High pressure systems bring solar gains despite stormy January in Europe
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that January was an eventful month for European weather, with a series of named storms impacting Western Europe and Scandinavia. Solar irradiance was above average in the British Isles and around the Black Sea, where periods of high pressure allowed for clearer skies.
First four-hour battery storage in the Netherlands goes live
Rotterdam-based S4 Energy is now operating 10 MW / 40 MWh Tesla Megapack battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Netherlands.
Somalia opens solar-plus-storage tender
The Somali government has kicked off a tender for the design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of a 55 MW solar plant with a 160 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Mogadishu. The deadline for applications is April 14, 2025.
Tata Power inaugurates 4.3 GW solar factory
Tata Power’s TP Solar unit has opened a 4.3 GW solar cell and module factory in India. Women constitute 80% of the workforce at the facility.
India hits 10 GW of solar cell capacity
India’s solar cell manufacturing capacity will reach 50 GW to 55 GW by fiscal 2027, from 10 GW at the end of fiscal 2024, says Crisil Ratings
China polysilicon price rebound nears its limit
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.
LCOE of grid-scale solar expected to drop 2% globally in 2025
A report from BloombergNEF said fixed-axis solar levelized cost of energy is expected to fall to $0.035/kWh, while battery energy storage LCOE is expected to decrease 11%.
Israel introduces tool to calculate rooftop solar potential
Israel’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, in collaboration with the Israel Mapping Center, has launched a tool that calculates the potential and expected income from rooftop solar installations on residential, industrial, and public buildings.
Germany’s Tesvolt begins energy trading from pooled commercial batteries
Tesvolt Energy will collaborate with algorithm traders Enspired, Entrix, and The Mobility House to trade pooled 100 kWh-plus battery units for energy optimization.
Sharp to withdraw solar business from European market
Sharp says that its Sharp Energy Solutions Europe (SESE) unit will halt business operations on March 31 due to challenging conditions in the European solar market.
