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Applications & Installations
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?
LUT University
Jun 23, 2026
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Research & Development
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.
Becquerel Institute
Jun 23, 2026
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Markets & Policy
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.
International Solar Energy Society (ISES)
Jun 23, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Revenue stacking, trust, and performance: What it takes to win Europe’s C&I market Europe’s C&I solar and storage market is entering a strong growth phase, supported by rising demand, stable installer capacity, and accelerating adoption of integrated energy solutions like storage, EMS, and EV charging. Success is increasingly driven not by price alone, but by trust, innovation, ESG performance, and long-term bankability across manufacturers and solution providers.
EUPD Research
Jun 22, 2026
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Markets & Policy
The energy transition needs a new leadership playbook This week, Women in Solar+ Europe (WiSEu) reflects on one of the most pressing challenges facing the energy transition: leadership. Ahead of the inaugural Solar+ Leaders workshop, “Reshaping Leadership for the AI Era: You Can’t Lead Tomorrow With Yesterday’s Playbook,” taking place at Intersolar Europe, this new leadership ecosystem, welcoming all experts and leaders, explores why traditional leadership models are increasingly struggling to keep pace with a world shaped by complexity, interconnected systems, rapid technological change, and artificial intelligence.
Women in Solar+
Jun 19, 2026
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Applications & Installations
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.
Solcast
Jun 19, 2026
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Markets & Policy
China wafer output set to rise despite weak demand and inventory pressure In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
OPIS
Jun 19, 2026
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Markets & Policy
The real cybersecurity debate around chinese inverters is only just beginning The European Commission’s move to restrict funding for projects using high-risk inverter vendors marks a turning point for solar cybersecurity. In this article, Uri Sadot, founder of SolarDefend and a longtime renewable energy cybersecurity specialist, explains why banning Chinese inverters may support Europe’s strategic independence, but will not solve the sector’s cybersecurity challenge. The road to greater security must include clear technical standards, stronger asset visibility and practical implementation of NIS2.
Uri Sadot – CEO of SolarDefend
Jun 16, 2026
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Markets & Policy
‘If I notice a woman being interrupted or overlooked, I intentionally bring the word back to her’ This week Women in Solar+ Europe gives voice to Josefin Berg, Associate Director – Renewables Markets – Horizons at S&P Global. She warns that the so-called “eclipse” moments, when women are interrupted or overshadowed in discussions, require vigilant, inclusive leadership that actively restores and amplifies overlooked voices.
Women in Solar+
Jun 12, 2026