Author: solarenergy
UK commercial renewable energy services provider CES has completed a 475 kW solar PV system on the roof of a Ford & Slater DAF Trucks UK dealership in Leicester.CES worked as a subcontractor with contractor Ample Power, a long-term partner of CES, to install SunPower P7 modules and SMA 125kW inverters. As a result of the activities at the DAF dealer, which includes testing and welding truck brakes, the site has what CES director Joe Collison described as an “incredibly high energy demand”. The obstructed roof at the site, which also has skylights, posed an obstacle to the installation.The solar…
The French PV cleaning specialist has launched a fully autonomous cleaning system for steep commercial and industrial PV roofs, designed for frequent cleaning in dusty environments. December 11, 2025 Emiliano Bellini France’s AX Solar Robot unveiled a new cleaning solution for commercial and industrial (C&I) PV systems this week at the Energaia fair in Montpellier, southern France. “Our new cleaning system is designed for steep roofs in heavily polluted environments that require regular cleaning – weekly or biweekly – such as cement factories, flour mills or other industrial sites where dust can reduce the efficiency of PV panels by up…
Clean energy developer British Solar Renewables (BSR) has submitted a planning application to Doncaster Council for a 49.9MW solar PV plant, combined with a 30MW battery energy storage system (BESS).The renewable energy plant would be located in South Yorkshire, on the border with West Yorkshire, near the village of Hooton Pagnell, which gives the site its name.BSR said the Hooton Pagnell Renewable Park would deliver a net biodiversity gain of 184.2%, in line with the stated strive to ensure that all its projects deliver a net biodiversity gain of more than 60%. In Great Britain, developers must achieve at least…
A new optional Light Emitting Diode (LED) board, pre-calibrated for AM0 testing, is available for the company’s flagship LED solar simulators. December 11, 2025 Valerie Thompson Netherlands-based PV test equipment supplier Eternal Sun is offering a new light-emitting diode (LED) board, pre-calibrated for air mass zero (AM0) testing, as an option that enables space-based solar PV testing with its new and used flagship solar simulators. “Existing customers can easily upgrade their current configurations with these new boards,” said Jake Veloza, Eternal Sun sales manager for the Americas, Europe. pv magazine. The boards are available for the Eternal Sun LED Light…
South Korean battery manufacturer Samsung SDI has announced that it will produce prismatic lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for stationary energy storage applications in the United States. The company will convert some existing lines at its EV factory in Indiana to make ESS batteries. Samsung currently operates from the StarPlus energy factory in Kokomo, Indiana. The site is a joint venture between Samsung and Stellantis and initially had an annual production capacity of 34 GWh. Samsung SDI’s prismatic LFP cells for ESS are packaged in a 20-ft container called the Samsung Battery Box (SBB) 2.0. The company launched the first…
Sunwafe says it has formally applied to reserve land in Asturias, Spain, for a 20 GW silicon wafer and ingot factory, backed by Chinese capital EIT InnoEnergy and a 200 million euro Spanish government grant. December 10, 2025 Pilar Sanchez Molina By pv magazine Spain Sunwafe has submitted a formal application to reserve land in the Asturias Industrial Logistics Activity Zone (Zalia) for a silicon ingot and wafer production facility. The company plans to reach a capacity of 20 GW by 2030. The government of Spain’s Asturias region said last week that Sunwafe’s application had been formally registered in accordance…
During a December 9 hearing that lasted more than three hours, fourteen witnesses, including farmers, contractors, solar developers, economists and major Wisconsin employers, testified in strong support for the local solar legislation (SB-559 and AB 493), highlighting how the legislation would lower energy bills for all Wisconsin residents, strengthen the electric grid and return decision-making power to local communities. The bill would create a community solar program that allows farmers and developers to build small-scale projects (typically 20 to 30 acres) that neighbors can subscribe to, expanding access to solar energy while avoiding larger developments that sometimes face local resistance.…
The new floating PV structure removes the traditional maintenance paths between module rows, allowing more solar panels to be installed per hectare. Ciel & Terre has also developed a motorized trolley system that can roll over the structure. December 10, 2025 Patrick Jowett French floating PV specialist Ciel & Terre has unveiled its new floating solar system WattRack. Designed to build high-power floating solar power plants, WattRack is a semi-rigid system that removes traditional maintenance paths between module rows through a compact design that allows the installation of more solar panels, with a density of up to 2.2 MW/hectare. It…
PT Pertamina Power Indonesia and HyET Solaris Netherlands plan to build a 50 MW pilot plant to produce the Dutch company’s lightweight and flexible PV products in Indonesia, with ambitions to scale up to a GW-sized production facility. December 10, 2025 Patrick Jowett Indonesian energy company PT Peramina Power Indonesia (PII) and Dutch thin-film PV specialist HyET Solaris Netherlands have agreed to work on the production of lightweight and flexible solar products in Indonesia. The two parties have signed a non-binding term sheet to explore a strategic collaboration aimed at bringing HyET Solaris’ flexible thin-film PV technology to large-scale production…
In Angola, 75.26 MWh of battery storage has become operational as part of Africa’s largest off-grid renewable energy system to date. December 10, 2025 Patrick Jowett Portuguese group MCA has powered an off-grid renewable energy system in Angola that includes 75.26 MWh of battery storage and 25.40 MW of solar energy. Billed as the country’s first and Africa’s largest off-grid renewable energy system, the Cazombo Photovoltaic Park is designed to rely on solar energy during the day and the battery bank for nighttime energy supply, ensuring no fossil fuels are consumed. The project will benefit more than 136,000 people living…