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Hail risk modeling shows optimal PV tilt angle is site-specific, Iranian team finds

A numerical study of a 3 MW plant in Takestan shows wind direction, wind speed and panel orientation together decide hail impact severity, with tilt choices of 25 and 30 degrees producing different outcomes.

LONGi tandem cell hits 35.31% efficiency with self-assembled molecule engineering

A TC2 self-assembled monolayer lifted LONGi's perovskite-silicon tandem to 35.31% champion efficiency, with CPVT certifying 35.25% reverse-scan and strong stability results, published in Nature.

China grids 60 MW/600 MWh liquid-air storage plant, world’s largest of its kind

The Golmud facility in Qinghai began generating on October 30, delivering ten hours of continuous output with fully domestically manufactured equipment.

POWEROAD battery cabinets pass UL 9540A and CSA C800 fire tests

A five-cabinet C&I configuration showed no fire spread to adjacent units and no thermal runaway in a mid-August test.

Korean team coats a solar hydrogen electrode at 4 V in water, down from 200 V

DGIST and Kookmin University used AgBiS2 nanocrystals to cut deposition voltage fiftyfold and win a tenfold photocurrent gain.

Osaka robot platform lifts perovskite cell to 24.4% efficiency

Machine learning chose coating parameters by watching films form, though the result is a laboratory figure that has not been certified.

PV COMPANIES

JA Solar, LONGi and Tongwei post wider nine-month losses as prices stay under pressure

The three Chinese manufacturers reported combined nine-month losses of about CNY 15.1 billion, with revenue down at all three, though quarterly losses narrowed sequentially at LONGi and Tongwei.

Perovskite startup RadianX raises $9 million for 6 MW IoT module line

The US company, with certified efficiency of 22.33% on a full-size module, will scale automated production of indoor-outdoor perovskite modules for connected devices.

Soluxtec restarts German module lines with G12 TOPCon under new Chinese owner

The German manufacturer has resumed production at Trier-Föhren after its acquisition by Ronmaa, switching the lines from M10 to G12 TOPCon modules.

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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

JA Solar, LONGi and Tongwei post wider nine-month losses as prices stay under pressure

The three Chinese manufacturers reported combined nine-month losses of about CNY 15.1 billion, with revenue down at all three, though quarterly losses narrowed sequentially at LONGi and Tongwei.

Perovskite startup RadianX raises $9 million for 6 MW IoT module line

The US company, with certified efficiency of 22.33% on a full-size module, will scale automated production of indoor-outdoor perovskite modules for connected devices.

Soluxtec restarts German module lines with G12 TOPCon under new Chinese owner

The German manufacturer has resumed production at Trier-Föhren after its acquisition by Ronmaa, switching the lines from M10 to G12 TOPCon modules.

Yingfa Ruineng opens a 7.5 GW TOPCon cell plant in Indonesia

The Chinese cell maker's first overseas base targets Southeast Asia and the Middle East and lifts group capacity to 51.5 GW.
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PV PROJECTMORE

Eku Energy commissions 250 MW/500 MWh Big Canberra Battery at Williamsdale

The 136-Tesla-Megapack plant can cover a third of Canberra's demand for up to two hours at peak, operating under a 15-year revenue swap with the ACT Government.

Masdar and Endesa break ground on 60.16 MW of grid-forming batteries at Spanish solar plants

The EUR 25.2 million, 120.34 MWh portfolio pairs LFP cells with grid-forming inverters at three solar sites in Badajoz and Malaga, with all systems due online by end-2027.

Ignitis switches on 173.6 MW Tume solar farm in Latvia, its largest Baltic project

The EUR 106 million plant in Tukums municipality takes Ignitis green capacity to 2.3 GW, with a 107.2 MW/214.5 MWh battery due on site in 2028.

Kazakhstan counts 900 MW of large-scale solar in its project pipeline

The energy ministry says solar remains a priority, with 8.4 GW of new renewables and about 1.8 GW of PV targeted by 2035.

Turkiye awards 785 MW of solar across 11 sites in YEKA auction

Winning developers secured a 20-year fixed tariff of EUR 0.0325/kWh after a 60-month merchant period.

Latest Reviews

Avantus expands corporate credit facility 22% to $1.28 billion as five banks join

The San Diego developer's facility grew from $1.05 billion in August, adding Helaba, MUFG, NordLB, Santander and Standard Chartered to a 16-lender group backing a 24 GW pipeline.

Eku Energy commissions 250 MW/500 MWh Big Canberra Battery at Williamsdale

The 136-Tesla-Megapack plant can cover a third of Canberra's demand for up to two hours at peak, operating under a 15-year revenue swap with the ACT Government.

Masdar and Endesa break ground on 60.16 MW of grid-forming batteries at Spanish solar plants

The EUR 25.2 million, 120.34 MWh portfolio pairs LFP cells with grid-forming inverters at three solar sites in Badajoz and Malaga, with all systems due online by end-2027.
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PV FINANCE

Avantus expands corporate credit facility 22% to $1.28 billion as five banks join

The San Diego developer's facility grew from $1.05 billion in August, adding Helaba, MUFG, NordLB, Santander and Standard Chartered to a 16-lender group backing a 24 GW pipeline.

