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Fukang 100-MW Tower CSP Plant Connects, Lifting China Past Spain

China Green Development connected a 100-MW molten-salt tower CSP plant in Fukang, Xinjiang, on Oct. 30, lifting China's CSP fleet to 2,438 MW, ahead of Spain.

Nov 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Thermal, China, Asia, csp, Xinjiang, molten salt, Cosin Solar

Eku Energy Commissions 250-MW Big Canberra Battery at Williamsdale

Eku Energy has commissioned the 250-MW / 500-MWh Williamsdale battery in Canberra, the largest part of the ACT Government's Big Canberra Battery program.

Nov 5, 2026 // Storage, Grids, TESLA, Australia, Oceania, BESS, Eku Energy

NBIM Pays $300 Million for 10% of Battery Storage Firm Aypa Power

Norway's sovereign wealth fund paid $300 million for a 10% stake in Aypa Power, a US and Canadian battery storage developer, alongside Brookfield.

Nov 5, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, BESS, North America, Brookfield, Aypa Power, NBIM

Sunrun Adds Batteries to a Record 75% of New Customers in Q3

A record 75% of Sunrun's new customers took a home battery in Q3, and the company set 2026 Cash Generation guidance at about $200 million, its prior low end.

Nov 5, 2026 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Sunrun, financial results, North America, VPP, residential storage

EDPR Breaks Ground on 250-MW Cypress Knee Solar for Meta in Arkansas

EDPR NA has broken ground on the 250-MW Cypress Knee Solar project in Arkansas, which will supply Meta under a long-term PPA and is due by 2028.

Nov 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, USA, PPA, EDP Renewables, North America, Arkansas, meta

Brattle Finds Distributed Energy Could Avoid $614B in US Power Costs

Expanding rooftop solar, batteries and flexible demand could avoid $614 billion in US power-system costs through 2050, a Brattle report for Pew finds.

Nov 5, 2026 // Residential, Grids, Market Research, USA, North America, rooftop solar, VPP, Distributed Energy, brattle group

Osaka Robot Platform Guides Perovskite Cell to 24.4% Efficiency

University of Osaka researchers built a robot and machine-learning platform that tracks perovskite film formation; a cell made with its settings hit 24.4%.

Nov 4, 2026 // Technology, Software, Japan, Asia, perovskite, Osaka University, machine learning

Ember Says Wind-Solar-Battery Hybrids Could Meet 70–90% of Kazakh Load

Ember finds wind, solar and small-battery hybrids at 15 Kazakh sites could meet 70–90% of a typical demand profile at a delivered cost below $60/MWh.

Nov 4, 2026 // Storage, Market Research, Asia, BESS, kazakhstan, Ember

Türkiye Awards 785 MW of Solar at 11 Sites in YEKA GES-2026 Auctions

Türkiye awarded 785 MW of solar at 11 sites in YEKA GES-2026; all went at 3.25 euro cents per kWh, with contribution fees of €37.9 million including VAT.

Nov 4, 2026 // Large-Scale, Tariffs, Policy, auctions, Europe, Asia, utility-scale, Turkey, YEKA tenders

ARRAY and Shoals Agree All-Stock Merger, Shoals Holders to Own 65%

ARRAY and Shoals will merge in an all-stock deal; Shoals holders get 1.6931 ARRAY shares each and about 65% of a group eyeing $2.2-2.4 billion 2027 revenue.

Nov 4, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, mergers and acquisitions, North America, Array Technologies, solar trackers, shoals technologies

Lightyears Secures NZ$174 Million for 300-MW Solar Pipeline in NZ

New Zealand developer Lightyears secured NZ$174 million from Obayashi and InfraDebt to build more than 300 MW of solar and batteries over five years.

Nov 4, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, New Zealand, Oceania, financing, Lightyears, Obayashi

SolarEdge Q3 Revenue Slips 4% as It Guides Q4 to $245–275 Million

SolarEdge's third-quarter revenue slipped 4.1% from a year earlier to $326.1 million, and it guided Q4 revenue to $245–275 million as demand softens.

Nov 4, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Inverters, USA, Inverters, SolarEdge, North America, tariffs

India Approves INR 14,500 Crore to Back 92 GWh of Grid Storage

India's Cabinet approved INR 14,500 crore of viability gap funding for 92 GWh of grid-scale storage, including 60 GWh pumped hydro and 30 GWh BESS.

Nov 4, 2026 // Storage, Grids, Policy, India, Asia, BESS, subsidies, pumped hydro

Panamint Closes First $769M of $1.8B Loan for Texas Coal-Site Solar

Panamint Capital closed the $769 million first phase of a $1.8 billion green loan for Big Rooter, a 1.2-GWdc solar project on reclaimed coal mine land in Texas.

Nov 4, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, USA, Texas, utility-scale, North America, Panamint Capital

DGIST Cuts Solar Hydrogen Electrode Coating Voltage to 4 V From 200 V

DGIST and Kookmin University coated a solar hydrogen photoanode in water at 4 V, down from 200 V or more, and report about ten times the photocurrent.

Nov 4, 2026 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, South Korea, Asia, hydrogen, DGIST, green hydrogen

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