The widening price gap between domestic content requirement (DCR) and non-DCR solar modules is raising rooftop solar installation costs, lengthening consumer payback periods, and prompting concerns about project viability. The Tamil Nadu Electricity...

As India’s solar power sector expands rapidly and creates new opportunities for renewable energy industry stakeholders, it also faces a widening talent gap that extends beyond technical skills. According to the recently released Mercom India’s...

To align with the 1.5 °C climate pathway, global installed renewable energy capacity must increase from approximately 5.2 TW in 2025 to 18.4 TW by 2035 and 38.2 TW by 2050, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Achieving...

Estonian energy project developer Evecon, through its Lithuanian subsidiary UAB Evecon, has sold a ready-to-build hybrid renewable energy project in Lithuania’s Marijampolė region to renewable energy developer Energix Renewable Energies for €25.4...

Optivolt, a power electronics company developing module-integrated electronics for solar systems, has raised $32 million in a Series A funding round led by VXI Capital. The latest round brings Optivolt’s total capital raised to $42 million. RA...

Japan-based technology company Panasonic Holdings Corporation has advanced the start of full-scale mass production of its glass-type perovskite solar cells from fiscal year 2030 to April 2029 at Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture. Panasonic began...

Holyvolt, a battery materials discovery company, has raised $45 million in funding from investors, including Zone II, CC.VC, and angel investors from the financial sector. Its existing investors include Fifth Wall. Holyvolt’s Discovery Engine...

Australian battery energy storage developer Akaysha Energy has refinanced its existing project-level debt through an A$1.75 billion (~$1.2 billion) portfolio-level financing facility to support its battery storage development pipeline in Australia....

Industrial establishments accounted for the second-largest share in India’s rooftop solar market in the second quarter of 2026, according to Mercom India’s Q2 2026 Rooftop Solar Market. Advantages like a high energy yield per unit of...