The RatedPower Blog

Market analysis
From sun to socket: What Iberia’s grid needs to handle 2030 renewable targets
Discover how Spain and Portugal are upgrading their grids to meet ambitious renewable targets and prevent future blackouts.
Updated 25 NOV, 25
Market analysis
France’s land challenge in the solar energy boom
Explore why France’s solar expansion faces land-use limitations, local resistance, and complex permitting, despite having space to grow.
Updated 18 NOV, 25

Market analysis
What is the state of renewables in Germany 6 months since the elections?
Explore how a new conservative-led coalition and a €500 billion investment plan will impact Germany’s renewable energy sector and European climate policy.
Updated 13 NOV, 25

Policy and regulation
Solarspitzengesetz: How it affects solar and negative pricing
Find out more about the Solarspitzengesetz, Germany’s Solar Peak Act, designed to prevent oversupply and price surges during peak solar generation.
Updated 4 NOV, 25

Policy and regulation
Winning the auction: A developer’s guide to GEA-4 execution in the Philippines
Find out how solar design tools like RatedPower can accelerate bankable proposals for auctions like the GEA-4 in the Philippines.
Updated 23 OCT, 25

Market analysis
Hybrid horizons: Designing Malaysia’s solar and storage future
Learn about Malaysia’s hybrid energy pilot projects, why solar plus storage is gaining traction, and how RatedPower supports EPCs and IPPs in scaling hybrid systems.
Updated 21 OCT, 25

Market analysis
The role of solar in decarbonizing Greece’s energy grid
Explore how Greece is decarbonizing its energy grid by combining solar with wind and hydro to meet demand for reliable and continuous power.
Updated 14 OCT, 25

Driving the change
Green by design: How solar energy is shaping the future of data centers
Find out how and why data centers are turning to cost-effective renewable sources like solar power to use cleaner energy and reduce their environmental impact.
Updated 9 OCT, 25

Technology and engineering
The rise of ultra-thin perovskite solar cells
Learn about Japan’s $1.5B initiative to commercialize ultra-thin, flexible perovskite solar cells and how it could transform the solar landscape globally.
Updated 30 SEP, 25

Market analysis
Solar energy integration in Nordic smart cities
Read about how the Nordics integrate solar energy into smart cities and create sustainable urban environments. We use Malmö’s Hyllie district as a case study.
Updated 23 SEP, 25

Market analysis
Exploring Brazil’s auction for battery energy storage projects
Find out more about Brazil’s first battery storage auction and learn how it could strengthen overall grid reliability.
Updated 16 SEP, 25

Market analysis
BESS arbitrage in Australia’s volatile energy market
Find out more about the market dynamics that turned arbitrage into a viable business case and drove a wave of utility-scale BESS deployment in Australia.
Updated 1 SEP, 25

Market analysis
Achieving solar growth in Iberia amidst connection challenges
Find out more about the structural roadblocks threatening to slow down Spain’s solar growth and how it can stay on track toward its clean energy goals.
Updated 26 AUG, 25

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