15+ hour, 52+ min ago  (408+ words) New federal data shows solar and battery assets will comprise nearly 80% of all new utility-scale power additions planned for the U. S. electric grid this year. The U. S. electric grid is on track for a record-breaking year, with developers planning to add 86 GW…...

16+ hour, 47+ min ago  (163+ words) Building of China's National Development and Reform Commission in Beijing Image: N509 FZ, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4. 0 China has released a new national framework for assessing progress toward its carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals, formalizing what had previously been a…...

21+ hour, 44+ min ago  (270+ words) China's first large-scale salt cavern hydrogen storage demonstration project has been commissioned in Henan province. The 1. 5 million m" facility validates geological hydrogen storage technology and supports renewable energy integration. Image: Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)…...

18+ hour, 39+ min ago  (200+ words) Researchers in Canada found that 69%-transparent crystalline silicon semitransparent PV modules can improve tomato greenhouse yields by up to 38% while maintaining healthy plant growth through beneficial partial shading. Their simulations also showed that combining rooftop agrivoltaics with heat pumps can…...

18+ hour, 23+ min ago  (527+ words) A Vietnamese research team has developed a low-cost passive cooling system for PV modules based on hydrogel-coated paper that combines water flow and interfacial evaporation to reduce operating temperatures. Outdoor tests showed temperature reductions of up to 14 C and efficiency…...

18+ hour, 34+ min ago  (339+ words) Grid-scale solar PV electricity generation surpassed 1 GW in mid-April, which marked a new record in Ireland according to the country's high-voltage transmission system operator Eirgrid. Around 500, 000 customers' power needs can be met with 1 GW, Eirgrid estimates. 1 GW is sufficient generation…...

20+ hour, 39+ min ago  (382+ words) BPDB has launched a tender for 495 MW of grid-tied solar power projects across 10 sites in Bangladesh, with capacities ranging from 25100 MW and full private investment required. The bid structure, which places land acquisition and financing risks on developers, has drawn…...

21+ hour, 31+ min ago  (272+ words) Cox has acquired Iberdrola M'xico for $4 billion, adding 2, 600 MW of capacity and becoming Mexico's largest private power supplier with a 12 GW renewable project pipeline. From pv magazine Mexico The acquired business includes power generation and retail operations, as well as…...

1+ day, 6+ min ago  (150+ words) A market alert for the attention of installers, distributors and traders in the solar and storage market. A container of Dyness DL5. 0 C and Dyness Tower Pro batteries has been advised as stolen from a logistics partner of Dutch distributor BM…...

22+ hour, 13+ min ago  (375+ words) Supported by Toshiba, Bulgarian utility NEK is working to restart its 864 MW Chaira pumped-storage hydropower plant, the largest of its kind in Southeastern Europe. The facility has been offline since March 2022 following a turbine failure. The Chaira Hydro Power plant…...