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Greece’s Go Beyond Solar Battery Programme: Big Ambitions, Small Turnout

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Greece’s Go Beyond Solar Battery Programme: Big Ambitions, Small Turnout Greece has taken a step forward in supporting commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage. The Ministry of Environment and Energy has provisionally approved 209 businesses to receive €8.15 million in subsidies for 28.2 MW/49.3 MWh of battery storage, paired with 30.8 MW of solar PV

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Global Solar O&M Market Reaches 348 GW as Consolidation Accelerates

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Global Solar O&M Market Reaches 348 GW as Consolidation Accelerates The global solar PV operations and maintenance (O&M) market has reached a significant milestone. According to Wood Mackenzie’s “Global Solar PV O&M Service Provider Dynamics 2026” report, assessed capacity hit 348 GW at the end of 2025, after adding 61 GW during the year. But the headline number tells

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Austria’s Storage Offensive: Solar Subsidies Shift from Panels to Batteries from 2027

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Austria’s Storage Offensive: Solar Subsidies Shift from Panels to Batteries from 2027 The debate over Austria’s solar subsidy framework intensified dramatically after the last funding round saw its budget exhausted in just 33 seconds. Thousands of applications for photovoltaic and battery storage investment grants were left unfunded. Now, the Austrian government is responding with a fundamental

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High Energy Prices Reshape the Dutch Solar Market – A New Era for Solar and Storage

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High Energy Prices Reshape the Dutch Solar Market – A New Era for Solar and Storage The Dutch solar market is undergoing a fundamental transformation. According to leading market analysts Hrvoje Medarac (Head of Dutch New Energy Research) and Gijs de Koning (chief editor of Solar365.nl), solar panels are increasingly purchased as part of wider home electrification efforts —

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China’s Battery Boom Pivoting from Scale to Utilisation – What It Means for Solar+Storage

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China has built the world’s largest battery storage fleet in record time. According to a new report from energy think tank Ember, total installed lithium‑ion battery storage capacity reached nearly 150 GW by the first quarter of 2026 – more than half of global BESS capacity, up from just over 20% in 2021. Now, the country is

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How to combine C&I solar with compressed air energy storage

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Researchers from South Africa’s University of Pretoria have conducted a multi-objective optimization study to combine commercial and industrial (C&I) PV systems with compressed air energy storage (CAES). The study is aimed to minimize total system investment (Capex) and operational costs (Opex), while improving reliability and maximizing renewable energy penetration under South African conditions. “The core innovation of

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Czech PV market faces policy reset, supply-chain uncertainty

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he Czech solar sector is entering a period of structural change shaped by shifting political priorities, evolving subsidy mechanisms and growing uncertainty around potential EU restrictions on solar inverters. While residential deployment has been temporarily distorted by funding transitions, commercial and utility-scale pipelines remain more active, supported by regulatory reforms under discussion. “The market is

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Sweden’s solar market stabilizes as storage pushes deployment

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After two consecutive years of contraction, Sweden’s solar sector is showing early signs of stabilization, while a healthy pipeline of utility-scale projects is starting to reshape the country’s long-term generation mix. Speaking to pv magazine, Ludwig Bydén from Swedish solar association Svensk Solenergi said the market appears to be recovering from a cyclical bottom, with early

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Poland’s New Energy Strategy Envisages Sharp Increase in Renewables – Sunlink Analysis

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Poland’s New Energy Strategy Envisages Sharp Increase in Renewables – A Solar Opportunity Awakens Poland has long been seen as a coal‑dominant outlier in Europe’s energy transition. That image is now changing rapidly. The Council of Ministers has approved an updated National Energy and Climate Plan (KPEiK) , setting out an accelerated transformation through 2040. The plan

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EU Underestimating Rooftop PV Power Generation – Why the Gap Matters

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How much solar electricity does Europe actually produce? The official numbers may be significantly too low. According to SolarPower Europe’s Solar+ report, EU solar power generation is systematically underestimated by European authorities and member states. By the end of 2025, the EU’s total installed solar capacity is expected to reach 406 GW. Based on country‑level data, SolarPower

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