In just half a month, three major fires have engulfed rooftops in three different countries. Recently, three seemingly unrelated fires—one in a domestic chemical plant, one in a cold chain warehouse across the ocean, and one in a European residential building—all pointed to rooftop photovoltaic (PV) modules. With summer approaching, a peak fire season, rooftop PV fires are evolving fro...
SpaceX's space photovoltaic story is facing a new test. On July 17th, Beijing time, SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight was aborted at ignition due to an malfunction in four engines. The giant rocket remained motionless on the launch pad. Following the news, the stock price fell by more than 3% in after-hours trading. From the overwhelming enthusiasm on its first day of trading to a month later, th...
The safety of solar power systems has once again become a focal point of public attention. Just recently, a major fire broke out in the Springwood ward of Marden Hospital in North Yorkshire, England. When firefighters arrived, the entire building was engulfed in flames. Fortunately, all 15 patients were safely evacuated without injury. Subsequent investigations suggest that rooftop solar panels we...
In the summer of 2026, a new type of equipment increasingly appeared on apartment balconies in Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich: one or two solar panels hanging on the outside of the railing, a small inverter hidden behind them, and a suitcase-sized energy storage battery placed beside them. Unlike traditional rooftop solar systems that require construction teams, electricians, approvals, and grid conn...
Solar PV module prices broadly fell in Europe in August 2026, as demand dipped below its historic average, according to PV wholesale platform sun.store. According to sun.store’s monthly PV Index report, back contact (BC), full black and monofacial TOPCon module prices all fell to varying degrees in August, while bifacial TOPCon modules increased in price. BC was an average of €0.133/Wp ...
