Spotlight on solar and energy storage excellence: The Solar & Storage Live Awards reveals 2026 shortlist
The Solar & Storage Live Awards 2026 Shortlist Revealed! The countdown is officially on! The Solar & Storage Live Awards return on 22 September 2026 at The Vox, Birmingham, for an evening dedicated to celebrating the innovators, trailblazers, and changemakers...
China to eliminate export tax rebates for solar and BESS
The Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration announced on January 9 that China will remove value-added tax (VAT) export rebates for the photovoltaic (PV) industry starting April 1, 2026. This policy shift marks a significant adjustment to the...
UK Solar Market Report 2026
The UK solar market is accelerating rapidly, with capacity reaching 19.1GW in 2025 and over 1.8m installations nationwide. Supported by the launch of Great British Energy (GBE) and a £200m investment in clean energy, the sector is central to Britain's mission to...
Solar and wind led Germany’s electricity generation in 2025
In 2025, renewable energy accounted for 55.9% of Germany’s net public electricity generation, matching the previous year’s share. According to data from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), wind remained the primary producer, while photovoltaics...
European Energy achieves 2.1 GW grid-connected capacity in Denmark
European Energy has reached a milestone of 2.1GW of grid-connected capacity in Denmark following the recent addition of the Glejbjerg Solar Park and a battery system at Kvosted Energy Park. The portfolio, which spans solar PV, wind power, and battery energy storage...
GoodWe introduces 100kW hybrid inverter
GoodWe is expanding the ET Series three-phase hybrid inverter with new models ranging from 80kW to 100kW, developed specifically for commercial and industrial (C&I) applications. As a core product of GoodWe’s C&I energy storage portfolio, the ET 80–100 kW...
R.Power secures capacity market contracts for a 6.3GWh BESS portfolio
Press Release In the capacity market auction held in December 2025, R.Power was awarded capacity contracts for five battery energy storage projects with a combined capacity of 1,012 MW and 4,032 MWh. This further strengthens the company’s position as a leading...
Italy awards 1.1GW in competitive NZIA solar tender
Italy has allocated over 1.1GW of solar capacity in a landmark tender reserved explicitly for projects that comply with the European Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA). The results, published by the energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE), reveal a highly...
EcoFlow integrates with Intelligent Octopus Flux tariff
EcoFlow has announced full compatibility between its advanced home energy ecosystem, including the EcoFlow PowerOcean Single-Phase system, and Intelligent Octopus Flux, Octopus Energy's smart solar-and-battery tariff. This integration builds on EcoFlow's existing...
TotalEnergies and Google sign PPA for data centre in Malaysia
TotalEnergies and Google have entered into a 21-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to supply certified renewable power to Google’s data centre operations in Malaysia. The agreement will provide a total volume of 1TWh, equivalent to 20MW, sourced from the Citra...
AlphaESS secures agreement for Czech Republic’s largest stand-alone BESS
Press Release AlphaESS, a global leader in energy storage solutions and a BloombergNEF Tier 1 certified manufacturer for Q4 2025, has formally signed a cooperation agreement with EPC partner Eltodo a.s. to deliver a combined 320MWh large-scale battery energy storage...
Visiolar sells 95MWp solar asset to Sunovis in Brandenburg
Visiolar has divested a 95MWp utility-scale ready-to-build (RTB) solar PV asset in Brandenburg, Germany. The single photovoltaic installation was acquired by Sunovis, a platform company owned by Brookfield. Financial advisory firm Capcora exclusively executed the...
RWE commissions new solar farms on recultivated land
RWE has commissioned several new solar farms along the A44n motorway in North Rhine-Westphalia, following approximately eight months of construction. The facilities have a total installed capacity of 86.5MWp. Utilising about 141,000 solar modules, the plants, located...
Solnet Group and iwell launch energy partnership to boost security
Press Release Finnish solar energy company Solnet Group and Dutch energy management software (EMS) and battery specialist iwell are teaming up to help businesses across the UK and Europe build smarter, more resilient energy systems in an increasingly volatile market....
Uniper set to develop its first solar scheme in Scotland
Press Release Uniper has taken the decision to start construction of Berryhill Solar Farm just north of Dundee, Scotland. The project has been developed jointly with partner Solar2 and Uniper plans to start the construction process as its sole owner. The site is...
EDF joins 1.1GW Obelisk hybrid project in Egypt
EDF power solutions has formally joined the Obelisk hybrid energy project in Egypt, acquiring a 20% stake in the project company. The project, situated in the city of Nagaa Hammadi, near Luxor, is a large-scale facility combining a 1.1GW solar plant with a...
Report: EU hit 2025 solar target but market reduction threatens 2030 goals
According to a report from SolarPower Europe, the European Union’s solar power boom has faded, with annual installations contracting for the first time since 2016. The EU installed 65.1GW of solar capacity in 2025, marking a 0.7% decline from the 65.6GW installed the...
DAS Solar and Tiszta Energiák Kft. partner on 18MW solar project
DAS Solar has announced a new cooperation with Hungarian renewable energy company Tiszta Energiák Kft. to supply high-performance photovoltaic modules for an upcoming 18MW ground-mounted solar project in Slovakia. The installation, scheduled for grid connection in...
JinkoSolar commissions solar system at Thailand’s largest railway station
JinkoSolar, a global PV and ESS supplier, has commissioned a 9.728MWp rooftop solar photovoltaic system at Bangkok's Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal, Thailand's largest railway station. The installation, carried out by the Hiper Smart Consortium, is intended to...
TAFE Centre of Excellence Clean Energy Batteries awards round one grants
Press Release More renewable energy solutions are coming online in Australia, including battery energy storage. To support the education and training needs of this evolving sector, the TAFE Centre of Excellence Clean Energy Batteries launched its inaugural round of...