St. Kitts and Nevis tenders major solar-storage project
The electric utility of St. Kitts is launching a tender for a 50 MW solar plus 30.5 MWh battery storage project on the island. Interested developers are asked to register on the utility’s bidding portal to receive the request for proposals document.
Dismantled 28-year-old PV system reveals wasps nest in junction box
Researchers in Austria discovered a wasp nest inside the junction box of a 1998 rooftop PV module, illustrating how insects can exploit even sealed electrical components. The affected module showed significant degradation and partial failure, though overall results confirmed the surprising durability of older PV module designs.
Fortescue fast-tracks delivery of ‘world first’ off-grid project combining solar, wind, up to 5 GWh of BESS
The rollout is accelerated to eliminate the use of diesel from iron ore mining and processing.
First solar project backed by EU’s cross-border tender starts operating
The 20 MW Loukkaanaro solar park received €2.35 million ($2.7 million) from the EU’s first cross-border renewables tender. It is billed as the largest operational solar project in northern Finland.
Cooling solar modules with nanofluids based on graphene oxide, Mxene
An international research group has developed a novel solar module passive cooling system that integrates three-dimensional oscillating heat pipe (3D-OHP) with different combinations of nanofluids based on hybrid graphene oxide (GO) and a two-dimensional titanium carbide known as MXene (Ti3C2Tx). MXene compounds take their name from their graphene-like morphology and are made via selective etching of […]
Cyber threats for PV: What are man-in-the-middle attacks and how do they work
Man-in-the-middle attacks are a serious threat to networked PV systems, allowing attackers to intercept, modify, or disrupt communications, potentially causing operational failures, physical damage, financial losses, and safety hazards. Effective defense requires a layered approach combining encryption, strong authentication, network segmentation, firewalls, IDS, and continuous monitoring to detect, prevent, and limit the impact of such attacks.
Solar leads global additions in 2025 as wind growth accelerates
A new report from global energy think tank Ember shows 814 GWdc in new solar and wind capacity was installed in 2025, but the pace of wind deployment rose 47% year-over-year compared to just 11% for solar.
World’s largest PV-CSP plant under construction in China
The project combines 1.35 GW of photovoltaic capacity with 150 MW of molten-salt tower concentrated solar power. It is located in Xinjiang and requires an investment of $950 million.
The Hydrogen Stream: BMW unveils tank for iX5 Hydrogen
BMW says its new hydrogen tank enables longer range and flexible production, while South Korea has revealed plans to develop large-scale liquid hydrogen storage systems.
India hits 150 GW solar milestone
The country added around 44.6 GW of new PV capacity in fiscal year 2026, according to new figures released by JMK Research.
