The Ministry of Housing and the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero have announced that the forthcoming Future Homes Standard (FHS), planned for publication in the autumn, will include a requirement for solar panels to be installed on all new build homes, wherever practical. Ministers say that a typical existing UK home could save
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Brazil’s solar imports fell 33% to $722 million in the first four months of 2025 amid project delays and oversupply, as new trade routes began cutting costs and freight times to the country’s North and Northeast regions… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/06/brazil-solar-imports-slow-as-new-china-trade-routes-open/
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In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that irradiance across large portions of eastern Australia fell by up to 20% below the seasonal norm in autunm… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/06/high-pressure-ridge-splits-australias-solar-output-in-autumn/
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Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads The rule change is set to commence from 1 July 2025. Image: EIT. Australia’s Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has called on Australia’s climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, to “urgently intervene” on a rule change that could threaten to derail the uptake of rooftop solar
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Solar energy has been around for a long old time, yet its only in recent years that the adoption of solar energy has grown in popularity. This is due, in part, to the technological improvements that have made solar panels more effective than ever before. Add in the fact that todays solar batteries can store
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Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads The “fully automatic facility” will produce tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cells. Image: Involt Energy. Solar manufacturer Involt Energy has broken ground on its first solar cell manufacturing plant in the western Indian state of Gujarat, with an initial annual nameplate capacity of 1.78GW. According to the
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Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads Vikram Solar will use INR793.36 crore (US$95 million) from the IPO to build a £GW solar cell and module facility. Image: Vikram Solar. Indian solar module manufacturer Vikram Solar has received final approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to proceed with its initial
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The rise of decentralised solar power has prompted a Pakistani think tank to call for China to play a leading role in Pakistan’s energy transition, creating a model for other countries in the Global South. However, a Chinese energy scholar has questioned whether its vision is too expensive to be true. “China’s solar panels are
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Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads The project will deliver a total PV capacity of 554MW alongside 220MWh of energy storage. Image: Enlight Renewable Energy. Independent power producer (IPP) Enlight Renewable Energy is expanding its Gecama Wind Project in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, by integrating solar PV and battery energy storage systems (BESS). With an
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Frankfurt am Main Solar panels are no longer just a tool for cutting electricity bills. They are becoming a long-term investment in home energy independence. And with every jump in solar cell efficiency, that investment becomes more powerful, compact, and future-ready. This spring, solar technology leader Longi announced not one, but two new world records
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