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EPFL prints first organic photocatalyst sheet that splits water without voltage

The polymer sheet reached about 0.1% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency, a first for organic semiconductors though still far from practical use.

Shinsung E&G launches 650 W bifacial TOPCon modules with 23.25% efficiency

The Korean manufacturer's two new n-type series target ground-mounted, floating and agrivoltaic installations.

German utility bets on 30 MWh zinc-bromine battery with 25-year design life

Stadtwerke Gaggenau and Capac AG will invest €15.2 million in a 7.5 MW system built on Eos stacks, with commissioning scheduled for 2028.

MA-free perovskite module reaches 22.70% efficiency on 54.80 cm² aperture

Chinese researchers used ambient slot-die coating with two thiocyanate additives and kept 97.76% of initial efficiency after 1,300 hours of operation.

Sungrow’s PowerStack 3.0 pairs 684 Ah cells with full SiC conversion at 99.2%

The third-generation commercial platform uses interchangeable docks so one cabinet base serves storage-only, solar-plus-storage, charging and microgrid sites.

BYD pairs desert solar and storage with 1,500 kW robotic FLASH charging in Abu Dhabi

The site links PV, batteries and a robotic connector, with 6,000 FLASH stations planned worldwide by the end of 2027.

PV COMPANIES

ReNew commits $8.9 billion to Andhra Pradesh polysilicon, magnets and green data centre

Plans include an INR 11,000 crore polysilicon push and a 1 GW green hyperscale data center in Anakapalli.

SMA Solar order backlog jumps 44.9% to EUR 1.86 billion on battery and US orders

Nine-month sales reached EUR 1,160.7 million and full-year guidance moved to the upper half of prior ranges.

Osaka Gas acquires residential solar and battery installer Truach

The acquired firm will become Daigas Truach in April 2027, the utility's first wholly owned marketing subsidiary.

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PV INTERVIEW

April 16, 2026 - The 5th Global Solar and Energy Storage Summit 2026, hosted online by JA Solar, brought together over 20+ senior representatives...
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PV Products

ReNew commits $8.9 billion to Andhra Pradesh polysilicon, magnets and green data centre

Plans include an INR 11,000 crore polysilicon push and a 1 GW green hyperscale data center in Anakapalli.

SMA Solar order backlog jumps 44.9% to EUR 1.86 billion on battery and US orders

Nine-month sales reached EUR 1,160.7 million and full-year guidance moved to the upper half of prior ranges.

Osaka Gas acquires residential solar and battery installer Truach

The acquired firm will become Daigas Truach in April 2027, the utility's first wholly owned marketing subsidiary.

Energy Vault’s backlog jumps 147% to $2.3 billion as Q3 revenue falls 61%

The storage developer affirmed 2026 revenue guidance of $290-310 million and issued a first 2027 outlook of $600-700 million.
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PV PROJECTMORE

Terra-Gen completes $950 million, 538.7 MW Lockhart solar-storage complex in California

The Hinkley site pairs 365 MW of First Solar modules with 173.7 MW / 695 MWh of batteries.

METLEN and Tsakos break ground on 251.9 MW solar-plus-storage plant in Greece

The Domokos hybrid project pairs 251.9 MW of PV with about 375 MWh of storage for completion around early 2028.

Melbourne tower wraps 1,391 panels into a 375 kW solar skin

The 2,679 m² building-integrated array on the 48-storey 435 Bourke Street is modelled to cover up to 20% of base-building electricity demand.

Colombia’s 144.1 MW Escobales complex enters full operation after staged start-up

Six plants in Tolima combine 97.82 MW of single-axis trackers with 46.28 MW of fixed-tilt structures and are forecast to yield about 257 GWh a year.

233 MW solar and 526 MWh battery deliver firm baseload to Congo’s largest copper mine

Kamoa-Kakula has drawn 30 MW of continuous power since 12 August, displacing about 4 million litres of diesel in the plant's first month.

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Schneider Electric study: rooftop solar and batteries cut system costs 10-40%

Modelling of 40,500 scenarios finds savings hinge on demand from EVs, heat pumps and data centers growing in step.

Türkiye and China sign $15 billion MOU for 7 GW of renewables and grid upgrades

Signed at COP31 in Antalya, the pact targets solar, wind, storage and 4 GW of transmission works.

ReNew commits $8.9 billion to Andhra Pradesh polysilicon, magnets and green data centre

Plans include an INR 11,000 crore polysilicon push and a 1 GW green hyperscale data center in Anakapalli.
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PV FINANCE

Calibrant closes $145 million facility for PJM hyperscale data centre battery

Investec led the package, joined by Citi, Liberty Bank and Siemens Financial Services, covering operating assets and new construction.

