Features

George Heynes reports on the central role solar PV may play in Australia's emerging 'green metals' industry.

Talk of manufacturing consolidation, excitement over energy storage and other key takeaways from Intersolar Europe 2025.

Molly Green tracks the efforts made by Elements Green to respond to the concerns of local opponents to solar projects in the UK.

Jonathan Touriño Jacobo profiles Silicon Ranch, a US IPP whose ‘Regenerative Energy’ concept takes a holistic approach to PV development.

The biodiversity benefits of a solar farm can help garner support. Tom Kenning looks at the scientific understanding of PV’s ecological impact.

Tom Kenning investigates the scale of local opposition to solar projects and the measures developers are employing to win back support.

April 2025 saw solar PV generation, both rooftop and utility-scale, decrease marginally month-on-month in Australia’s NEM by almost 11%.

“There is an adjustment in the industry [where] there are cycles,” explains Laura Fortes, senior manager for access to finance at GOGLA.

Solar cannot be regarded as a 'set and forget' technology and must be fully maintained to prevent systemic underperformance.