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Trinasolar narrows H1 loss; UtmoLight completes 172-day perovskite field test; Shandong issues green power direct supply rules; Solis expects lower H1 profit.

FFO includes Orion Solar’s 6 GW solar PV manufacturing facility in its $1.74 billion investment package in Oman

Phase I of one of the world’s largest integrated solar-plus-storage facilities includes 1.37 GW solar PV and 825 MW/3,300 MWh of battery storage

TCL Solar to convert all cell capacity to BC; Lihao earns SSI Gold certification; Zhejiang targets 10 GW industrial PV, mandates rooftop solar.

The oversubscribed auction round drew 33 bids totaling 135.4 MW; OCCTO increases the next round's auction volume to 115.406 MW

BSW-Solar says Germany added 7.4 GW of PV in H1 2026, but warns planned subsidy changes and market barriers could slow future growth

Qualitas Energy raises €172 million for Italy solar; €30 million financing for 52 MW Italian agrivoltaics; Solai advances 16 MW German solar project; Gülermak Signs PPA For 45 MW Polish Solar.

SKYWORTH Solar starts 300 MW/600 MWh storage project; Shanxi RiShengda launches perovskite glass line; SunFlex to develop space solar sail with Nayuta Space; China issues 2026-2028 energy plan.

Virginia becomes first US state to expand Switch Together group-buying initiative statewide, offering discounted rooftop solar, battery storage and other clean energy solutions

AIKO invests RMB 2 billion in PV-powered salmon farm; Huaneng starts 15 GW Kubuqi RE base; PCG Power establishes RMB 1 billion new energy M&A fund; China releases 2026-2030 Carbon Peak Action Plan.

Türkiye’s YEKA GES-2026 tender plan includes 14 solar projects totaling 900 MW

With 26 GW installed in H1 2026, India has already achieved nearly 70% of the roughly 38 GW solar capacity added during CY2025, says JMK Research

Huadian connects 500 MW offshore PV project; LONGi starts ACM cell mass production; Xinjiang raises mechanism electricity prices; 757 GW cells produced in 2025; Deye expects >75% H1 2026 profit growth ...

The industry body warns that the lack of official guidance is delaying solar projects and creating investment uncertainty across Europe

The financing package will support India's PM Surya Ghar scheme, which expects to create 1.7 million jobs

Switzerland’s cumulative solar PV installations totaled 9.5 GW by 2025-end, but new PV installations fell 26% while battery storage expanded 70%

An E2 analysis estimates that 216 canceled, closed, or downsized clean energy projects since January 2025 could cost the US 468,000 jobs and $68.2 billion in private investment