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Core-Shell Si3N4 Stabilizes 26% Perovskite Solar Modules

Nanocomposite boosts tough perovskites: amorphous–crystalline silicon nitride layer tames defects, lifts efficiency to 26.65%, and keeps large modules humming outdoors for 6+ months—real-world scalability in sight.

Jan 8, 2026 // Technology, Soochow University, Zhejiang University, Perovskite Solar, stability, Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute

Snowbound Solar Sends German Power Prices Soaring

Arctic blast snows Germany’s solar, slicing output to 6.9 GW as wind falters and demand surges; prices rocket—imbalance fees >€1,000/MWh, day-ahead hits €154/MWh.

Jan 8, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe

Pattern to Buy Cordelio, Bolstering North America

Pattern Energy buying Cordelio adds 1.55 GW and pipeline, lifting fleet near 10 GW across U.S./Canada, sharpening costs and firming output by pairing wind and solar with storage.

Jan 7, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, USA, pattern energy, North America

Consumers Energy Lights Up Michigan’s 250-MW Muskegon Solar

Consumers Energy powers up 250‑MW Muskegon Solar—550,000 panels fueling 40,000 homes and 200+ jobs—battery-ready, grid-smart, and a keystone toward 8,000 MW of Michigan solar by 2040.

Jan 7, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Michigan, North America, PV Power Plant, Consumers Energy

Schneider Picks ACEN to Green Cavite Factories

Schneider Electric taps ACEN to power five Cavite sites with 100% renewables via GEOP—Luzon eco-zone first, 11,600t CO2 avoided—setting a scalable corporate PPA blueprint for Southeast Asia.

Jan 7, 2026 // Plants, Asia, Schneider Electric, Philippines, ACEN

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

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