Liquid insulation for sustainable transformers
Liquid insulation is one of the ways of ensuring transformers – which convert electric power from high voltages to lower voltages – remain safe. Mineral oil, however, has been the main insulating liquid in industrial power systems to date and sustanaible alternatives are strongly needed.
Cyprus curtails more than half of renewables, including residential solar
Cyprus curtailed more than half of its potential renewable power in early 2025, including record residential solar cuts, as grid limits and a lack of storage strain its energy transition. Without swift investment in flexibility, analysts warn the country risks eroding public trust and delaying decarbonization.
US solar manufacturing surges in Q1 amid policy fears, trade risks
US solar manufacturing ramped up sharply in the first quarter of 2025, supporting record levels of new capacity as solar and storage made up 82% of additions to the grid. But proposed legislation and rising import tariffs could cloud growth prospects.
US residential solar lender Mosaic files for bankruptcy amid policy uncertainty
US residential solar lender Mosaic has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid rising interest rates and policy uncertainty, joining a wave of financial distress sweeping the sector. The company, which backed more than $15 billion in home energy loans, will pursue a court-approved restructuring backed by existing lenders.
Sojitz, Kansai Electric sign 20-year PPA to power titanium plant in Japan
Sojitz has signed a 20-year corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) with Kansai Electric Power and Osaka Titanium Technologies to deliver solar energy from hundreds of distributed-generation sites.
Larsen & Toubro wins 1.5 GW pumped hydro contract in India
Larsen & Toubro has won a contract from JSW Energy to carry out civil works for the 1.5 GW Bhavali pumped storage project in India, as the nation scales up long-duration renewable energy storage. The project is part of JSW Energy’s push to add 6 GW of pumped hydro capacity by 2030.
Qcells expands into solar panel recycling business
Qcells says its new EcoRecycle facility in the US state of Georgia will remove aluminum, glass, silver and copper from used solar modules and process them for re-use.
THDC commissions first 250 MW unit of 1 GW pumped hydro project
THDC India, a subsidiary of NTPC, has commissioned the first unit of 250 MW of a 1 GW variable-speed pumped storage hydropower project in India.
Australia adds 235 MW of rooftop solar in May
Australia’s rooftop solar market has climbed by 6% in the past month with the latest data revealing that 235 MW of small-scale rooftop PV capacity was installed on household and business roofs across the country in May 2025.
Drinda, Schmid Pekintas to build 5 GW solar cell plant in Turkey
Chinese solar cell maker Drinda and Turkey’s Schmid Pekintas Energy have revealed plans to jointly develop a 5 GW n-type solar cell facility to bypass EU trade barriers.
