UK regulator plans BESS fees to cut grid connection queue
From ESS News UK energy regulator Ofgem is consulting on plants to introduce a new financial commitment for BESS in Great Britain’s grid connection queue, in a move it has described as a “major...
View ArticleTesla’s $10.1 billion Texas solar gigafactory clears key tax hurdle
esla’s proposed $10.1 billion solar cell and module manufacturing facility in Texas has cleared a major local regulatory hurdle following a unanimous vote by a Houston-area school board. The board of...
View ArticleSolar module imports drop 48% in Brazil in H1
Brazil imported 5.48 GW of PV modules in the first half of 2026, down 48% from 10.57 GW in the same period of 2025, according to a survey by consultancy Greener. The contraction reflects a sharp...
View ArticleGerman grid operator dispute limits battery use at new solar-storage hybrid...
hybrid power plant combining 69 MW of solar generation with a 76.5 MWh battery has entered operation in Brandenburg, Germany, southeast of Löwenberg, after roughly four years of development,...
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Green hydrogen’s growing share in chemical production
It’s often said that if a major industrialized economy like Germany’s could achieve 24/7 renewable energy supply, so can anywhere else. There’s hardly a better place to understand where this idea...
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Regulatory uncertainty threatens to slow German PV deployment in 2027
Ask most PV installers in Germany, and they will say they are broadly satisfied with 2026. Some even describe it as their best year in a long time. At the same time, reports of insolvencies among...
View ArticleEVE Energy signs 206 GWh battery framework with US storage supplier Fluence
From ESS News Chinese battery manufacturer EVE Energy has signed a framework agreement with U.S.-based energy storage supplier Fluence covering up to 206 GWh of battery deliveries between 2027 and...
View ArticleThe Hydrogen Stream: Singapore researchers present artificial leaf for H2...
Nanyang Technological University has unveiled what it calls an artificial leaf – a perovskite device that uses solar energy to produce hydrogen from contaminated seawater via electrolysis. The process...
View ArticleFrench agrivoltaic trials cut water loss, lift maize yields by 19.6%
French renewable energy producer TSE has reported results from agronomic monitoring at its agrivoltaic sites, including barley yields of up to 96% of those recorded in a control plot, a 20% reduction...
View ArticleJohnson Controls unveils industrial heat pump with 122 C output
S-based industrial conglomerate Johnson Controls has launched an industrial heat pump capable of supplying hot water at temperatures of up to 122 C. The company said its new Sabroe HitemHP system is...
View ArticleGoogle, esVolta pilot uses battery storage to ‘time-shift’ renewable energy...
From ESS News oogle, battery storage developer esVolta, and clean-energy platforms Quintrace and LevelTen Energy have completed a three-month pilot testing a new commercial structure for storing...
View ArticleInclusion by design: The leadership behaviours PV innovation needs
Innovation results from people combining expertise, questioning assumptions and learning across professional and organisational boundaries. It cannot reach its potential when seniority determines...
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Dry August pushes Dallas soiling losses towards 2% as North American GHI...
August produced a sharp divide in irradiance conditions across North America, according to analysis using the Solcast API. Global horizontal irradiance (GHI) fell across the Upper Midwest and Great...
View ArticleChinese PV Industry Brief: CEEC launches 15 GW module procurement
China Energy Engineering Corp. has launched a 15 GW solar module procurement program for 2026, in one of the largest centralized tenders announced by a Chinese state-owned enterprise this year. The...
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Very low cost rooftop solar slashes domestic energy cost – Part 3: African...
What does the uptake of rooftop solar PV look like in Africa? Africa has the highest average annual global horizontal irradiation (GHI) of any continent, yet it has the lowest uptake of rooftop solar...
View ArticleAlpex Solar inaugurates 2.2 GW TOPCon cell factory in India
Alpex Solar has inaugurated a 2.2 GW tunnel-oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell factory in the Kosi Kotwan Industrial Area in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh. The company said the...
View ArticleTaiwan adds carbon-footprint requirement to high-efficiency PV module standard
Taiwan’s Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) has updated its voluntary high-efficiency PV module specification to include a product carbon-footprint threshold, alongside tighter...
View ArticleFirst Solar drops TOPCon patent complaint
U.S. solar manufacturer First Solar has announced a recalibration of its intellectual property enforcement strategy, opting to voluntarily withdraw its Section 337 complaint before the U.S....
View ArticleBangladesh launches $123 million rooftop solar fund
Bangladesh has established a $123 million fund to finance rooftop solar and other renewable energy projects as the government seeks to address persistent power shortages. The Finance Division...
View ArticleSouth Korea’s new agrivoltaics law sets 30-year permit ceiling
South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) said this week that the country has issued a new agrivoltaics law, set to take effect Dec. 17, following the bill’s passage...
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