Romania on course for another record solar year
Irene Mihai, Policy Director of the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association, tells pv magazine Romania’s solar and storage markets continue to develop at pace thanks to favourable market conditions and supportive regulatory environments.
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Sunwoda Energy launches SunESS H Series and deepens European partnerships
At Intersolar and ees Europe 2026, Sunwoda Energy launched its upgraded SunESS H Series under the theme “One Core, All Scenes” and signed agreements with BayWa r.e., CEF, and IBC Solar to support European expansion.
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North Macedonia prepares to integrate gigawatt-sized project pipeline
Professor Dimitar Dimitrov tells pv magazine that while a new permitting regime has temporarily slowed development, a multi-gigawatt pipeline of solar and storage projects points to a sharp acceleration once regulatory and grid constraints are resolved.
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Oil in turmoil, solar stays stable
Soaring energy costs have grabbed headlines around the world the past two months, but prices across the solar supply chain are marching to their own beat, writes Hanwei Wu of OPIS. Oversupply in Asia continues to distort markets, with either sharp price falls or tepid price gains.
May 25, 2026
Solar PV can return Greater Cairo to become the city of the sun once more
Greater Cairo is Africa’s largest megacity and one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban regions in the world. One of the earliest names of the city, Heliopolis, means the “City of the Sun”. Today, as the city faces rapid population growth and rising energy demand, that ancient connection with the sun takes on a new meaning. Could solar PV revive this connection, but this time as a cornerstone of Greater Cairo’s energy transition?
Jun 23, 2026
Solar everywhere: The infrastructure opportunity
As Europe’s most attractive rooftops and most favourable sites fill up with solar, a new logic is taking hold: the dual use of land. After agrivoltaics, floating PV and building-integrated solar, it is now the turn of infrastructure such as roads, railways, canals and dikes to become a solar resource.
Jun 23, 2026
Very low cost rooftop solar slashes domestic energy cost – Part 2: South American Countries
As photovoltaics continues getting cheaper, an increasing number of countries are adapting their regulatory frameworks to facilitate its integration into electricity markets. Brazil is currently adding more than 1 GW of new PV capacity each month, with the majority coming from small-scale, distributed rooftop installations. In this regard, Brazil stands out as an exception in South America. The country’s rapid solar expansion is not primarily driven by lower solar module prices compared with neighboring Latin American countries. Instead, it is largely the result of high conventional electricity prices, accessible financing, supportive regulations, tax incentives, and the scale of its energy market.
Jun 23, 2026
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June 23-25, 2026 | MUNICH, GERMANY
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Longi launches 680 W back contact solar module with 25.17% efficiency
Longi has unveiled the Hi-MO 9 Prime, a new back-contact module based on HPBC technology that delivers up to 680 W of output and 25.2% efficiency through a redesigned stacked-cell architecture that eliminates inter-cell gaps and conceals busbars to maximize active area.
The dual-glass module also features improved shading tolerance and enhanced reliability through LONGi’s STAC interconnection technology.
Dinto Solar launches 775 W heterojunction PV module with 25.0% efficiency
Chinese manufacturer Dinto Solar will debut its new DT198G-FZ HJT solar module for utility-scale applications at the Intersolar tradeshow in Munich. The zero-barbus (0BB), 1/3-cut cell panel delivers up to 775 W of power with 25.05% efficiency, featuring a 98% bifaciality rate and 90.3% power retention after 30 years.
Developing El Niño set to reshape global solar resource
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that a developing El Niño is expected to strengthen through 2026, shifting global solar irradiance patterns with regional gains in India, eastern Australia, and parts of Africa and Central America, and losses in South America and East Asia. These impacts reflect established historical patterns from past strong events, where circulation changes redistribute cloud cover and rainfall rather than uniformly increasing or decreasing solar resource.
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Romania on course for another record solar year
Irene Mihai, Policy Director of the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association, tells pv magazine Romania’s solar and storage markets continue to develop at pace thanks to favourable market conditions and supportive regulatory environments.
4 hours ago
North Macedonia prepares to integrate gigawatt-sized project pipeline
Professor Dimitar Dimitrov tells pv magazine that while a new permitting regime has temporarily slowed development, a multi-gigawatt pipeline of solar and storage projects points to a sharp acceleration once regulatory and grid constraints are resolved.
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Norway’s solar market slows as batteries gain traction
Mette Kristine Kanestrøm, Head of Solar, Storage and Smart Grids at Multiconsult, tells pv magazine that while solar deployment has halted through the first months of the year, increasing battery deployment and emerging utility-scale projects offer new opportunties.
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Oil in turmoil, solar stays stable
Soaring energy costs have grabbed headlines around the world the past two months, but prices across the solar supply chain are marching to their own beat, writes Hanwei Wu of OPIS. Oversupply in Asia continues to distort markets, with either sharp price falls or tepid price gains.
May 25, 2026
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Sunwoda Energy launches SunESS H Series and deepens European partnerships
At Intersolar and ees Europe 2026, Sunwoda Energy launched its upgraded SunESS H Series under the theme “One Core, All Scenes” and signed agreements with BayWa r.e., CEF, and IBC Solar to support European expansion.
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EMMVEE ramps up 1.4 GW TOPCon solar cell line with German equipment
Indian PV manufacturer EMMVEE has commissioned a 1.4 GW TOPCon solar cell production line, achieving cell efficiencies of up to 25.4% on M10 wafers. Following the ramp-up, German equipment suppliers involved in the project have secured follow-up orders from the company.
