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Malaysia Awards 100-MW BESS to Blueleaf, Universal Peak
Blueleaf Energy–Universal Peak win Malaysia’s first MyBeST tender, building a 100‑MW/400‑MWh BESS by 2027 to stabilize grids, integrate solar, cut peaker reliance—setting the pace for reliability-first storage.
Jan 7, 2026 // Storage, Malaysia, Asia, BESS, Blueleaf Energy, Universal Peak, MyBeST
Huawei, Sungrow Top WoodMac’s 2025 Inverter Scorecard
WoodMac crowns Huawei, Sungrow; top inverter makers double down on ESG, 20‑year warranties and global plants as a 2025–26 reset favors service, software and diversified demand.
Jan 6, 2026 // Inverters, manufacturing, Sungrow, Wood Mackenzie, Inverters, Huawei
SMUD Pulls Plug on Coyote Creek Solar PPA
SMUD scraps its 200‑MW Coyote Creek solar PPA amid costs, tariffs, delays and lawsuits, while reaffirming a 2030 zero‑carbon push as the battery‑paired project faces environmental challenges.
Jan 6, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, smud
AI-Guided Passivation Supercharges Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells
Machine-learning tuned, amorphous-passivated flexible perovskites hit 24.52% efficiency and bend-proof longevity, enabling lightweight, roll-to-roll modules for wearables and buildings with record power densities.
Jan 6, 2026 // Technology, perovskite, efficiency, Flexibility, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Jinan University, Solar Stability, Guangdong Mellow Energy
Longi Swaps Silver for Copper, Cutting Solar Costs
Longi dumps costly silver for base metals, kicking off mass production in Q2 as rivals follow. Expect cheaper modules, reliability questions—and a BNEF-forecast decline in solar’s silver demand.
Jan 6, 2026 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, LONGi
Inox Clean Buys SunSource’s 250MWp Solar Portfolio
Inox Clean snaps up 250‑MWp SunSource portfolio, eyes 50 MWp more, fueling 3‑GW-by‑2026 push, blue-chip C&I PPAs, and a revived INR 60b IPO.
Jan 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, Inox Clean
Atmos Renewables’ Green Refi Supercharges Battery, Wind Pipeline
Atmos Renewables secures oversubscribed green loan refinancing, unifying debt to fast-track batteries and wind—including Merredin, Heywood, Parron Maam Marang—unlocking flexible capital to push Australia’s clean-energy pipeline into construction.
Jan 5, 2026 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, Atmos Renewables
Nofar Buys Pine Gate’s US Solar for $575M
Nofar Energy snaps up Pine Gate’s near-1GW solar portfolio for $575M via Chapter 11, expanding its US pipeline to 1.3GW solar/1GWh storage, pending court, FERC approvals.
Jan 5, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Nofar Energy
Scalable Perovskite Ink Delivers 26% Air‑Coated Cells
Air-stable DMF/NMP perovskite ink enables uniform blade-coated films and record 26.05% inverted efficiency, negligible hysteresis, and enduring high-temp stability—scaling to modules with 23.5% aperture and 96.1% GFF.
Jan 5, 2026 // Technology, perovskite, Nanjing University, University of Oxford, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
S.C. New Energy Ships First Flexible Perovskite Line
S.C New Energy ships first commercial line for flexible perovskite cells, uniting RPD, PVD and slit coating to scale low-temp thin films for lightweight, high-efficiency PVs.
Dec 26, 2025 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, perovskite, flexible, S.C New Energy
BOE Sets Four Perovskite Records, Eyes Commercial Rollout
BOE smashes perovskite milestones: 27.37% cells, 579 W 2.88 m2 module, flexible hits 21.39%, 433 W pilot — commercial line gears up as BIPV certification signals scale.
Dec 26, 2025 // Technology, China, Asia, perovskite, efficiency, BOE
AI Demand Propels Record Green Debt Sales
AI-juiced power demand and clearer policies propel record $947B green debt; APAC, China lead, greenium widens, indexes soar—setting up $1.6T boom in 2025 despite Western rollbacks.
Dec 26, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Europe, North America
China’s Solar Rebounds as Year-End Rush Accelerates
China’s solar rebounds: 22 GW in November, fastest in six months, as developers race pre-plan; BNEF trims 2025 outlook; wind adds 12.5 GW.
Dec 26, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia
T1 Wins Treaty Oak’s 900MW U.S. Solar Order
T1 Energy secures 900 MW solar deal with Treaty Oak, leveraging G1 Dallas TOPCon modules and G2 Austin cells for 60%+ U.S. content, bankability, traceability, and schedule certainty.
Dec 24, 2025 // Manufacturing News, North America, United States, supply chain, solar manufacturing, T1 Energy, Treaty Oak
Rabobank, Investec Finance Aura’s Horton Solar Farm
Aura Power seals financing for 49.9‑MW Horton Solar, East Devon—battery-ready, ib vogt EPC—powering 12,000 homes, cutting 11,000 tCO₂; fifth UK close propels near-term build to ~300 MWp.
Dec 24, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, ib vogt, Aura Power, project finance, Horton Solar Farm