Policy & Regulation
Iraq scraps customs duties on imported solar systems to boost adoption
Iraq's Council of Ministers has approved the removal of customs duties on imported solar energy systems, a decision aimed at boosting solar adoption and attracting private investment. The move follows...
UK approves Jackdaw gas field, £2bn fund backs renewables
UK Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh has granted consent for drilling at the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, a decision the government says is consistent with its promise not to issue new oil and...
Plug-In Solar Goes National: Menendez Files Federal Balcony Solar Bill
Plug-in solar — the small, outlet-connected PV kits known as balcony solar or socket solar — moved closer to the mainstream this week on two fronts. Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08) introduced the fir...
EU advisers push tighter rules on inverter and firmware supply chains
Europe's solar industry faces potential new supply-chain restrictions after a Smart Energy Expert Group report presented on 1 October called on the European Union to tighten rules on inverter and firm...
India drafts national agrivoltaics policy to boost farmer incomes
India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is drafting a national policy to boost agrivoltaics adoption, aiming to address land availability challenges while creating additional income stream...
Italy and New York Commit Over US$1 Billion to Distributed Solar
Distributed solar has received a combined policy boost exceeding US$1 billion this week, with Italy awarding more than US$860 million for 505 MW of rooftop agrivoltaics and New York finalising US$200 ...
China freezes ESS battery plant approvals after construction surge
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and other regulators have frozen approvals for new energy-storage system (ESS) battery factories since May 2026, according to industry so...
China pushes COP31 to tackle cleantech tariffs alongside climate finance
China is calling on COP31 to confront what it calls a "new problem" of unilateralism and protectionism in cleantech trade, as the world's largest solar manufacturer prepares for next month's UN climat...
Israel proposes 5% yearly rooftop solar tariff cuts from 2027
Israel's Electricity Authority has published a draft decision proposing annual 5% cuts to feed-in tariffs for new rooftop and low-voltage solar systems, starting in 2027 and running through 2030.
Fronius CSO: Made-in-Europe rules need more than final assembly
Fronius Chief Sales Officer Harald Scherleitner has laid out the Austrian inverter manufacturer's position on the European Union's incoming cybersecurity and local-content rules, arguing that genuine ...