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
Renewables Covered 57.7% of Germany’s Electricity Demand in H1 2026 – A Record, But Policy Risks Loom Germany’s energy transition has reached a new milestone. According to preliminary data from ZSW and BDEW, renewable energy sources covered 57.7% of gross electricity consumption in the first half of 2026 – up from 55.2% in H1 2025 and slightly
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Continued growth in solar and storage deployment in Massachusetts can save ratepayers $313 million per year through 2030, found a study by Synapse Energy Economics and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The analysis comes as Massachusetts officials are considering legislation and policy changes to manage the energy affordability crisis. Massachusetts has among the highest
Chinese module maker Longi has released the results of a six-month test of its back-contact solar modules deployed in an offshore deep-sea experimental installation. The company stated that the results, covering the January–June 2025 period, were validated by the China National Photovoltaic Product Quality Inspection Center (CPVT). The experimental site, located off the coast of Yantai, a major Chinese
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Norway-based Over Easy Solar has announced the launch of a vertically installed photovoltaic system in 2022. “I contacted Over Easy following an article I read in pv magazine,” said Pablo Sánchez-Robles, founder of Albricias Energía. There are currently two projects in Spain using this solution, but Albricias Energía has several more in the pipeline. “Architects love it because
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Residential solar in the United States is experiencing a downturn. The industry has suffered major bankruptcies, lowered demand, and soon faces the loss of the 30% residential solar tax credit, among other challenges. And while rooftop residential solar is expected to soon get more expensive, Andrew Birch, co-founder and chief executive officer of OpenSolar, said it can be a lot cheaper
Researchers at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BUAS), working in the EU-funded project “Retrieve project,” have developed a prototype of a digital product passport (DPP) to support circular practices in the European PV industry. The DPP-based platform aims to improve data management and traceability throughout the PV value chain, facilitating more effective end-of-life (EoL) management and circular economy
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The European Commission has announced a European Grid Package, to be launched in the final quarter of the year, which will focus on driving energy storage capacity to encourage investment in clean energy-based electrification. Revealing the legislative plan as part of a review of member state National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs), the commission stated
Researchers from Bangladesh’s East West University have developed a novel method for analyzing bifacial PV systems on sloped terrains. The novel technique is a precursor formulation that is then inserted into existing PV simulation models that do not account for hilly solar farms. “A complete reformulation for bifacials would need a lot of effort, so instead we
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Solar energy production contributed to a drop in electricity prices across the major European markets last week, according to analysis from AleaSoft Energy Forecasting. During the week commencing April 28, both France and Italy broke their daily record for solar energy production. France registered 135 GWh on April 30, the same day Italy hit 150
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