Lack of demand and prices threaten the solar energy business
The article highlights that declining electricity prices and grid constraints are reducing the profitability of solar plants in Spain. This matters to…
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Policy Desk
Tariffs · Auctions · Subsidies · Permitting · Trade policy · Grid codes- Poland: Up to 19,000 PLN from NFOŚiGW for Home Energy Storage: Who Is Eligible for Subsidies and Under What Conditions?
- United States: US unveils three-phase plan to build domestic supply chain, aiming to counter Chinese battery dominance; LG Energy Solution and Samsung SDI expected to benefit
- Greece: Energy autonomy on the islands: Why technology alone is not enough for the transition to renewables
- Brussels demands Spain manage solar panel waste
- Spain: Valencian regional council rejects 38 million euro solar plant in Segorbe, prompting local government to warn of industrial development setback
- Solar Power Saved Spain €17 Billion: How Much Does Italy Lose by Underinvesting in Solar?
Storage Watch
BESS · LFP · PCS / BMS · Long-duration · Storage markets
Sliding-Mode Control Tames Oscillations in Grid-Forming Battery Storage
Researchers from Hainan Power Grid and Tsinghua University demonstrated that replacing the conventional current regulator with an integral sliding-mode…
- Solar Smoothing Batteries Face Steep Operating Declines in Available Power
- Australia: Williamsdale Battery Starts Operation at 500 MWh
- Spain: Regional Government Gives Environmental Approval to 70 MWh Battery Plant in Medina del Campo
- Belgium: Flanders Counts Nearly 200,000 Home Batteries and Almost 2 Gigawatt-Hours of Storage Capacity
- Brazil: C&I Leads Battery Market, But Residential Contracted Volume Triples
- Battery Overseas Expansion, A Bill Paid in Advance
Project Pipeline
Utility-scale · EPC · Commissioning · Grid connection
SolarEdge Cuts Ties With Australia
SolarEdge has announced it is ceasing all operations in the Australian market, with a final order deadline set for two weeks from the announcement. This…
- Spain: Solar energy boom stalls in Xàtiva: Three photovoltaic plant projects scrapped in six months
- China activates world’s highest grid-connected solar thermal plant
- Türkiye: Cengiz Holding Builds Solar Power Plant in Gazipaşa: Massive Investment
- Only 5% of France's record in New Aquitaine, but this new floating plant already serves as a model for future power generation
- Spain: Andalusian Health Service Awards Contract for 4.78 MW Solar PV Technical Office at 80 Facilities
- In the Netherlands, Even Highways Generate Energy: New 65-Km Solar Plan Spans Bridges and Barriers
Solar Applications
Rooftop · Agrivoltaics · Floating solar · BIPV
Standalone Solar Microgrid Simulated for Rural Secondary School in
A computational study demonstrates that a standalone solar and LFP battery microgrid can reliably power a rural secondary school in Nigeria, meeting all…
- The Philippines’ ‘solar surge’ leaves many Filipinos behind
- Grid access cuts solar adoption odds in Cameroon, study finds
- Germany: Lake Constance: Solar roof over apple trees to be profitable without subsidies
- Raspberries and Electricity from the Same Land: How Uzbekistan Is Testing Agrivoltaics
- Thailand: Northern Solar Boom: Small Contractors Face Skill Upgrades, 600-800 Baht Daily Wages, No Accident Insurance
- Switzerland: Swiss blueberry farm extends harvest 4 weeks with 5,220 solar panels elevated 10.5 feet over 4.4 acres
Tech Frontier
TOPCon · HJT · Perovskite · Wafers · Manufacturing
These Solar Panels Stay Cool in Hot Climates
Researchers in Iraq have developed a water-saturated pad and spraying system that boosts solar panel efficiency by 20 percent in extreme heat. This innovation…
- Trap Recombination Affects Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells in Opposite Ways
- Lyrebird-inspired AI controller slashes solar inverter distortion to 0.29%
- Iraq: Will Baghdad’s Solar Panel Cooling Hack Make PV More Efficient
- Deep Learning Models Reveal Accuracy Tradeoffs in Arid Solar Grid
- Solar glass survives ~20J hail impacts, but modules crack at lower energy when ice hits near the edge
- Solar perovskite finds a way to overcome one of its major commercial hurdles: light-induced degradation
Capital Watch
Project finance · M&A · IPOs · Asset sales
China: Zhongrun Solar Acquires *ST Yijing for 719 Million Yuan in a Reverse Merger Gamble by a Failed IPO Candidate
Zhongrun Solar is investing 719 million yuan to acquire controlling stake in *ST Yijing, a listed shell company with negative net assets. This reverse merger…
- Germany: German Energy Storage Pioneer Sonnen Files for Bankruptcy, Leaving 150,000 Customers
- Middle East Power Storage Batteries Await $19 Billion in Investments
- China: Orders Exceed Targets but Profits Lag, as Energy Storage Drags Down Siyuan Electric's Q3 Margins
- Vietnam: Solar power company formerly controlled by Dragon Capital raises 320 billion VND in 10-year bonds
- South Korea: Ecopro BM Holds Steady with ESS Despite EV Slump... Q3 Operating Profit at 120 Million Won
- rPlus Energies Credit Facility Closes at Up to $450M
Grid Edge
Grid stability · Curtailment · Microgrids · VPPs
Study raises alarm over cybersecurity of solar PV systems
A new study by the European Commission’s Smart Energy Expert Group identifies critical cybersecurity risks in solar PV systems, including vulnerabilities in…
- Italy: After Refrigerators, Will Solar Power Systems Be the Next Target?
- Brazil: Brasol warns that thefts are the main threat to the profitability of solar power plants
- Emergency Backstop Mechanism: Slamming The Brakes On Your Solar
- Czechia: Czech grid data reveal a small share of solar connections drives most
- France: Reflex: Learning New Risks to Connect More Solar Energy, Faster (2/7)
- Nearly 2,000 Hungarian solar power devices are exposed on the internet