Korean policy analyst focusing on solar power plant siting and permitting, Daun Kim, has reported on her recent trip to India’s Bhadla Solar Park. The analyst highlights how clear siting policies and streamlined permitting helped India scale renewables, something that South Korea can learn as it pursues a 100 GW renewable energy target by 2030.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said global solar capacity additions are projected to average 540 GW a year through 2035, as outlined in its World Energy Outlook 2025 report.

As India ramps up solar installations and EV deployments, the volume of end-of-life components will grow rapidly. If these are treated simply as waste, we create new environmental burdens and miss a chance to recover value. If, instead, they are viewed as sources of supply, they become part of the solution.

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) says more than half of all power capacity planned through 2030 is under threat from mounting political interference that could stall US renewable deployment.

ReNew Energy Global Plc has secured $331 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support the development of a 837 MWp wind-solar capacity backed with a 415 MWh battery energy storage system in Andhra Pradesh. This is part of ADB’s $477 million financial package for the project. The balance $146 million will be arranged by ADB through other lenders.

The South Korean government says all public parking lots larger than 1,000 square meters will be required to install solar power systems from the end of this month, as part of a nationwide policy to accelerate renewable energy adoption in urban areas.

Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd has commissioned NHPC Ltd’s 450 MW DC (300 MW AC) DCR-compliant solar power project in Rajasthan as the EPC contractor.

The Ihma Dam solar project is South Korea’s largest floating PV array located alongside a multi-purpose dam. The project features a resident-participation model allowing those living within a one kilometer radius to share profits from its power supply.

The PPA price for pure photovoltaic projects has fallen by 20% over the past year, making such contracts less competitive. However, clear structures for bankable hybrid PPAs are now beginning to take shape, says Pieter van der Meulen, Senior Account Manager at LevelTen Energy, in an interview with pv magazine.

With the latest additions, the company’s cumulative commissioned capacity crosses the 1 GW milestone.

A 2 MW solar park in Wallonia, Belgium, will rely 50 kW of hydrogen-producing solar modules developed by Solhyd, a spin-off from KU Lueven. The installation will be the first demonstration of Solhyd’s technology at a commercially-relevant scale.

Elon Musk says a constellation of solar-powered artificial intelligence satellites could regulate the planet’s energy balance and limit global warming.

With renewables’ share in power generation expected to grow significantly, there will also be a push in the demand for next-generation transformers that are capable of handling the intermittent nature of solar, wind, and other non-polluting sources of energy. The grid of the future demands not only more transformers but smarter, adaptive, and sustainable designs that can support India’s ambitious renewable targets and fast-rising power demand.

Solar panel cleaning equipment company Objectif Drone has launched a new 7 kg dual-brush cleaning robot with a speed of 5 km/h made for small and medium-sized PV installations.

A Saudi–Egyptian research team investigated the effects of four types of dust on photovoltaic panels in arid coastal environments, finding that power losses can reach up to 48%.

Saatvik Solar, an arm of Saatvik Green Energy, has secured new domestic orders aggregating to INR 177.50 crore for the supply of high-efficiency solar PV modules.

Waaree Energies has commenced operations at its 1.5 GW solar module manufacturing facility in Samakhiali–Kutch, Gujarat. This follows the commissioning of its 2.1 GW facility in Chikli.

Jakson Group has laid foundation stone for the first phase of its 6 GW integrated ingot-to-solar module manufacturing facility in Madhya Pradesh.

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Using the mask-and-plate copper metallization technique, scientists at the German research center fabricated a 1.21 cm² perovskite–silicon tandem solar cell featuring a heterojunction bottom device. The cell achieved an efficiency of 19.35%, reportedly the highest value reached to date for this cell type using galvanic front metallization.

China’s largest solar manufacturer seeks to escape shrinking margins by securing 62% voting control of a fast-rising storage integrator.

India’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) programme for cell manufacturing has attracted investment into gigafactories and electrode production, but local manufacturing can only succeed if it has access to steady, domestic mineral feedstock. Recovered materials from end-of-life batteries can supply a meaningful share of that requirement, provided there is strong collection infrastructure, organised supply aggregation, and investment in processing technologies.

Reliance Power arm, Reliance Nu Energies, has received the letter of award for the largest allocation in SJVN’s tender for 1,500 MW/6,000 MWh firm and dispatchable renewable energy. It secured 750 MW/3,000 MWh, representing 50% of the total tender allocation in the competitive bidding based online auction process.

ACME Solar Holdings (ACME Solar) has been awarded 450 MW capacity for assured peak supply of 1,800 MWh (450 MW × 4 hours) from renewable energy projects connected with the interstate transmission system. It secured the capacity in SJVN’s FDRE-IV tender by placing a winning tariff bid of INR 6.75/kWh for 25 years.

Sembcorp will develop around 750 MW of renewable energy capacity, supported by battery energy storage systems, to ensure a firm and dispatchable supply of renewable power to SJVN.

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.

EUPD Research explores India’s rapid solar manufacturing expansion, its growing export potential, competitiveness relative to China, and the evolving trade and sustainability dynamics shaping global PV markets.

As nations move towards low-carbon economies, hydrogen pipelines could become the backbone of industrial decarbonisation, linking production hubs to demand centres with efficiency, safety, and reliability. Building this backbone is not just an engineering task; it is a strategic investment in a cleaner energy future.

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