Policy & Regulation
REMA uncertainty opens door for NWF as BESS investment case tightens
Uncertainty around the UK's Review of Electricity Markets Arrangement (REMA) has created room for the National Wealth Fund (NWF) to enter the battery energy storage (BESS) market, but the investment c...
Pro-solar PAC spends $15M attacking Republicans in MAGA pivot strategy
The Invest in Tomorrow Coalition, a pro-solar political action committee partly funded by crypto billionaire Chris Larsen, is spending $15 million to unseat seven renewable energy opponents — and it i...
ASES Names Six Austin Clean Energy Champions at SOLAR 2026
The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) has named six individuals from the Austin and Travis County area as the first-ever recipients of its host-city clean energy recognition awards. The announcemen...
Indian Copper Producers Push for Higher Solar PV Ribbon Duties
The Indian Primary Copper Producers Association (IPCPA) has submitted a pre-budget representation to the government calling for a doubling of customs duties on solar photovoltaic (PV) ribbons and busb...
SEIA pours $250,000 into Georgia PSC races to flip solar policy
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has deployed $250,000 in digital and streaming advertising to support two Democratic candidates for the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC), marking ...
Ofgem defends LDES cap-and-floor scheme at industry summit
Ofgem has pushed back against criticism of its proposed cap-and-floor support scheme for long-duration energy storage (LDES), clarifying that it never intended to prevent LDES assets from short-cyclin...
US Green Banks Adapt to Trump Funding Freeze With Scaled-Back Plans
US green banks are recalibrating their ambitions after the Trump administration froze federal climate funding, but a new industry report shows the sector remains a significant force in clean energy fi...
Global Solar in 2026: Growth, Policy Battles, and Tech Breakthroughs
The global solar sector entered October 2026 in a state of accelerating but contested growth, with government programs fueling deployment across four continents while the industry grapples with cybers...
Solar Hits 600 GW in 2025 as Storage and Policy Reshape the Industry
Solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity additions exceeded 600 GW in 2025 — out of a total 800 GW in global renewable additions — cementing solar's status as the world's most cost-competitive electricity sou...
U.S. Solar and Storage Sector Sees Wave of Policy Shifts
California has become the largest balcony solar market in the United States after outgoing Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 868 (SB 868) into law, legalising plug-in balcony solar devices stat...