Policy

Record renewables capacity additions and the progress in the energy transition last year are insufficient to meet the 1.5°C scenario.

Polish transmission system operator (TSO) Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE) has planned to invest PLN64 billion (US$16 billion) in new transmission lines by 2034.

The EU has approved a law which will require companies to audit their supply chains for environmental damage and human rights abuse.

PV Tech Premium spoke with the CCSA on utilities in California, Washington and Virginia slowing down the progress of community solar.

Several European countries have underestimated the deployment of solar PV by 205GW by 2030, according to energy think tank Ember’s latest report.

First Solar CEO Mark Widmar has said that the US solar manufacturing industry “remains in a precarious position, despite the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)”.

The European Parliament has approved a law requiring member states to deploy solar installations on buildings and renovate them to improve their energy efficiency.

Continued growth in rooftop solar and “record-breaking” investment into utility-scale energy storage led renewable energy to fulfil almost 40% of Australia’s electricity supply in 2023.

The top five US states for solar installation added over 18GW of new PV generation capacity in 2023 between them, in a year which saw solar account for 53% of all US electricity capacity additions.

Despite having a healthy solar target, Ireland’s most recent renewable energy capacity auction saw a disappointing result for PV. Lena Dias Martins looks at the obstacles causing delays and barriers to the rollout of solar on the Emerald Isle.