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When heat becomes a stress test: What extreme temperatures mean for photovoltaic systems and battery storage
Photovoltaics rely on sunlight. Battery storage systems rely on absorbing and releasing energy precisely when the power grid needs it. Both sound like an ideal combination for hot summer days: plenty of sunshine, high generation, increased electricity demand due to cooling, and greater grid flexibility. In practice, it’s more complex.
Aug 14, 2026
What makes women join, stay and progress in Solar+?
This week, Women in Solar+ Europe (WiSEu) announces its first contribution to SolarPower Europe’s Solar Jobs Report 2026. The article will explore women’s representation across the Solar+ industries and the factors influencing their attraction, retention and career progression. But to tell that story, WiSEu needs data, and this is where your voice is needed.
Partial U.S. eclipse produced similar daily solar energy losses to higher-obscuration European locations
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that the Aug. 12 solar eclipse caused highly variable irradiance losses across Europe and North America, shaped by obscuration, cloud cover, and the timing of the eclipse.
However, eclipse-related power-market impacts varied much more, showing that irradiance loss or obscuration alone is not a reliable predictor of electricity-price effects.
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Unlimited long duration, long-lived pumped hydro storage
Solar- and wind-dominated grids need abundant long-duration storage, and off-river pumped hydro offers enormous potential, with 800,000 sites worldwide and storage capacity vastly exceeding global requirements. Pumped hydro is mature, low-cost, long-lived, and locally deployable, complementing batteries by providing economical deep storage for periods of low wind and solar generation.
Aug 12, 2026
Beyond modules: Why cell manufacturing will shape India’s next solar growth story
In just a year, ALMM-listed solar PV cell manufacturing capacity has increased from around 13 GW to roughly 31 GW across eight revisions. With a substantial pipeline of commissioned, under-construction and announced projects, capacity is expected to cross 100 GW by June 2027.
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Market intelligence, innovation, and trust: The manufacturer’s new playbook for staying ahead in Europe’s storage market
Europe’s energy storage market is becoming increasingly segmented, with residential, C&I, and utility-scale growth following distinct country-level policy, economic, and market dynamics. For manufacturers, success increasingly depends on combining market intelligence, downstream partnerships, brand trust, and technological innovation to identify priorities and capture growth through 2027–2028.
Five decades of research leads to solar PV’s emergence as the world’s dominant energy source
A systematic review finds that solar PV emerges consistently to the backbone of future energy systems, yet many models still underestimate its role. Across the globe, solar PV is projected to supply about 61% of the world’s electricity by 2050. Major milestones within 100% renewable energy systems research over five decades created the modern understanding of solar PV’s pivotal role for global energy supply. Milestones cover various categories such as visionary scoping, advances in PV system applications, expanding economic insights, and methodological improvements.
When the rivers stop flowing: Europe’s drought summer measured
River-flow, generation and price data from April to July 2026 point to a drought corridor stretching from the Rhine delta to the lower Danube. Hydropower output across the corridor was about one-fifth below the recent norm, falling by a third to a half in the worst-hit systems. Nuclear plants along the Danube also cut output as river flows dropped to their lowest levels in seven years. Gas, imports and unusually wet conditions in Iberia helped offset the shortfall, but at steadily rising prices.
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