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Gresham House has completed the acquisition of Swiss-based energy transition investment manager SUSI Partners AG.As a result, the company’s assets under management have reached £10.7 billion. Integrating SUSI Partners will also create a £2.7bn energy transition platform, something that was noted when Gresham announced it would acquire the business in September last year.The newly created entity is now one of the ten largest investors in Europe’s energy transition. Tony Dalwood, CEO of Gresham House, commented: “This transaction is a significant milestone for Gresham House, strengthening our leadership in the energy transition and significantly expanding our global capabilities.When the merger was…

WFES 2025 in Abu Dhabi underlined the growing momentum for renewable energy from solar, storage and C&I in MENA, with batteries emerging as a key enabler for grid stability, agriculture and data centers. Industry leaders pointed to Iraq, Libya, Yemen and Saudi Arabia as key growth markets, highlighting growing interest in AI-powered data centers, solar plus storage solutions and an expanding regional supply chain. January 20, 2026 Emiliano Bellini The latest World Future Energy Summit (WFES), held last week in Abu Dhabi, UAE, highlighted the central role of solar energy, renewables and energy storage in the Middle East and North…

Pakistan has imported over 50 GW of solar panels from China, including 18 GW during the country’s last fiscal year. In the absence of official installation figures, Islamabad-based think tank Renewables First says up to 33 GW of solar capacity could have been deployed in Pakistan so far. January 20, 2026 Patrick Jowett Pakistan imported a total of 51.5 GW of solar panels from China in November 2025, according to figures from energy think tank Renewables First. Data available through Renewables First’s solar analysis portal highlights that imports of Chinese solar panels have increased in Pakistan over the past two…

A new study shows that perfectly symmetric materials can generate strong photocurrents when their surfaces are designed to accommodate special electronic states, overcoming a long-standing limitation in photovoltaic design. The work points to new strategies for both solar energy conversion and ultrafast spintronic technologies by exploiting the physics of surfaces rather than relying solely on the properties of bulk crystals. Conventional solar cells use interfaces such as p-n junctions to separate photo-generated charges and produce usable power. Another mechanism, known as the bulk photovoltaic effect, can create direct current in a homogeneous material without such bonds, but traditionally requires a…

Researchers have used multivalent amidinium ligands to increase the efficiency of perovskite solar cells up to 25.4%, achieving a stability of more than 95% after 1100 hours at 85 C. The proposed approach enables controlled low-dimensional passivation layers, providing a practical route for durable, large-area perovskite devices. January 20, 2026 Valerie Thompson An international group of researchers has used multivalent amidinium ligands as an alternative to conventional monovalent ammonium ligands for passivation of perovskite films. When used in a large-area inverted 2D/3D perovskite solar cell, the ligands helped achieve a cell power conversion efficiency of 25.4%, with the device maintaining…

Supplier of lithium batteries NeoVolta announced it would begin manufacturing battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Pendergrass, Georgia. Through a joint venture with Longi and recently ESS acquisition PotisEdge“NeoVolta Power” will start mass production in the 2 GWh power plant in mid-2026. The site is scalable up to 8 GWh. PotisEdge BESS The facility will initially focus on prismatic battery pack assembly and DC container integration, supporting approximately 89 production personnel at stable initial capacity. While NeoVolta has traditionally focused on the residential market, the Georgian-made BESS will be designed for the utility and commercial markets. “This transformative joint venture…

Researchers in China developed a novel two-dimensional (2D) seeding agent to control crystallization in a perovskite film with a wide band gap of 1.80 eV. A perovskite-silicon tandem device made with the resulting optimized subcell achieved an efficiency of 31.13% and outperformed a control device. January 19, 2026 Valerie Thompson A research team from Northwestern Polytechnical University, together with Xi’an Shiyou University and Xidian University, has developed a new strategy for controlling perovskite film crystallization for tandem organic-inorganic hybrid halide perovskite solar cells with a wide band gap. It was made possible by using CsPb2Br5 as a two-dimensional (2D) graft.…

The Polish Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Association (PSFiME) says proposed changes to Poland’s energy law could impose high upfront costs for developers, raising barriers to entry into the market and unfairly favoring large, well-capitalized players. January 19, 2026 Tristan Rayner Image: Aliaksandra Yadzeshka, Unsplash By ESS news Poland’s solar and energy storage industry is sounding the alarm over a draft amendment to the country’s energy law, which could delay new renewable energy projects and undermine private investment, especially from domestic players. The concerns center on the UC84 bill, which would change the rules for connecting renewable energy projects to the…

Researchers from the School of Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have developed a robust coating layer that significantly improves the operational stability of perovskite solar cells while maintaining high efficiency. In accelerated tests simulating intense midday sunlight at 85 degrees Celsius, the coated cells retained more than 95 percent of their initial energy conversion efficiency after more than 1,100 hours of continuous use, demonstrating great potential for outdoor use in real-world conditions. Perovskite solar cells are known for their high efficiency and relatively low production costs, but their limited long-term stability is a major obstacle…

Software specialist Planno from the United Arab Emirates has launched software to automate the search for roof areas with potential for solar energy generation. January 19, 2026 Valerie Thompson Planno, a software company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has launched subscription-based prospecting software for commercial and industrial (C&I) solar developers and planners to use to identify and qualify promising rooftops in a growing number of countries. It automates several steps of the prospecting phase for commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop project developers, “making the process faster and more data-driven,” said Daniel Domingues, founder and CEO of Planno. “It…