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Brazil falls short of its battery storage potential
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (539+ words) The Brazilian Association of Energy Storage Solutions gathered executives to debate applications that could solve systemic challenges facing the Brazilian electricity sector. The issue, they argue, goes beyond a "BESS vs. thermal or renewables vs. energy security" debate, but involves…...
EU understimating rooftop PV power generation
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (232+ words) Solar Power Europe estimates that EU solar generation is significantly underreported, with actual PV output projected at 410 TWh in 2025 versus 275 TWh in official statistics. The group attributes the gap to incomplete rooftop PV registration, data transfer delays, and the difficulty…...
Fujiyama Power to set up 1. 2 GW TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in India
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (195+ words) Fujiyama Power Systems, which currently operates a 1 GW mono PERC solar cell manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh, plans to set up an additional 1. 2 GW TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Madhya Pradesh as part of its strategy to expand its…...
Europe creates map to locate available capacity in power grids
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (695+ words) pv magazine International Europe creates map to locate available capacity in power grids The new pan-European digital platform is designed to enhance transparency and improve access to information on the hosting capacity of European electricity grids, including both transmission and…...
Mandatory utility fees distort price signals for rooftop solar in the US
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (254+ words) Image: The Solar Company State utility regulators are executing a significant structural shift in residential rate design that directly reduces the financial viability of private clean energy investments. According to tracking data from the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center,…...
China invalidates First Solar TOPCon patent in major win for Jinko Solar
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (361+ words) Jinko Solar has won a key patent invalidation in China against First Solar's TOPCon-related patent, with the China National Intellectual Property Administration ruling it fully invalid. Chinese PV manufacturer Jinko Solar has secured a favorable patent invalidation ruling in China…...
EBRD lends "70 million to Slovenian BESS developer across four countries
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (185+ words) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is backing a five-country merchant battery storage push by Slovenian developer NGEN Energetske Re'itve with a "70 million ($81. 3 million) loan supported by an EU first-loss guarantee, in one of the first multi-country merchant…...
I still remember an HR director guessing my age during a recruitment process and assuming I would soon have children
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (767+ words) This week Women in Solar+ Europe gives voice to Mari'n Giner, Head of Engineering at Sweden's Alight. She speaks about systemic barriers, impostor syndrome, and lessons from sport and mentorship to redefine leadership as collaborative, transparent, and team-focused. I still…...
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Polysilicon prices remain flat amid supply-demand rebalancing signals
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (294+ words) pv magazine International Polysilicon prices stayed flat in China as production and demand moved closer into balance, easing recent supply'demand pressures. The Silicon Industry Branch of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNMIA) released its latest polysilicon pricing data, showing that…...
Slovakia plans to develop energy communities
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (357+ words) Director of the Slovak Association of Sustainable Energy, J'n Karaba, told pv magazine solar is expected to become one of the key technologies used within future energy communities in Slovakia but said regulatory improvements will be essential to unlock the…...