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Retrofits on the rise Down Under

Australia’s push to accelerate electrification while meeting an 82% renewable energy target and retiring coal-fired power plants, both by 2030, is driving the retrofitting of co-located battery energy storage systems (BESS) at existing grid-scale solar farms. Ev Foley of pv magazine Australia reports.
Ev Foley
20 hours ago
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Research & Development

Researchers develop molecular locking strategy for organic solar cells

Small-area organic solar cells featuring the molecular locking strategy achieved a power conversion efficiency of 20.4%, while larger-area modules reached a record active-area efficiency of 18.8%. 
Patrick Jowett
6 minutes ago
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Ground-mounted solar used 2,798 hectares of land in Italy in 2025

Ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) installations accounted for 27% of Italy’s land consumption in 2025, according to the National System for Environmental Protection (SNPA).
Massimiliano Tripodo
1 hour ago
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Western Australia moves to legalize plug-in solar on German model

A draft technical standard out for consultation in Western Australia is based on Germany’s plug-in solar specification and would class balcony systems as ordinary electrical appliances.
Ev Foley
2 hours ago
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Botswana kicks off floating solar tender

A tender is open in Botswana for the development of floating PV systems on dams belonging to the country’s Water Utilities Corporation. The deadline for applications is November 19.
Patrick Jowett
2 hours ago

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Distributed outlook

India’s installed solar capacity has grown from less than 5 GW in 2016 to more than 165 GW today. While ground-mounted mega projects have led with a contribution of over 120 GW, rooftop solar is rapidly catching up, contributing more than 30 GW as of August 2026. Instead of adding capacity, the next decade will focus on where this capacity is located, how it interacts with the grid, and the flexibility it can provide. Shantanu Roy of CSTEP, a research-based think tank in India, expects this to open more doors for distributed solar.
Shantanu Roy
Oct 28, 2026
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Ground-mounted solar used 2,798 hectares of land in Italy in 2025

Ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) installations accounted for 27% of Italy’s land consumption in 2025, according to the National System for Environmental Protection (SNPA).
Massimiliano Tripodo
1 hour ago
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Botswana kicks off floating solar tender

A tender is open in Botswana for the development of floating PV systems on dams belonging to the country’s Water Utilities Corporation. The deadline for applications is November 19.
Patrick Jowett
2 hours ago
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Spain solar PPA prices fall to €30.93/MWh as BESS gains ground

Average prices for standalone solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Spain fell 7.7% year on year to €30.93 ($34.46)/MWh in the third quarter of 2026, while hybrid solar-and-storage contracts reached €48/MWh. Rising development costs and renewable energy curtailment are increasing interest in battery storage.
Pilar Sánchez Molina
3 hours ago
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Retrofits on the rise Down Under

Australia’s push to accelerate electrification while meeting an 82% renewable energy target and retiring coal-fired power plants, both by 2030, is driving the retrofitting of co-located battery energy storage systems (BESS) at existing grid-scale solar farms. Ev Foley of pv magazine Australia reports.
Ev Foley
20 hours ago
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Western Australia moves to legalize plug-in solar on German model

A draft technical standard out for consultation in Western Australia is based on Germany’s plug-in solar specification and would class balcony systems as ordinary electrical appliances.
Ev Foley
2 hours ago
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Scatec secures $217 million for Egypt smelter solar-plus-storage plant

A solar and battery project in Egypt will supply state-owned Egypt Aluminium under a 25-year, sovereign-guaranteed power purchase agreement as the smelter seeks to meet trade-related environmental standards.
Brian Publicover
4 hours ago
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Chilean solar plant offline for two months following cyberattack

A 103 MW solar plant and its 98 MW/312 MWh battery storage system in northern Chile have remained offline for two months following a reported cyberattack. The cause and extent of the incident remain unconfirmed, with no timeline announced for restoring operations.
Luis Ini
7 hours ago
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UK government approves nearly 2 GW of co-located solar in October

Four projects in nationally significant infrastructure project planning pipeline granted planning permission by secretary of state. All four projects include battery energy storage systems.
Matthew Lynas
24 hours ago

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Racking it up to experience

Demand for solar rooftop racking systems in Europe has either slowed or changed over the past year, depending on who you ask. Either way, the mood is cautious among European mounting and racking system providers, likely due to a downturn in the commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop solar market, as businesses have less cash available for solar installations.
Blathnaid O’Dea
8 hours ago
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Renault, EDF plan vehicle-to-grid charging offer for 2027

Renault Group and EDF will launch a home charging service in France in summer 2027, combining electric vehicles, bidirectional charging stations and smart charging management for private customers buying Renault, Alpine and Dacia models.
Marie Beyer
6 hours ago
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DJI Power launches new Auro 2000 Elite as its most compact 2 kWh power station

