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Corporate solar financing more than doubles to US$11.1 billion in Q1 2026

Global corporate solar financing reached US$11.1 billion across 53 deals in the first quarter of 2026, according to Mercom.

PV inverter manufacturers reshape strategies as policy shifts drive regional production

PV inverter producers are adapting their manufacturing strategies to navigate changing policy and regulations, according to PV Tech Research.

Wacker polysilicon sales decline in Q1 2026

German polysilicon producer Wacker Chemie recorded declining sales and earnings from its polysilicon sector in Q1 2026, primarily due to poor performance in its solar-grade polysilicon business.

Bernreuter: Daqo sales slump reveals ‘irrational’ polysilicon market dynamics

We spoke to Johannes Bernreuter about what Daqo New Energy’s remarkable 88% sales drop in Q1 2026 means for the polysilicon industry.

Tata Power targets 10GW ingot-wafer capacity with US$685 million investment

TPREL has proposed investment of up to INR65 billion (US$685 million) to establish a 10GW solar PV ingot and wafer manufacturing plant. 

Solar drives battery storage surge as Australia’s NEM shifts 359MW from day to evening

Australia’s surging solar adoption has driven battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the National Electricity Market (NEM) to more than triple their daytime-to-evening energy shifting in the first quarter of 2026, according to AEMO’s latest Quarterly Energy Dynamics report.
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The report showed the PV Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 66 in April, down from 68 in March. Image: sun.store.

Premium PV module prices rise in Europe despite softer April demand

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May 8, 2026
Despite softening demand momentum, premium solar module prices across Europe continued to rise in April.
Under the agreement, Solex will invest approximately INR40 billion (US$419 million) in the project, as part of its “Vision 2030” strategy. Image: Markus Spiske via Unsplash

Binhai Energy terminates 15GW ingot/cell manufacturing plant, redirects resources to battery sector

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May 8, 2026
The company has formally terminated its originally planned 15GW ingot pulling and PV cell manufacturing project, redirecting its resources to the more promising lithium battery silicon-carbon anode material sector.
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India’s rooftop solar drives PV installations to 14.4GW in Q1 2026

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May 8, 2026
Solar PV installations have reached a record 14.4GW in the first quarter of 2026, according to a report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
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Italy and the changing shape of European solar development

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May 8, 2026
PV Talk: Cristiano Spillati of Italian renewables developer Limes Renewable Energy discusses the dynamics shaping the evolution of European solar.
Dubbed as the company’s “largest solar project in Germany to date,” the ground-mounted PV 268MWp Schafhofen solar project, is in the municipality of Motzing in Bavaria’s Schafhofen district. Image: Goldbeck Solar

Goldbeck Solar lands EPC role for 268MWp Bavarian PV project

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May 8, 2026
German EPC contractor Goldbeck Solar has secured the turnkey delivery of the 268MWp Schafhofen solar park in Bavaria. 
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SEG Solar to open new US 4GW module assembly plant in Q3 2026

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May 8, 2026
Solar manufacturer SEG Solar has unveiled a new module assembly plant in the US with a 4GW annual nameplate capacity.
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Australia’s ARENA targets sub-AU$30/MWh solar to unlock 10GW annual deployment pipeline

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May 8, 2026
Australia's utility-scale solar sector must halve generation costs to around AU$25-30/MWh (US$18-22/MWh) to unlock a pipeline of projects capable of delivering the 10GW of annual capacity additions needed for decarbonisation, according to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
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Renew Risk launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ model to assess thunderstorm risk for US solar

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May 7, 2026
Renew Risk has launched a 'first-of-its-kind' model to forecast the impacts of thunderstorms on utility-scale solar projects in the US.
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Sunrun’s customer and capacity additions fall, storage rate rises in Q1 2026

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May 7, 2026
New customer additions and capacity of solar PV and BESS have all fallen quarter-on-quarter in the latest financial results from Sunrun.
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Shoals opens eBOS manufacturing ‘Mega Facility’ in Tennessee

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May 7, 2026
US solar PV and energy storage system component manufacturer, Shoals, has opened a new manufacturing facility in Portland, Tennessee.
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Drop in residential solar drives German PV installations down in Q1 2026

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May 7, 2026
PV installations in Germany in Q1 2026 decreased by 6% year-on-year as demand for residential solar systems declined, according to BSW-Solar.
“We’ve always focused on innovation, but historically that’s been more on the hardware side, but now we’re also looking at the software side,” said Christelle Barnes. Image: SolarEdge.

SolarEdge reduces net loss, maintains 22% margin in Q1 2026

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May 7, 2026
Israel-based solar inverter producer SolarEdge reduced its net losses and maintained a broadly steady margin in Q1 2026.
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Solar foundation manufacturer American Steel and Aluminum expands production

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May 7, 2026
American Steel and Aluminum (ASA, which produces US-made solar foundations, has opened a new facility in Syracuse, New York.
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