03/2026 Single Print & Digital Issue – pv magazine global

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pv magazine Global covers the global PV industry and is published only in English.

Powering AI

Electricity demand is rising, fueled by the rapid growth of AI data centers and related infrastructure. AI deployment is a challenge for grids and supply chains, and it is increasingly clear that solar-plus-storage will be part of the solution. This month, we examine the ‘bring your own capacity’ model that has data center operators investing big in solar and energy storage, which allows them to skip ahead in grid connection queues to achieve faster commissioning.

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Various models for powering data centers are rising to prominence, from power purchase agreements to solutions such as fully off-grid and even space-based data centers. Component suppliers, meanwhile, are already preparing for increased energy density in upcoming data center designs, and operators are investigating how AI applications could help in efficient grid management. The European Union is also a big and growing market for data centers, but clean power mandates are much stricter than in other parts of the world. We look at how the market is growing and what trends are emerging regarding sustainable data centers.

What you’ll find in this issue:

  • Mercurial prices: Silver market volatility and rising industrial metal prices are shaping PV tech choices.
  • Solar’s living legacy: Bifacial modules manufactured in Spain in 1987 have been repurposed by scientists and still work beautifully.
  • Module prices 2026: How silver prices, export VAT, and polysilicon manufacturing capacity will shape prices.
  • Tackling TOPCon degradation: The PV module industry looks to tackle long-term degradation, even as research reveals new potential failure modes.
  • Every second counts: Hourly matching and the quest for 24-hour carbon-free electricity supply.

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