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BBDF 2025: Merchant vs. contracted strategies

The ‘Revenue models and market perspectives across Europe’ panel highlighted the complexity of Europe’s most active markets and the range of available business models. Investors show strong interest, but lenders remain cautious on risk hedging.
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BBDF 2025: Warranties, safety key to achieving battery quality

In a panel titled “Technological advancement and risk mitigation – What to consider when choosing a component?” technology specialists discussed what defines quality in the battery storage business. They all agreed that safety and warranties are th...
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BBDF 2025: Flexible grid access opens up new paths for battery storage in Germany

Flexible connections, better optimization, and theneed for better cooperation between parties for grid connections were all hot topics in the German-focused second session of the event.
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BBDF 2025: Europe’s battery market is still immature

From the floor of the Battery Business & Development Forum 2025, the first session delivered insights around investment strategies in battery energy storage systems across Europe and the UK.
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California scores victory for rooftop solar owners, retaining contracts on home sale

The California Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee voted to preserve solar net energy metering agreements for Californians that sell or transfer their homes.
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Philippines 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 Department of Energy’s second green energy auction.
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Serbia 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. 
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Slovenia 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.

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A Hundred Meters of Silence: How an Energy Storage Station Won Applause from a UK Community

As the transition to the renewable power systems accelerates, energy storage has become a core enabler in balancing renewable generation, grid networks, demand and storage - while enhancing overall grid flexibility.

Turning Sunshine into Power: Rooftop Solar Revolution in Islamabad, Pakistan

In Islamabad’s bustling neighborhoods, rooftops are no longer just shelters—they’re becoming power stations. As electricity prices soar and energy demand climbs, homeowners are turning to solar solutions to secure their futures.

World Youth Skills Day: Trinasolar partners with leading academic institutions to shape the next generation of innovation

As global energy transition accelerates, the solar industry is drawing increasing talent across its value chain. The IEA projects that achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 could generate 30 million clean energy jobs by 2030, a goal that will require collaboration among corporations, educators, and governments.

Jinko ESS Delivers SunGiga Units to Yueqing, Wenzhou

Recently, global leading energy storage company Jinko ESS, a subsidiary corporation of Jinko Solar Co. , Ltd.

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Solar 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 land-intensive biofuel production. A recent study explores, through various scenarios, the cost-competitiveness of solar PV-based electrification in supporting Indonesia's renewable energy transition.

Solar myths and misconceptions

In a new monthly column for pv magazine, the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) debunks old and new urban legends about solar energy.

Foundations for peak production in utility-scale solar

Mitigating sub-surface risks long before the construction phase is one of the best ways to prevent cost escalation and delays during construction, while also setting solar arrays up for maximum productivity over their lifespan.

High-pressure systems boost global solar irradiance in early 2025

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that the first half of 2025 has delivered favourable solar conditions across several key solar generation regions around the globe, with many population centres experiencing above-average irradiance.

‘Inclusion is not a trend, it’s a standard we must build’

This week Women in Solar+ Europe gives voice to Jesús Alijarde, founder and CEO of Spain’s Ibersyd / Cerfo. He says one of the earliest biases he had to confront was the idea of men as protectors of women. “It may sound noble, but in practice, it reinforces inequality,” he states.

China polysilicon price increases amid regulatory signals

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.

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Netherlands 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 Directive (EPBD IV).

The 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.

Wireless 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 found it achieved an improved efficiency of 88%.

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 used in the project.

India achieves 50% clean power capacity five years ahead of target

India reached 484.82 GW of total installed power capacity as of June 30, 2025, with 242.8 GW from non-fossil fuel sources, including 8.8 GW nuclear, 49.4 GW hydro, and 184.6 GW from renewable energy.

What’s behind the aging mechanism of sodium-ion batteries

Researchers in China have used electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to analyze the state of health of sodium-ion batteries. Extracting four features from the measurements, they were able to create a machine learning model for a temperature-resistant state of health estimation method.

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ClearVue BIPV solution achieves 2.6-year payback in Hong Kong trial

ClearVue Technologies says its solar facade solutions, that combine the company’s solar glazing units into a fully integrated energy generating building envelope, have achieved a payback period of less than three years in a Hong Kong government trial.

UK government extends CfD contract length to 20 years

Changes announced ahead of seventh Contract for Difference (CfD) allocation round widely viewed as key to achieving government’s clean power targets for 2030. Target commissioning window for solar projects also extended in anticipation of larger capacity projects.

Mexico introduces new rules for self-consumption

Mexico’s energy regulator has issued new provisions to streamline the permitting process for self-consumption power plants between 0.7 MW and 20 MW, aiming to improve legal certainty for project developers.

SNEC Interview: Skyworth PV to roll out EPC business globally

During last month’s SNEC exhibition in Shanghai, pv magazine met with Wanfei Qu, CIO of Skyworth Group and CEO and director of Skyworth PV (also named Solavita in Europe), at the Chinese manufacturer’s impressive booth. The company utilizes the “Solavita” brand in Europe, but whether the brand is “Skyworth” or “Solavita” the it can leverage its strong foundation in manufacturing, electronics and IT, which it has built up in over 37 years. The Shenzhen-headquartered manufacturer only entered the solar PV industry in 2020, but in the span of just four years the company went from $10 million in PV-related revenues to $3 billion in 2024. The young CEO of Skyworth PV has ambitious goals for the future, targeting $1 billion in overseas PV revenues in the next three years. Germany and Italy are the company’s target markets in Europe.

