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Swiss utility will offer lower grid-use charges during sunny afternoon hours from April to September 2027
TaiyangNews Cell & Module Production Equipment & Processing Materials Conference
GoodWe starts 6 GWh ESS plant; Pylontech’s storage plans for Hefei; TrinaPower sees 70% storage adoption for small-scale distributed PV by 2030; China’s oil & gas plan promotes RE + storage integratio ...
Germany
Bundesnetzagentur has concluded the July 1, 2026 auction with the average winning bid falling to €0.0479/kWh, compared to the previous round
Alex Barrows, Head of PV at CRU, discusses global PV demand, manufacturing overcapacity and technology trends during the TaiyangNews Global PV System Technology Trends Conference.
At a recent TaiyangNews virtual conference, CRU revealed that it expects global PV installations to decline in 2026 amid quality concerns, while TOPCon 3.0 gains market share
Europe Turkey
Turkey has 13.2 GW of current module manufacturing capacity, while EU countries together account for 9.7 GW, according to Sinovoltaics
Germany
Germany’s July 2026 additions represent the highest monthly addition in 2026 so far, says Federal Network Agency
TaiyangNews Cell & Module Production Equipment & Processing Materials Conference
Yanhe finalizes flexible perovskite solar wing prototype; CATL to invest in Zhonhen; OYH starts PV glass sand production; China’s July solar cell output falls; DKEM earmarks RMB 362m for PV pastes.
Solar Power Plant
Financial close for 360 MW Edify projects; Tomago’s shift to 100% clean energy to boost 3 GW; Japan rooftop solar PPA fund targets 300 MW; Levanta Energy building 166 MW Philippines project; Aquila st ...
TaiyangNews Cell & Module Production Equipment & Processing Materials Conference
GoodWe, Shenzhen Institute launch innovation center; Zhongli’s H1 module and cell revenue up 622%; Energy China shortlists 16 inverter suppliers; Haining China Leather issues RMB 260m green bond.
New Zealand
Government backs changes that could cut residential solar approval times from months to six days, and plans to legalize plug-in solar
Midea Energy showcased its integrated residential energy solution combining battery storage, heat pumps, EV charging, and AI-based home energy management at Intersolar Europe 2026. (Photo Credit: Midea Energy)
China adds 71.77 GW of solar in H1 2026; Huawei earns VDE FNN grid-forming certification; CR Power names preferred bidders for 5.4 GW modules; China polysilicon market sees no transactions for 2 weeks ...
Solar Panels
US Listing for New Zealand’s SunScout; Heelstone buys 188 MW Texas solar project; ABB invests in LevelTen Energy; RWE, Google sign PPA for 155 MW project.
Tesla
Tesla’s proposed Project Crystal Sun could produce solar cells and modules, with construction targeted for 2026 and operations by 2029
Ember
Solar was the only major power source to perform better than usual during Europe’s 2026 heatwaves; Ember recommends more storage to manage evening demand
JinkoSolar, in collaboration with Soochow University, has received the WITec Paper Award 2026 – Gold for research on silicon solar cell defects.
LONGi plans 1 GW BC and 100 MW tandem lines; TrinaPower partners with DaoCloud; RenShine’s meter-scale perovskite module reaches 22.0%; Pheno Innovations launches UV-cut glass.
Solex Energy
Motilal Oswal to invest INR 1,500 crore in Inox Clean; ACME Solar refinances INR 2,147 crore debt; Hinduja Group plans 200 MW renewables in Tamil Nadu; Waaree RTL wins 334 MW DC solar EPC orders.
TaiyangNews
India’s Q2 2026 additions reached 12 GW despite cell supply constraints and transmission-related challenges
Solar Plant
Romania’s 1.2 GW Dama Solar project is expected to become the EU’s largest solar PV plant when it comes online in 2028
HiTHIUM Starts Mass Production at Heze Long-Duration Energy Storage Park
Jinergy resumes production after TOPCon line optimization; global energy storage cell shipments reach 467.84 GWh in H1 2026; Shanghai unveils 1.79 GW onshore wind and solar plan.
Cuba
New measures provide tax relief for renewable energy investments while China has donated another 5,000 solar PV systems to Cuba
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