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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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Germany ranked as the most attractive co-location market overall, followed by Great Britain and Bulgaria in joint second place, according to the report. Image: Flickr.

Germany, Great Britain and Bulgaria top Europe’s co-location investment rankings for 2026

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May 11, 2026
Germany, Great Britain and Bulgaria are the most attractive European markets for co-location investments heading in to 2026, according to a new report.
Trinasolar's Yancheng Dafeng manufacturing facility. Image: Trinasolar

Trinasolar module factories awarded silver supply chain traceability certificates by SSI

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May 11, 2026
Chinese solar manufacturing major Trinasolar has received supply chain traceability certifications from the Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) for two of its manufacturing facilities in China.
The 600MW solar PV project in Fatehgarh, Rajasthan is expected to be completed within a 16-month timeframe. Image: NTPC.

Bondada wins US$85 million NTPC solar EPC order in Rajasthan

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May 11, 2026
Bondada Engineering has secured a US$85 million contract for balance-of-system works on a 600MW solar PV project in Fatehgarh, Rajasthan. 
JA Solar at SNEC 2023. Image: Solar Media.
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JA Solar set to return to quarterly profit in 2026, industry inflection point expected in H2

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May 11, 2026
Amid the PV industry's toughest downturn, JA Solar held its 2025 annual results briefing on May 6 2026, offering the market a key glimpse of when the sector may turn the corner.
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JinkoSolar sells 75% majority stake in US manufacturing business

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May 11, 2026
Chinese solar manufacturing giant JinkoSolar has sold a majority stake in its US business to private equity firm FH Capital.
Kalyon PV commissions new 1.1GW TOPConPlus solar cell line in Turkey

Turkey’s Kalyon PV expands cell processing capacity to 2.1GW

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May 11, 2026
Turkish solar manufacturer Kalyon PV has commissioned a 1.1GW solar cell processing line in its home country.
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PV module recycling critical as ‘we will use all the silver in the world in five years’, warns UNSW professor

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May 11, 2026
In this interview, UNSW's Yansong warns the solar industry will exhaust global silver reserves in five years unless commercial-scale recycling infrastructure is developed.
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Aboriginal-led energy group closes financing on 150MW Jinbi solar plant in Western Australia

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May 11, 2026
Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC) has reached financial close on the 150MW Jinbi solar PV power plant in Western Australia's Pilbara region and signed a 30-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with mining giant Rio Tinto.
The report showed the PV Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 66 in April, down from 68 in March. Image: sun.store.

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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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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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