Record UK Heatwave Summer Propels Solar Output to Historic High
Britain’s solar sector delivered its strongest summer on record in 2026, with generation climbing 23% year-on-year as an extraordinary streak of hot, sun-filled weeks reshaped the country’s electricity mix. According to Carbon Brief, solar farms and rooftop installations combined produced twice the electricity over the summer months that they had in the same period in […]
Inox Solar Americas Lines Up 767 MW of US Projects for Domestic Module Supply
Three utility-scale solar developments in North Carolina and Texas are set to receive domestically produced modules under a new supply agreement with Inox Solar Americas, an American manufacturer of solar modules and cells. The contract covers projects rated at 71 MW, 102 MW, and 594 MW, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2027. All three […]
Flex to Acquire California Power Electronics Firm EPC Power Ahead of Planned Energy Unit Spinoff
Electronics manufacturing giant Flex has announced its intention to acquire EPC Power, a California company founded in 2010 that produces industrial-scale inverters and power conversion platforms for data centers. The move is driven by surging demand from artificial intelligence infrastructure, which requires increasingly powerful and sophisticated energy systems. The deal is expected to close in […]
Texas Breaks Its Own Demand Record — and Grid Operators Barely Blinked
Texas’s power grid set a new all-time peak in July 2026, with demand climbing above 91 gigawatts for the first time in the state’s history. What made the milestone unusual was the absence of any conservation alert from grid operator ERCOT — a quiet that would have been unthinkable just three years ago. The comparison […]
Cybersecurity Reshapes Europe’s Solar Inverter Market as Regulators Eye Chinese Hardware
Security concerns are emerging as a decisive factor in Europe’s solar inverter procurement, potentially rivalling price as the primary selection criterion. Pascal de Buer, SolarEdge’s general manager for Europe, describes the dynamic as analogous to the earlier 5G debate: firms legally bound to comply with shutdown directives from high-risk governments cannot simply refuse, and that […]
Hungary Launches First Competitive Grid Tender for Wind Power
Hungary’s energy regulator MEKH has opened the country’s first competitive tender for grid connection capacity dedicated to wind power, making 702 MVA available across nine nodes in six districts nationwide. Applications are accepted from September 4 through October 30, with results due no later than December 13, 2026. Each bidder must request a minimum 14 […]
