Spain adds 1.4GW of self-consumption PV in 2024

The commercial and industrial (C&I) segment represented the bulk of additions in 2024 with 1,085MW, while residential solar added 346MW.
US solar ‘dramatically underprepared’ for hail threat – VDE Americas

Damaging hailstorms can occur frequently across states like Texas and Illinois which have become major utility-scale solar markets.
Wärtsilä navigates the future of energy storage in the US, ‘paying attention, waiting for the dust to settle’

ESN Premium speaks with Wärtsilä’s director of strategic market development, Adam Atkinson-Lewis on the company’s battery energy storage technology, its domestic content strategy and the future of energy storage in the US.
Li-Cycle sees 25% increase in recycled battery storage material

North American lithium-ion battery recycling specialist Li-Cycle has seen a significant increase in battery energy storage system (BESS) materials in its feedstock.
US solar module prices increase, efficiency improvements slow – CEA

Factors including import duties and changing tax rates in China have driven up US module prices, according to CEA’s latest pricing report.
JinkoSolar launches patent case against LONGi in Australia

Chinese module manufacturer JinkoSolar is suing rival producer Longi in Australia for alleged infringement of technology patents.
TMEIC begins operations at Texas inverter manufacturing plant

Japanese industrial electric and automation technology company Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC) has begun operations at its inverter manufacturing plant in Texas, US.
Tata Power subsidiary commissions 4.3GW solar cell and module plant in India

TP Solar, a subsidiary of Tata Power, has commissioned a 4.3GW cell and module manufacturing facility in the state of Tamil Nadu.
X-Elio signs 245GWh virtual PPA with pharmaceutical decarbonisation group

The deal was signed with the Energize programme, a renewable energy purchasing vehicle for pharmeceutical companies.
New German BESS revenue indexes shed light on market and trading strategies

The start of 2025 has seen new and updated BESS revenue indexes launched for Germany as well as other other European markets, by optimiser enspired and consultancies Clean Horizon, Aurora Energy Research and LCP Delta.