Storage & Grid
JA Solar Launches Two Commercial Battery Storage Systems for 2026
JA Solar, best known as a major photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, is pushing deeper into the energy storage market with two new commercial battery systems: the Planet Fusion and the Planet 2.0. B...
Solar Sector Hits Records in Capacity, Jobs, and Storage Integration
The global solar industry entered mid-October 2026 at an inflection point: record residential uptake, a wave of large-scale project approvals, and a sharpening focus on battery energy storage systems ...
AI Data Centers and Agrivoltaics Reshape Solar Land Use
As of October 2026, the solar sector faces twin pressures that are reshaping project development: surging electricity demand from artificial intelligence infrastructure, and intensifying disputes over...
Global Solar Boom Drives Storage, Grid and Policy Shifts
The global solar industry entered a new phase of maturity in October 2026, with record deployment figures across residential and utility-scale segments running alongside mounting pressure to solve gri...
Solar Sector in 2026: Storage, Scale, and Growing Tensions
The global solar industry entered mid-October 2026 in a state of accelerating but increasingly complicated growth. Deployment is surging across residential, commercial, and utility segments, yet the s...
India Curtails 4% of Solar Power While Coal Stocks Run Low
India curtailed approximately 1.8 billion units of renewable electricity in July and August, according to a report published on 12 October 2026 by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA...
Solar Carports and EV Charging Emerge as Compelling Investment Opportunity
The electrification of mobility is reshaping how investors, municipalities and commercial operators think about parking infrastructure. Filling stations, parking garages and surface lots — long overlo...
Solar Sector Matures: Storage, Land Conflicts, and Market Growth
The global solar energy sector entered mid-October 2026 in a state of accelerating, policy-driven transformation. Record installations, new financing structures, and a wave of hybrid solar-plus-storag...
Global Solar Boom Meets Grid, Land and Security Challenges
The global solar energy industry entered October 2026 in a state of accelerating but increasingly complex growth. Record-breaking capacity additions, surging corporate investment and aggressive emergi...
SOLshare Lets Bangladesh Villagers Trade Surplus Solar Power Peer-to-Peer
Millions of people in remote Bangladeshi villages lack reliable access to electricity, yet many homes equipped with rooftop solar panels routinely generate more power than they can use — particularly ...