Pilecom begins work on 106 MW of solar in Australia
Construction of the 106 MW Lancaster Solar Farm in Victoria, Australia, is gathering pace. Western Australian contractor Pilecom is now installing the first of the more than 23,000 piles that will be...
View ArticleWireless EV charging based on PV, three-port DC–DC converter
Scientists have developed a wireless charging system for electric vehicles, with a three-port DC–DC converter at its core. They have simulated the system and tested a prototype in their lab and have...
View ArticleSolar energy to drive Indonesia’s transition away from coal, biofuels
The role of solar PV in Indonesia will extend beyond replacing coal-based electricity generation; it will also include the production of e-fuels for hard-to-abate segments, offering an alternative to...
View ArticleThe Hydrogen Stream: Thyssenkrupp Nucera electrolysis sales drop 20%
Thyssenkrupp Nucera reports a more than 20% drop in third-quarter electrolysis sales, with narrowing losses in green hydrogen and falling profits in the Chlor-Alkali segment.Thyssenkrupp Nucera said...
View ArticleNetherlands moves forward with plans to link residential PV to heating
The Netherlands will require building owners to adopt renewable energy, connect to local heating networks, or install heat pumps under its implementation of the European Energy Performance of Buildings...
View ArticleSlovenia opens €29 million call to fund priority solar, wind projects
Slovenia has opened a €29 million ($33.7 million) call under the European Union’s Modernisation Fund to support priority solar and wind projects, with applications due by Jan. 7, 2026.Slovenia’s...
View ArticleSerbia switches on 10 MW of solar
The 10 MW Petka power plant is the first solar site to be operated by state-owned utility Elektroprivreda Srbije. A 10 MW solar power plant in Serbia has commenced operations. The Petka solar plant is...
View ArticlePhilippines breaks ground on 64 MW solar project
The Ajuy-1 Solar Power Project is the first major ground-mounted solar facility located in the province of Iloilo. It is being developed by renewable power firm Jin Navitas Solaris as part of the...
View ArticleUS solar hits development crunch as Canada accelerates buildout
Solar developers prioritize advanced-stage projects in the U.S. due to tightened tax credit deadlines, while projects in Canada are “full speed forward.”From pv magazine USA In the United States, the...
View ArticleGermany concludes rooftop PV tender with average price of €0.0922/kWh
The German authorities have selected 118 MW projects totaling 255 MW in the nation’s latest rooftop PV tender.From pv magazine Germany Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has published...
View ArticleCanadian province extends heat pump rebates to apartments, condos
British Columbia's rebate scheme for heat pump installations now offers up to CAD 5,000 ($3,638) for the purchase and installation of an electric heat pump in suites within multi-unit residential...
View ArticleHungary’s solar capacity surpasses 8 GW
Hungary’s Ministry of Energy says rising levels of solar production contributed to keeping the share of imported electricity below 20% across the first six months of the year, compared to nearly 25%...
View ArticleFrance, Italy break daily solar production records
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting’s latest analysis finds weekly electricity prices fell across most major European markets last week. In France and Italy, new records for daily solar production helped lower...
View ArticleCyprus set to abandon net metering
The Cyprus Ministry of Energy, Commerce says it will accept applications for new net metering and net billing systems until Oct. 1, 2025. While the government has not announced its next steps, pv...
View ArticleNew technique to geo-label PV modules in utility-scale solar parks
Scientists in Morocco have developed a method that uses the metadata of PV plants’ infrared images to label them geographically. The automatic database can then be used in deep learning models and...
View ArticlePhilippines’ rooftop solar capacity estimated at over 1.8 GW
A new solar mapping tool in the Philippines shows that the country’s rooftop solar capacity exceeds 1.8 GW. Its creators say the platform can be used to track unregistered solar rooftop capacity.A new...
View ArticleArgentina’s first energy storage tender secures 1.35 GW of bids
Argentina’s first energy storage tender drew 1.347 GW of bids from 15 companies proposing 27 projects, exceeding the 500 MW target and representing more than $1 billion in pledged investment.From ESS...
View ArticleGoodWe launches scalable C&I battery system with over 100 kWh capacity
GoodWe has released its BAT series battery cabinet for small to mid-scale commercial projects, with two capacities at launch at 102.4 kWh and 112.6 kWh, and outdoor use in mind.From ESS News GoodWe has...
View ArticleEnvision Energy, FERA to develop 1 GW of wind, 1.5 GWh of storage in Australia
Envision Energy and FERA Australia have agreed to collaborate on large-scale hybrid renewable energy projects across Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM), with the potential to deliver up to...
View ArticleCompressed air energy storage enhanced by gravity
Scientists in China have simulated an advanced adiabatic compressed air energy storage, to which they added an elastic airbag with a heavy load situated above it. The energy, exergy, and economic...
View ArticleGermany deploys 7.1 GW of solar in H1
Germany added 905 MW of new photovoltaic capacity in June, according to the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur), bringing year-to-date solar deployments to more than 6.2 GW.From pv magazine...
View ArticleEuropean developers signed 20 PPAs for 1,429 MW in June
Swiss-based analytics firm Pexapark says the European power purchase agreement (PPA) market recovered strongly in June following a poor result in May, with solar accounting for the majority of...
View ArticleMoldova introduces guarantees of origin certificate for renewables
Moldova has introduced an electronic guarantees of origin system to certify renewable energy production, with certificates recognized across the European Union through integration with the EU-wide...
View ArticleSpain launches call for access to 3.68 GW of grid capacity
The Spanish government has kicked off its first grid-access tender for 3,681 MW at eight transmission nodes across six regions, targeting areas with large-scale industrial demand.From pv magazine Spain...
View ArticleIonly launches 5 kWh residential battery
Ionly introduces the XYZ 5 kWh residential battery, featuring 90% European-sourced components and advanced reparability, from its base in Valencia, Spain.From ESS News Spanish storage system...
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