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Germany's battery storage additions jump 91% to 8.2 GWh in nine months
Germany commissioned more than 500,000 battery storage systems with about 8.2 GWh of capacity from January to September 2026, up 91% on a year earlier...
T1 Energy gets US waiver to import 1.725 GW of solar cells before Section 232 tariffs
Texas module maker T1 Energy says the US Department of Commerce has granted it a waiver to import up to 1.725 GW of solar cells under temporary anti-s...
More than 8,000 French solar contracts go before parliament as budget debate opens
France's National Assembly begins debating the 2027 budget on October 27, including Article 82, which would let the state revise or end support contra...
Italian solar output jumps 27% in September as power demand hits 12-year high
Italy's solar plants generated 5.32 TWh in September, 27.1% more than a year earlier, according to grid operator Terna. Electricity demand rose 6.5% t...
US solar PPA prices rise 4.9% as tariffs push up costs
The average solar power purchase agreement price in North America rose 4.9% in the third quarter to $64.23/MWh, according to LevelTen Energy, as buyer...
India curtailed 378 GWh of solar and wind output in September as storage lags
Grid operators in India curtailed 378.52 GWh of solar and wind generation in September, 1.28% of renewable output, according to JMK Research. The figu...
Chile opens a US$224 million solar plant that keeps running after sunset
Colombia's Promigas has inaugurated the Aurora solar-plus-storage plant in Chile's Tarapacá region, pairing 221 MWdc of PV with LFP batteries that can...
Swift Current sues First Solar over alleged defects in 2.4 million modules
US independent power producer Swift Current Energy has taken First Solar to court in New York, claiming that thin-film modules bought for three projec...
EU backs 77 net-zero projects with €3.4 billion, including a 5 GW French solar factory
The European Commission has selected 77 projects in 23 countries for €3.4 billion from the Innovation Fund, financed by carbon market revenues. Twelve...
China moves to lock down its next-generation solar manufacturing know-how
Beijing has proposed banning or licensing exports of 12 PV production technologies, from perovskite tandem cells to fluidized-bed polysilicon. Finishe...
Solar and wind cover record 80.4% of Australia's grid demand
Solar and wind supplied a record 80.4% of demand on Australia's National Electricity Market on September 19. Rooftop solar alone covered more than hal...
Chile tests grid-forming operation at 275 MWh Los Loros battery
Chile's grid operator has completed its first field test of grid-forming technology at Engie's 48 MW/275.23 MWh Los Loros battery in the Atacama regio...