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US government bans foreign-produced inverters

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) has added foreign-produced power inverters and “advanced robotic devices” as a national security threat.

FERC grid interconnection queue reforms upheld by DC court

A US court has upheld a FERC plan to speed up the permitting process for connecting energy projects to the grid.

Building with bankability in mind: why quality assurance is now core to solar PV development

Glenn Davis at Kiwa PI Berlin writes about why quality assurance has become one of the foundations for a solar PV project’s bankability.

‘Wait-and-see’ approach driving stability in US module prices, according to Anza

Anza figures show that the median price for a solar PV module assembled in the US held steady at US$0.3/W in July 2026.

Weak demand sends Chinese solar wafer prices below production costs

According to the Silicon Industry Branch, the average price of n-type G10L monocrystalline wafers dropped 3.61% month-on-month.

Australia’s utility-scale solar costs stall at US$1.52/W as balance-of-system pressures offset module price falls

Australia’s installed cost of utility-scale solar has not fallen at the pace required to reach the country’s “ultra-low-cost solar” (UCLS) ambitions, despite continued progress in cell and module efficiency.
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JinkoSolar, LONGi Green and Canadian Solar focus on module efficiency and quality ahead of new mandatory Chinese PV standards

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August 5, 2026
JinkoSolar, LONGi Green and Canadian Solar shared views on China's mandatory PV efficiency standard that will take effect from next year.
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Spain’s MITECO allocates €360 million to co-located BESS with agriPV, floating solar

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August 5, 2026
The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has awarded €360 million (US$415 million) to 1.14GW of solar PV co-located with battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.
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Shoals posts record quarterly revenue of US163.4 million, returns to profitability in Q2 2026

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August 5, 2026
Shoals posted record quarterly revenue of US$163.4 million, driving net income of US$12.1 million, in the second quarter of 2026.
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Southern Power starts commercial operations at second phase of Millers Branch solar farm, signs seven-party VPPA

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August 5, 2026
Southern Power has started commercial operations at the 180MW second phase of its Millers Branch Solar Facility in Haskell County, Texas.
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MNRE adds 12.7GW of solar module capacity to ALMM-I, total listed capacity exceeds 217GW

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August 5, 2026
MNRE has expanded the ALMM List-I by adding 12,724MW of solar module manufacturing capacity, taking the total enlisted capacity to 217,107MW.
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DYCM secures funding for 1GW module assembly plant in California

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August 5, 2026
US module manufacturer DYCM Solar Modules has closed an investment round to fund the growth of its business and its solar module assembly plant in California, US.
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EnergyAustralia admits breaching Electricity Retail Code over 33-day Solar Sharer Offer delay

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August 5, 2026
EnergyAustralia has admitted breaching the Electricity Retail Code by failing to make the Solar Sharer Offer available to eligible households from 1 July 2026.
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Australia to expand Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme to cover 1MW solar installations

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August 5, 2026
Australia's federal government has announced it will expand the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme to cover solar installations of up to 1MW.

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Eindhoven University of Technology unveils solar-powered ambulance prototype

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August 4, 2026
The Eindhoven University of Technology announced 'Stella Juva', a prototype of the world's first solar-powered ambulance.
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Rooftop solar deployment could drive savings in Bangladesh, according to IEEFA

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August 4, 2026
More widespread deployment of rooftop solar PV projects in Bangladesh could save consumers up to US$0.061/kWh, according to IEEFA.
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Kosol Energie launches hail-resistant module

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August 4, 2026
Indian solar module manufacturer Kosol Energie has launched a new n-type glass-glass hail-resistant module.
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Google, RWE ink 155MW solar PV PPA in Oklahoma

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August 4, 2026
Solar developer RWE has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with tech giant Google to power data centre operations in Oklahoma, US.
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Tandem PV acquires nexTC to bring perovskite metal oxide coating process in-house

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August 4, 2026
Tandem PV has acquired fellow nexTC, which develops thin-film metal oxide coating processes for use in tandem solar modules.
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