Markets & Finance

New Zealand's government has ordered a sector review into the installation of residential and small to medium-scale solar, aiming to reduce what it describes as a "red tape nightmare" that can delay approvals for months.

US solar manufacturer T1 Energy has registered a record quarterly net income and adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter of 2026.

A coalition of US solar manufacturers has filed a formal request with the US Department of Commerce to initiate an anti-circumvention inquiry into c-Si PV cells and modules assembled in Ethiopia using Chinese-origin components.

German inverter manufacturer SMA Solar has reported a first-quarter net loss of €1.6 million (US$1.86 millon), down from a €5.5 million profit in the same period last year.

Nextpower is set to acquire the power conversion assets of Spain-based Zigor Corporation and its US subsidiary, Apex Power.

Australia will return AU$1.3 billion in uncommitted funding from clean energy manufacturing programmes as part of broader budget savings.

Colorado has legalised plug-in solar devices and permitted the use of meter collar adapters for customer-sited distributed energy resources.

Ming Yang Smart Energy has secured an Ethiopian investment licence for a US$14.1 billion clean energy project, including 2.8GW of solar PV capacity.

The US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has appointed a former Minnesota governor as its new president and CEO.

Germany, Great Britain and Bulgaria are the most attractive European markets for co-location investments heading in to 2026, according to a new report.