China installed 59.71 GW of new solar in the first quarter of 2025, with 20.24 GW in March alone. National power generation capacity reached 3.43 TW, with solar accounting for 950 GW of the total.
Spain’s grid ran entirely on renewable energy for the first time on April 16, with wind, solar, and hydro meeting all peninsular electricity demand during a weekday. Five days later, solar set a new record, generating 20,120 MW of instantaneous power – covering 78.6% of demand and 61.5% of the grid mix.
France installed 1.4 GW of solar in the first quarter of 2025, bringing its cumulative PV capacity to 23.5 GW by the end of March.
1Komma5° has launched PowerHarvester, a lithium iron phosphate battery system for residential customers without solar. It is offering six power classes and storage capacities from 7.7 kWh to 27.2 kWh.
Bulgaria’s standalone energy storage tender, which aimed to procure at least 3 GWh of cumulative usable capacity, ultimately awarded more than three times that amount.
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 3.60.
The Chinese manufacturer has designed a new high-density 400 kW power conversion system (PCS) and 6.25 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) to cut costs and boost deployment speed.
Engie and SA Power Networks have doubled participation in a rooftop solar curtailment trial to 100 households after hitting the initial cap of 50, offering financial rewards to help manage periodic oversupply.
WorldOne Energies has commissioned a 1.2 GW solar module manufacturing line that will produce its Supreme series n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) panels.
Hail damage accounts for just 2% of filed solar insurance claims but more than 50% of total costs, according to VDE Americas.
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