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The factory is located in the Sohar Freezone in Oman and, once at full capacity, will be able to support the production of up to 40 GW of solar panels per year. February 9, 2026 Emiliano Bellini Omani solar manufacturing company United Solar Holding has started production at its polysilicon plant in Oman, with a planned annual capacity of 100,000 tons. The announcement was made by China-based Shuangliang Hydrogen in a post on LinkedIn. The company said it has supplied four green energy intelligent hydrogen production systems to the plant. “All equipment supplied was successfully started up for the first…

New South Wales has awarded long-term energy services agreements to six battery energy storage projects totaling 1.17 GW and almost 12 GWh, increasing the state’s contracted storage capacity to 30 GWh. February 9, 2026 Ev Foley By pv magazine Australia The New South Wales Roadmap Tender Round 6 for Long Term Energy Storage (LDES) has awarded Long Term Energy Service Agreements (LTESAs) to six new battery energy storage projects representing a capacity of 1.17 GW/11.98 GWh. By increasing the state’s contracted storage capacity to 30 GWh, the latest procurement round meets the NSW Roadmap’s minimum statutory target of delivering 2…

A solar energy generation technology once considered limited in its potential is poised for significant growth in the United States. That’s the conclusion of a team of scientists who analyzed the prospects for cadmium telluride solar photovoltaics in research published in the peer-reviewed journal Joule. Physicists from the University of Toledo, including Dr. Michael Heben, a distinguished university professor and McMaster chair and director of the Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization, collaborated with partners from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Colorado State University, Sivananthan Labs and First…

Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has allocated 1.2 GW of renewable energy plus storage capacity, providing 4.8 GWh of daily peak supply, at a lowest tariff of INR 6.27 ($0.069)/kWh. February 6, 2026 Uma Gupta By pv magazine India SECI has completed the auction for 1.2 GW of renewable energy capacity, combined with energy storage systems, designed to deliver 4.8 GWh of assured peak power every day, equivalent to 1,200 MW for four hours. The lowest tariff discovered in the tender was INR 6.27/kWh. Adyant Enersol, part of Datta Infra, has secured 100 MW at INR 6.27/kWh. Serentica Renewables…

Facebook parent company Meta has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with the renewable energy company Zelestra for the full output of the 176 MWdirect current Skull Creek Solar Plant in Texas. This is the seventh PPA that Meta has signed with Zelestra, amounting to 1.2 GWdirect current of potential solar capacity once the projects are completed. The Jasper County Solar Project in Indiana. Zelestra Meta’s power needs are increasing as the company builds artificial intelligence data centers. In addition to matching the power needs of data centers with renewable energy, Meta is also investing in nuclear power to…

Voltage energy groupa US-based provider of solar and clean energy solutions, is establishing a new manufacturing facility and making progress toward establishing its global headquarters in Roxboro, North Carolina. Voltage Energy acquires and modernizes a 72-acre site in Person County with a 246,079-square-foot facility. Voltage Energy’s planned global headquarters in Roxboro, North Carolina. “North Carolina has always been the foundation of Voltage Energy,” said Bob Slack, CTO of Voltage Energy. “By expanding our manufacturing footprint and planning for our future global headquarters here, we are strengthening our commitment to customers, partners and the local community while supporting the long-term growth…

In a new weekly update for pv magazineSolcast, a DNV company, reports that January 2026 started with relatively mild, solar-friendly conditions across much of the eastern US, but ended with Winter Storm Fern, when a polar vortex disruption caused widespread cold, clouds and sharply reduced solar generation. A rare solar radiation storm at S4 level was also recorded in mid-January, although it had no direct impact on photovoltaic performance or solar data quality. February 6, 2026 Solcast A relatively mild start to 2026 across much of North America gave way to a dramatic end to January as severe winter storms…

China added record amounts of wind and solar power capacity in 2025, while polluting energy from coal and gas also soared, according to data released Wednesday by the National Energy Administration. The world’s second-largest economy added 543 gigawatts of new energy capacity from all sources last year, about double Germany’s entire electricity generation capacity, as the country looks to power the energy-intensive industries of the future while meeting its emissions reduction targets. That included 315 gigawatts of solar power and 119 gigawatts of wind power, increasing total installed power generation capacity by 16.1 percent compared to the previous year. But…

American solar tracker company Next power (formerly Nextracker) tops Wood Mackenzie’s global ranking of PV tracker manufacturers, based on data from the first half of 2025, followed by Chinese manufacturer Trina Tracker in second place and another US-based company, Array technologiesin third place. This ranking evaluates 24 leading manufacturers in five countries. “Our newest global tracker landscape is led by a group of manufacturers who combine manufacturing scale with technical innovation,” said Timothy Shen, senior research analyst at Wood Mackenzie. “Competitive advantage is increasingly determined not only by shipment volume, but also by opportunities in breakthrough environmental, social and governance…

A Missouri state senator, with vocal support from the governor, has introduced a bill that would immediately halt all solar construction, placing a moratorium on all new solar construction effective until December 31, 2027 – or whenever new rules are developed by the state. February 6, 2026 John Fitzgerald Weaver By pv magazine USA Missouri Senator Cindy O’Laughlin (R-18) is introduced Senate Bill 849 (SB 849), which would halt all ongoing and new utility-scale solar construction in the state until environmental regulations governing its construction, deployment, and operation are established. The bill imposes an immediate moratorium on “new and current”…