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Ather Energy to set up Li-ion, EV production unit in India
Ather Energy, an Indian electric scooter maker, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu to open a new production facility for lithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles.
Dec 2, 2019 // Technology, Storage, Grids, India, Asia, Ather Energy, Tarun Mehta, Li-ion, EV
The end of the petrol station? First solar powered electric forecourt that will charge electric cars in just ten minutes to be built in Essex - the first of more than 100 planned for the UK
Solar panels will provide the energy needed for the vehicles to recharge Each forecourt fitted with 24 charging spaces which can be booked with an app All vehicles will recharge in less than 30 minutes but some will be done in ten Lounges will also be built with shops, toilets and cafes for weary travellers
Jul 17, 2019 // Solar, solar powered electric forecourt, electric cars, Electric Forecourts
ABO Energy wins tariffs for first Polish solar park in latest RES auctions
ABO Energy secures a tariff for a 17-MWp solar project in Poland—its first PV park in the country—amid July 2025 auctions that awarded gigawatts of solar at competitive prices.
Aug 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Tariffs, Poland, Europe, tariff, URE, Solar Park, ABO Energy
3D chemistry increases perovskite efficiency to 23.9%.
A global cooperation led by EPFL chemical designers has actually gotten rid of a trouble in the manufacturing of perovskites that decreases their performance as solar panels. The strategy produced perovskite solar panels with an effectiveness of 23.9 percent and functional security longer than 1000 hours.
Nov 12, 2021 // Technology, Europe, perovskite, Switzerland, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, efficiency
Argon Plasma Polishing Dramatically Boosts Efficiency, Stability of Perovskite Cells
Nankai University’s argon-plasma polishing removes surface defects, lifting perovskite solar-cell efficiency to 23.5 % and boosting stability, paving the way for scalable production.
Jun 12, 2025 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, efficiency, Nankai University, Argon Plasma
Schneider Electric Solar Expands Its Energy Management Ecosystem with New Smart Edge Devices
Schneider Electric Solar introduced InsightHome as well as InsightFacility, their most recent additions to the Insight Energy Management community. Both InsightHome as well as InsightFacility are wise edge gadgets that link clients' Schneider Electric solar and storage space systems to the Insight app. InsightHome targets the residential solar as well as storage space market worldwide. InsightFacility is for huge domestic and commercial solar and storage systems.
Oct 21, 2020 // Technology, Residential, Storage, Bernhard Kiechl, Digital technologies, Schneider Electric Solar
Xcel Energy intends up to 2.9 GW of added solar in Colorado by 2030
Xcel Energy has announced plans to double its renewables and battery storage capability in Colorado by 2030, as the utility progresses with efforts to get to 100% carbon-free electrical power generation throughout its service area by 2050.
Mar 1, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Colorado, Battery Storage, North America, distributed solar, Xcel Energy, energy transition, carbon neutrality
Ørsted energizes German solar park, complementing nearby onshore wind fleet
Ørsted commissioned an 11.5-MWp solar park in south-eastern Germany near an existing wind farm, creating a hybrid cluster that smooths output and boosts grid value.
Sep 25, 2025 // Plants, Germany, hybrid, Europe, Ørsted, onshore wind, Solar Park
Solar Thermal is Best for Nighttime Electricity Generation in Spain
Spanish firms exist in greater than three-quarters of the world's projects, ending up being an effective situation of modern technology export.
Jun 24, 2021 // Thermal, Spain, Europe, PNIEC, PwC Spain, Report, Solar Thermal Industry, Spanish Association
A carbon scaffold to boost lithium-sulfur performance
Scientists at Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research have developed a new method to produce lithium-sulfur based cathodes which exhibit stable performance and high storage capacity over 200 cycles. According to the agency, this represents “a promising step towards the commercialization of lithium-sulfur batteries.”
Oct 15, 2019 // Technology, Storage, Asia, Singapore, lithium-sulfur batteries, NanoBio Lab group, Jackie Y. Ying
Total Wins 20% of the most up to date Nationwide Solar Tenders in France
Total has actually been granted 67 MWp of solar projects representing 20% of the quantities awarded in the eighth duration of nationwide solar tenders called France
Oct 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, Total, tenders, International, total quadran, Thierry Muller, Projects Solar
Solar Steel Wins 97-MW Tracker Contract for Italian Island Projects
Solar Steel will supply 2,800 trackers and 250 fixed structures—totalling 97 MW—to two rugged island PV sites in Italy, marking another milestone in its European expansion.
May 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, trackers, PV Power Plant, Solar Steel
Self-Assembling Molecule Breakthrough Brings Commercial Perovskite Solar Closer to Market
A Chinese research team has created a self-assembling hole-transport layer that lifts perovskite solar efficiency above 26 % and shrugs off heat and humidity, clearing a path to mass production.
Jul 1, 2025 // Technology, Solar, China, Asia, perovskite, Innovation, photovoltaics
South Australia launches tender for 700 MW dispatchable clean capacity
South Australia opened a tender to contract 700 MW of long-duration, dispatchable capacity—likely batteries and other storage—to strengthen grid resilience and reliability
Oct 27, 2025 // Plants, Battery Storage, tender, South Australia, grid resilience, dispatchable capacity
SEIA calls AD/CVD case 'monumental loss' for US as it slashes solar forecasts by 24GW as well as warns of 100,000 job losses
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has actually lowered its United States solar installment forecasts by 24GW over the following two years adhering to the United States government's decision to explore the circumvention of duties in Southeast Asia, asserting 100,000 solar jobs will be shed because of this.
Apr 29, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, SEIA, North America, modules, solar jobs, department of commerce, anti dumping, AD/CVD, module supp