Battery storage paired with 37% of new U.S. residential solar systems in 2025
More than one-third of new residential solar installations in the United States included battery storage in 2025, as batteries increasingly shift from an optional addition to a standard component of...
View ArticleBrazil hits 56 GW of connection headroom for battery auctions
Brazil has about 56 GW of remaining grid connection capacity for battery energy storage systems (BESS) participating in the December capacity reserve auctions, according to a calculation by the...
View ArticleThe case for railway-integrated solar in South Korea
An international research team has investigated the potential of installing PV systems between railway tracks in South Korea as a way to expand solar generation without competing for scarce land. The...
View ArticleMiddle market momentum
Tell us about Clean Capital’s business model and how it operates in the community solar space. We’re about 10 years old, and originally we started buying operating assets and working with a pool of...
View ArticleGerman startup wins grant for grid-charging sodium-ion home battery
From ESS News Revolta AG has secured funding from the German state of Hesse under the ERDF for its “Highly Efficient AC Salt Battery” project, through which it is developing a sodium-ion alternating...
View ArticleSpain’s first pre-commercial marine solar demonstrator enters testing
Spain’s first pre-commercial marine solar demonstrator has entered the testing phase at the Port of Valencia. Developed by BlueNewables in collaboration with Naturgy, the 1 MW installation will be...
View ArticleThe Hydrogen Stream: PV-driven H2 plant commissioned in southern Italy
SIAD Group has inaugurated a 2 MW proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer for renewable hydrogen production at its IGAT plant in Pignataro Maggiore, near Caserta, southern Italy. The facility,...
View ArticleDenmark approves new grid connection prioritization model
The Danish parliament has adopted an emergency plan for connections to its electricity grid. According to details published by Denmark’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities, the emergency plan...
View ArticleItalian startup unveils double-layer PV system prototype for...
A group of researchers from Italy’s Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria and Italian startup AMPS Srl has developed a double-layer PV system for potential use in utility-scale and agrivoltaic...
View ArticleAgrivoltaics improve grapevine growth, biodiversity in hot Mediterranean...
A research team in Italy has investigated the effects of agrivoltaic shading on grapevine physiology, yield, fruit composition and biodiversity under the hot, dry conditions of southern Italy....
View ArticleThe rationale behind the UK’s largest compressed air energy storage plan
EnergyPathways, which is listed on London’s AIM market, is developing the Marram Energy Storage Hub (MESH) in salt caverns beneath the East Irish Sea, about 18 km off Lancashire, England, with onshore...
View ArticleOver Easy Solar launches 256 W vertical rooftop PV unit
Vertical solar specialist Over Easy Solar has recently released a new version of its vertical PV system for rooftop applications. “We have just received the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for...
View ArticleChinese scientists develop hydrogen-powered CO₂ heat pump with PCM storage
A research group in China has simulated the operation of a heating system combining a hydrogen fuel cell, a CO₂ heat pump and phase-change thermal storage. The study examined how ambient temperature...
View ArticleFox ESS launches modular C&I battery system scalable to 96 MWh
From ESS News Chinese inverter and battery maker Fox ESS has unveiled a modular C&I storage system that it says can scale from 28 kWh to nearly 1,000 kWh on a single inverter. The company lists a...
View ArticleEU’s largest solar project reaches financial close
Prague-headquartered independent power producer Rezolv Energy says it has signed an up to €561 million ($637.3 million) financing package for its planned 1.3 GW solar plant. According to an update...
View ArticleBelgium reveals results of PV cable assessment
Belgium’s Federal Public Service (FPS) Economy, the country’s market surveillance authority, published last week the results of a PV cable inspection and testing campaign conducted in 2024. The...
View ArticleIreland introduces €600 residential battery grant, expands PV support
Ireland has approved a new package of energy grants for homes and businesses, effective Oct. 6. The measures include enhanced support for solar PV, alongside incentives for home heating...
View ArticleResearchers test laminated bamboo structures for floating PV platforms
A research team in China has analyzed the flexural behavior of thin-plate glued laminated bamboo (glubam) systems for floating PV platforms. “Glubam systems show promising potential for FPV platforms...
View ArticlePanasonic deploys fuel cell, heat pump at PV-powered hydrogen house
Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic has started operating a fuel cell system and an air-to-water heat pump at the Hydrogen House, a demonstration facility run by the Central Finland Mobility...
View ArticleCuba’s PV capacity tops 1.4 GW
Cuba has reached 1.42 GW of installed solar capacity across 144 photovoltaic plants and expects the total to exceed 1.5 GW by the end of 2026, according to Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel. Speaking...
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