Poly pricing and potential expansion
Recent industry checks in the United States suggest that an increase in US minimum import prices (MIPs) under the polysilicon Section 232 framework may not occur until after Dec. 4, with...
View ArticleThe Hydrogen Stream: Dutch researchers calculate green H2 costs as low as...
Researchers at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands have found that long-term revenue guarantees are essential to making large-scale green hydrogen projects financially viable. The study...
View ArticlePrices drive Pakistan’s metered solar, outages drive hidden uptake
Researchers from Pakistan and the United Kingdom have found that Pakistan’s solar boom is running through two separate channels. Registered net metering is concentrated among higher-income customers...
View ArticleFraunhofer ISE demonstrates industrial heat pumps capable of producing steam...
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) has evaluated high-temperature heat pumps designed to supply process steam at temperatures of up to 160 C and pressurized hot water,...
View ArticleIsaias ends historic Atlantic hurricane lull after sunny southern summer
An historically quiet Atlantic hurricane season and persistent high pressure brought sunnier-than-average conditions to Mexico and the southern United States during August and September, according to...
View ArticleSpanish researchers reduce losses in organic solar cells by restricting...
Researchers at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) in Spain have developed an optical configuration to reduce Boltzmann losses in organic solar cells and improve their power conversion...
View ArticleChina wafer prices hold steady amid divergent output plans and looming...
China’s wafer market activity remained subdued as the country entered the early-October Golden Week holiday. Free-On-Board (FOB) China N-type M10 and 210R wafer prices remained unchanged week on week...
View ArticleJackery steps into RVs with built-in 2 kW solar and 45 kWh storage
From ESS News utdoor and home backup storage maker Jackery has announced it is entering the smart electric trailer market, partnering with California-based Pebble, which makes travel trailers. Jackery...
View ArticleEuropean storage inventories on the rise
China’s dominance of the global battery supply chain is unlikely to change significantly over the next two years, while an anticipated surge in battery storage shipments to Europe could put pressure...
View ArticlePlug-in PV is growing – are regulations keeping pace?
Plug-in PV is making solar accessible to households that have traditionally had limited access to rooftop systems, including apartment residents, tenants and urban households. Combined with compact...
View ArticleEverything’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...
View ArticleGlobal 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...
View ArticleAn 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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