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Enerparc files for insolvency

Enerparc AG, one of Europe’s best-known solar project developers, has initiated insolvency proceedings in a Hamburg court.

Spotting new opportunities in the solar value chain

As a platform designed to map full industrial ecosystems, MAPPES.io is helping identify gaps and bottlenecks in PV manufacturing hotspots such as the US and India, explains its CEO, Ankit Singhal.

European PV module prices and demand fall in August

Solar PV module prices broadly fell in Europe in August 2026, as demand dipped below its historic average, according to sun.store’s monthly PV Index.

PV Chart of the Week: All eyes on HJT in announced US cell and module manufacturing capacity

In this week’s PV Chart of the Week, we look at disparity between announced and operational cell and module manufacturing capacity in the US across PERC, TOPCon and HJT.

Africa’s hidden solar boom revealed

PV deployment in Africa is booming, but not showing up in official statistics, new analysis by Ember and African Tech Futures Lab reveals

Part 5: US solar manufacturing outlook to 2030 and what comes next

The US PV manufacturing sector is set to make huge strides by 2030, but with some upstream constraints unresolved and question marks over future demand drivers.
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Dr. Jan-Philipp Mai, CEO of Solar Materials, speaks to PV Tech about the potential for manufacturing in European solar at the 2026 edition of Solar Media’s Solar Finance & Investment Europe summit.
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Recycling and replacing critical metals ‘key’ to sustainable solar growth – IEA PVPS

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September 8, 2026
Solar PV will play a major role in global demand for critical minerals in the coming decades, according to a report from the International Energy Agency Photovoltaics Power Systems Programme (IEA PVPS).
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Torrent Green Energy commissions 322MWp of solar projects in Maharashtra

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September 8, 2026
Torrent Green Energy has commissioned 322MWp of ground-mounted, decentralised solar projects across Nashik district, Maharashtra.
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EU PV installations up in first half of 2026, but policy concerns grow

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September 8, 2026
Solar installations grew slightly in Europe in the first half of 2026 compared to last year, according to new figures from SolarPower Europe.
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Glint Solar launches land screening program for US solar, BESS deployments

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September 8, 2026
Glint Solar has launched a ‘land screening’ program that allows users to assess land across several US states for solar project suitability.
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ACWA Power starts commercial operations at 340MW off-grid solar-plus-storage project

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September 8, 2026
ACWA Power has started commercial operations at The Red Sea, which combines 340MW of solar PV with 1,227MWh of batteries, in Saudi Arabia.
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Qualitas Energy buys Cero Generation’s 5.8GW European renewables business

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September 8, 2026
Renewables investment platform Qualitas Energy has bought independent power producer (IPP) Cero Generation’s 5.8GW European solar PV and battery energy storage project portfolio.
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Solarworld Energy, Rays Power form JV for 2.4GW solar cell plant

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September 8, 2026
Solarworld Energy has partnered with EPC and solar developer Rays Power Infra to develop a 2.4GW solar PV cell manufacturing facility.
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September 8, 2026
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Inox Solar Americas signs 767MW US module supply agreement

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Australia’s solar curtailment nearly halves in August as generation climbs, says Rystad Energy

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September 8, 2026
Australia's utility-scale solar & wind assets generated a combined 4.99TWh across the NEM in August 2026, according to Rystad Energy.
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India tenders 700MW of solar capacity for C&I offtake

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September 7, 2026
SECI has launched a tender for 700MW of ISTS-connected solar PV projects to supply C&I consumers in Odisha.
The project, at MN8’s Mammoth Solar site in Kanawha County, is expected to reach commercial operation in 2028. Image MN8 Energy.

Google, MN8 and Eos to deploy 86MW ’round-the-clock’ solar-plus-storage project in West Virginia

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September 7, 2026
MN8 Energy, Eos Energy and Google will develop a solar-storage project in West Virginia supplying clean power to PJM and Google data centres.
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First 600MWac phase of MTerra Solar begins commercial operations in Philippines

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September 7, 2026
The 600MWac first phase of the giant MTerra Solar project in the Philippines has begun commercial operations under a power supply agreement with utility Meralco.
Recurrent Energy's Carwarp solar PV project in Australia.
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NEM Data Spotlight: Utility-scale solar climbs 12% in August as rooftop hits highest total since April

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Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) recorded a combined 3,893GWh of solar generation in August 2026, comprising 1,628GWh from utility-scale assets and 2,265GWh from rooftop systems.
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