European Investment Bank loans Iberdrola €108 million for pumped hydro upgrade in Spain

European Investment Bank has committed €108 million to upgrades at a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in Extremadura, Spain.
Bert Thin Films tests copper paste on TOPCon solar cell with 24% conversion efficiency

Bert Thin Films has used a copper paste on a tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) M10 solar cell with a conversion efficiency of 24%.
US BESS investment ‘already impacted’ by tariffs, but industry predicted to remain resilient

Tariffs announced on ‘Liberation Day’ have already caused battery storage project deals to fall through in the US, Energy-Storage.news has heard.
Four Republican senators urge ‘stable’ approach to renewables tax credits

Four Republican US senators have signed an open letter urging a “stable and predictable” approach to US energy tax credits.
PowerChina halts 51GW PV module tender, largest in industry history

PowerChina has halted a 51GW centralised module procurement tender, the largest in the country’s history, citing new pricing policies.
TOPCon UV tests ‘exaggerate’ degradation issues – Fraunhofer ISE

Concerns over the performance of TOPCon solar cells following UV exposure may be exaggerated, according to research by Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE).
‘Domestic sourcing remains the lowest-risk option at this time’: Anza Renewables on reciprocal tariffs and successful energy storage projects

ESN Premium speaks with Senior Director of Strategic Sourcing at Anza Renewables, Ravi Manghani on current challenges energy storage developers are facing
US battery gigafactories face delays and cancellations amid market uncertainty

US battery gigafactory ‘power play’ will see smaller vendors step back, write Anjali Joshi and Dan Finn-Foley of Clean Energy Associates.
Prevalon Energy: What goes into creating an EMS?

Energy-Storage.news speaks with Prevalon Energy’s president and CEO, Thomas Cornell, about the company’s new energy management system and Prevalon’s plans to integrate it into future projects.
Trump tariffs to have limited effect on US solar imports from Asia – report

The global tariffs announced by US president Donald Trump last week will have a limited effect on solar imports from Asia, according to a report from BMI.