Global solar corporate funding climbs 45% to $25.1 billion in nine months

Mercom counts 170 deals against 127 a year earlier, with debt up 61% while venture capital fell 31%.

Lightyears raises NZ$174 million to build more than 300 MW of New Zealand solar

Obayashi supplies NZ$74 million of staged equity and InfraDebt a NZ$100 million facility for a five-year solar and battery build.

Panamint closes $769 million first phase of Texas coal-site solar loan

The 491 MWdc West phase of the 1.2 GWdc Big Rooter project will reuse a lignite mine's land and grid connection.

PV REPORTS & DATA

IEA sees almost 4,800 GW of new renewables by 2031 with solar taking over 75%

The Renewables 2026 report forecasts growth 57% above the previous six years, driven by energy security, even as China's share of additions falls to 53% and 2026 additions dip 11%.

Solcast: October irradiance ran 10% above average in Europe as storms hit France and Ukraine

Persistent high pressure lifted European solar irradiance in October, with central Europe up to 25% above normal, while southern France and the Black Sea region fell short.

Sodium-ion cells near LFP cost parity as supply deals top 70 GWh, Wood Mackenzie finds

A Wood Mackenzie analysis sees leading sodium-ion manufacturers matching LFP cell costs by late 2026, with more than 70 GWh of supply agreements already signed.

Ember: on-site generation gives data centres five times the grid relief of load shifting

A nine-market study finds only about 3% of data centre capacity can shift at peak, while behind-the-meter plant cuts far more.

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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Avantus expands corporate credit facility 22% to $1.28 billion as five banks join

The San Diego developer's facility grew from $1.05 billion in August, adding Helaba, MUFG, NordLB, Santander and Standard Chartered to a 16-lender group backing a 24 GW pipeline.

Eku Energy commissions 250 MW/500 MWh Big Canberra Battery at Williamsdale

The 136-Tesla-Megapack plant can cover a third of Canberra's demand for up to two hours at peak, operating under a 15-year revenue swap with the ACT Government.

Masdar and Endesa break ground on 60.16 MW of grid-forming batteries at Spanish solar plants

The EUR 25.2 million, 120.34 MWh portfolio pairs LFP cells with grid-forming inverters at three solar sites in Badajoz and Malaga, with all systems due online by end-2027.

Ignitis switches on 173.6 MW Tume solar farm in Latvia, its largest Baltic project

The EUR 106 million plant in Tukums municipality takes Ignitis green capacity to 2.3 GW, with a 107.2 MW/214.5 MWh battery due on site in 2028.

IEA sees almost 4,800 GW of new renewables by 2031 with solar taking over 75%

The Renewables 2026 report forecasts growth 57% above the previous six years, driven by energy security, even as China's share of additions falls to 53% and 2026 additions dip 11%.

JA Solar, LONGi and Tongwei post wider nine-month losses as prices stay under pressure

The three Chinese manufacturers reported combined nine-month losses of about CNY 15.1 billion, with revenue down at all three, though quarterly losses narrowed sequentially at LONGi and Tongwei.

NASA wraps up ISS solar overhaul as final roll-out array deploys in spacewalk

US Spacewalk 101 installed the eighth and final iROSA array, completing a five-year upgrade that lifts station generation from 160 kW to about 215 kW.

Hail risk modeling shows optimal PV tilt angle is site-specific, Iranian team finds

A numerical study of a 3 MW plant in Takestan shows wind direction, wind speed and panel orientation together decide hail impact severity, with tilt choices of 25 and 30 degrees producing different outcomes.

Türkiye sets 175 GW solar and wind goal for 2040 in new national energy vision

The plan lifts total installed capacity from 123 GW to 281 GW, raises the renewables share to 77% and calls for about $190 billion of investment, including 140 GWh of storage.

Perovskite startup RadianX raises $9 million for 6 MW IoT module line

The US company, with certified efficiency of 22.33% on a full-size module, will scale automated production of indoor-outdoor perovskite modules for connected devices.

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Avantus expands corporate credit facility 22% to $1.28 billion as five banks join

The San Diego developer's facility grew from $1.05 billion in August, adding Helaba, MUFG, NordLB, Santander and Standard Chartered to a 16-lender group backing a 24 GW pipeline.

Eku Energy commissions 250 MW/500 MWh Big Canberra Battery at Williamsdale

The 136-Tesla-Megapack plant can cover a third of Canberra's demand for up to two hours at peak, operating under a 15-year revenue swap with the ACT Government.

Masdar and Endesa break ground on 60.16 MW of grid-forming batteries at Spanish solar plants

The EUR 25.2 million, 120.34 MWh portfolio pairs LFP cells with grid-forming inverters at three solar sites in Badajoz and Malaga, with all systems due online by end-2027.

Ignitis switches on 173.6 MW Tume solar farm in Latvia, its largest Baltic project

The EUR 106 million plant in Tukums municipality takes Ignitis green capacity to 2.3 GW, with a 107.2 MW/214.5 MWh battery due on site in 2028.