Author: solarenergy
In this article, Josh Cornes, solar analyst at Solar Media Market Research, outlines his prediction for how the UK solar market will develop in 2026. He discusses the added capacity and some of the challenges developers may face.The UK solar market is expected to grow 50% year-on-year for the second year in a row, and is expected to add 5-5.5 GWp-dc of capacity by 2026, comfortably its best year on record. The market grew by 50% year-on-year by 2025 (as predicted at the beginning of the year), bringing the total capacity past 23 GWp with 3.5 GWp added. Growth in…
By Brad Kramer February 2, 2026 In this edition of Projects weeklyWe’re looking at a large-scale solar project being built near Dayton, Ohio, plus a series of financing and acquisition deals. First, Zelestra has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with AEP Energy Partners for the 49.9 MW Gem City Solar project in Ohio. Catalyze has closed tax equity financing for a 100 MW distributed solar portfolio. CleanCapital has acquired a majority stake in a battery storage portfolio through a joint venture with Osaka Gas. Aspen Power has acquired two community solar projects in New York State. Luminace…
Enphase energy plans to begin volume production of its IQ Bidirectional EV Charging Platform in the fourth quarter of 2026, following a series of successful product demonstrations. IQ bi-directional EV charging platform from Enphase Energy IQ plugs into an EV’s DC port, charging the vehicle while providing energy backup during power outages. The bidirectional charger has been tested on American and European electric vehicles. Throughout 2025, Enphase demonstrated the platform at multiple CharIN interoperability events in the United States and Europe. The company plans to continue participating in industry and interoperability events in 2026. IQ is designed to work with…
Tesla and Chint Power rank first and second in Sightline Climate’s new long-term energy storage rankings, while mechanical storage providers such as Italy’s Energy Dome figure prominently as post-final investment decision projects begin to reshape the competitive landscape. February 2, 2026 Tristan Rayner By ESS news An analysis of long-term energy storage (LDES), focusing on technologies with a duration of at least eight hours, shows that the two largest suppliers of lithium-ion batteries today are Tesla and Chint Power globally. Sightline Climate’s new scoreboard, which the company says has been developed over the past 15 months, currently provides a snapshot…
A report from LevelTen Energy shows that PPA solar prices in North America increased 3.2% in the fourth quarter of 2025, representing a nearly 9% increase year-over-year, as developers and buyers navigate a complex ‘post-OBBBA’ regulatory environment. February 2, 2026 Ryan Kennedy By pv magazine USA Prices for renewable energy purchase agreements continued to rise in the final quarter of 2025, driven by persistent policy headwinds and a changing tax credit landscape. According to the PPA price index for the fourth quarter of 2025 from marketplace operator LevelTen Energy, P25 solar prices rose 3.2%, after a 4% increase in the…
Would you like to know more about matching renewable energy sources with the demand for data centers? Join us on April 22 for the 3rd SunRise Arabia Clean Energy Conference in Riyadh. The event will spotlight how solar and energy storage solutions are powering sustainable and reliable infrastructure, with a particular focus on powering the country’s fast-growing data center sector. According to Salge, active networks are key, not passive systems that simply respond to circumstances. With more renewable energy sources, changing demand patterns, new load centers and storage options such as batteries and existing facilities such as hydroelectric power plants,…
By Brad Kramer February 2, 2026 A Korean-led development group that includes: Hyundai Technology & Construction has broken ground on a $524 million, 350 MW solar project in Texas. Project Lucy is a large-scale solar energy project led by “Team Korea” – a consortium consisting of private companies, government companies and policy funds, including Hyundai E&C, Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO), Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corp. (KIND), Energy Innovation Partners (EIP) Asset Management and Global Plant-Infrastructure-Smart City (PIS) Fund – to build and operate a solar power plant in Concho County, northwest of Austin, Texas. “This project is a…
Spain installed 1.14 GW of solar capacity for self-use in 2025, bringing the cumulative capacity to 9.3 GW, as residential and commercial installations declined while the industrial and off-grid segments showed greater resilience, according to data from the Spanish Photovoltaic Union. February 2, 2026 Pilar Sanchez Molina By pv magazine Spain According to data from the Spanish Photovoltaic Union (UNEF), solar self-consumption capacity in Spain reached a cumulative 9.3 GW in 2025. Spain added 1,139 MW of new self-consumption capacity during the year, representing a slowdown of 3.7% compared to 2024. According to UNEF, the slowdown signals a phase of…
With conventional renewable PPA momentum waning, the European flexibility market grew dramatically in 2025, driven by a surge in the number of firm offtake agreements and BESS optimization structures. At the same time, co-located storage gained unprecedented popularity, signaling a shift toward more integrated and flexible energy solutions. February 2, 2026 Marija Maisch By ESS news In a record year for flexibility in Europe, nearly 12 GW/24 GWh of BESS capacity was contracted under flexibility purchase agreements (FPAs) and optimization agreements, tripling the volume recorded in 2024, according to Pexapark’s Renewables Market Outlook 2026. FPAs have emerged as the backbone…
54% of respondents cited ‘energy availability and redundancy’ as the biggest obstacle to successful data center development between now and 2030. February 2, 2026 Tristan Rayner Google data center in Oregon Image: Lambtron, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 By ESS news aw firm Foley & Lardner LLP today has its 2026 Data Center Development Reportwith a focus on the growth and challenges in the data center boom that aims to support growth in AI and LLM usage. A key focus was on energy, with 54% of respondents citing ‘energy availability and redundancy’ as the biggest obstacle to successful data center…