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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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India’s grid capacity puzzle

India is adding renewable energy capacity faster than transmission infrastructure can keep pace, and the consequences are now showing up in project economics, writes Vijay CS of Aurora Energy Research. The situation can change greatly from one substation to the next, meaning grid capacity is now a key consideration for deciding a new project’s location.

Vijay CS

2 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Citicore secures $552 million for 900 MW solar, 120 MWh storage portfolio in Philippines

Bank of the Philippine Islands, Land Bank of the Philippines and Development Bank of the Philippines have provided PHP 35.014 billion ($552 million) in financing for a portfolio of five solar projects totaling 900 MW and 120 MWh of battery storage in the Philippines.

Vincent Shaw

8 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Samsung SDI signs 1 GWh supply agreement for US-made NCA battery storage

South Korean manufacturer’s Michigan-based subsidiary will supply Alpha Omega Power with utility-scale battery storage. The supply agreement covers Samsung SDI’s containerized nickel cobalt aluminum (NCA) cell-based solution, Samsung Battery Box 1.7.

Matthew Lynas

8 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Czech ministry proposes storage capacity auctions to 2027

The Czech government has proposed changes to its new capacity mechanism, which is open to battery storage, including moving two supplementary auctions from 2026 to 2027, a year later than prospective participants had planned for.

Brian Publicover

10 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Norwegian alliance calls for increased solar support

Trade union, environmental and business organisations in Norway have signed a joint letter demanding the Norwegian government backs five measures to support the country’s solar industry.

Patrick Jowett

10 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Hungary proposes energy upgrades for single-family homes, apartments

A government program in Hungary is preparing to offer single-family homes and condominiums non-refundable subsidies and preferential loans for energy efficiency measures including solar PV and heat pump installations.

Patrick Jowett

10 hours ago

Markets & Policy

INA Solar, Caelux target perovskite-silicon tandem module production by 2028

INA Solar and US-based Caelux have signed a five-year agreement to commercialize 3 GW of perovskite-TOPCon hybrid-tandem solar modules in India, targeting efficiencies of up to 29% by 2028. The deal expands Caelux’s partnerships with Indian module manufacturers to scale next-generation solar technology.

Uma Gupta

11 hours ago

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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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