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Key takeaways from Solar Energy Expo in Poland

Key takeaways from Solar Energy Expo in Poland

Solar Energy Expo 2026, Poland’s flagship PV-plus-storage trade fair, returned this month with a small show-floor footprint but a sharp focus on flexibility and market reform, as well as the storage, inverter and grid-forming technologies shaping the nation’s next phase of grid integration… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/23/key-takeaways-from-solar-energy-expo-in-poland/

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Event&Driven Travel Surges for 2026: Solar Eclipse and Sports Finals Drive Hotel Demand

Event&Driven Travel Surges for 2026: Solar Eclipse and Sports Finals Drive Hotel Demand

Americana Motor hotel on Route 66 – Image Credit Hotels.com    Visit Hotels.com data reveals a significant rise in hotel searches for 2026, driven by major global events such as a total solar eclipse, international sports tournaments, and high-profile concerts, indicating that travelers are planning far in advance for event-driven trips and facing rising accommodation costs.

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Solar PV will have a major role in marshalling our productivity to create a sustainable civilization

Solar PV will have a major role in marshalling our productivity to create a sustainable civilization

In all ages, humankind decided to spend considerable amounts of the available productivity on special monumental projects. Managing climate change and rebalancing within the planetary boundaries is such an activity. The enormous energetic productivity of solar PV may evolve as the central pillar to create a sustainable civilization… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/23/solar-pv-will-have-a-major-role-in-marshalling-our-productivity-to-create-a-sustainable-civilization/

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Maharashtra issues tender for 100MW floating solar project

Maharashtra issues tender for 100MW floating solar project

Interested parties have a February 13 deadline to submit their bids, with the offers expected to be opened on February 16.  As per the tender, bidders are required to submit an earnest money deposit of INR54.6 million (US$600,700) and a tender fee of INR29,500 (US$325), while the selected developer must provide a performance bank guarantee of INR546 million (US$6.01 million).

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Atlas Renewable Energy signs 128MWp solar PV PPA in Colombia

Atlas Renewable Energy signs 128MWp solar PV PPA in Colombia

Atlas Renewable Energy did not disclose the name of the company with whom it signed the offtake agreement, other than it being a “leading Colombian energy trading company”. The project in itself was awarded under Colombia’s 2024 Reliability Charge Auction, which aims to strengthen the country’s power system This solar PV project is the second

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Australia to fund national solar panel recycling pilot

Australia to fund national solar panel recycling pilot

Australia’s federal government will invest AUD 24.7 million ($16.9 million) over three years in a national pilot to recycle end-of-life solar panels, aiming to reduce landfill disposal and recover valuable materials from the country’s growing rooftop solar fleet… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/23/australia-to-fund-national-solar-panel-recycling-pilot/

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Hotels.com Get a Room 2026 Forecast: Searches Skyrocket 445% for Summer’s Total Solar Eclipse

Hotels.com Get a Room 2026 Forecast: Searches Skyrocket 445% for Summer’s Total Solar Eclipse

Americana Motor hotel on Route 66 — Photo by Hotels.com DALLAS – From championship games and global music tours to once-in-a-lifetime celestial events, 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for event-driven travel. According to Hotels.com® search data, travelers are already planning trips that will put them front and center for some of

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Renewable energy:  Bago harps on locally made solar panels, batteries 

Renewable energy:  Bago harps on locally made solar panels, batteries 

Niger state governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has advocated for local manufacture of solar panels and batteries to address job creation, lower costs, and strengthen Nigeria’s renewable energy supply chain. The governor gave this position Thursday in Abuja at the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) state- by- state roundtable engagement with Niger state, where he advised against

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South Africa gets first solar powered charging station for electric trucks

South Africa gets first solar powered charging station for electric trucks

South Africas transition to low-carbon transport reached a critical milestone this month when the first electric truck in the country was successfully charged using a fully off-grid, solar-powered charging station. The demonstration, led by Zero Carbon Charge (CHARGE) at its Wolmaransstad site, North West province, proves that heavy-duty electric vehicles can be powered entirely by

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