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Global clean energy investment hits record US$2.3 trillion in 2025

Global clean energy investment reached a record US$2.3 trillion in 2025, an 8.1% increase over the previous year, according to BNEF.

EU agrees on Russian gas ban, Ukrainian campaigners herald ‘historic decision’

The European Council has formally adopted plans for a phased ban of Russian gas imports starting from March.

Scrapping of China’s PV export tax rebate prompts panic buying and module price surge

The removal of a tax rebate for Chinese PV exports is set to drive up module prices as overseas buyers rush to secure lower-priced products.

EU’s revised cybersecurity law targets ‘high risk’ suppliers

The European Commission has released its proposal to revise its Cybersecurity Act (CSA), which includes provisions to exclude “high-risk” companies and components from European supply chains.

Five Chinese PV giants anticipate combined 2025 losses of US$4.1-4.7 billion

LONGi Green, Tongwei, JA Solar, TCL Zhonghuan and Aiko Solar are projecting a combined 2025 deficit of RMB28.9-32.8 billion (US$4.1-4.7 billion).

GCL to build 5GW solar cell, module manufacturing facility in Egypt

Egyptian manufacturing firm Kemet has signed a deal with Chinese solar manufacturer GCL Technologies to build a 5GW solar cell and module manufacturing hub in the country.
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The funds will support 18 community and commercial & industrial (C&I) solar projects across New York, Illinois, California, and Virginia. Image: Catalyze via Twitter.

Catalyze secures tax equity financing for 100MW solar projects

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January 27, 2026
Texas-based IPP Catalyze has secured tax equity financing from RBC Community Investments to support its 100MW solar project portfolio across the US. 
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TSE Energy to build 500MW agrivoltaics portfolio on co-op French farmland

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January 27, 2026
French renewables developer TSE Energy will build a 500MW portfolio of agrivoltaics projects on cooperatively-owned French farmland.
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Enery bags US$297 million to expand European renewables portfolio

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January 27, 2026
Enery has secured over US$297 million to develop its renewable energy portfolio across Czechia, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Slovenia.
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Technological breakthroughs and value restructuring: how China’s PV producers are plotting a path to profit recovery in 2026

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For the past two years, China’s PV manufacturers have been locked in a cycle of intense competition and price wars.
Installed rooftop solar PV capacity in Australia’s NEM reached 26.8GW in the first half of 2025. Image: CSIRO.

Australia consults on Solar Sharer mechanism as rooftop solar reshapes NEM demand

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January 27, 2026
Australia’s federal government has released a consultation paper detailing information on the proposed Solar Sharer Offer (SSO). 
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Australia’s UNSW reveals atomic-scale self-repair mechanism in silicon solar cells

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January 27, 2026
Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, have directly observed how silicon solar cells can self-repair UV damage under sunlight.
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New Jersey governor looks to build ‘thousands of megawatts’ of renewables, attacks PJM ‘mismanagement’

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January 26, 2026
New Jersey's governor has signed executive orders to reduce utility rates and build 'massive amounts' of new renewable energy capacity.
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Premier Energies commissions 400MW solar cell plant in India

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January 26, 2026
Indian solar manufacturer Premier Energies has commissioned its 400MW solar cell manufacturing plant in Maheshwaram, Telangana.  
Scatec currently holds a 100% ownership of the project. Image: Scatec.

Scatec signs PPA for 120MW PV project in Tunisia

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January 26, 2026
Scatec has secured a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Societe Tunisienne de l'Electricite et du Gaz (STEG) for its 120MW solar plant in Tunisia.
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Alberta approves Korkia’s 430MW solar PV portfolio

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January 26, 2026
The AUC has granted approval to Finnish investor Korkia to build two solar PV projects in Alberta, Canada, with a combined capacity of 430MW.
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EliTe Solar commissions 5GW PV manufacturing facility in Egypt

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January 26, 2026
EliTe Solar has commissioned its 5GW PV manufacturing facility in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) in Egypt.
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DOE scraps billions of Biden-era clean energy loans

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January 26, 2026
The US Department of Energy is cancelling or revising up to US$83 billion in clean energy loans as it focuses on fossil fuel and nuclear.
The result was certified by China’s National Institute of Metrology (NIM) on a G12H commercial-size cell. Image: Suzhou Maxwell Technologies.

Maxwell claims 32.38% efficiency on perovskite-HJT tandem cell

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January 23, 2026
Suzhou Maxwell Technologies has secured a certified power conversion efficiency of 32.38% for a perovskite/silicon heterojunction (SHJ) tandem solar cell.
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