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Markets & Policy
Japan proposes four categories for priority commercial solar support Japan wants to prioritize future subsidies for new commercial solar projects it considers compatible with local communities, as ground-mounted plants lose feed-in tariff (FIT) and feed-in premium (FIP) support from April 2027.
Brian Publicover
Oct 06, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Thailand tightens solar panel safety standards Thailand will now require crystalline silicon solar panels to meet national safety standards in its latest effort to improve the quality and safety of solar installations.
Patrick Jowett
Oct 06, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Securing power, controlling costs: How onsite solar and storage shield commercial users from grid volatility In an era of rising utility rates, grid congestion, and shifting power markets, commercial and industrial companies are increasingly turning to distributed generation. Mary Beth Mandanas, chief executive officer of Onyx Renewables breaks down how onsite solar and battery storage provide a physical hedge against gas price swings, lower structural energy costs, and deliver crucial speed to power.
Ryan Kennedy
Oct 05, 2026
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Research & Development
The case for railway-integrated solar in South Korea South Korea’s extensive railway network could provide new space for solar generation in densely populated areas where land availability is limited. Researchers have investigated the potential of installing PV systems between railway tracks, finding that suitable sections of five surface railway corridors could host more than 8.5 MW of solar capacity.
Lior Kahana
Oct 03, 2026
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Research & Development
Italian startup unveils double-layer PV system prototype for space-constrained applications Italian startup AMPS has developed a double-layer PV system that dynamically manages two overlapping module surfaces to increase solar-energy capture without expanding the installation footprint. The company says initial field tests showed short-circuit current-based gains of up to 27% over a comparable single-layer bifacial system, with utility-scale and agrivoltaic applications now under development.
Emiliano Bellini
Oct 02, 2026
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Applications & Installations
U.S. small-scale solar adds 1.6 GW in Q2 Distributed solar maintained a steady deployment pace alongside 2.5 GWh of new behind the meter storage, even as a wave of thermal generation additions pulled solar’s total share of new US power capacity down to 55%.
Ryan Kennedy
Oct 01, 2026
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Research & Development
Over Easy Solar launches 256 W vertical rooftop PV unit Over Easy Solar’s xM-3 Quattro-256S is a 256 W vertical bifacial rooftop PV unit featuring HJT cells, 95% bifaciality and a 1,000 V maximum system voltage. Each unit covers 2.31 m², weighs 28.4 kg and has a 15-year product warranty.
Emiliano Bellini
Sep 30, 2026
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Technology & Products
Fox ESS launches modular C&I battery system scalable to 96 MWh Fox ESS’s Power Beast pairs a 125 kW hybrid inverter with stackable lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery modules for commercial and industrial (C&I) users, as the Chinese company awaits approval for a Shenzhen stock listing.
Brian Publicover
Sep 30, 2026
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Research & Development
Researchers test laminated bamboo structures for floating PV platforms Chinese researchers tested thin-plate glued laminated bamboo (glubam) assemblies for use in floating PV platforms, assessing their flexural behavior under different plate and bolt configurations. The results show that plate configuration, bolt spacing, bolt diameter, and thickness distribution can significantly affect the structures’ ultimate load capacity.
Lior Kahana
Sep 30, 2026