Solar curtailment on the rise in Poland
Curtailment of renewable energy in Poland rose 36% in the first five months of 2025, threatening the financial viability of solar plants as operators face long delays and reduced compensation for lost...
View ArticleNetherlands increasing vigilance on solar inverter-related cybersecurity risks
The Dutch government said it remains vigilant on potential cybersecurity threats coming from solar inverters. It minimized, however, the risk of hidden hardware components in inverters and said these...
View ArticleFrance Solar enters liquidation
French solar installer France Solar has entered liquidation after failing to secure a buyer, following its placement in receivership on April 28.From pv magazine France France Solar has failed to find...
View ArticleCanadian developer plans 1 GW solar park in Argentina
Aisa Group is seeking to secure financial incentive to build a massive photovoltaic park in the department of Jáchal, province of San Juan, with an estimated investment of $600 million. The project...
View ArticleThe Hydrogen Stream: eCap Marine to supply fuel cells for marine vessels
eCap Marine says it will supply 8 MW of hydrogen fuel cell systems for four zero-emission vessels under construction for Norway’s Møre Sjø and logistics firm Samskip, with deliveries expected in...
View ArticlePVRadar launches Python programming tool to ease site-specific loss modeling
German software company PVRadar Labs has released a Python programming package for solar asset owners and engineers that want to build site-specific models.German software company PVRadar Labs has...
View ArticleNew PV system sizing approach based on jellyfish search algorithm
Researchers have used the jellyfish search algorithm to optimize solar PV distributed generation placement and sizing. They have tested the algorithm on an IEEE 33-bus system, with one, two, or three...
View ArticleHow community solar is impacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill
Despite the upcoming loss of US federal tax credits, community solar developers and investors can prevail if they prioritize states with strong legislation and financial incentives.From pv magazine USA...
View ArticleCaptive solar gaining ground in India’s industrial manufacturing hubs
Industrial regions in Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu are emerging as key markets for captive solar in India. High electricity tariffs, state-level incentives, and environmental...
View ArticleMassive solar project progresses ahead of schedule in Philippines
More than half of the first phase of the 3.5 GW solar and 4.5 GWh battery storage MTerra Solar project in the Philippines is now complete, eight months after its groundbreaking. The 778 MW of solar...
View ArticleChina on track to deploy 380 GW of PV in 2025
China is set to break new ground in its energy transition, with 2025 renewable capacity additions projected to exceed 500 GW, driven by surging solar and wind deployment, according to a new report from...
View ArticleFour-year outdoor testing shows perovskite solar cells suffer from high...
Testing conducted by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) in Germany has shown that perovskite solar cells operating at high latitudes in Europe may suffer from higher performance losses in winter...
View ArticleCayman Islands qualifies six bidders for 22.5 MW solar-plus-storage tender
A request for proposals from six qualified bidders interested in developing a 22.5 MW solar-plus-battery project is now live in the Cayman Islands. The project will be the islands' largest solar site...
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Solar becomes top source of electricity in California
Over the past 12 months, solar power has become California’s largest source of electricity, a trend likely to continue.From pv magazine USA Over the past year, solar generation surpassed natural gas to...
View ArticlePoland added 637 MW of solar during Q1
Poland’s solar capacity neared 22 GW at the end of March, according to figures from the country's Institute of Renewable Energy. There are currently 532 solar projects with a capacity equalling 950 MW...
View ArticleA closer look at vertical agrivoltaics
pv magazine visited a 1.9 MW agrivoltaic plant in Austria where pumpkins and soy are cultivated beneath vertically mounted PV structures supplied by Next2Sun.German vertical PV specialist Next2Sun...
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Dexter Energy adds battery support to forecasting, PV power optimization...
The Dutch company says its short-term trading solutions for solar and other renewable energy technologies, supports grid balancing, reduces the costs of imbalance, and optimizes energy flows in an...
View ArticleZimbabwe starts construction on 10 MW solar plant
China's Sany Silicon Energy is building its first solar plant in Zimbabwe. The project uses the company's EP+F business model combining engineering, procurement and financing.China’s Sany Silicon...
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High-pressure systems boost global solar irradiance in early 2025
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that the first half of 2025 has delivered favourable solar conditions across several key solar generation regions around the...
View ArticleAssessing PV cell, module reliability via Arrhenius equation
Researchers in Portugal have used the so-called Arrhenius aging model to measure the temperature behaviour and reliability of different solar modules. Their analysis showed that long-term module...
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Behavioral factors behind residential PV adoption in China
Researchers have combined the theory of planned behavior, the technology acceptance model, and diffusion of innovations theory to investigate rooftop solar adoption in China. From a 1,200-person...
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Solar becomes EU’s largest power source in June
Solar accounted for 22.1% of electricity generation in the European Union in June, as 13 member states set new records for the share of solar in their national power mixes.Solar became the EU’s largest...
View ArticleAit-Group launches residential heat pumps with low propane charge
Germany’s Ait Group has introduced residential ground-source heat pumps using less than 150 grams of propane, based on results from the Fraunhofer ISE LC150 research project. The new systems deliver up...
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Australian utility aquires CSP-storage project from Photon Energy
AGL Energy has bought the 150 MW solar, 90 MW thermal, and 720 MWh storage Yadnarie Project from Dutch developer Photon Energy, following the award of development approval in June.From pv magazine...
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Maldives resort islands expand solar to meet half of power demand
The Fari Islands in the Maldives are developing a mix of floating and ground-mounted solar installations expected to meet up to 50% of the archipelago’s electricity demand on sunny days. The systems...
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