Articles written by Brian Publicover

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Markets & Policy
Polish grid attack reveals cyber-insurance gap for battery storage A 2025 cyberattack affecting roughly 30 renewable energy sites in Poland has sharpened insurer focus on battery energy storage system (BESS) risk, highlighting a coverage gap at the intersection of cyber and property policies.
Brian Publicover
Jun 05, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Cambodia’s utility-scale solar surpasses planned targets for 2030 and 2035 A 30 MW annual rooftop quota and a compensation tariff that overshoots estimated grid impact costs by three to four times are keeping distributed solar on the sidelines as Cambodia’s utility-scale capacity races past its own long-term planning targets.
Brian Publicover
Jun 03, 2026
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Technology & Products
AI platforms split on how far to push solar O&M automation Automation in solar operations and maintenance (O&M) is breaking into distinct approaches over how far machines should move from analysis into execution, with AI platforms drawing different lines around human control.
Brian Publicover
Jun 01, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Vietnam solar boom strains grid and tests project finance Vietnam’s solar expansion is running ahead of the grid infrastructure needed to support it, while a dispute over retroactive tariff cuts on 173 projects is clouding the financing outlook for new capacity.
Brian Publicover
May 29, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Japan adds rooftop solar reporting fields for large energy users Japan plans to expand its energy efficiency reporting framework to include rooftop solar metrics from fiscal 2027, requiring designated large energy users to report total roof area and installed capacity after applying defined exclusions.
Brian Publicover
May 29, 2026
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Applications & Installations
EBRD sees Egypt’s hybrid solar-storage model spreading across MENA Falling battery costs and energy security pressure from regional conflict are driving a wave of sovereign-backed hybrid solar-plus-storage financings across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) deploying a contractual template forged in Egypt across a growing pipeline of deals.
Brian Publicover
May 28, 2026
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Markets & Policy
South Korea launches solar tender as RPS phase-out advances South Korea’s Korea Energy Agency is preparing to open what may be the final solar procurement round under the country’s certificate-based renewable energy framework, as legislation to replace it with a government-led auction system advances through the National Assembly.
Brian Publicover
May 28, 2026
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Markets & Policy
EU awards €400 million to 65 industrial heat projects in auction The European Commission has awarded €400 million ($465.7 million) to 65 industrial heat decarbonization projects across 10 European countries in its first Innovation Fund heat auction, targeting electrification and renewable heat technologies in energy-intensive industries.
Brian Publicover
May 25, 2026
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Applications & Installations
EBRD lends €70 million to Slovenian BESS developer across four countries The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is backing a five-country merchant battery storage push by Slovenian developer NGEN Energetske Rešitve with a €70 million ($81.3 million) loan supported by an EU first-loss guarantee, in one of the first multi-country merchant BESS portfolios in central Europe.
Brian Publicover
May 22, 2026