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In case you missed it: Five solar stories in the news this week

pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.
Opinion & analysis

Solar wafer prices stable, with emerging downward pressure despite policy interventions

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
Manufacturing

Australia’s PowerCap enters U.S. with sodium-ion batteries

Australia’s PowerCap has entered the US market with its sodium-ion stationary storage systems and plans to build a manufacturing facility to serve customers across the Americas.
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Geothermal developer Mazama Energy aims for 5¢/kWh power

Mazama Energy says it has accessed a world-record high temperature geothermal resource, and that hotter underground rocks can enable lower-cost power.
Markets & Policy

Asset managers turn to O&M as large-scale solar settles in for the long haul

Fluke’s Will White says technology and talent will be needed to keep solar projects profitable.
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Markets & Policy

Battery shortage intensifies as 100 Ah cells sell out into 2026

Orders for small-format 100 Ah cells now stretch into early 2026, with prices up more than 20% as demand outpaces capacity despite aggressive expansion by Chinese battery majors.
Markets & Policy

Five trends that will shape renewable energy in 2026

Renewables dominated capacity growth through September 2025 and by balancing speed with resilience, renewables can continue to contribute to a more resilient energy system that extends well beyond 2026, according to Deloitte’s Renewable Energy Industry...
Markets & Policy

Enphase introduces complete off-grid solar and storage system

Enphase Energy has introduced a complete off-grid solar and storage system that integrates batteries, microinverters, and generator control, with international rollout set for 2026.

Press Releases

Fortress Power Launches the eBoost: High-Capacity, Reliable Energy Storage Designed for Seamless Integration

16kWh Battery System Offers Simplified Design, Sustainable Backup Power, and Seamless Integration with the Envy Duo 21 Inverter

1,500+ Registered for Energy LIVE Expo – Will You Join Them?

Reuters Events: Energy LIVE (9-10 December, Houston) is heading to the heart of the energy capital.

Fortress Power Partners with TerraSol Energies to Deliver Landmark Solar + Storage Project at Team Toyota

820kWh eSpire Battery System Helps Pennsylvania Dealership Slash Energy Costs and Reduce CO₂ Emissions

Dow Diamond Expands Commitment to Sustainability with new Solar Array

New panels to provide up to 50,000 kilowatt hours annually for ballpark

Installations

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Vesper Solar 600 MW Texas project shows how an agrivoltaics mindset can unlock prime sites

Developer Vesper Energy engaged local land owners on pollinator mixes and sheep grazing for its Hornet Solar project.

Arizona industrial steel manufacturer to power electric arc furnace with solar and storage

Steel producer Nucor tapped Ameresco for a 50 MW / 200 MWh battery energy storage system to stabilize its electricity demand.

Closed Baltimore 213-acre landfill is reborn as solar power plant

TotalEnergies developed the municipal solar project with specialized ballasted racking on the capped landfill, installing over 15,000 solar panels onsite.

Rondo Energy’s 100 MWh heat battery powered by 20 MW of onsite solar

Heat batteries for storing industrial heat can also be powered by low-cost grid electricity generated at sunny and windy hours, the company said.

Construction begins on 150 MW Bee Hollow solar project in Illinois

The utility-scale solar project is expected to contribute $17 million in tax revenues over the first 20 years of operations while adding enough renewable energy to power approximately 45,600 homes per year.

Trump administration cancels largest solar project in United States

The Bureau of Land Management has officially cancelled the Esmeralda 7 solar project, a Nevada-based project that would stand among the world’s largest solar power plants, large enough to power nearly 2 million homes.

Manufacturing

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Every major component of solar supply chain is now made in the U.S.

A Solar Energy Industries Association report indicates that the U.S. solar manufacturing pipeline is robust, however, Trump Administration policies, regulations and trade actions could stall progress and dampen demand for U.S.-made products.

Solar developers secure tax credit safe harbor by procuring transformers

The additional “start of construction” requirements for projects acquiring the 30% Investment Tax Credit can be met by installing custom-built transformers, said GameChange Solar.

T1 Energy acquires minority stake in Talon PV in Texas solar manufacturing push

T1 Energy made a strategic investment in the company that is pursuing 4.8 GW of solar cell manufacturing in the United States.

Solestial to provide Endurosat with space solar modules

The U.S.-based manufacturer announced it will provide solar power modules to satellite manufacturer Endurosat starting this year.

Silver prices surge, yet ‘thrifting’ poses little threat to solar cell, module quality

With silver prices nearing $50 per ounce, researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) tell pv magazine that efforts to reduce silver use in solar cells will not compromise module quality if properly engineered.

U.S. market “not worth the risk” for one of India’s largest solar manufacturers

Saatvik Green Energy chief executive Prashant Mathur said his company seeks to be “risk-free” and focus on the domestic market in India.

Markets & Policy

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Global solar module, inverter market to reach $115.8 billion by 2030

GlobalData analysts predict growth in the world’s solar module and inverter markets through to the end of the decade will be driven by the Asia Pacific region.

Global battery industry grows 83% in last five years, boosting deployment to over 300 GW

According to a new report from Intertek CEA, over 70% of the global energy storage market share is held by just five players.

Selling residential solar after ITC expiration

Aurora Solar survey reveals that with the demise of the investment tax credit, installers should renew their focus on state incentives and design payment options that work for each unique case.

Strategies for de-risking early-stage renewable energy projects

Over 70% to 90% of early-stage projects fail and are never constructed, according to findings reported by Paces.

Rethinking the landscape of solar tracker design

As solar projects are increasingly developed on challenging, uneven terrain, the traditional flat-site project design tools and long-tube trackers are no longer viable. Nevados shares how its dual innovation in articulating tracker hardware and bespoke digital design software allows developers to maximize energy production and precision on slopes up to 37%, avoiding expensive and environmentally harmful grading.

Streamlining rooftop solar permitting could cut costs by 61%

Permit Power finds that by reducing bureaucratic barriers to residential solar, nearly 20 million more families in the U.S. could install solar by 2040, leading to $1.2 trillion in lifetime bill savings.

Technology

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Unlimited low-cost energy storage

In its latest monthly for pv magazine, the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) explains how pumped-hydro energy storage combined with PV power generation could provide 24/7 power to data centers.

New York utility aims to expand its flexible interconnection pilot

After operating a 15 MW solar plant with flexible interconnection that requires occasional curtailment but not grid upgrades, Avangrid seeks to expand flexible interconnection to additional portions of its distribution grid.

Solar perovskites power U.S. Army deployable microgrid demonstration

U.S.-manufactured perovskites produced by Swift Solar were used in a demonstration of a Rapid Deployment Hybrid Microgrid used for critical infrastructure cyber defense.

3D solar tower increases capacity factor 50%, triples solar surface area

Janta Power closed $5.5 million in seed funding to develop its vertical solar tower, with pilot programs already underway in major global airports like Dallas-Fort Worth and Munich International Airport.

Ascent Solar testing CIGS modules for power beaming, marine applications

The US-based developer of copper indium gallium selenide thin-film PV products said its modules will be tested without modifications by companies developing marine PV and power beaming applications.

PNW data center opts for BESS to jump the interconnection queue

Calibrant Energy will install the system next year at Aligned Data Centers’ Pacific Northwest site in what the companies call the nation’s first battery built to help data centers speed up interconnection.

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