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LONGi and Soochow Tandem Cell Reaches 35.1% Certified Efficiency

A Soochow University and LONGi perovskite-silicon tandem cell reached 35.1% certified stabilized efficiency in Nature, using a new hole-transport molecule.

Nov 6, 2026 // Technology, Manufacturing News, China, Asia, perovskite, LONGi, Soochow University

Avantus Lifts Credit Facility to $1.28 Billion, Adds Five New Banks

Avantus raised its corporate credit facility to $1.28 billion from $1.05 billion in August, adding Helaba, MUFG, NordLB, Santander and Standard Chartered.

Nov 6, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, California, USA, BESS, North America, Avantus

IEA Sees Almost 4,800 GW of New Renewables by 2031, Solar Over 75%

The IEA forecasts almost 4,800 GW of new renewables in 2026–2031, with solar PV taking more than three-quarters as energy security drives demand.

Nov 6, 2026 // Policy, Solar, Market Research, India, China, Asia, rooftop solar, IEA, module manufacturing, energy security

Masdar and Endesa Start Building 3 Grid-Forming Batteries in Spain

Masdar and Endesa started building three grid-forming batteries, 60.16 MW / 120.34 MWh in total, at solar plants in Badajoz and Málaga for €25.2 million.

Nov 6, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, Grids, Masdar, Spain, Europe, BESS, Endesa

Tigo Q3 Revenue Falls 21.5% to $24 Million as US Sales Halve

Tigo Energy's Q3 revenue fell 21.5% from a year earlier to $24.0 million as US sales halved; the optimizer maker guided Q4 revenue to $20–22 million.

Nov 6, 2026 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, USA, Europe, residential solar, North America, Tigo Energy, mlpe

Wood Mackenzie Sees Sodium-Ion Cells Matching LFP Costs by End-2026

Wood Mackenzie expects sodium-ion cells from market leaders to match LFP costs by end-2026; it counts over 70 GWh of supply agreements for the chemistry.

Nov 6, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Storage, Market Research, Wood Mackenzie, China, Asia, BESS, sodium-ion, GLOBAL

Eos Energy Lifts Q3 Revenue 171% to $82.7 Million on Zinc Batteries

US zinc battery maker Eos Energy posted Q3 2026 revenue of $82.7 million, up 171% year on year, and kept its outlook at the lower half of $300-350 million.

Nov 5, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, financial results, North America, Zinc, Eos, long-duration storage

GridPoint Targets 2 GW of Batteries at 20,000 US Commercial Sites

GridPoint is targeting 2 GW of on-site batteries across the 20,000+ US commercial buildings its software runs; co-founder Adrian De Luca returns as CEO.

Nov 5, 2026 // Commercial, Storage, Software, USA, BESS, North America, energy management, GridPoint

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

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