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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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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

12 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

15 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

16 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

17 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

17 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

18 hours ago

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Markets & Policy

Saudi Arabian solar task force established A Saudi Arabian solar task force has been established following the countrys first Solar Communication and Coordination Workshop, held on May 16 in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Aramco, one of the worlds largest oil corporations, will assume a leading role.

Becky Beetz

May 24, 2010

Markets & Policy

New energy efficiency Compendium of Best US Practices published ?? Three leading energy efficiency and renewable energy organizations have jointly released a Compendium of Best Practices: Sharing Local and State Successes in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy from the United States.

pv magazine

May 24, 2010

Markets & Policy

Power grid could accommodate "large increase" in solar generation Large increases in solar and wind generation could be accommodated in the power grid, according to a new study published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

pv magazine

May 24, 2010

Applications & Installations

Production costs a key challenge for German PV companies Reducing production costs, maintaining and increasing margins, and gaining market share were highlighted as the three main challenges facing German photovoltaics (PV) companies this year.

Becky Beetz

May 24, 2010

Markets & Policy

SEMI calls for new "Green Bank" to be established A call to establish a Green Bank has been made by SEMIs North American Advisory Board and PV Group during the annual SEMI Washington Forum, held in Washington, D.C.

pv magazine

May 19, 2010

Markets & Policy

PV Legal launches new database highlighting "bureaucratic barriers" to PV development The PV Legal consortium has launched an online database containing quantitative and qualitative data on project development processes and bureaucratic barriers that, they say, are hampering the set-up of photovoltaic (PV) systems.

pv magazine

May 17, 2010

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