Precise backside irradiance modeling for bifacial PV is often unnecessary

A European research group has developed a new “empirical” method for measuring the backside irradiance of bifacial PV system. The proposed approach was tested across several European locations and it was found to enable annual performance calculations with a fixed backside irradiance share value.

Using photoluminescence, implied open-circuit voltage imaging for perovskite solar cell field testing

To evaluate the outdoor performance and stability of perovskite solar cells using contactless and noninvasive methods, an Australian and Chinese research team found a way to use photoluminescence imaging as well as demonstrating a proof of concept for implied open-circuit voltage (iVOC) imaging. Their research relied on cost-effective equipment that operates under direct sunlight.

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Chinese scientists build copper indium sulfide solar cell with 10.44% efficiency

Copper indium sulfide (CuInS2) are still far from reaching commercial maturity but new titanium dioxide nanorod arrays can reportedly improve their light trapping, charge separation, and carrier collection.

Rhoss launches reversible heat pumps

Conceived for industrial applications, the novel heat pumps can reportedly deliver hot water at 65 C from -10 C up to 35 C of external air, and hot water at 55 C down to -20 C of external air. Their coefficient of performance reaches up to 3.47.

Photovoltaics for cargo ships

Wattlab has installed a PV system capable of delivering up to 35 kW to a cargo ship’s high-voltage propulsion system, allowing it to temporarily replace one of four diesel generators under optimal conditions.

Upcycling solar glass waste to use in solid-state lithium batteries

Nanyang Technological University researchers have milled solar panel glass waste for use in cathodes used in solid state lithium metal batteries. When used as a functional filler in solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) material, the resulting battery performance was maintained over 80 charge cycles with an 8.3 % improvement over the reference device.

Solar-wind tree based on 2-axis tracking

Scientists in india have created a wind-solar system in a tree shape, which combines wind turbines and a PV system with two-axis trackers. The team constructed a hardware-in-the-loop prototype that can generate up to 444.5 Wh per day.

Ait-Group launches residential heat pumps with low propane charge

Germany’s Ait Group has introduced residential ground-source heat pumps using less than 150 grams of propane, based on results from the Fraunhofer ISE LC150 research project. The new systems deliver up to 6 kW of heating with a seasonal coefficient of performance of 5.14.

Manufacturing

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Chinese PV Industry Brief: Tongwei, Longi, JA Solar announce H1 losses

Tongwei, Longi, and JA Solar have predicted steep losses for the first half of 2025, as persistent oversupply and falling solar module prices continue to pressure margins across China’s PV manufacturing sector.

US launches national security probe into polysilicon imports

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) says it will investigate the potential for export restrictions by foreign countries, as well as their ability to “weaponize” their control over supplies of polysilicon. 

Chinese PV Industry Brief: China Railway awards 3 GW module tender

China Railway Construction Corp.’s IT unit has named 10 preliminary winners for its 2025 solar module framework procurement. The 3 GW contract covers n-type monocrystalline bifacial tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) modules, with delivery required within 170 days of signing.

Assessing PV cell, module reliability via Arrhenius equation

Researchers in Portugal have used the so-called Arrhenius aging model to measure the temperature behaviour and reliability of different solar modules. Their analysis showed that long-term module performance can diverge significantly depending on the manufacturing processes.

A closer look at vertical agrivoltaics

pv magazine visited a 1.9 MW agrivoltaic plant in Austria where pumpkins and soy are cultivated beneath vertically mounted PV structures supplied by Next2Sun.

Huawei leads global inverter market as shipments hit 589 GW in 2024

Chinese companies made up nine of the 10 largest global inverter suppliers in 2024, with total inverter shipments reaching 589 GW (AC), according to Wood Mackenzie.

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German court upholds grid connection charges for battery projects

Germany’s top court has ruled that distribution network operators may require battery storage projects to pay grid connection fees, calling the charges fair as they help prevent overbuilding and shield consumers from excess system costs.

Enva unveils certified battery safe box to combat lithium battery fire risks

New fire-resistant container aims to enhance the safe transport of waste lithium-ion batteries across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Worldwide battery storage installations up 54% in first half of 2025, June sets monthly record

New data from Rho Motion shows that over half of June’s installations were concentrated in China, maintaining the country’s dominance in the global energy storage market.

Saint Lucia plans 10 MW solar project

Electric utility company St Lucia Electricity Services is set to tender a 10 MW solar project with accompanying battery energy storage later this year.

Iberdrola plans 1.32 GW pumped-hydro storage project in Portugal

Iberdrola has started approval processes for a 1.32 GW pumped-hydro storage project in Portugal. The Proyecto de Aprovechamiento Hidroeléctrico de Minhéu is set to become the country’s largest facility of its kind once completed.

Australian utility aquires CSP-storage project from Photon Energy

AGL Energy has bought the 150 MW solar, 90 MW thermal, and 720 MWh storage Yadnarie Project from Dutch developer Photon Energy, following the award of development approval in June.

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