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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…

Solar and wind energy accounted for 93% of new U.S. electricity capacity additions in November 2025, making solar the leading new source of electricity for 27 consecutive months, according to a review of FERC data by the SUN DAY Campaign. Of that percentage, solar energy made up 72% of new generation capacity, both in November and for 2025. According to FERCs “Update energy infrastructurereport for November, 2,879 GW of solar started in November. Thirteen of those projects were 100 MW or larger, including the 484.6 MW Parliament Solar Project and the 256.3 MW Stampede Solar & Storage Expansion Project, both…

UNSW researchers identified a novel moist heat degradation mechanism in TOPCon modules with laser-controlled contacts, driven primarily by backside recombination and open-circuit voltage drop rather than series resistance increase. The study highlights that magnesium in white EVA encapsulants accelerates degradation, leading to better encapsulant and backsheet selection for more reliable modules in humid environments. February 2, 2026 Emiliano Bellini A research team from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has novel moist heat-induced degradation pathway in TOPCon modules manufactured with laser assisted contacts. “Unlike previous studies that were dominated by the increase in series resistance, the main degradation factor…

National Grid’s distribution system operator (DSO) has secured its largest ever long-term flexibility portfolio, awarding 196 GWh of availability in its latest annual tender. That is ten times higher than the A total of 18GWh purchased in the previous tender. The 2025 tender round that secured 196 GWh closed in November. It introduced wider availability windows and more service hours, allowing the number of eligible technologies and providers to grow. The results show rapidly growing market participation and the strengthening role of low-carbon technologies, National Grid DSO said.National Grid DSO is the regional electricity distribution division of National Grid, part…

After reaching an all-time high of $121.65/oz on January 29, silver has fallen to $79.44/oz, with analysts warning of a possible decline towards $50/oz. February 2, 2026 Emiliano Bellini Image: Armin Kübelbeck, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 After reaching an all-time high of $121.65 per ounce (oz) on January 29, silver prices have fallen sharply in recent days, falling to $79.44/oz this morning. The downturn was anticipated by two analysts interviewed by pv magazine on January 27, which warned that the steep rally of previous weeks could abruptly reverse in the coming days. One of the two analysts, Mike McGlone,…