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Dutch energy provider Essent uses photovoltaics to produce hydrogen
The hydrogen generation facility will certainly be initially powered by a solar plant, yet Essent may likewise include wind power for durations when the sun is not beaming. The power business also plans to release some battery storage capacity at the plant for the momentary storage space of the surplus of solar energy that can not be quickly exchanged hydrogen or provided back to the grid.
Apr 22, 2022 // Solar to Fuel, Europe, hydrogen, Netherlands, Essent, Vahid Kharidar
BIPV facade for new exhibition space in Switzerland
Switzerland-based Novartis has actually deployed a 36 kW building-integrated PV facade on its new exhibition center in Basel. The system features 10,680 organic PV modules from France's Asca.
May 16, 2022 // BIPV, Technology, Manufacturing News, Residential, Europe, Switzerland, Novartis
IIT and IISER Researchers Create New Synthetic Photosynthetic System
A new man-made light-harvesting system has actually been created by scientists from IISER-Thiruvananthapuram and IIT-Indore. This system successfully harvests light for power conversion by mimicing photosynthesis, the procedure through which plants absorb sunlight and make sugars.
Nov 29, 2022 // Technology, clean energy, Biswarup Pathak of the Department of Chemistry, IISER-Thiruvananthapuram, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Indore, New Synthetic Photosynthetic System
Clearway finishes 2nd solar + storage project on Kamehameha Schools land in O'ahu
Clearway Energy Group's 36-MW solar farm with 144 MWh of battery storage on Kamehameha Schools' lands in Waiawa in Central O'ahu just recently achieved commercial procedures after passing every one of its necessary commissioning tests.
Jan 13, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, PV Power Plant, clearway, Craig Cornelius, Shelee Kimura
Scientists report new methods to enhance stability and also efficiency of perovskite solar cells
Researchers from Purdue University, University of California and also the University of Kentucky have actually created a new perovskite interlayer that supposedly exhibits both superior thermal and also moisture stability in ambient conditions.
Jun 8, 2023 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, efficiency
DeepBlue 4.0 Pro: JA Solar's Next-Gen Module
JA Solar's new DeepBlue 4.0 Pro module is designed with advanced Bycium+, SMBB, and high-density encapsulation technologies. With a cell efficiency of 25.3% and up to 630W of power, the module helps reduce BOS cost and LCOE by up to 6%, ensuring exceptional performance and high profits for customers. Certified by IEC standards, it passes rigorous aging tests.
Jun 21, 2023 // Manufacturing News, JA Solar, solar module
Citicore energises Philippines’ first baseload solar with 320-MWh battery facility
Citicore switched on a 197-MWp solar plant in Luzon paired with 320-MWh storage, billed as the Philippines’ first “baseload” solar project.
Sep 18, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Asia, solar-plus-storage, Philippines, luzon, baseload, Citicore
GridStor acquires 100-megawatt Arizona battery from Strata Clean Energy project
GridStor bought a 100-MW/400-MWh battery project in Arizona from Strata Clean Energy, positioning it to meet fast-rising desert-state power demand.
Sep 19, 2025 // Storage, USA, storage, Arizona, battery, North America, acquisition, GridStor
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
Plenitude energises 50-MW Kazakh solar park at hybrid complex site
Eni’s Plenitude started commercial operations at a 50-MW solar plant in Kazakhstan, part of a hybrid complex supplying state-owned KazMunayGas.
Sep 29, 2025 // Plants, Asia, kazakhstan, Plenitude, hybrid complex, KazMunayGas, solar operations
EDF turns on 150-MW solar plus four-hour battery in New Mexico
EDF brought its Milagro solar-plus-storage project online in New Mexico, pairing 150 MW of PV with a four-hour battery under contract to El Paso Electric.
Oct 1, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, EDF, North America, New Mexico, El Paso Electric, hybrid project
Elawan wins funding for co-located batteries at Spanish renewables sites
Elawan secured €3.8 million in state support to add 31.3 MWh of batteries at operating wind and solar plants in Albacete, Spain.
Nov 20, 2025 // Storage, Spain, Battery Storage, Europe, elawan energy, hybrid renewables, Albacete
Alight inaugurates 215-MWp Lidso solar park on Denmark’s Lolland island
Alight has opened the 215-MWp Lidso solar park on Lolland, Denmark—one of the country’s largest PV sites, designed for grid-friendly, year-round output.
Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Europe, Denmark, Alight, grid integration, Lolland
MCA Opens Africa’s Largest Off-Grid Solar-BESS Park in Angola
MCA just unveiled Africa’s biggest off-grid solar-plus-storage project: a 31.9MW solar plant with batteries in Angola’s Lobito Corridor—bringing steadier power where the grid can’t.
May 7, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Africa, Angola, PV Power Plant, MCA
US Relocate To Sanction Chinese Solar Firms, Ramifications for India
Dynamics in the solar devices market, controlled by China, just got a lot more complicated with reports of the US Administration of President Joe Biden enforcing sanctions against specific firms.
Jun 24, 2021 // Policy, USA, China, Asia, Daqo New Energy, North America, GCL New Energy, Hoshine, US Sanction