Long Reads

The PV industry is set for a humbling 2025, with the current manufacturing downturn expected to extend well into 2026.

Special funding for certain states could complicate other incentive schemes, while a ten million household rooftop PV scheme faces challenges.

Despite India’s ambitious solar targets, challenges remain on policy, financing and grid infrastructure. Simon Yuen talks to experts in the solar industry to examine the challenges and opportunities in the Indian market.

Jonathan Touriño Jacobo looks at Southern Europe, where pricing, grid capacity and the ban of PV on farmland are causing headaches.

With the involvement of new companies in solar, this influx of actors without experience could pose risks for solar project financing.

Caroline Plaza looks at how new business models involving farmers, landowners and energy companies could open up new opportunities in agriPV.

Laser-assisted firing is a major breakthrough in solar technology, according to a scientist from Australia’s University of New South Wales.

This week, Anza launched a new module database, which CEO Mike Hall hopes will improve the data available to decision-makers in the US.

Outdated misconceptions about the toxicity and waste of solar PV modules are hindering the adoption of this technology, according to NREL.