DJI has launched the Power Auro 2000 Elite, a compact 2 kWh LFP power station delivering up to 2.2 kW peak output, with solar integration and expandable storage up to 12 kWh.
Tristan Rayner
7 hours ago
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DartSolar unveils expandable vehicle solar array with up to 2 kW output

DartSolar LLC, a Los Angeles-based solar equipment manufacturer, has announced that pre-order deliveries for its expanding vehicle-mounted solar system will begin in December 2026. The modular hardware is engineered to supply off-grid power for passenger cars, light trucks, and recreational vehicles.
Ryan Kennedy
7 hours ago

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Spacebound silicon

Solar has a long history in powering satellites and space exploration, and high-powered devices based on multijunction PV cells made from “III-V” materials such as gallium arsenide or indium gallium phosphide have supplied this niche market as far back as the 1960s. But those devices are made with rare materials and complex processing, limited to small batches produced at high cost.
Mark Hutchins
Oct 06, 2026
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Researchers develop molecular locking strategy for organic solar cells

Small-area organic solar cells featuring the molecular locking strategy achieved a power conversion efficiency of 20.4%, while larger-area modules reached a record active-area efficiency of 18.8%. 
Patrick Jowett
6 minutes ago
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Research & Development

Researchers improve heating uniformity in PV module laminators

Scientists combined aluminum magnetic shielding with zone-specific current control to reduce uneven heating in an induction-powered PV laminator. A full-scale prototype achieved a temperature spread of approximately 3.1 C across 13 monitored locations.
Lior Kahana
5 hours ago
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European solar startups raise €82 million in January-August

Analysis by Avnet Silica says energy security remains the most significant driver of investment in European solar startups today as financing levels begin to increase after reaching an all-time low last year.   
Patrick Jowett
Oct 28, 2026
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Acid-free molten salt method recovers 94% of silver from solar cells

Researchers in China have recovered 94.34% of the silver from crystalline silicon solar cells using an acid-free molten salt process that detaches the silver as metal, and have identified how to control silicon loss during treatment.
Brian Publicover
Oct 28, 2026
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Photovoltaic glitter Microcells: Scientists at the U.S. Sandia National Laboratories have developed tiny glitter-sized photovoltaic cells that could revolutionize the way solar energy is collected and used. These micron-sized cells hold the potential for a variety of new PV applications. Sandia labs expect that the technology could be ready for commercial production in three to five years.
pv magazine
Sep 15, 2010
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Taking advantage of globalization Dear readers, Whether you like it or not, the globalization of the photovoltaics industry and markets is a reality and continues to progress. The question is how to make the best of the situation. China is an especially good example; more than half of Chinese PV firms went bankrupt in the first half of 2009 […]
pv magazine
Sep 15, 2010
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Waiting for the new feed-in legislation Italy: Despite difficulties at the start, the Italian solar market has undergone rapid development. At the Conferenza dell’Industria Solare Italiana (CIS-IT) the sector showed itself to be sanguine about the future, anticipating a new law that will help fund PV.
pv magazine
Sep 15, 2010
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Pretty and efficient Concentrating PV: As the photovoltaics market gets more competitive, new systems that combine solar electricity generation with solar hot water and heating could help reduce cost payback periods. The Center for Architecture Science and Ecology is developing a concentrating PV technology integrated into a glass facade, which also hopes to gain a competitive edge with its “gem-like” design.
pv magazine
Sep 15, 2010
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Aging brings surprises Thin film: The knowledge that some thin film modules age faster and others more slowly doesn’t really mean much in the real world – unless laboratory experiments help separate the wheat from the chaff. Visitors to the OTTI thin film symposium found out how this is possible. They also learned about the positive side of module aging.
Michael Fuhs
Sep 15, 2010
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Sharp drops Ardour solar index: The selling pressure continues, due to mixed fourth quarter results in 2009 and concerns for the second half of 2010.
pv magazine
Sep 15, 2010
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Sound business environment Greece: To the relief of many of those involved, the Greek photovoltaics market finally picked up speed in the second half of last year. But the European Commission has now put the Greek budget under strict control, and this financially weakened country, which now has to cut its new borrowings by 75 percent by 2012. Nonetheless, there is hardly anyone who expects the financial crisis to have a negative effect on the Greek solar industry.
pv magazine
Sep 15, 2010
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Bigger and thinner – but quicker? Field installations: Applied Materials is seeking to substantially accelerate the construction of solar power arrays with its 5.7 square meter modules. In particular, the semi-automated installation of the modules is set to bring about greater efficiency. Yet not all project developers consider this the way forward.
pv magazine
Sep 15, 2010
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US: SunEdison awarded 14.5 MW solar contract with DMAFB SunEdison has been awarded a solar service contract with Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (DMAFB) in Tucson, Arizona, the U.S. to build a 14.5-megawatt (MW) solar farm. Construction is scheduled to begin next year.
pv magazine
Sep 14, 2010
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