DIY plug-in solar shows $0.65/W potential in US market
Achieving a system cost of $0.65/W through the secondary market and do-it-yourself assembly demonstrates a viable pathway for US plug-in solar to provide immediate utility bill relief to renters and apartment dwellers.
German rooftop PV tender undersubscribed as prices hold
Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) awarded 155 MW of rooftop PV capacity at an average of €0.0956 ($0.11)/kWh, leaving nearly half of the 283 MW tender volume unallocated.
How to build trust in peer-to-peer electricity trading with blockchain in solar energy space
Trust, more than technology or economics, is the real bottleneck in scaling peer-to-peer (P2P) electricity trading. And increasingly, blockchain is being positioned not as a buzzword, but as a structural solution to this problem.
Kärcher targets closed-loop cleaning ecosystem for India’s solar sector
Kärcher aims to build a closed-loop cleaning ecosystem for India’s solar industry, covering both PV manufacturing environments and the long-term maintenance of PV plants.
Global solar capacity to reach 6 TW by 2031, says GlobalData
GlobalData says global renewable capacity will more than double to 8.4 TW by 2031, with PV reaching nearly 6 TW, a 13% compound annual growth rate from 2025 levels of 4.1 TW.
Lightweight PV modules could unlock more than 85 GW of untapped rooftop potential in Europe
In its second monthly column for pv magazine, the Becquerel Institute explains that Europe has vast commercial and industrial rooftops suitable for solar, but decades-old structural limits block conventional PV panels, creating an 85 GW untapped potential. Lightweight PV modules, commercially available and up to 50% lighter, can unlock this constrained market, meeting regulatory, economic, and technical needs for solar deployment across the continent.
Hygge Energy, Atria Renewable collaborate to promote rooftop solar and peer-to-peer energy trading in Bengaluru
Climate fintech company Hygge Energy and rooftop solar solutions provider Atria Renewable have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate rooftop solar adoption and enable peer-to-peer (P2P) solar energy trading in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
“Multi-dimensional renewable energy growth key to India’s long-term development and energy security”
India’s renewable energy expansion will extend beyond utility-scale projects to distributed renewable energy, green open access and emerging prosumer models enabled by digital platforms and the India Energy Stack as the nation advances toward its vision of becoming a developed nation by 2047.
Oswal Solar secures 7.46 MWp rooftop solar order under PM Surya Ghar scheme
Oswal Pumps has announced that its subsidiary, Oswal Solar Energy, has secured an order to install 7.46 MWp of grid-connected rooftop solar systems for 3,729 consumers under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana.
India installs 7.1 GW of rooftop solar in 2025, up 122% YoY
Residential consumers accounted for 76% of rooftop solar capacity additions in 2025, driven by the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana program.
