SolarEdge ships US-made inverters to Europe, ramping up BESS manufacturing
Single-phase inverter products manufactured in Texas are now being shipped to multiple European markets as SolarEdge adapts its international export strategy. The manufacturer tells pv magazine key components will increasingly be manufactured in the United States in the coming years.
UK secures 4.9 GW of solar capacity in CfD auction
The seventh allocation round (AR7) awarded contracts to 157 solar plants due online by 2029.
UK added 2.6 GW of solar in 2025, record year for rooftop
Deployment hits ten year high in the United Kingdom with connection of largest plant to date and a ramping up of small-scale installations. Government targets accelerated deployment with new support for rooftop installations and ongoing CfD auction.
U.S. authorities find no definitive evidence of hidden devices in Chinese solar inverters
New documents reveal US government found only two cases of communications in Chinese inverters that differed from official documentation. The discrepancies were deemed “non-malicious” and “non-intentional” by investigators.
RheEnergise commissions first ‘high density hydro’ long-duration storage in UK
Pilot long-duration energy storage (LDES) project uses low viscosity, denser-than-water fluid. RheEnergise is panning for future projects in 10 MW to 100 MW range, with six to 20 hours of storage capacity.
World’s largest compressed-air storage plant switched on in China
New 2.4 GWh adiabatic compressed air energy storage (CAES) plant now operational in in Jiangsu province. The large-scale CAES uses molten salt and pressurized thermal water storage to achieve high efficiency, with power generated through two 300 MW units.
UK to spend $20 billion on home energy upgrades, mandatory PV for new homes
Cash grants and state-backed loans to support solar and battery storage installations in millions of UK homes as part of government Warm Homes Plan. UK government says investment has the potential to triple the number of homes with rooftop solar by 2030.
UK startup claims its electrolytes can triple flow battery energy density
A startup led by Cambridge University scientists and the former chair of Oxford PV is attempting to commercialize flow battery electrolytes with greater energy density than vanadium-based batteries. Kodiaq Technologies claims its electrolytes can be deployed as a drop-in solution for redox flow batteries.
New European solid-state battery business targets commercial production
Axen, Syensqo and IFPEN establish new company to produce high performance sulfide solid electrolytes for solid-state batteries in Europe. New company Argylium will develop its electrolyte portfolio at facilities in France.
China connects world’s largest vanadium flow battery project
The GWh-scale long-duration energy storage project is expected to reduce curtailment in Xinjiang, a region of China with high solar and wind generation, and transmission bottlenecks. The flow battery installation is co-located with a PV plant.
