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Everything’s bigger in Texas
As of mid-2026, Texas is just behind California’s 55.5 GW of total solar capacity, and has about half the Golden State’s 60.6 GWh of energy storage capacity. But Texas is catching up quickly. More...
View ArticleEU expert group urges curbs on high-risk solar suppliers
An expert group advising the European Commission has recommended restricting components and software from high-risk suppliers in every segment of the European Union’s PV market, from plug-in systems...
View ArticleSouth Africa to procure 4.6 GW of battery storage
The government of South Africa is planning to procure 4.6 GW of battery storage and 5 GW of gas-fired power plants as the first allocations under the country’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2025....
View ArticleSungrow patches iSolarCloud vulnerability after security researchers gain access
Sungrow has patched a vulnerability in its iSolarCloud platform that allowed access to platform accounts without the required authentication, following research by German cybersecurity company...
View ArticleInside BESS manufacturing: Maxxen’s utility-scale storage factory in Europe
“Made in Europe” isn’t an unusual tag in large-scale battery systems, but last week, at an open day held at Maxxen Energy’s facility in Aydın, Türkiye, an almost no-limits event was held for its...
View ArticleItalian startup offers 535 W PVT solar module with 1.4 kW thermal output
Italian startup Syntropia has developed a hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) module featuring a microchannel aluminum heat absorber positioned behind the photovoltaic layer. According to the company,...
View ArticleTata Power to pilot membrane-based floating solar with Norway’s Ocean Sun
Tata Power has partnered with Norway-based renewable energy technology company Ocean Sun to undertake a 300 kWp floating solar pilot in India based on Ocean Sun’s membrane-based floating solar...
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Global PV oversupply accelerates consolidation, regional price divergence
pv magazine: How do you see the global PV supply chain evolving over the next 12–24 months, particularly in terms of pricing, capacity and supply-demand balance? Edurne Zoco: The global PV supply...
View ArticleHungary extends deadline for troubled EU-funded residential solar scheme
The Hungarian government has extended the deadline for completing projects under its EU-funded residential solar program to Oct. 31, and will allow complex projects to close with reduced technical...
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An energy-first cybersecurity platform for solar, storage and the grid
Specialised cybersecurity platform SentryOT, created by Romanian energy engineering company Enevo, is designed as “an end-to-end resilience platform for the energy sector”, its developers have said....
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Toyo cuts the ribbon on its newly-expanded solar factory in Texas
In a ceremony that featured appearances from U.S. and foreign dignitaries alongside company executives and industry professionals, Japanese solar manufacturer Toyo Co., Ltd celebrated the expansion of...
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Solar and storage accounted for nearly 1 million EU jobs in 2025
The solar PV and battery storage sectors supported 982,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs in the European Union in 2025, according to SolarPower Europe’s new EU Solar Jobs Report 2026. Solar...
View ArticleAuroraCell launches 9.7 kWh sodium-ion chromium oxide residential battery
From ESS News Bulgaria-based AuroraCell has introduced a 9.7 kWh residential energy storage system based on sodium-ion chromium oxide (NCO) battery technology. Unlike standard sodium-ion batteries,...
View ArticleThousands of European solar park systems exposed online, say researchers
Researchers from Modat, an internet intelligence company based in The Hague, and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) of the Netherlands have found 8,547 internet-facing systems at European...
View ArticlePlant diversity under PV modules rivals grassland at Japanese solar park
A solar plant built on a former golf course in Japan’s heavily forested Gifu prefecture has developed diverse native vegetation under its panels without seeding or herbicides, according to a new...
View ArticleEskom extends solar registration fee waiver indefinitely
South African utility Eskom has extended its waiver of registration-related fees for small-scale solar systems until further notice. Its grid connection fee waiver now applies to solar installations...
View ArticleFrance’s largest battery goes online
TagEnergy has inaugurated a 240 MW/480 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at Cernay-lès-Reims in northeastern France, making it the country’s largest operational battery storage project. The...
View ArticleHithium’s sodium-ion storage push, where it could win, where it won’t, and...
From ESS News ESS News: Your company has progressed rapidly in sodium-ion cells and energy storage systems. Is this the major step the technology needed, or do you expect advances of this significance...
View ArticleHeterojunction solar cell built with biomass lignin-based silver paste...
Researchers from the Guangdong University of Technology in China have developed a silver paste for solar cell metallization based on biomass lignin in an effort to reduce production costs and improve...
View ArticleThe U.S. market is writing its own sodium-ion spec
Sodium-ion battery cells are manufactured on largely the same equipment and process steps as lithium cells, which has helped scale production faster than alternative chemistries like flow batteries or...
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