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US appeals court backs Texas law that kept a Chinese-linked solar project off the grid
The Fifth Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of GH America Energy's challenge to a Texas law that led to the cancellation of its Blue Star Solar inter...
Tamil Nadu makes battery storage mandatory for new solar projects
The Indian state of Tamil Nadu now requires new solar and solar-hybrid projects of 1 MW and above to add battery storage equal to 10% of their capacit...
First Solar cuts 2026 guidance as third-quarter sales fall 23%
First Solar reported third-quarter net sales of $1.23 billion, down 23% year on year, while earnings rose 25% to $5.30 per diluted share. The company ...
Brazil sets ceiling prices for its first battery storage auctions in December
Brazil's regulator ANEEL has approved the rules for the country's first large-scale battery storage auctions on 2 and 4 December, with ceiling prices ...
First Solar opens 3.7 GW module finishing plant in South Carolina
First Solar is inaugurating the first phase of a $330 million facility in Gaffney, South Carolina, that completes final production of its Series 6 Plu...
Western Australia sets 75% renewables target and new revenue mechanism for wind and solar
Western Australia has set a target of 75% renewable energy by 2030/31, nearly doubling its renewable share in five years. A new Renewable Energy Mecha...
UK to charge 5% VAT on home solar and batteries from April 2027
The UK Budget ends the zero VAT rate on home solar and battery storage from 1 April 2027, while adding GBP 100 million for solar on social housing and...
Singapore raises its solar target to 4 GWp by 2035
Singapore has set a new target of 4 GWp of solar by 2035, up from 3 GWp for 2030, as it pushes rooftop, facade and public-sector solar on a land-const...
UK approves 800 MW Great North Road solar park
The UK government has granted development consent for Elements Green's 800 MW Great North Road solar and battery project near Newark, one of the large...
Chile's battery storage more than doubles in a year as solar reaches a third of the grid
Chile's operating battery storage reached 3,125 MW and 13,555 MWh in September 2026, up 124% in energy capacity in a year, with 77.6% linked to solar ...
Spain expects solar installations to fall below 5 GW in 2026 as negative prices bite
Spain's solar association UNEF expects new PV installations to fall below 5 GW in 2026, from close to 9 GW the year before, with negative-price hours ...
China's solar capacity reaches 1.31 TW as September installations rebound
China's installed solar capacity reached 1.31 TW at the end of September 2026, up 16.5% year on year, and wind plus solar passed 2 TW, according to th...