Solar

Solar Panel

Israeli Strikes Destroy 150-200 MW of Solar in Lebanon

Israel’s recent strikes have reportedly destroyed or damaged 400,000 to 500,000 solar panels, costing Lebanon an estimated 150 MW to 200 MW of installed s…

Battery

Midea Hiconics Releases New Residential All-In-One Battery Storage Systems

The Chinese company says its three-phase Hienergy series can pair with PV arrays of up to 8.5 kW, with battery storage reaching up to 40.8 kWh.Midea Hiconics, t…

Solar Power Plant

Amea Power Commissions 500 MW Solar Plant in Egypt

Amea Power has held an inauguration ceremony for a 500 MW solar installation in southern Egypt. The project, completed in 18 months, is the largest of its kind …

Solar Materials

China Approves Polysilicon Futures

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has approved polysilicon derivatives to address rising price volatility and structural imbalances between supp…

Energy Storage Project

Giant Solar + Storage Project Turned On in California

Solar power and battery storage projects continue to grow strong around the world, in the US, and in California. A big project just commissioned in California a…

Green Hydrogen

First Green Hydrogen Innovation Wins Prestigious Climate Innovation Challenge

South East Water and RMIT University's ground-breaking method for producing green hydrogen from solar energy and recycled water has won the 2024 Water Minis…

Rooftop Solar

Commercial and Industrial Rooftop Solar Business Secures $847 Million

Solar Landscape has secured $847 million in new funding in 2024, paving the way for more than 200 commercial rooftop solar installations.The solar industry is o…

Solar Technology

Solar Drone Inspection Software Company Secures $35 Million in Funding

Raptor Maps secured the Series C funding, and plans to use it to accelerate product development, including enhancements in solar automation, work management, an…

Solar project

ComEd Adds Community BESS to U.S. Brewery-Owned Solar Project

ComEd wants to explore the benefits of using a grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) in tandem with a small community solar project. The utility w…

Battery

Aypa Secures 1 GWh Arizona Battery, Arevon Activates 600 MWh Tesla Battery

Aypa Power has secured $398 million for its 250 MW/1 GWh Pediment battery energy storage system (BESS) and the first phase of Arevon’s 758 MWdc solar and …

Distributed energy

Distributed Energy Storage Provider Closes $150 Million in Financing

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group provided the funding to help Convergent Energy and Power advance its energy storage and solar portfolio in North America.New York…

China

Trump Touts Solar Trade Tariffs

While the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is reshoring solar manufacturing in the United States, raising import tariffs may slow momentum. The actions of the inco…

China

Solar Trade Headwinds

Prices across the solar supply chain remained in bearish territory into the fourth quarter of 2024. Trade and regulatory developments have continued to preoccup…

Solar project

CIS Generation Tender 1 Will Deliver 2.75 GW of Solar Generation to the NEM

Twelve of the 19 successful Capacity Investment Scheme Tender 1 bids have been allocated for 2,750 MW of solar generation, split between New South Wales, Victor…

Solar project

Gas Generation Plant in New Zealand to Be Replaced by Lightsource bp Solar Farm

A 170 MW Aotearoa, New Zealand solar and battery project developed through a joint venture between Lightsource bp and Kiwi gentailer Contact Energy, will be co-…