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Enerparc files for insolvency

Enerparc AG, one of Europe’s best-known solar project developers, has initiated insolvency proceedings in a Hamburg court.

Spotting new opportunities in the solar value chain

As a platform designed to map full industrial ecosystems, MAPPES.io is helping identify gaps and bottlenecks in PV manufacturing hotspots such as the US and India, explains its CEO, Ankit Singhal.

European PV module prices and demand fall in August

Solar PV module prices broadly fell in Europe in August 2026, as demand dipped below its historic average, according to sun.store’s monthly PV Index.

PV Chart of the Week: All eyes on HJT in announced US cell and module manufacturing capacity

In this week’s PV Chart of the Week, we look at disparity between announced and operational cell and module manufacturing capacity in the US across PERC, TOPCon and HJT.

Africa’s hidden solar boom revealed

PV deployment in Africa is booming, but not showing up in official statistics, new analysis by Ember and African Tech Futures Lab reveals

Part 5: US solar manufacturing outlook to 2030 and what comes next

The US PV manufacturing sector is set to make huge strides by 2030, but with some upstream constraints unresolved and question marks over future demand drivers.
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Australia's utility-scale solar & wind assets generated a combined 4.99TWh across the NEM in August 2026, according to Rystad Energy.
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India tenders 700MW of solar capacity for C&I offtake

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September 7, 2026
SECI has launched a tender for 700MW of ISTS-connected solar PV projects to supply C&I consumers in Odisha.
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Google, MN8 and Eos to deploy 86MW ’round-the-clock’ solar-plus-storage project in West Virginia

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September 7, 2026
MN8 Energy, Eos Energy and Google will develop a solar-storage project in West Virginia supplying clean power to PJM and Google data centres.
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First 600MWac phase of MTerra Solar begins commercial operations in Philippines

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September 7, 2026
The 600MWac first phase of the giant MTerra Solar project in the Philippines has begun commercial operations under a power supply agreement with utility Meralco.
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NEM Data Spotlight: Utility-scale solar climbs 12% in August as rooftop hits highest total since April

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Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) recorded a combined 3,893GWh of solar generation in August 2026, comprising 1,628GWh from utility-scale assets and 2,265GWh from rooftop systems.
The growth in distributed renewable energy systems in India, such as those supported by its agricultural solarisation scheme, is creating an increasingly complex power system requiring new digital infrastructure. Image: AdobeStock.
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Digital public infrastructure and the future of renewable energy: insights from India Energy Stack

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India’s Energy Stack aims to strengthen digital infrastructure, enabling India to manage a decentralised electricity system amid rapid renewable growth.
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Inox Solar Americas signs 767MW US module supply agreement

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September 4, 2026
Inox Solar Americas has signed a 767MW module supply agreement with a US renewable energy developer and independent power producer.
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German c-Si R&D is ‘essential’ for European solar PV industry, says ISC Konstanz

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September 4, 2026
Germany and the wider EU can use its research and development strengths to stay competitive in the global solar PV manufacturing industry, according to a group of industry and research bodies.

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With more than 43GW of auctioned capacity, across renewables, stalled and financing costs elevated, IEEFA analysts warn that India risks missing its 500GW renewable energy target by 2030 without structural reforms. 

India’s CEA proposes mandatory storage for new solar, wind projects from 2027

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September 4, 2026
India's CEA has proposed mandatory grid-forming inverters and co-located energy storage for new renewable energy projects from July 2027.
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TEXAS SOLAR ROUNDUP: OCI Energy, Areva break ground on 347MW PV project, Sunraycer closes solar-plus-storage financing

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September 4, 2026
News of two utility-scale solar PV developments in Texas, where construction began on a 347MW project in Wharton County and finances secured for a 310MW/250MWh pair of projects.
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Victoria’s SEC connects 119MW solar-plus-storage site to the grid in Australia

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September 4, 2026
Victoria's SEC has connected the 119MW solar PV plant component of its SEC Renewable Energy Park in Australia to the grid for the first time.
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European offtakers seek ‘known costs’ of renewable PPAs amid Middle East conflict

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September 3, 2026
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Japanese scientists improve performance for tin-halide perovskite solar cells

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September 3, 2026
Scientists in Japan have developed a new approach which they claim can improve the durability of tin-based perovskite solar cells.
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