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Technological advances are outpacing existing laws, complicating regulation

Chinese inverter manufacturers reported mixed first-half 2026 results, as energy storage emerged as a key growth driver, offsetting weaker demand across some traditional inverter segments.

Super El Niño drove a sharp north–south irradiance divide across South America in winter 2026, with sunnier conditions in the north and persistent cloud reducing solar irradiance across much of the south. Two rare August snowstorms in Chile’s Atacama Desert also caused likely snow-related losses for solar PV assets, alongside severe rainfall, flooding, and mudslides.

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football on Monday, ending 21 years of national-team duty that were capped by winning the World Cup in 2022, securing his place in the pantheon of the game's greatest ever players.

The global solar PV O&M market reached 348 GW in 2025, with the 15 largest providers controlling 57% of managed capacity as consolidation accelerated. NovaSource remained the global leader, while rapid portfolio growth reshaped provider rankings and regional markets.

China has begun taxing lithium-ion batteries at 2% from Sept. 1, 2026, ending a decade-long exemption; the rate will rise to 4% in September 2027, while emerging technologies such as sodium-ion and solid-state batteries remain temporarily exempt. The tax applies to cells, packs and battery clusters—not complete BESS—and is expected to modestly raise domestic storage costs, while directly exported batteries remain exempt.

China has unveiled a new ecological protection plan for the 2026–2030 period, establishing concrete environmental targets as part of its initiative for green modernization.

Air China introduced China's domestically developed C919 large passenger aircraft on its daily Beijing-Ulan Bator route on Wednesday, marking the narrowbody jet's first international commercial flight.

Regulators in China are calling on domestic manufacturers to end destructive below-cost competition but are yet to impose a formal price floor.

Study by the Electricity and Energy Innovation finds choosing a clean energy pathway to meeting America’s electricity demand in 2030 would cost $5 billion less than meeting the demand with fossil fuels

Combined with stricter energy efficiency standards, the new measure signal Beijing’s push to reduce overcapacity, promote advanced technologies, and favor more competitive, higher-efficiency producers across the solar value chain.

Commercial solar carports represent an immense, high-growth market opportunity, but their complex heavy construction demands rigorous engineering, upfront soil risk pricing, and specialized expertise to protect thin margins from catastrophic project failures.

Solar panel imports to the Philippines are continuing to grow as residential electricity tariffs rise to the highest in southeast Asia, with an estimated 3 GW of imported Chinese panels currently destined for the country.

China has introduced mandatory national standards tightening energy consumption and efficiency requirements across the PV value chain, from polysilicon to modules and inverters. The rules, effective Jan. 1, 2027, are expected to reshape manufacturing, procurement and project selection toward higher-efficiency, lower-energy-intensity products.