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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Europe’s second energy crisis largely skipped the solar hours
In the 2026 crisis window, night-time day-ahead prices in Spain, Germany and Greece rose by €36 ($40.0) to €51/MWh against the same dates in 2025, while midday prices moved by between −€4 and +€14/MWh. Solar earned 43% to 50% of the baseload price over the first 227 days, against 85% to 91% after the 2022 shock, and the widening gap between noon and night is where the case for storage now sits.
Modi Energy launches zero-upfront solar-plus-storage offer in Denmark
Emaldo-backed Modi Energy says it will install, own, and operate rooftop solar and home batteries at no upfront cost to Danish households, funding a guaranteed 20% bill reduction through energy optimization and participation in power and flexibility markets.
Oswal Pumps to set up 1.2 GW TOPCon solar cell factory in India
Oswal Pumps plans to invest $48 million in a TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Karnal, in the Indian state of Haryana. Commercial production is expected to begin by April 2028, with the entire output earmarked for captive solar module manufacturing.
Stationary, moving, flexible: Batteries are the low-cost backbone of the future energy system
While it is known that batteries are indispensable for the future energy system dominated by solar PV, they are still seen as a bottleneck technology mostly related to raw material supply. Sodium-ion batteries can resolve this issue. Batteries are more than a stationary storage technology, also with bright prospects for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and smart charging of electric vehicles within a broad flexibility technology portfolio.
European PPA prices rise 5% in September
European PPA prices rose 5% in September, driven by higher forward electricity and gas prices, while Spain and Portugal recorded declines. Contracting activity rebounded, with 25 deals totaling 1.2 GW, alongside growing interest in hybrid PPAs and battery storage agreements.
The results of France’s latest solar tenders were announced on Oct. 7 by Maud Bregeon, the country’s minister delegate for energy, during the France Renouvelables national conference. However, the official results have yet to be published by either the French government or the energy regulator, CRE. Bregeon said the tender for ground-mounted PV projects awarded …
