renewable energies

Scientists in China have proposed a novel scheduling framework for microgrids based on hybrid PV and a small modular nuclear reactors. The framework uses multi-objective distributionally robust optimization with a real-time reinforcement learning mechanism and is reportedly able to reduce operational costs by 18.7%.

The Italian government has reduced the regions’ influence on permits for photovoltaic and wind energy by centralizing the decision-making process. It has also issued new rules for tax relief under the so-called Transizione 5.0 Decree.

Brazil installed 6.4 GW of distributed solar capacity between January and September 2025, down 12% from the same period in 2024, and current installation rates point to about 8.5 GW for the full year as residential and commercial segments weaken and regulatory reporting delays persist.

After last year’s slowdown, investment in China’s sodium-ion battery sector is rebounding in 2025, and one of the biggest projects yet has now entered the development pipeline.

French solar engineering firm kiloWattsol says technical assessments show that capture-price analysis provides a more accurate measure of photovoltaic asset performance than France’s monthly M0 benchmark, as price volatility and negative wholesale prices increase.

The phasing out of net-metering for solar installations is incentivizing a growing number of citizens to install residential battery storage systems in the Netherlands. Analysts are predicting the upward trend will accelerate in the coming years.

French agrivoltaic developers Calycé and CalyWattSol have formed Calycé Sun to pursue large farm-based solar projects, while crowdfunding platform Enerfip has agreed to acquire rival Lumo as domestic investment volumes continue to rise.

French steel manufacturer Manorga says its new Solterra system uses modular, demountable components to enable reversible deployment of ground-mounted solar plants across varied sites and soil conditions.

Ideas about who is “fit” to guide others have long been shaped by traditions that elevated certain traits and dismissed others. These inherited assumptions continue to influence professional environments, often limiting how women’s contributions are perceived and how they perceive their own potential. During the Women in Solar+ Europe gathering at Genera in Madrid, professionals from across our sectors explored how these long-standing views can be challenged and replaced with more empowering perspectives. Through open dialogue, they examined the beliefs that influence confidence, ambition, and presence, and reflected on how a more expansive and human-centered approach to leading can take root.

Cybrid Technologies announced the first mass delivery of optical conversion films for perovskite tandem solar modules, marking what it described as the world’s first commercial application of this technology.