Rooftop & Residential
Global Solar in 2026: Storage, Policy, and Supply Chain Pressures
The global solar sector entered the final quarter of 2026 in a state of accelerating complexity. Rooftop installations, utility-scale projects, and manufacturing policy are advancing simultaneously — ...
Tamil Nadu Top-Up Subsidy Doubles Rooftop Solar Demand in Trichy
Tamil Nadu's decision to layer a state top-up subsidy onto the central government's PM Surya Ghar (PMSG) rooftop solar scheme has produced a sharp surge in demand in Trichy district. The Tamil Nadu Gr...
Smart charging, hybrid inverters and PV-rainwater roofs lead solar innovation
The solar industry continues to push beyond standard rooftop generation, with a wave of new products and services targeting smarter energy management, easier installation and multi-functional building...
Solar roof tiles face cost and scale hurdles after Tesla exit
Solar roof tiles, designed to blend in with conventional roofing materials, continue to struggle with cost, efficiency and installation complexity — challenges laid bare by Tesla's decision to stop of...
Northampton Theatre Seeks Planning Approval for 232 Rooftop Solar Panels
West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has submitted a planning application to fit 232 rooftop solar panels on the Royal & Derngate Theatre in Northampton town centre. The council, which owns the buildin...
Thailand Proposes USD 2.23 Billion to Scale People's Solar to 10 GW
Thailand has proposed a USD 2.23 billion budget to expand its People's Solar program from 5 gigawatts (GW) to 10 GW, doubling the scheme's capacity and extending rooftop solar access to up to 1.5 mill...
Solar PV and pool heat pumps: cutting heating costs without oversizing
Rooftop solar can cut the running costs of electric pool heat pumps in Australia, with the biggest savings coming from electricity that would otherwise be exported at a low feed-in tariff. The key is ...
Solfit and ATMOCE partner to standardise UK new-build solar
Solfit and ATMOCE have announced a UK partnership that will integrate Solfit's in-roof solar arrays with ATMOCE's microinverter technologies. The collaboration targets new-build properties in the UK m...
Tesla expands Powershare home backup to Model 3 and Model Y
Tesla has expanded its Powershare vehicle-to-home (V2H) backup capability to the Model 3 and Model Y, opening bidirectional charging to the two models that accounted for roughly 97 percent of the auto...
Europe's BIPV Market More Than Doubles in Six Years
Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) — solar technology embedded directly into roofs, façades, canopies and shading structures rather than mounted on top of them — has moved decisively out of its ...