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France’s economic affairs committee has voted to remove proposed budget measures that would allow early termination of some solar contracts and reduce compensation for curtailment during negative electricity prices.#Agrivoltaics #Commercial&industrial #Residential French lawmakers move to scrap proposed changes to solar contracts - pv magazine Global

Italy has introduced a voluntary mechanism allowing up to 10 GW of PV capacity under the first four Conto Energia schemes to exit incentives early from 2028.#Commercial&industrial #Highlights #Italy #Residential #Utility-scale Italy sets rules for exit from Conto Energia PV incentive scheme, requires EU-made modules for repowering - pv magazine Global

The New South Wales government has opened consultation on a proposal to introduce a mandatory solar panel recycling scheme that would require brand owners to take financial responsibility for end-of-life solar waste.#Modules #recycling #Residential #Utility-scale Australian state opens consultation on mandatory solar panel recycling scheme - pv magazine Global

A new IEA PVPS Task 13 report identifies distinct reliability risks across BIPV, floating PV and agrivoltaics, from heat and partial shading to wave loads, ammonia exposure and soiling.#Cells&modules #Commercial&industrial #Opinion #Residential Reliability risks emerge across BIPV, floating PV and agrivoltaics - pv magazine Global

The photovoltaic systems will be used for rural homes and essential services. Cuba has also introduced new renewable energy incentives, including a $3.30/kWh payment rate and tax exemptions for clean energy equipment and investments.#Americas #Residential Cuba receives another 5,000 solar systems from China, expands renewable energy incentives - pv magazine Global

The Sunshine Income Villages scheme plans to deploy solar installations across South Korea under a resident-led renewable energy profit-sharing model.#Residential #SouthKorea South Korea selects first villages for community solar scheme - pv magazine Global

Samsung and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are testing a cold-climate vapor-compression heat pump designed to maintain stable heating performance below −30 C.#Heatpumps #Residential Samsung, Oak Ridge National Laboratory testing cold climate vapor compression heat pump tech - pv magazine Global

Preliminary market data suggests residential PV sales have slowed in the Netherlands this year, while high energy prices, grid congestion and the forthcoming end of net-metering are accelerating demand for batteries.#Batteries #Commercial&industrial #EnergyStorage #Europe #Highlights #Netherlands #Residential #Utility-scale High energy prices reshape Dutch solar market ahead of net-metering phaseout - pv magazine Global

RCMP make firearm-related arrest in Pelly Crossing, Yukon RCMP have arrested a 29-year-old man after reports of a gunshot in a residential area of the small community.

Analysis by the Pakistan Solar Association finds roughly 51 TWh of generation that never appears on grid-side data, as rooftop and off-grid solar spreads faster than official statistics.#Commercial&industrial #Residential Distributed solar supplied 27% of Pakistan’s electricity in 2025 - pv magazine Global

The dual-source photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) heat pump combines solar and ambient-air heat collection in a single finned evaporator, eliminating the need for separate heat exchangers.#Heatpumps #Residential Researchers design PVT heat pump with single integrated evaporator - pv magazine Global

Kazakhstan’s solar capacity surpasses 1.37 GW Kazakhstan's total installed renewables capacity exceeded 3.7 GW by the second quarter of this year. The country is planning to commission 245 MW of renewables, including five solar projects, during 2026.#Asia-Pacific #Commercial&industrial #Highlights #Residential #Utility-scale Kazakhstan's solar capacity surpasses 1.37 GW - pv magazine Global

The Chinese manufacturer's new all-in-one heat pump series comes in three models with heating capacities of 8.03 kW, 9.88 kW and 11.75 kW.#Heatpumps #Residential Shenling releases new air-to-water heat pump series - pv magazine Global

Fixed feed-in tariffs for solar systems under the partial feed-in model will now range from €0.0544 ($0.063)/kWh to €0.0770/kWh, while systems operating under the full feed-in model will receive between €0.1024/kWh and €0.1222/kWh.#Europe #Germany #Residential Germany reduces solar feed-in tariffs by 1% - pv magazine Global

A solar regulatory review from New Zealand's Ministry for Regulation suggests legalizing plug-in solar, approving installations under 10 kW by the next working day and allowing accredited installers to sign off on an installation less than 100 kW in …#Asia-Pacific #Residential New Zealand looks to legalize plug-in solar - pv magazine Global

An international study analyzed PV-related fires across the UK, Italy, Slovenia, and Sweden, showing that differences in reported fire rates are largely driven by national data collection methods and definitions.#Commercial&industrial #Residential Study shows consequences of PV-related fires are generally limited in severity - pv magazine Global

Researchers in Brazil developed a low-cost method combining UAV photogrammetry, GIS analysis, and an open-source Python tool to estimate rooftop solar PV potential in informal settlements with good accuracy.#Residential Low-cost open-access tool for rooftop PV assessment in informal settlements - pv magazine Global

In Lviv, the number of people injured in a Russian missile attack rose to 30 as a rescue operation continued, said Maksym Kozytskyi, head of the Lviv regional military administration. The city was struck at about 4∶45AM, with the worst damage to 2 #residential buildings, Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovyi said. >20 residential buildings were damaged, along with a school & two kindergartens, he said, adding that #children were among those injured, including one who was hospitalized. #Ukraine #Russia

In Kyiv, Russian forces struck the capital with ballistic missiles, killing a 31-year-old man & wounding 2 others, the National Police press service said. #Residential buildings, a market, a garage cooperative, storage facilities & vehicles were damaged in the city, police said. In the Kyiv region, 5 people were wounded in the Brovary district, including a minor & 2 women, acting regional administration head Ruslan Oliinyk said on FB. #geopolitics #Europe #Ukraine #Russia #StandWithUkraine

People across the world have woken up to the fact that renewable energy is a source of local economic stability and energy security, particularly when it’s on their roofs, with a recent global survey finding two in three people now support renewable …#EnergyStorage #Opinion #Residential #Utility-scale Why consumers are choosing solar over fossil fuels - pv magazine Global