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...

Jaipur-based solar module manufacturer Insolation Energy, through its subsidiary Insolation Green Energy, has entered into a five-year strategic partnership with U.S.-based perovskite solar technology company Caelux Corporation to commercialize 3 GW...

The Gujarat government announced an additional state subsidy for residential consumers installing rooftop solar systems up to 2.18 kW under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. In an interview with Mercom India, Bernhard Rack, CEO of Agastya Energy,...

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has approved Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation’s (TNPDCL) proposal to procure 600 MW of solar power with a 300 MW/1,800 MWh energy storage system from the Solar Energy...

U.S.-based power producer NextEra Energy reported a 10.4% year-over-year increase in adjusted earnings to $2.59 billion for the third quarter (Q3) of 2026, compared with $2.35 billion in the corresponding quarter last year. Operating revenue rose 1....

The Ministry of Power has issued the National Electricity Data Sharing Framework, 2026, to enable secure, standardized electricity data sharing. The voluntary framework classifies shareable datasets as public or access-controlled and outlines...