sign Strategic Investment Agreement Prime Sun Power Inc. (PSP) has entered into a Strategic Investment Agreement with Bangkok Solar Power Co., Ltd. (BSP) to acquire up to 6,639,063 shares – worth 40 million (USD$49.5 million) – of PSP Common Stock at a price of 7.73 per share. All shares issued to BSP will be subject to a lock-up period until December 31, 2013.

pv magazine

Jun 02, 2010

Applications & Installations

German solar cuts "hit parliamentary hurdle" Germany’s Bundesrat upper house of parliament is unlikely to pass cuts to solar incentives, so a mediation committee would be needed to resolve the matter, government sources have told Reuters.

pv magazine

Jun 02, 2010

Markets & Policy

Global solar PV cell production booming Global photovoltaic (PV) cell production grew last year by 51% from 7.1 gigawatts (GW) in 2008 to 10.7 GW in 2009, according to a research note published by GTM Research.

Becky Beetz

Jun 02, 2010

Applications & Installations

Number of US solar manufacturing plants to skyrocket The number of U.S. solar manufacturing plants is expected to skyrocket within the next few years. Cell capacity is also predicted to reach four gigawatts (GWs) by the end of 2012.

pv magazine

Jun 01, 2010

Markets & Policy

Asian Pacific PV industry council established The photovoltaics (PV) market is expected to rapidly expand in the Asian Pacific region within the next few years, prompting the formation of a new Asian Pacific PV Industry Council (APPIC).

Becky Beetz

Jun 01, 2010

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