Articles written by Patrick Jowett

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Technology & Products
Fraunhofer ISE releases electricity price simulator The freely-accessible electricity price simulator allows users to analyse how additional battery storage would impact prices on Germany’s day-ahead market.
Patrick Jowett
Oct 02, 2026
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Applications & Installations
EU’s largest solar project reaches financial close The €561 million ($637.3 million) financing package allows Rezolv Energy’s 1.3 GW solar project, to be built in western Romania, to move into construction. 
Patrick Jowett
Sep 30, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Norway to simplify small-scale solar connections Norway’s energy regulatory authority says the change is designed to make it easier for households, housing associations and other end customers to use PV systems.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 30, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Sub-Saharan Africa’s off-grid solar market to grow 450% by 2035 Latest analysis from Wood Mackenzie says growth in Sub-Saharan Africa’s off-grid market will be led by Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya, while financing installations stands as the biggest barrier to deployment.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 29, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Charity appeal sends solar equipment to flood-affected Nepal The first batch of solar equipment sent to Nepal under an ongoing fundraiser following last month’s flash floods is expected to provide emergency solar power to around 500 households.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 29, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Ukraine’s solar auction undersubscribed, solar-plus-storage auction oversubscribed Preliminary results from Ukraine’s recent 50 MW solar auction reveal three bids totaling 38.99 MW, while its 100 MW solar-storage auction received 26 bids amounting to 385.9 MW.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 29, 2026
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Markets & Policy
European residential heat pump sales up 11% in H1 European Heat Pump Association says Strait of Hormuz crisis and the European Commission’s plan to encourage EU governments to lower electricity tax have helped drive up residential heat pump sales this year.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 28, 2026
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Research & Development
Global solar additions hit 690 GW in 2025 Latest report from IEA-PVPS says the world’s cumulative solar capacity reached 2.96 TWh by the end of last year, a total theoretically capable of generating around 12% of global electricity consumption.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 28, 2026
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Research & Development
Decommissioning to drive 23% of solar buildout in the 2040s, says Wood Mackenzie Wood Mackenzie’s latest report says the need to replace ageing infrastructure will bring a more than 60% increase in equipment sales in 2050 when compared to today’s levels.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 25, 2026