Renewables

Researchers in Qatar have used an algorithm relying on a variant of the popular logic-based puzzle to determine the optimal way to eliminate cluster shading. They have tested the new approach under fixed and moving shadows.

The US-based electrical balance of systems provider stated its new products are designed for utility-scale projects and the mid-capacity range. Both systems are IP68-tested.

The Italian manufacturer said that its new monobloc propane heat pump can produce hot water at temperatures of up to 70 C, with a coefficient of performance of up to 5.31.

An international team of researchers led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology has fabricated a triple junction perovskite-perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell that achieved a world record efficiency for this cell architecture. The device incorporates stabilized perovskites that ensure improved performance and stability.

BESSt announced that its new redox flow battery technology delivers 20 times the energy density of conventional vanadium flow storage systems. The battery is based on a zinc–polyiodide redox flow chemistry developed by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Orka Energía has unveiled an artificial intelligence platform that compiles and updates data on more than 4,000 renewable energy projects under development in Spain, including capacity, status, substations, and developers.

Denver-based Peak Energy claims its sodium-ion battery system offers the lowest operating cost of any energy storage technology on the market today.

Cyprus-based Enerthon has developed a smart zero-export control device that prevents PV export losses from curtailment by directing generation to self-consumption. Certification is expected soon.

Global energy company EcoFlow’s latest product, Gateway, is a wall mounted hardware system that can be installed indoors or outdoors and is compatible with third-party inverters and diesel generators as well as EcoFlow’s own extensive product suite.

This week, during EU PVSEC 2025, Women in Solar+ Europe (WiSEu), in collaboration with PVSEC, hosted the workshop “Leading with Inclusion: Exploring the Six Traits of Inclusive Leadership,” creating a dynamic forum for dialogue and co-creation. Drawing on Deloitte’s framework, six industry leaders and experts guided participants through the traits of commitment, courage, cognisance of bias, curiosity, cultural intelligence, and collaboration. What emerged was a collective recognition that inclusive leadership cannot be reduced to a single quality, but must be consciously nurtured through the interplay of all six traits.