S&P Global unveils 2025 Tier 1 module, inverter, battery supplier list
S&P Global’s first 2025 Tier 1 Cleantech Companies list ranks 63 solar, wind, inverter, and battery suppliers by technology, financial health, and sustainability to guide investors and developers.
Brazil solar curtailment hits 20% as renewables strain grid infrastructure
Renewables curtailment in Brazil in the first half of 2025 is straining investment and highlighting grid and transmission limits, with analysts calling for clearer pricing and storage solutions.
SunCable to supply solar and storage to data centers by 2028
SunCable has confirmed its large-scale renewable and energy storage project in Australia’s Northern Territory could be operational before 2030, following a “pragmatic” reprioritization of initial plans.
China targets 180 GW of new energy storage by 2027 in ambitous national plan
Announced by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration (NEA), the new plan is expected to drive CNY 250 billion ($35.1 billion) in sector investment.
‘Self-doubt has prevented many talented women from seizing opportunities they fully deserve’
This week Women in Solar+ Europe gives voice to Fran Button, Deputy CEO at British Solar Renewables (BSR). She says mentorship and inspiring female leaders can help young women clearly visualise their own career path. “That visibility is vital,” she states. “When I started out, such pathways were far less obvious.”
Solar-to-X enables industrial defossilization turning power to molecules or materials
The industry sector is most challenging to defossilize, due to high energy and feedstock demand, large and continuously running production plants, hard-to-abate process emissions, and infrastructural challenges. In public discourse, hydrogen is discussed prominently for industry, but its role may be overestimated. Solar PV as the least cost source of electricity may bring the electrification of industry to the next level.
Cummins launches plug-and-play BESS in India for commercial, industrial use
Cummins has launched fully integrated, plug-and-play battery energy storage systems (BESS) in India, offering 211 kWh to 2,280 kWh capacities for commercial, industrial, and mission-critical applications in 10-foot and 20-foot containers.
How can IEC standards help renewables adapt to climate change?
Renewable and clean energy is one of the most effective solutions to reduce carbon emissions, but they are also strongly affected by climate change. IEC Standards and conformity assessment can help them to be more resilient.
Solar surge hits most of Europe in August
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that August 2025 marked one of the most productive months for European PV this decade, particularly across the western half of the continent.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Tongwei, GCL and Daqo post steep H1 losses
Tongwei, GCL Technology and Daqo New Energy all reported steep first-half 2025 losses on weak polysilicon prices, with rising n-type output and cost controls failing to offset margin pressure.
