Twelve photovoltaic storage systems with capacities of 5 kW or 10 kW were included in the comparison, among them several new products, all of which achieved efficiency class A. A new study – also examining efficiency losses when storing ele?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/energy-storage-inspection-20...

Solar Ireland told the Irish government that the Private Wires Bill’s proposed definition of private wires could bring rooftop solar installations within a full electricity licensing requirement, which would place significant additional dem?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/private-wires-legislation-co...

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that destabilized polar circulation in February produced wet and cloudy conditions in some parts of North America, while the central and eastern regions enjoyed elevate?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/winter-weather-splits-solar-...

Longi says it has ranked first in a recent 800 MW PV module tender in China's Gansu province, while Canadian Solar says the first 2 GW phase of its US heterojunction (HJT) cell factory is set to begin pilot production in March or April.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/chinese-pv-industry-brief-lo...

This March, Women in Solar+ Europe (WiSEu) is launching its International Women’s Day 2026 campaign: “Beyond 10X: Leadership Without Double Standards.” Inspired by a reflection from Hungarian chess grandmaster Judit Polgár: “I had to prove?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/beyond-10x-rethinking-leader...

BP and Iberdrola say their 25 MW green hydrogen project in Spain is nearing commissioning, while Moeve has approved a final investment decision for a 300 MW project in Spain.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/the-hydrogen-stream-bp-and-i...

February marked an early 2026 turning point in France’s electricity market, with negative prices emerging for the first time, intraday volatility spiking, and battery energy storage systems (BESS) capturing growing revenue opportunities.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/french-electricity-posts-fir...

ACME Solar has signed two power purchase agreements (PPAs) totaling 450 MW under a firm, dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) project with SJVN Ltd. It also commissioned an additional 38 MW/82 MWh at its Jaisalmer battery energy storage sys?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/acme-solar-signs-450-mw-ppa-...

Freight costs from the Far East to the U.S. and Europe have increased week-on-week, while almost 150 container ships currently unable to leave the Arabian Gulf due to the risk of sailing through an active conflict zone, according to analysi?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/freight-costs-increase-follo...

The Chinese manufacturer said its new three residential battery lines support a depth of discharge of 90% and deliver over 6,000 cycles.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/solis-launches-new-residenti...

Battery energy storage system (BESS) and demand-side response assets both secure roughly 8% of capacity agreements, according to provisional results, but nuclear leads the pack in first UK capacity market auction of 2026. Results from large?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/battery-storage-awarded-576-...

The new product has a maximum wattage of 725 W, a maximum current of 22 A, and a maximum efficiency of 99.6%.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/tigo-debuts-725-w-optimizer-...

The Chinese electric vehicle maker said the new batteries can charge from 10% to 70% in 5 minutes and from 10% to 97% in 9 minutes. The company also announced a new generation of its Flash Charging Technology.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/byd-unveils-eb-batteries-tha...

Incentives in the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 drove a wave of new solar manufacturing announcements, and the country now has more than enough module capacity to meet domestic demand for several years. Policy shifts have created?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/us-solars-push-for-domestic-...

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/china-topcon-module-prices-e...

Global solar supply chains face renewed price pressure as weak post-holiday demand in China collides with high polysilicon stockpiles, pushing wafer costs lower and weighing on exporters ahead of policy changes.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/chinas-polysilicon-prices-fa...

Researchers in the U.S. have developed a set of guidelines and protocols to assess the performance of three-terminal (3-T) and four-terminal (4-T) tandem solar cells, including those with subcells made of III–V, CdTe, perovskites or silicon?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/guidelines-to-assess-three-t...

The proposed Dinawan solar farm in Australia is one of 14 energy projects worth AUD 34 billion ($23.9 billion) endorsed in the first round of the New South Wales state government’s Investment Delivery Authority program.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/australias-dinawan-solar-far...

Austrian researchers analyzed commercial ethylene vinyl acetate–polyolefin–ethylene vinyl acetate (EPE) solar encapsulants and found that products sold under the same label can have significantly different material structures and performanc?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/new-study-challenges-current...

US companies SolSource Solutions and TriBeam Financial have launched a prepaid residential solar and storage financing product designed to unlock federal tax credits of up to 40%.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/prepaid-rooftop-solar-model-...

