Policy & Regulation
Heat pumps beat oilfields for UK economy, E3G study finds
A government-backed warm homes plan delivers greater economic benefits and lower living costs than developing new North Sea oilfields, according to new research by the thinktank E3G.
China proposes export controls on 12 solar manufacturing technologies
China's Ministry of Commerce has proposed adding 12 solar-manufacturing technologies to the country's export-control list, a move that could reshape global supply chains and threaten expansion plans o...
Brazil Sets National Content Rules for 2026 Battery Storage Auction
Brazil's federal government has established national content criteria for the country's upcoming battery storage auction, requiring exclusively domestically manufactured products for qualifying system...
Patent protection in Brazil's solar market: what installers need to know
Brazil's rapidly growing solar market is seeing accelerating technological innovation, with companies investing more in research and development. As competition intensifies, the legal framework protec...
Wakeshma Township Adopts Solar Ordinance After Michigan State Law Shift
Wakeshma Township in Michigan has adopted its first solar energy ordinance, filling a regulatory gap that left the township without any formal rules governing photovoltaic (PV) installations. The town...
USITC confirms solar dumping injury from India, Indonesia, Laos
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has issued a final affirmative injury determination in the Solar IV antidumping and countervailing duty investigation, finding that dumped and subsidize...
UK shifts energy focus from 2030 target to consumer affordability
The UK government has shifted its energy policy emphasis away from the Clean Power 2030 target, placing affordability for consumers at the centre of its strategy. Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh to...
USDA rule change kills solar funding for farmers under REAP program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has effectively made solar power ineligible for funding under the Rural Energy for America Program, a move that advocates say undermines a decade of clean energy pro...
Brazil bill shifts battery storage costs to all market consumers
Brazil's Chamber of Deputies approved urgency status Tuesday night for PL 3.716/2026, a bill that rewrites cost allocation rules for battery storage contracts. The urgency vote allows the proposal to ...
MPF probes solar system contracting at two Bahia schools
Brazil's Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) has opened an investigation into the contracting of solar energy systems for two public schools in the municipality of Licínio de Almeida, in southwes...