Sigenergy wants to conquer the commercial photovoltaic storage market with artificial intelligence
Sigenergy has been active in Germany since 2023 and was one of the first companies to present a bidirectional DC wallbox that is integrated into a photovoltaic storage system. Co-founder and CTO Samuel Zhang talks about Sigenergy’s story and its plans in expanding into the commercial market, integrating AI into their systems and the future of vehicle-to-grid technology. According to its own statement, the company, is now valued at 600 million euros.
Bee Solar, Huasun sign MoU to develop gigawatt-scale European supply chain
The Italian company and Huasun Energy are teaming up to produce wafers, cells and modules for the European market, with the aim to be the most cost-competitive in Europe. The two companies are working to start production in 2026.
JA Solar sues rival module manufacturer over TOPCon patent infringement
The Shanghai-based solar development company has filed two complaints with the Munich and Hamburg local divisions of the Unified Patent Court.
The Hydrogen Stream: Brazil signs hydrogen support scheme
As Brazil starts its low-carbon hydrogen program, industry consolidation continues with two M&A operations in Italy and Texas.
Mobile floating PV plant powers Paris’ Olympic village
Transported 900 metres along the Seine, a 78 kW temporary photovoltaic power plant has docked at the Athletes’ Village to meet the needs of the Olympic and Paralympic Place for renewable electricity consumption.
German PV and storage provider Bosswerk files for insolvency
The provisional insolvency administrator is focusing on restructuring and continuing business operations. Bosswerk has operated the Green Akku online shop since 2010, through which it sells photovoltaic systems and home storage systems.
Meyer Burger and Solestial aim to conquer space
The companies want to develop cost-effective and efficient photovoltaic products for space applications using next-generation, ultra-thin, radiation-resistant solar cells. Starting next year, hundreds of vehicles for space travel could be equipped with the flexible modules.
100 MW hybrid ESS set for Sardinia
A 100 MW hybrid gravity and battery ESS will use the mine shafts of large underground coal mine on the Italian island of Sardinia to offer a novel energy storage solution, in an 80/20 mix of BESS and gravity.
Hydronic closed-loop cooling system for photovoltaic modules
An international research team has developed a closed-loop PV cooling system that can reportedly offer 24-hour continuous operation. The system is claimed to be particularly suitable for hot and arid regions and to improve the lifespan of solar panels by up to 8.2%.
Solar panels could raise value of houses by up to 7.1%
Using a range of machine-learning techniques, a group of scientists found that PV systems can significantly increase the value of a property in the United Kingdom. The analysis was based on property data from Zoopla, one of the leading providers of UK property listings, and price paid data sourced from the government’s Land Registry from 2012-2018.
