TOPCon and BC penetration unlikely to trigger a major industry reshuffle; full-stack integration is more than modular assembly

Lu Chuan, chairman of CHINT and its subsidiary Astronergy, outlines his prudent approach to navigating the difficulties facing China’s PV manufacturers.
Masdar acquires stake in Repsol’s 705MW operational renewables portfolio in Spain

UAE state-owned renewables developer Masdar has acquired a 49.99% stake in a 705MW operational renewables portfolio in Spain from oil major Repsol.
T1 Energy CEO calls for US solar permitting reform in post-tax-credit world

The ongoing permitting challenge is a key factor slowing down solar manufacturing and deployment in the US, according to T1 Energy’s CEO, Dan Barcelo.
‘Crystalline silicon is the future’

T1 Energy’s CEO Dan Barcelo explains his optimism about US solar manufacturing and how it can deliver on the power demand growth.
‘Crystalline silicon is the future’

T1 Energy’s CEO Dan Barcelo explains his optimism about US solar manufacturing and how it can deliver on the power demand growth.
Greenvolt inaugurates Hungary’s largest BESS; pipelines progressed and financed elsewhere in EU

IPP Greenvolt has put a 99.8MW/288.6MWh BESS into commercial operation in Hungary, the largest in the country, while pipelines and projects have been progressed in Italy, France, Netherlands, Belgium and Spain.
Spain’s BESS pipeline is real: the PE models are wrong

There is a big gap in the industry’s understanding of the Spanish energy storage market, but that gap also creates opportunities for smart operators, writes Ignacio López Martín, chair of developer Capflex Energía.
SNEC 2026: BESS overtakes PV modules in expo floor space, more than 97GWh of deals signed

Carrie Xiao reports back from this year’s edition of SNEC in Shanghai, China, the world’s biggest solar and energy storage expo.
US solar and storage defy political hostility to dominate Q1 power installations

New figures from SEIA and Wood Mackenzie reveal that solar and storage accounted for 91% of new additions to the US grid in Q1 2026.
Qcells begins solar cell production at 3.3GW vertically integrated US facility

Solar manufacturer Qcells has started producing solar cells at its vertically integrated manufacturing facility in Cartersville, Georgia.