Eight lenders back Acwa Power’s 2 GW Türkiye solar plan as investment nears €1.6 billion

Letters of support cover two 1 GW plants at Sivas and Taşeli, part of a 5 GW Saudi-Turkish framework agreed in February.

Octopus launches $600 million Asia fund with Philippine developer Octali as first deal

The Asia Electrification Fund has $50 million from Japanese investors and backs a 450 MW solar and 350 MWh storage pipeline.

Resolven raises $900 million from 15 lenders in first year as standalone IPP

The EQT-backed platform has lined up debt for 1 GW of hybrid projects and is closing $219.5 million for another 400 MW.

PV REPORTS & DATA

Schneider Electric study: rooftop solar and batteries cut system costs 10-40%

Modelling of 40,500 scenarios finds savings hinge on demand from EVs, heat pumps and data centers growing in step.

Study: China’s 185,000 km highway network could yield 182 TWh of solar a year

Tongji University's irradiance-terrain-road model puts highway PV at about 1.85% of national power use.

Paris tops EU capitals with 3.81 TWh of annual rooftop solar potential

A Greek team modelled all 27 capitals and found rooftop PV could cover up to 35% of electricity demand in the best-performing cities.

Agrivoltaics atlas expands to 2,697 projects across 109 countries

German consultancy AgRadiance pairs each project with the regulations and court rulings that govern it, in a free database reaching back to 2009.

PV Meeting & Expo

JA Solar Secures 400MW Deal with Exel Solar to Power Mexico’s Solar Growth

On April 14, 2026, at the Mexico Solar and Energy Storage Expo held at the Guadalajara Convention Center, JA Solar officially announced a strategic...

Southeast Asia’s Solar Panel Boom

Solar power is booming these days, with 511 GW of new capacity added in 2025 alone. A big reason is because the cost of...

Enfinity lands industrial off-takers for 120 MW of new Italian solar

US-based renewables firm Enfinity Global has secured agreements for 1.8 TWh of electricity supply in Italy under the country’s Energy Release 2.0 mechanism dedicated...
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Schneider Electric study: rooftop solar and batteries cut system costs 10-40%

Modelling of 40,500 scenarios finds savings hinge on demand from EVs, heat pumps and data centers growing in step.

Türkiye and China sign $15 billion MOU for 7 GW of renewables and grid upgrades

Signed at COP31 in Antalya, the pact targets solar, wind, storage and 4 GW of transmission works.

ReNew commits $8.9 billion to Andhra Pradesh polysilicon, magnets and green data centre

Plans include an INR 11,000 crore polysilicon push and a 1 GW green hyperscale data center in Anakapalli.

Terra-Gen completes $950 million, 538.7 MW Lockhart solar-storage complex in California

The Hinkley site pairs 365 MW of First Solar modules with 173.7 MW / 695 MWh of batteries.

CFE lifts mixed renewables investment plan to $10.6 billion for 8,026 MW

Mexico's state utility now counts 38 mixed-investment projects with more than 2,500 MW of storage power.

Ecuador sets 0% VAT and ISD on solar and storage equipment under Decree 530

Fifty-five goods categories and 104 import subheadings take effect Nov. 12, 2026.

EPFL prints first organic photocatalyst sheet that splits water without voltage

The polymer sheet reached about 0.1% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency, a first for organic semiconductors though still far from practical use.

Sweden to replace inverter pre-assessment list with Rikta Rätt 2.0 database in 2027

The voluntary digital database opens in early 2027 with no automatic migration for existing listings.

METLEN and Tsakos break ground on 251.9 MW solar-plus-storage plant in Greece

The Domokos hybrid project pairs 251.9 MW of PV with about 375 MWh of storage for completion around early 2028.

SMA Solar order backlog jumps 44.9% to EUR 1.86 billion on battery and US orders

Nine-month sales reached EUR 1,160.7 million and full-year guidance moved to the upper half of prior ranges.

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Schneider Electric study: rooftop solar and batteries cut system costs 10-40%

Modelling of 40,500 scenarios finds savings hinge on demand from EVs, heat pumps and data centers growing in step.

Türkiye and China sign $15 billion MOU for 7 GW of renewables and grid upgrades

Signed at COP31 in Antalya, the pact targets solar, wind, storage and 4 GW of transmission works.

ReNew commits $8.9 billion to Andhra Pradesh polysilicon, magnets and green data centre

Plans include an INR 11,000 crore polysilicon push and a 1 GW green hyperscale data center in Anakapalli.

Terra-Gen completes $950 million, 538.7 MW Lockhart solar-storage complex in California

The Hinkley site pairs 365 MW of First Solar modules with 173.7 MW / 695 MWh of batteries.