Key Trends

• US import enforcement tightens: US lawmakers are seeking a crackdown on solar imports alleged to be circumventing duties, adding a trade enforcement dimension to the existing federal policy headwinds already shaping the domestic market.
• Upstream supply chain stress deepens in China: China’s solar giants are bracing for first-half losses, reinforcing a sustained profitability crisis among major manufacturers that is distinct from — though connected to — the module oversupply and price erosion covered in previous editions.
• Agrivoltaics continues to gain commercial traction in the US: The “solar sheep” industry is expanding across Texas as ranchers and farmers seek to co-exist with large-scale energy projects, illustrating how land-use co-existence models are moving from concept to commercial practice at the project level.

With a combination of innovation, business opportunities and specialized content, Intersolar Mexico will celebrate its seventh edition from September 1 to 3, 2026 at the Banamex Center in Mexico City… Intersolar Mexico has the support of some of the most relevant organizations in the energy industry, including the National Solar Energy Association (ANES), the Mexican Solar Energy Association (ASOLMEX), the Global Solar Council and SolarPower Europe.

Exclusive: Renewables sector divided over waste-to-energy (The Sydney Morning Herald)

A heated dispute has erupted in the renewable energy sector over whether generating electricity from incinerating waste should count as clean energy, with a peak body slamming it as dirty and deceptive. The Smart Energy Council will today release a report titled Waste-to-energy in Australia: Energy solution or problem?, which concludes the technology is not renewable, not clean and has high emissions.

UK solar industry welcomes new prime minister (Renewable Energy Magazine)

UK trade association Solar Energy UK says it is looking forward to working with Andy Burnham MP as he establishes his new administration.

Solar energy has saved the EU 20 billion euros since the start of the Iran war (Renewable Energies)

The new geopolitical and geoeconomic framework that has emerged following the US and Israeli attack on Iran (which has increased gas price volatility and market uncertainty) could have cost the European Union up to 20 billion euros more were it not for its continental photovoltaic solar park, according to the European photovoltaic industry association, SolarPower Europe.

Solar power has delivered; in the EU, a quarter of electricity comes from photovoltaics, in Germany 36 percent. (Agrarzeitung)

Brussels. The high temperatures in June drove up electricity demand. At the same time, Germany generated more solar energy than ever before…According to the Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW-Solar ), approximately 9 percent more solar capacity was installed in the first half of 2026 than in the same period of the previous year, namely 7.4 gigawatt peaks (GWp).

• Zambia awards contracts for 312 MW decentralized solar programme (Enerdata)
• Volkswagen adds solar project in South Africa (Africa Business Communities)
• Otti hails proposed $145m solar manufacturing plant in Abia (Punch)

North America

• 6 Records Solar & Storage Have Crushed in the First Half of 2026 (Clean Technica)
• US lawmakers seek a crackdown on solar imports they say dodge duties (Reuters)
• Best Buy brings rooftop solar to retail (ESG Dive)
• State regulators clear path for next wave of community solar projects (Albuquerque Journal)
• Partly cloudy day still pushes a solar array to 62 kWh, and owners know why (The Cool Down)
• Florida solar streetlights keep the lights on during outages, and storm-prone areas see why (The Cool Down)
• Nebraska Nonprofit Sues EPA Over Terminated Solar Grant (E&E Leader)
• Rising power bills prompt homeowner to ask if 10 cheap solar panels are really enough (The Cool Down)
• Pennsylvania lawmaker targets warehouse roofs with solar plan to slash power bills statewide (The Cool Down)
• Plug-in solar gets Iowa push (Axios)
• ‘Solar sheep’ industry booms in Texas as ranchers and farmers try to co-exist with big energy projects (The Dallas Morning News)

Latin America

• CFE to Repurpose Coahuila’s Coal Site for Solar (Mexico Business)

Asia

• Mitsubishi HC, Nikko Construction to develop 5 MW of solar in Japan (Renewables Now)
• China’s solar giants brace for losses in H1 (Renewables Now)
• World’s Largest Integrated Solar & Battery Storage Project Inaugurated in the Philippines (Clean Technica)
• CERC Directs CTUIL to Restore Connectivity for Pace Digitek’s 100 MW Solar-BESS Project (Saur Energy)
• Malaysia Launches LSS6 With 2.5 GW Solar And 1.25 GW BESS Capacity (Saur Energy)

Solar panels over canals? The Gujarat experiment every Indian should know about (Business Today)

Australia

• Frontier advances funding plan for Aussie solar-storage giant (Renewables Now)
• Giving away excess daytime solar for free (PV Magazine)
• Research breakthrough develops indium-free tandem solar cell with 31% efficiency (PV Magazine)
• Golden Row Installed at New Zealand’s Largest Solar Farm (Renewable Energy Magazine)

EU & UK

• Germany allocates 209 MW of rooftop solar in undersubscribed tender (Renewables Now)
• Plans submitted for solar farm substation (BBC)
• Exxaro Expands Energy Transition With 68-MW Solar Project at Grootegeluk (Ecofin Agency)
• SMA lifts 2026 outlook as market conditions improve (Renewables Now)

• The new Global Reality for PV Module Manufacturers – 2026 (Enerdata)

• Nic Cruz Patane posted to X that Elon Musk announced SpaceX AI satellites will now incorporate batteries charged by solar energy, boosting peak power by 67% and reducing the number of satellites needed to hit a given compute threshold.