Jan 21, 2026
Pakistan’s Installed PV Capacity Estimated Above 27 GW
Pakistan has imported over 50 GW of solar modules from China, including 18 GW during the country’s last fiscal year. In the absence of official installation figures, Islamabad-based thinktank Renew...
view more >>Jan 21, 2026
EU To Ban Chinese Inverters? – Commission Proposal in Cybersecurity Mulls ‘hi...
The European Commission is revising its Cybersecurity Act. While presenting the proposals in the European Parliament, the commission’s Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and De...
view more >>Jan 20, 2026
European PV Market Faces Potential 2026 Price Shock From China Export Tax
China’s PV manufacturing sector is operating at full capacity ahead of an April 1 export tax change, contributing to module price increases of 20% to 30% in parts of the supply chain and raising ri...
view more >>Jan 20, 2026
Czechia Deploys 696 MW Of Solar in 2025
Czechia’s solar market slowed in 2025, largely due to a downturn in residential deployments. The country’s solar association says that while it remains to be seen if the rate of installations will ...
view more >>Jan 18, 2026
Electricity Rate Hikes Slash Commercial Solar Payback Periods in US By 33%, S...
Soaring utility costs and rising power demand are recalibrating the financial outlook for the United States non-residential solar market.
view more >>Jan 18, 2026
SoftBank Pilots Solar-wind-powered AI-controlled Base Station
SoftBank Group is piloting AI-controlled cellular base stations powered by solar panels and a 3 kW wind turbine to reduce energy use while maintaining service quality. The system stores excess powe...
view more >>Jan 15, 2026
Researchers Achieve Record Perovskite Solar Module Stability Under Light, Hea...
An international research team has developed a new two-dimensional perovskite interlayer based on a co-crystal engineering strategy for more robust perovskite films. It demonstrated improved perfor...
view more >>Jan 15, 2026
Canal-top PV For Afghanistan’s Massive Irrigation Project
A team of scientists has simulated covering 20% of the Qush-Tepa irrigation canal with PV panels. To this end, the researchers developed a framework, termed an integrated techno-economic-environmen...
view more >>Jan 14, 2026
Norway Adds 117 MW Of Solar in 2025
Norway’s solar market experienced a slowdown in 2025, particularly among residential installations. The outlook for 2026 looks more optimistic, thanks to policy reforms supporting larger projects a...
view more >>Jan 14, 2026
Sodium-ion Battery Cells Already Near Lithium-ion Cost Parity, Set To Get Che...
By 2050, sodium-ion batteries with fast learning rates could deliver storage at 11–14 €/MWh – cheaper than lithium-ion at 16–22 €/MWh – while also offering higher energy-to-power ratios and high cy...
view more >>Jan 13, 2026
Solar Module Efficiency Could Exceed 35% By 2050
A new Perspectives research study on the future of the global PV supply chain outlines how module prices, performance, and lifetimes could evolve over the next 25 years. The work reflects a collabo...
view more >>Jan 13, 2026
Croatia Deploys 417 MW Of Solar in 2025
Croatia’s solar capacity is on course to exceed its wind energy capacity for the first time in early 2026. With utility-scale projects facing regulatory deadlock and the end of net-metering for the...
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