Policy

The new ESG standard is based on existing international standards. For companies active in the solar value chain, the new standard creates a “one-stop-shop to independently validate ESG commitment at production sites”.

Europe’s solar industry has welcomed moves by EU energy ministers to agree a way forward on electricity market design.

Facing an auditorium of the biggest names in solar, the panelists in the discussion emphasised the central role that ESG and supply chain traceability is coming to play in the solar industry.

EU committees have adopted a draft regulation banning solar products with forced labour in their supply chains from entering the EU.

After the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act, growth of community solar is expected to accelerate due to federal and state-level laws.

The statement comes off the back of a report from the Joint Research Centre (JRC) analysing the potential and challenges for AgriPV in the European market.

CleanCo Queensland is seeking expressions of interest to add 3GW of new solar and wind capacity to the company’s renewables portfolio.

PV Tech Premium looks at why Puerto Rico's particularity in the residential market could be a success story in the energy transition.

Bulgaria has started a public consultation on the country's first renewable auction, with an available capacity of 570MW for wind and solar.

The US EIA has published its latest report, which predicts that, by 2050, India could dominate the world’s solar installations.