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Coronavirus can trigger PV module, battery cell scarcities in Australia
As the episode takes its toll on photovoltaic panel as well as battery production in China, Australia is supporting for interruptions in the supply chain.
Feb 14, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, Coronavirus
Bifacial loses US tariff workaround as Section 201 exemption is axed
The US government has extended its solar import tariffs to bifacial modules, in a policy u-turn set to partially redraw the global trade flows of the fast maturing technology.
Oct 7, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, USA, Jinko Solar, SunPower, First Solar, Bifacial PV, Donald Trump, North America, Jenny Chase, section 201, trade war, Hanwha Q-Cells, Mark Osborne
South Africa Awards Sterling & Wilson 240-MW Solar
Sterling and Wilson lands a 240‑MW South Africa EPC, its second this fiscal, betting on early gear buys, modular substations, and grid-code compliance to mitigate volatility and accelerate energization.
Nov 28, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, Africa, South Africa, sterling and wilson, utility solar, grid code
Constant Energy Locks EPC for 52-MW Malaysia Solar
Constant Energy names EPC for 52-MW Malaysia solar, locking costs and fast-tracking build with bifacial trackers, SCADA, drone O&M, battery-ready substations, and flexible PPAs amid volatile supply chains.
Jan 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, Malaysia, Asia, Constant Energy, Solar Project, construction
EDPR Reports 5% Growth in Renewables Production
EDPR's renewable output hit 26.5 TWh in 2024, despite challenges from low winds in Brazil. With new solar capacity underway, growth momentum is set for a strong finish!
Oct 18, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, EDPR
New renewables law in Serbia limits connection capacity to keep grid stable
The new Law on the Use of Renewable Energy Sources is coming into force. Minister of Mining and also Energy of Serbia Dubravka Đedović said the new framework enables auctions for electricity from new capacities.
May 1, 2023 // Policy, Europe, Serbia
Enercity, Kraken Team Up for Germany Virtual Plant
Enercity teams up with Kraken to build Germany’s virtual power plant, uniting batteries, flexible loads and generation—optimizing market participation and grid balancing as renewables expand.
Jun 8, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Enercity, Kraken
Scientists check out the role of surface area texturing in perovskite-silicon tandem cells
Nano-textured surface areas are an interesting strategy for maximizing the optical qualities for monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. Researchers from Germany's Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have actually checked out the growth of different textures of silicon surface areas making use of different industrial additives as well as their efficiency in silicon heterojunction (SHJ) and also SHJ-- perovskite tandem solar cells.
Mar 6, 2023 // Technology, Germany, Europe, perovskite, silicon, HZB, solar sells, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
Meyer Burger sold out of modules until Q4 as supply chain issues linger
Meyer Burger is sold out of its heterojunction solar modules till the fourth quarter of 2021 as the firm remains to be influenced by production ramp-up delays.
Aug 19, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, heterojunction, meyer burger, Gunter Erfurt, module assembly
Doped carbon for a dependable lithium sulfur battery
Researchers in South Korea established a porous carbon material that, when applied as a coating to the separator film in a lithium-sulfur battery, was shown to decrease an undesirable negative effects and enhance the battery's performance as well as dependability. The coating is based on methylene blue, a kind of salt frequently made use of in textile passing away.
Feb 8, 2022 // Technology, Storage, South Korea, Asia, lithium-sulfur batteries, Pusan National University, Seung Geol Lee
Sungrow Expands UK Presence With 362 MW/391 MWh Storage Space Project For Statera
Energy storage space remains to grow for the top tier inverter firm. European countries, particularly the UK remain in the midst of a significant transition to renewables, and the demand for energy storage will certainly be robust for the foreseeable future.
Mar 29, 2022 // Storage, Sungrow, UK, Europe, Tom Vernon, frequency response
Trump ratchets up tariffs on Chinese products – including batteries
While the damage is largely done for cells, modules and inverters, increased tariffs on U.S. module components and 15% measures on lithium-ion batteries are not good news for either sector.
Aug 29, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Inverters, Tariffs, USA, Lithium-ion batteries, TESLA, Sungrow, Trump, Inverters, Huawei, North America, tariffs, PV cells, modules, Enphase, Flex, USTR, Kelly Speakes-Backman
Pyrazine polymer PHATNs up cathode in sodium-ion batteries
Scientists at the University of Maryland have developed an organic polymer electrode which they claim demonstrates stable function for a sodium-ion battery over 50,000 cycles and also offers encouraging performance in magnesium-ion and aluminum-ion storage devices.
Nov 7, 2019 // Technology, Storage, China, Asia, lithium, University of Maryland, sodium-ion battery, polymer electrode
Daqo salutes record profits however warns of 'difficult' future polysilicon development setting
Polysilicon producer Daqo New Energy posted record business profits in Q3 2021 as the firm rode a wave of polysilicon cost hikes, however warned of a tough environment for future capacity developments.
Oct 29, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, China, polysilicon, Asia, Daqo, capacity expansion
50MW battery storage space being built in Cambridgeshire
SMS is also dealing with a 40MW website in Yorkshire
Feb 10, 2021 // Storage, Europe, Tim Mortlock, SMS