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U.S. District Judge Denise Casper has issued a preliminary injunction against the Department of the Interior (DOI) and other agencies, halting administrative actions that have delayed wind and solar projects. Ruling the Trump administration’s attempts to weaken the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) via the OBBBA act as "arbitrary and capricious," the court aims to protect approximately 57.2 GW of threatened clean energy capacity and $905 million in invested capital. This ruling prevents "irreparable harm" to the power grid, allowing developers to resume stalled projects while ensuring renewable energy maintains its competitiveness and legal standing against discriminatory permitting hurdles.

The European Commission has moved to restrict funding for solar projects utilizing inverters from "high-risk vendors" to bolster cybersecurity. Effective immediately, new guidelines require compliance with strict security standards. Pipeline projects have specific transition windows (notification by May 1, 2026), while non-EU-connected projects must phase out high-risk hardware by April 15, 2027. This decision follows growing EU concern regarding over-reliance on limited inverter suppliers and potential security vulnerabilities, echoing recent preventative measures taken by nations including Lithuania and the Netherlands.

U.S. solar manufacturer Solx and perovskite specialist Caelux have announced a five-year partnership to produce 3 GW of hybrid tandem modules. The collaboration integrates Caelux’s “Active Glass” with Suniva’s domestic silicon cells at Solx’s Puerto Rico facility, achieving 28% efficiency. Built to compete beyond federal tax credits, the partnership focuses on scalability and durability, utilizing a robust four-terminal process to overcome perovskite's reliability hurdles. Commercial-scale production is slated for 2027, leveraging Solx’s gigawatt-level manufacturing infrastructure to secure U.S. energy independence.