Solar Industry News
A collection of Solar latest news, analysis and best practices from top business influencers and the world's most trustworthy sources.
MK Land awards RM142.3mil solar plant contract to Solarvest
Corporate News PETALING JAYA: MK Land Holdings Bhd's subsidiary Citra Energies Sdn Bhd has awarded a RM142.3mil contract to Atlantic Blue Sdn Bhd (ABSS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Solarvest Holdings Bhd, to develop a 29.99MW solar photovoltaic…
Here are my favorite items to have near during a total solar eclipse.
Are you prepared for the next total solar eclipse ? Now less than a year away, on August 12, 2026, a path of totality will plunge eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain into darkness during the day for up to 2 minutes and 18 seconds.
Titchfield solar postbox plan 'puts yarn-bombing tradition at risk' - BBC News
An MP has vowed to fight to save a village's long-running tradition of elaborate woolly postbox toppers. The pillar box outside Titchfield post office in Hampshire is one of thousands due to be converted to solar power across the UK, rendering them…
Solar Panels Are Actually Saving Lives - Here's How
The benefits of generating power from solar panels in regards to being climate-friendly are known, but it turns out solar panels offer widespread benefits even beyond that. A study examined years' worth of data regarding solar panel usage and its…
Japan pilots low-weight solar panels, perovskite windows for buildings
Mitsui Home and Tokyo Gas have agreed to deploy Japan's first combined on-site and virtual power purchase agreement (PPA) using thin, lightweight solar panels at Mitsui Home's factory in Saitama prefecture. Tokyo Gas said in an online statement…
From the Lab: ESA's Solar Orbiter reveals sun's south pole for first time
The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft has achieved a groundbreaking milestone by capturing the first-ever detailed images of the sun's south pole earlier this year. This unprecedented view offers scientists a crucial new perspective…
Rescue bid for German solar glass maker GMB fails
The insolvency administrator of German glass maker Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH (GMB) announced on Thursday that efforts to secure an investor had failed, a development the German state of Brandenburg's Ministry of Economic Affairs expressed…
Atlantic Storm Claudia cuts solar irradiance across Western Europe
Storm Claudia, which hit Western Europe in mid-November, brought damaging winds and widespread power disruptions across the Iberian Peninsula and British Isles. Severe weather associated with the Atlantic storm system reduced solar irradiance and…
Highly transparent perovskite solar cell achieves 18.22% efficiency
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay have demonstrated the non-destructive, room-temperature deposition of amorphous indium zinc oxide (a-IZO) transparent electrodes (TEs) for perovskite solar cell applications. Compared to…
US tariffs drag down India's solar PV module exports in July-September 2025
The tariffs imposed by the US, which accounted for almost all of India's solar PV module exports in 2024, is impacting competitiveness of the domestic manufacturing sector with outbound shipments declining for the first time in Q3 2025 after rising…
INOXAP secures long-term nitrogen supply contract for ReNew's solar module facility
INOX Air Products (INOXAP) has signed a long-term agreement with ReNew Photovoltaics for the supply of ultra-high purity (UHP) nitrogen to its upcoming TOPCON solar cell manufacturing facility at Dholera (Ahmedabad). As part of this strategic…
Australia's Tindo Solar plans expansion as ARENA funding reshapes outlook
As AUD 34.5 million in ARENA funding begins to open growth options for Australian solar panel manufacturer Tindo Solar, pv magazine spoke with Chief Executive Officer Richard Petterson about the company's expansion plans under the Solar Sunshot…
Promising Solar Stocks To Follow Now - November 26th
As Global Renewables Surpass Coal, This ETF Offers Smart Exposure First Solar, Enphase Energy, Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Sunrun, and Canadian Solar are the five Solar stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Solar…
India forecast to add 41.5 GW of new solar capacity in fiscal 2026
JMK Research expects India to add about 41.5 GW of new solar capacity in fiscal 2026 (12 months ending March 31, 2026). Of that total, roughly 32 GW is expected from utility-scale projects, 8 GW from rooftop solar and 1.5 GW from off-grid systems.
Heat from small-scale solar units could accelerate India's net-zero transition
India's target for achieving net-zero emissions hinges wholly on large-scale adoption of renewable energy. Currently, coal accounts for more than 80 per cent of the country's energy production, and this emits more than 2.4 billion tonnes of carbon…
Receive a Daily briefing on Solar Industry News
Get Started