Magazine Archive

Solar is slowing in key markets, even with panels selling below production cost and nations failing to meet their clean energy targets. Chief among the challenges for PV is the lack of planning and investment needed to integrate new renewables into power grids.

The numbers tell a compelling story. With approximately 40 million electric vehicles (EVs) on the road worldwide in 2024, mobile energy storage potential has reached an estimated 1.3 TWh, dwarfing the 360 GWh capacity of the world’s stationary battery energy storage systems.

  Now with its feet well under the Oval Office table, the new US administration has begun a major policy upheaval sure to affect the lives of many. As far as renewables and the energy transition go, Donald Trump’s return to the White House is sure to throw up new challenges, as well as some […]

Days after entering office, the Trump administration announced tariffs on key US trading partners. While Canada and Mexico negotiated a one-month stay, it appears tariffs are set to play an even larger role in US trade policy through 2029. Paula Mints examines the history of US tariffs with a focus on the solar industry.

As pv magazine test settles into its new home in Yinchuan, China, George Touloupas – vice president for environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) and new services at Clean Energy Associates (CEA) – analyzes the first set of monthly outdoor results.

The Startup Area at The smarter E Europe exhibition and conference will be a must for investors, researchers, and companies seeking partnerships with emerging startups. Here, we spotlight five innovative software companies heading to Munich in May.

Where we’ve been: RE+ Northeast, Boston, USA In 2024, the RE+ Northeast event in Boston, Massachusetts, outgrew its original home at the conference center of the Westin Hotel and moved across the street to the Boston Convention Center. This year, the event continued to grow as around 3,000 industry professionals and more than 200 regional and […]

After decades of strategic investment, China is the undisputed leader of cleantech manufacturing and dominates supply chains. Western economies are struggling to develop domestic manufacturing to boost their economies and secure supply. While the benefits of that are clear, a more expensive energy transition is inevitable.

Many US states are evaluating net metering rules that require utilities to pay solar customers for exporting their excess electricity to the grid. Any change to the regime could dampen return on investment for PV and make battery energy storage a critical component of home solar.