Negative pricing reshapes solar finance as investors turn to storage for flexibility in Europe
Growing price volatility and the rise of negative pricing across power markets are pushing lenders and developers to rethink risk and revenue structures, focusing on asset flexibility and sustainable business models for storage, including co-location.
Scientists hit 9% efficiency record for antimony sulfoselenide solar cell
Developed by an international research team, the cell features a cadmium sulfide electron transport layer produced using a novel ozone-doping strategy. This treatment enhances material purity and stability while widening the energy bandgap of cadmium sulfide.
Renalfa switches on 260 MWh battery storage system in Bulgaria
The battery energy storage system is the first phase of a 315 MW/760 MWh system that is being developed alongside 238 MW of solar under Bulgaria’s largest hybrid power project to date, due for completion next year.
IPS inaugurates Bulgaria’s first battery storage gigafactory
International Power Supply (IPS) has begun production at its 3 GWh battery factory near Sofia, with plans to expand capacity to 5 GWh by the second quarter of 2026.
Ciel & Terre unveils new honeycomb structure for floating PV
The new Fusio floating structure features a triangular design and is said to be particularly suited to markets such as India and Southeast Asia. Tilt angles can be configured at either 5° or 12°.
Ivory Coast breaks ground on 50 MW solar project
The 50 MW Kong solar project, being built in the north of the country, is scheduled for commissioning in 2027. It is part of wider plans to have over 1 GW of installed solar by the end of the decade.
India installs record 29.5 GW of solar in first nine months of 2025
India’s solar additions surged 70% year on year to 29.5 GW in the first three quarters of 2025, driven by rapid utility-scale and rooftop deployment, according to JMK Research.
EDP to advance 1.7 GW of solar and storage under Australia’s CIS
Global clean energy major EDP Renewables plans to accelerate the development of more than 1.7 GW of solar and battery storage in Australia after securing support under the federal government’s Capacity Investment Scheme.
US adopts new standard for solar supply chain traceability compliance
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has introduced a new ANSI-approved standard to help manufacturers and importers meet US Customs traceability and forced labor compliance rules.
Cyprus to replace net metering with new self-consumption regime
Cyprus will replace its current net metering and billing schemes with a new, market-based self-consumption model from January 2026, as the island’s electricity sector opens to competition.
