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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
6 hours ago
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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
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Markets & Policy
Hot weather and clear skies give Europe a bumper May In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that Europe’s May weather was marked by a mid-month Arctic cold outbreak followed by a persistent heat dome that brought clear skies, record temperatures, and above-average solar irradiance across much of Central and Western Europe. While the blocking high boosted irradiance by up to 25% in some regions, cloudier conditions on its fringes left areas such as Scotland, Ireland, and Norway with below-average solar resource.
Solcast
Jun 12, 2026
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Polysilicon furnaces - large silver silos inside a factory room.
Markets & Policy
Global polysilicon prices hold steady as Section 232 outcome draws focus at SNEC 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 12, 2026
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Markets & Policy
What new redispatching rules and negative prices mean for German renewable asset management Germany’s renewable power market is shifting from stable feed-in support to a more volatile system with frequent negative prices, 15-minute trading, and growing grid congestion. For asset and fund managers, performance now depends on time-specific production, curtailment, pricing, and redispatch effects, making granular operational and settlement data essential beyond monthly revenue reporting.
Emma Alfonsi, CEO, Streem Energy
Jun 10, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Abu Dhabi’s solar self-supply framework marks shift to energy intelligence The Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA) recently convened an industry discussion examining how Abu Dhabi’s self-supply framework will impact distributed solar deployment, storage integration and future market design.
Sol Soufan, MESIA
Jun 09, 2026
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Markets & Policy
From ‘crazy vision’ to 698 GW: How a bold solar forecast became too conservative In 2012, our “300 GW/a PV initiative” set out a vision of a very ambitious annual global PV market by 2025. At the time, many dismissed the target as “crazy.” Instead, reality has gone far beyond that ambition: according to the latest figures from the IEA PVPS, the world installed 698 GW of new PV capacity in 2025, which is more than double our original vision.
Karl-Heinz Remmers
Jun 09, 2026
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Markets & Policy
The different options for energy storage Energy storage is essential to ensuring grid stability as demand grows for intermittent renewables, like solar PV. Different options are gaining traction, supported by international standards.
International Electrotechnical Commission (ICE)
Jun 09, 2026
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Research & Development
All solar cell efficiencies at a glance – updated The research group led by Professor Martin Green has published Version 68 of the solar cell efficiency tables. There are 21 new results reported in the new version.
pv magazine
Jun 08, 2026