The 1 MW testing facility is located in Xuwei New Area, Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. It is designed to generate long-term field data on large-area perovskite modules in coastal conditions.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/05/ground-mounted-perovksite-so...

Swedish engineering company Alfa Laval and South Korea’s Institute for Advanced Engineering (IAE) plan to build a liquid air energy storage (LAES) facility designed to liquefy up to 10 tons of air per day for long-duration grid balancing.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/05/alfa-laval-iae-plan-south-ko...

Enel Colombia has started transmitting power from its Atlántico solar project near Sabanalarga and Usiacurí, Colombia, featuring more than 403,000 panels and an investment of around $200 million.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/05/enel-colombias-180-mw-atlant...

Estimates indicate Japan added between 5.8 GW and 6 GW of solar last year, likely taking the country past 100 GW of cumulative solar capacity. Last year's installations were led by the commercial and industrial market, while the residential?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/05/japan-adds-5-8-gw-of-solar-i...

Argentina’s Energy Secretariat has opened a national and international tender for battery energy storage systems (BESS) at grid-constrained nodes outside the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, targeting about $700 million in investment.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/03/argentina-tenders-700-mw-of-...

The United Kingdom is inviting AI and energy specialists to identify datasets that could make its energy system more efficient, secure and digitized.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/03/uk-government-open-call-for-...

Singapore has increased its 2030 solar target by 1 GW after surpassing the original 2 GW goal before the end of last year.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/03/singapore-raises-2030-solar-...

France's Engie has introduced Enermap, a free online platform that lets users evaluate the potential for solar, wind, hydroelectric, biogas, and battery projects at the municipal and regional level using government and research data.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/03/engie-launches-mapping-platf...

The Natec Home has a nominal capacity of 7.68 kWh and a power output of 3.8 kW, and allows parallel connection of up to 15 units. The reference price is set at €3,990.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/03/austrias-accupower-launches-...

South Korea has passed legislative amendments to limit the ability of local authorities to impose separation distances on solar projects, removing a major permitting barrier for PV developers.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/03/south-korea-eases-solar-siti...

Moldova had a record year for solar deployment last year, taking cumulative capacity to 710 MW. There is now just under 1 GW of renewables installed in the country.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/03/moldova-installs-315-mw-of-s...

The transaction is the latest big announcement in a hot market for US power and utilities mergers and acquisitions, as companies jostle for position in anticipation of AI-driven demand spike.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/03/blackrock-investor-led-conso...

India Ratings and Research said India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will treat commissioning delays linked to Supreme Court proceedings over the Great Indian Bustard as a force majeure-like event, easing liquidated-damages r?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/03/india-renewable-projects-gai...

Protran Solutions says a battery-electric refrigerated trailer charged by onboard solar panels has completed a 1,671 km Sydney-Brisbane round trip without diesel use, demonstrating depot-to-depot cold-chain capability.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/03/pv-powered-refrigerated-trai...

SERIS researchers developed a 16-cm² perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell with a double-sided TOPCon bottom cell, enhancing passivation, reducing recombination, and increasing voltage and fill factor.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/03/seris-builds-22-1-efficient-...

As AI-driven data center demand tightens grid capacity across the United States, investors are shifting toward de-risked, late-stage solar-plus-storage portfolios to secure firm capacity in a higher interest rate environment, according to D?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/03/us-solar-plus-storage-ma-hea...

Daikin has introduced two new propane heat pump lines for industrial and district heating applications, combining monobloc units from 20 kW to 85 kW with modular systems scalable up to 2 MW.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/03/daikin-launches-new-propane-...

Aurora Energy Research says uncompensated PV curtailment will remain elevated in 2026 and 2027, reaching 3.05 TWh next year and 3.38 TWh in 2027, as grid constraints persist despite planned reinforcements.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/02/high-pv-curtailment-expected...

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence say US battery installations reached a record 57.6 GWh in 2025, up 30% year on year, as the industry enters what they describe as a new phase of sustained, hi?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/02/us-energy-storage-shatters-r...

The PV facility transforms a coal-subsidence zone into one of China’s largest utility-scale solar and transmission hubs. It is part of a 6 GW solar cluster, of which 4 GW are now operational.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/02/chn-energy-switches-on-2-gw-...