Policy

As the year comes to an end, we bring you a recap of the most-read stories throughout 2025, with the US taking most of the spotlight.

PV Tech spoke with accountancy firm Baker Tilly about the new safe harbour and 'start of construction' rules for US solar projects.

The PV Review, 2025: A look back over a turbulent year in US solar policy changes, from the 'Big, Beautiful Bill' to tariff challenges.

PV Tech spoke to Marty Rogers of SolarEdge about how US policy rulings and policy uncertainty affected his company's work in 2025.

The US House of Representatives has passed a permitting reform bill reducing the environmental scrutiny on large energy projects.

Germany has revised down the price ceiling for roof-mounted solar PV systems to €0.1/kWh (US$0.117/kWh) for tenders to be held in 2026.

The EU’s Economic Security Doctrine has identified solar inverters as a high-risk dependency, a move which the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has lauded.

Imperial Star's DomesticIQ calculator aims to bring some clarity to the complexities of navigating US solar domestic content requirements.

France has awarded 507.7MW of solar PV capacity in its latest technology neutral auction, with only solar projects selected.

Solar PV companies in the US are not waiting for guidance from the US Departments of the Treasury or Energy to act regarding Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC), according to a survey conducted by Crux.