Australia’s Rooftop Solar and Battery Boom: Record Installations Signal a New Era for Household Energy Australia has long been a global leader in rooftop solar. But new data from the Clean Energy Council (CEC) shows the country has entered a new phase — one where batteries are no longer an add-on, but a driving force
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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Why Agrivoltaics Have Yet to Take Off in Switzerland – and What Could Change In Switzerland, agrivoltaics currently account for 0.0% of installed solar capacity. That is not a rounding error – it is the stark reality captured in a new technical report by the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. While ground‑mounted PV itself represents just
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Latin America’s Energy Storage Market Set to Surge to 34 GW by 2035 Latin America’s energy storage market is on the cusp of a dramatic transformation. According to Wood Mackenzie’s Latin America Energy Storage Outlook 2026, cumulative storage capacity across the region will expand from 2.5 GW in 2025 to 34 GW by 2035 – a 13-fold increase representing a 30%
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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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Europe’s Battery Storage Market Surges to 36 GWh in 2025 – A New Era Begins Europe’s battery storage market has reached a historic milestone. According to SolarPower Europe’s European Battery Market Outlook 2026–2030, the continent installed a record 36 GWh of new battery energy storage systems (BESS) in 2025 – a 48% increase year-on-year and the twelfth consecutive year of growth.
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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 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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Thailand Gears Up for Rooftop Solar Boom with Installer Registration and Quality Standards Thailand is taking decisive steps to unlock its massive rooftop solar potential. The country’s Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) and Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) are now formally registering certified solar installers and PV equipment ahead of a government-backed program aiming to deploy rooftop
Solar’s EU Share Tops 20% for Three Consecutive Months – A Summer of Records The European solar market has achieved a historic milestone. According to data from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) – compiled on the Energy‑Charts platform – photovoltaics supplied more than 20% of EU electricity demand for three consecutive months (May, June,
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