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Heliene debuts 410 W all-black PERC module for residential, light commercial PV
North American solar manufacturer Heliene the 108HC M10 SL All Black Series, designed to deliver high-efficiency power output for rooftop applications while meeting domestic content manufacturing benchmarks.
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Microquanta launches 26%-efficient colored perovskite-silicon tandem modules for building-integrated PV
Microquanta has launched customizable colored perovskite-silicon tandem BIPV modules that combine architectural finishes such as marble effects with the company’s four-terminal tandem technology, aiming to reduce the performance penalty typically associated with colored solar façades. The modules are a fully commercial product targeted at the growing BIPV market, offering in-house color customization and higher power output than conventional decorative PV solutions.
Jun 24, 2026
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Impacts of the EU inverter ban
The European Commission (EC) is restricting European Union funding to solar projects using Chinese-made inverters, due to the perceived risks of cyberattacks and blackouts. But are European suppliers ready to scale up production and challenge China’s monopoly? Andreas Walstad reports.
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Romania on course for another record solar year
Irene Mihai, Policy Director of the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association, tells pv magazine Romania’s solar and storage markets continue to develop at pace thanks to favourable market conditions and supportive regulatory environments.
4 hours ago
North Macedonia prepares to integrate gigawatt-sized project pipeline
Professor Dimitar Dimitrov tells pv magazine that while a new permitting regime has temporarily slowed development, a multi-gigawatt pipeline of solar and storage projects points to a sharp acceleration once regulatory and grid constraints are resolved.
6 hours ago
Norway’s solar market slows as batteries gain traction
Mette Kristine Kanestrøm, Head of Solar, Storage and Smart Grids at Multiconsult, tells pv magazine that while solar deployment has halted through the first months of the year, increasing battery deployment and emerging utility-scale projects offer new opportunties.
7 hours ago
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Feeding Europe’s AI energy demand
On one hand, European policymakers are aiming for climate neutrality by 2050. On the other, they’re aiming to at least triple the region’s data center market by the mid-2030s to conserve European digital sovereignty and economic competitiveness. Is it possible to do both? Not without demand-side flexibility, cross-border electricity trading, and smarter integration of renewable energy assets.
Jun 24, 2026
Grids, solar and BESS – Balancing the buildout
Solar installations in Europe have begun to slow, as markets struggle with high levels of variable generation. Batteries and grid infrastructure need time to catch up, and Bernhard Suchland, CEO at energy infrastructure developer Sunotec, sees the need for a more integrated approach to developing energy systems and networks across Europe.
Jun 23, 2026
Solar PV can return Greater Cairo to become the city of the sun once more
Greater Cairo is Africa’s largest megacity and one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban regions in the world. One of the earliest names of the city, Heliopolis, means the “City of the Sun”. Today, as the city faces rapid population growth and rising energy demand, that ancient connection with the sun takes on a new meaning. Could solar PV revive this connection, but this time as a cornerstone of Greater Cairo’s energy transition?
Jun 23, 2026
Nextpower to acquire Zimmermann PV Steel in $378 million transaction
US company Nextpower has announced plans to acquire German PV mounting systems supplier Zimmermann PV Steel, in a transaction worth around €330 million ($378 million) in cash and stocks. The deal is subject to closing conditions and regulatory review, expected to close in fiscal 2027.
Jun 22, 2026
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Virtual home-energy trading study lowers costs, boosts access to clean power
Deakin University has released findings from a large-scale randomised control trial exploring a new technology that enables households and small businesses to buy and sell solar and battery power, and which lowered electricity prices, while boosting access to solar and battery power.
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Grid-forming BESS to enhance stability in utility-scale PV
Scientists have simulated a 100 MW solar PV plant and a 35 MW / 60 MWh BESS with grid-forming control. In all cases, the grid-forming control provided immediate active/reactive support. Research: we provide quantitative evidence that grid-forming control strategies can support the transition to inverter-dominated power systems.
Jun 24, 2026
Paving the way for lithium–nitrogen batteries, one hurdle at a time
Researchers from Belgium and China have proposed a roadmap to advance lithium–nitrogen (Li–N₂) batteries, identifying key barriers such as poor reversibility, slow nitrogen activation, and unstable cell components. They suggest improved electrolytes, catalysts, separators, and cell designs, alongside standardized testing and flow-type architectures, to enable both energy storage and nitrogen-based chemical production.
Jun 24, 2026
Solar industry’s shift from silver presents potential barrier for panel recycling
Efforts among leading manufacturers to produce solar cells using base metals instead of silver in a bid to reduce costs could pose a threat to the future economic viability of recycling end-of-life panels.
Jun 24, 2026
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HiTHIUM launches ARKVOLT residential energy storage products in Europe
Building on its GWh-scale expertise in utility-scale energy storage, HiTHIUM has brought its industrial-grade safety standards and system reliability into residential applications with the new ARKVOLT product series, which made its official debut at The smarter E Europe in Munich this week. ARKVOLT is HiTHIUM’s premium residential energy storage brand, developed specifically for mature markets including Europe, North America and Australia.
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AlphaESS introducing AlphaConnect connectivity platform for energy storage projects
The manufacturer is expanding into utility-scale storage and integrated energy solutions to meet the evolving needs of the European market, according to Thomas Yuan, Chairman of AlphaESS.
Jun 24, 2026
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Jackery showcases SolarVault 3 home energy storage solutions at The smarter E Europe 2026
At the Munich trade show, the company debuted Jackery Ark and three plug-in residential energy storage models, along with a range of smart accessories and a Solar Gazebo, highlighting the company’s evolution from portable power solutions to home energy ecosystems.
Jun 23, 2026
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