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Cosin Solar Tops Out Two 199-Meter Towers at 350-MW Golmud CSP Plant

Two of three receiver towers at Cosin Solar's 350-MW Golmud CSP plant reached their full 199 meters; the third is at 180 meters, with grid power due in 2027.

Oct 22, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Thermal, China, Asia, csp, qinghai, molten salt, Cosin Solar

Optivolt Raises $32 Million for Power Electronics Built Into Panels

Optivolt raised $32 million led by VXI Capital to expand manufacturing of its Power Balancer, which puts module-level power electronics inside the solar panel.

Oct 22, 2026 // Technology, Inverters, USA, North America, funding, startup, mlpe, Optivolt

Peak Energy Raises $108 Million as GM Ventures Leads Sodium-Ion Round

Peak Energy closed a $108 million Series B led by GM Ventures; its 4-GWh sodium-ion battery factory in Sacramento is due to start production in early 2027.

Oct 22, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Storage, USA, North America, sodium-ion, General Motors

Tesla Deploys 13.7 GWh of Storage in Q3 as Energy Revenue Falls 16%

Tesla deployed 13.7 GWh of storage in Q3 2026, up 10%, while energy revenue fell 16% to $2.88 billion, partly on tariff-related customer refunds.

Oct 22, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, TESLA, Megapack, BESS, North America, lfp

Berkeley Lab Finds US Utility Solar Cost Rose 7% to $61/MWh in 2025

New U.S. utility-scale solar cost $61/MWh to generate in 2025, up 7%, while its wholesale value rose 32% to $41/MWh, Berkeley Lab's data show.

Oct 22, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Market Research, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, PPA, LCOE, North America, Berkeley Lab

EBRD Arranges $265 Million for Egypt's 1.2-GW Nefer Minya Solar Plant

EBRD arranges up to $265 million for Egypt's 1.2-GW Nefer Minya solar plant with 600 MWh of batteries, part of a $566 million debt package in total.

Oct 21, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, EBRD, Asia, BESS, Africa, Egypt, Infinity Power

UNSW Catalyst Lifts Hydrogen Output 10-Fold From Biodiesel Glycerol

UNSW-led team lifts hydrogen output from biodiesel glycerol about 10-fold with a nickel-cobalt photocatalyst that also makes chemicals worth up to US$150/kg.

Oct 21, 2026 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, unsw

ev.energy Wins $11 Million to Grow ChargeWise to 79,000 EV Drivers

ev.energy secured $11 million from the California Energy Commission to grow ChargeWise managed EV charging from 9,000 to 79,000 drivers by 2028.

Oct 21, 2026 // Grids, Software, Transport, California, USA, North America, ev charging, VPP, ev.energy

Israel Proposes 5% Yearly Cuts to Rooftop Solar Tariffs From 2027

Israel's Electricity Authority proposes 5% yearly cuts to rooftop solar tariffs from 2027, taking home systems from 48 to 36.77 agorot per kWh by 2030.

Oct 21, 2026 // Residential, Tariffs, Rooftop PV, Asia, Israel, middle east, rooftop solar, feed-in tariff

Rondo and Rio Tinto Start Engineering on 360-MWh Yarwun Heat Battery

Rio Tinto and Rondo began engineering a 360-MWh heat battery at Yarwun; ARENA pays A$3.6 million now and up to A$38 million more if it gets built.

Oct 21, 2026 // Storage, Thermal, Australia, Oceania, ARENA, thermal energy storage, Rio Tinto, Rondo Energy

Sichuan's First 100-MW Tower CSP Plant Wins Environmental Approval

Sichuan's first tower CSP plant cleared environmental review: a 100-MW molten-salt unit with 8-hour storage, paired with 900 MW of PV in Aba prefecture.

Oct 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Thermal, China, Asia, csp, Sichuan, molten salt, Shudao Clean Energy

EU Innovation Fund Selects Holosolis 5-GW Solar Factory in €3.4B Round

The EU picked 77 projects for about €3.4 billion in Innovation Fund grants, including Holosolis' 5-GW solar cell and module factory in Hambach, France.

Oct 20, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Storage, Policy, France, Europe, topcon, HoloSolis, EU Innovation Fund

CHN Energy Switches On 120-MWh Battery at Rudong Solar-Hydrogen Hub

CHN Energy grid-connected a 60-MW, 120-MWh battery in Rudong, China, on Oct. 14. It serves a 400-MW solar-hydrogen complex and should discharge 12 GWh a year.

Oct 20, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, Solar to Fuel, China, Asia, hydrogen, BESS, CHN Energy

Sparc Hydrogen Owners Commit A$1.3 Million to Solar Water Splitting

Sparc Hydrogen gets A$1.3 million from Sparc, Fortescue and Adelaide University to take solar water splitting to on-sun pilot tests in early 2027.

Oct 20, 2026 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, Fortescue, Sparc Hydrogen

BloombergNEF Sees $332 Billion Copper Gap as Metal Shortages Ease

BloombergNEF sees copper 20 million tons short by 2050, needing $332 billion in new mines, as lithium demand triples and most other metal gaps ease.

Oct 20, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Market Research, lithium, BloombergNEF, graphite, GLOBAL, copper

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