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Chinese PV Industry Brief: JA Solar’s nine-month loss widens JA Solar reported a CNY 3.64 billion ($546.5 million) net loss for the first nine months of 2026, while Tongwei signed 1 GW in solar module cooperation agreements with Australian distributors.
Vincent Shaw
16 hours ago
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Applications & Installations
Greenvolt to install 25 MW of solar canopies at 120 French stores Greenvolt Next has agreed to finance, build and operate solar carport installations at Carrefour stores across France.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
19 hours ago
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Markets & Policy
French solar car park rollout falls short of legal deadline Three months after the deadline set by France’s APER law, 85% of large supermarket car parks still have no visible photovoltaic (PV) canopies, according to the first national survey by Parksun. Solarizing half of the car park area covered by the study could deliver an estimated 7 TWh of electricity annually.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
21 hours ago
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Markets & Policy
Botswana kicks off floating solar tender A tender is open in Botswana for the development of floating PV systems on dams belonging to the country’s Water Utilities Corporation. The deadline for applications is November 19.
Patrick Jowett
Oct 29, 2026
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Technology & Products
Racking it up to experience Demand for solar rooftop racking systems in Europe has either slowed or changed over the past year, depending on who you ask. Either way, the mood is cautious among European mounting and racking system providers, likely due to a downturn in the commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop solar market, as businesses have less cash available for solar installations.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Oct 29, 2026
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Technology & Products
Qvantum launches 50 kW propane heat pump for residential, commercial applications The Swedish heat pump manufacturer said its the QA50 heat pump delivers a maximum heating capacity of 50 kW and a COP of up to 3.12. The system uses propane (R290) as a refrigerant, operates at outdoor temperatures ranging from -25 C to 43 C, and can be integrated into low-temperature ambient heat networks.
Emiliano Bellini
Oct 28, 2026
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Research & Development
Climate change could boost Swedish PV generation by 5% Swedish researchers have assessed how climate change could affect PV generation across Sweden through 2100, accounting for temperature, snowfall and solar radiation. Their findings suggest that climate change could boost PV output by around 5%, although impacts vary by location and emissions scenario.
Lior Kahana
Oct 28, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Distributed outlook India’s installed solar capacity has grown from less than 5 GW in 2016 to more than 165 GW today. While ground-mounted mega projects have led with a contribution of over 120 GW, rooftop solar is rapidly catching up, contributing more than 30 GW as of August 2026. Instead of adding capacity, the next decade will focus on where this capacity is located, how it interacts with the grid, and the flexibility it can provide. Shantanu Roy of CSTEP, a research-based think tank in India, expects this to open more doors for distributed solar.
Shantanu Roy
Oct 28, 2026
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Shining light on Australia’s largest rooftops Australia’s commercial and industrial (C&I) segment could be seen as a forgotten part of an otherwise pioneering solar market. The opportunity is huge, but regulatory barriers remain. Rob Potter, head of policy and advocacy at the Smart Energy Council, examines the potential upsides of C&I solar and energy storage, and calls for a unified strategy to support deployment.
Rob Potter
Oct 27, 2026