Türkiye reduces grid fee for around 800 unlicensed solar plants
Türkiye’s energy regulator has decreased the grid fee for approximately 800 unlicensed solar plants that have completed their ten-year purchase guarantee period by 68%.Türkiye’s Energy Market...
View ArticleSeven countermeasures against negative electricity prices
Over the past months, Germany saw widespread negative electricity prices due to high solar PV output and low demand during midday hours. The bne industry association calls the situation avoidable and...
View ArticleSpanish grid operator validates tower resistance against cascading failures
Redeia used advanced simulation to test anti-cascading transmission towers under extreme multi-tower collapse scenarios. The results confirm that current Spanish grid design standards effectively...
View ArticleSerbia postpones connection studies for renewables until 2029
Updates to Serbia’s energy law push back connection studies for variable renewable energy sources until 2029, introduce rules for customers looking to install batteries that will transfer excess energy...
View ArticleAustralia seeks 5 GW renewable generation in new tender
The Australian government has officially launched the latest tender in its Capacity Investment Scheme initiative, a competitive round targeting 5 GW of renewable energy generation capacity in the...
View ArticleAn uncomfortable truth: What Spain’s blackout really showed
Spain and Portugal experienced a historic blackout caused not by cyberattacks or renewables alone, but by a fast-moving overvoltage event that exposed weaknesses in voltage control, grid coordination,...
View ArticleSan Marino launches solar acquisition program
San Marino’s public utility is inviting investors to sell solar assets or development-stage companies under a new program aimed at increasing domestic renewable generation and long-term energy...
View ArticlePollution from coal plants can reduce solar generation by over 5%
Research from the UK finds aerosols reduced global solar output by 5.8% in 2023, equivalent to 111 TWh. While China accounted for over half the global total in 2023, the country is the only major...
View ArticleFortescue begins building 690 MW solar farm, 650 MWh BESS in Australia
One of Australia’s biggest miners has commenced construction of a 690 MW solar farm and 650 MWh battery energy storage system in Western Australia as part of plans to eliminate diesel and gas from its...
View ArticleEU understimating rooftop PV power generation
SolarPower Europe estimates that EU solar generation is significantly underreported, with actual PV output projected at 410 TWh in 2025 versus 275 TWh in official statistics. The group attributes the...
View ArticleEurope creates map to locate available capacity in power grids
The new pan-European digital platform is designed to enhance transparency and improve access to information on the hosting capacity of European electricity grids, including both transmission and...
View ArticleMandatory utility fees distort price signals for rooftop solar in the US
Regulators in 27 U.S. states are shifting residential electricity pricing toward higher fixed monthly charges and lower usage-based rates, weakening the economics of rooftop solar and home battery...
View ArticleSlovakia plans to develop energy communities
Director of the Slovak Association of Sustainable Energy, Ján Karaba, told pv magazine solar is expected to become one of the key technologies used within future energy communities in Slovakia but said...
View ArticleThe Hydrogen Stream: Netherlands commissions 32-km hydrogen pipeline
Gasunie has launched a 32-km hydrogen pipeline in the Port of Rotterdam linking Maasvlakte and Pernis, marking the first operational section of the Dutch hydrogen backbone and enabling future expansion...
View ArticleSolar and wind generated more electricity globally than gas power for the...
At 531 TWh, electricity generated from wind and solar reached a new global record in April 2026, according to energy think tank Ember. Gas-fired power plants supplied 477 TWh.According to British think...
View ArticleDeye unveils 2.56 kWh hybrid battery for balcony, residential PV
The Chinese manufacturer said the system is designed for easy AC-coupled integration with existing PV systems and scalable expansion up to 7.5 kW three-phase output. The system purportedly delivers 800...
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Record-dry April lifts irradiance across Eastern Australia
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that April 2026 was one of Australia’s driest Aprils in recent years, with widespread rainfall deficits driven by persistent high...
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Anker Solix E10 deep dive review: The alternative to the whole-home generator
An engineer and home-energy enthusiast installs the Anker Solix E10 on a fire-prone California hillside, and documents the entire process in a deep dive review for ESS NewsFrom ESS News A rural setup...
View ArticleMexico launches call for renewable energy, storage projects linked to state...
The scheme targets projects of 0.7 MW and above, with a 935 MW indicative storage need, and is part of broader reforms to streamline investment while strengthening state-led planning of the electricity...
View ArticleColombia regulates transmission capacity allocation to speed up energy...
The measure aims to reduce grid connection delays and ease congestion in the National Interconnected System (SIN) amid rising electricity demand.From pv magazine Latam Colombia’s Mining-Energy Planning...
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