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Britain will reduce household energy bills by cutting green levies, which will cost the Treasury around £2.3 billion. In today’s Autumn Budget 2025 statement at Westminster, Chancellor Rachel Reeves outlined plans to reduce average household energy bills by around £150 by abolishing the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) Economic and Budget Outlook Report (which was accidentally released before the Budget was announced) states that the Government will also partly pay for the Renewable Energy Obligation Scheme from 2026 to 2029, at a cost of around £2.3 billion. The RO scheme is a legacy subsidy…

The new rules require that future private investment contracts in the electricity sector comply with the federal regulatory framework, including the engineering and construction supervision phases described in the official document. The tool aims to provide greater certainty regarding timelines and investor responsibilities, as well as greater insight into the development of installed assets. This decree details the supervision of generation projects and the conditions for private investments within the Mexican regulatory framework, providing a clearer context for market participants. In this regard, a recent report from Ember indicates that private investment and energy storage could play an important role…

A report from the Clean Energy Technology Observatory shows that while the EU is a technology leader in PV inverters, trackers and mounting structures, its production capacity of solar blocks, wafers, cells and modules falls far short of the targets of the Net Zero Industry Act. November 26, 2025 Patrick Jowett Urgent and coordinated policy action is needed to strengthen the EU’s solar energy supply chain, according to a report from the Clean Energy Technology Observatory (CETO). The report says the EU’s industrial base is struggling to compete with cheap Chinese imports, causing bankruptcies and endangering technological sovereignty. Analysis in…

Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. (RRVUNL) has completed its tender for a 500 MW/2,000 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) at a price of INR 285,000 ($3,195)/MW per month, the lowest in the country to date for a single four-hour cycle system. November 26, 2025 Uma Gupta Image: Sushmita Balasubramani, Wikimedia Commons By pv magazine India RRVUNL has completed its tender for a 500 MW/2000 MWh standalone battery energy storage system at a price of INR 285,000 per MW per month, the lowest yet in the country for a single four-hour cycle system. “The four-hour single-cycle tariff is…

Germany has put online a 17 MW photovoltaic carport in Riedstadt, Hesse, with an area of ​​76,000 square meters. According to project developer Nawasol, this is expected to generate approximately 17 GWh per year. November 26, 2025 Sandra Enkhardt By pv magazine Germany Nawasol has completed a 17 MW photovoltaic parking lot installation on the premises of vehicle logistics company ARS Altmann in Riedstadt, Hesse, which is the largest system of its kind in Germany. The facility is equipped with a 15 MVA grid connection and is expected to generate approximately 17 GWh of solar energy annually, according to project…

By Brad Kramer November 25, 2025 Two solar organizations – one a nonprofit and the other a manufacturer – are teaming up to grow the industry’s workforce. International solar energy (SEI) has started a new partnership with Next power (formerly Nextracker) to expand SEI’s Empowerment Program grants. The partnership will broaden access to solar energy education and career paths for students of all backgrounds. SEI’s mission is to educate the global solar workforce and empower communities through high-quality, accessible renewable energy education. Nextpower’s investment directly enhances this mission by helping the nonprofit remove financial, geographic and personal barriers that often…

Another prolific solar installer has been shuttered since early 2025 amid a wave of closures. Posigen and other affiliated business entities filed for bankruptcy in the Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court on Monday. These affiliated companies include: Posigen CT, Posigen Developer and Posigen Holdings – all limited liability companies. The national residential solar company laid off most of its staff in August has submitted three more Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications (WARN) in Connecticut, the latest on November 14. Two of Posigen’s Connecticut locations have closed, and the third will cease operations and terminate employment on December 6. In its initial…

The Chinese manufacturer said the tandem device was developed via a double buffer layer strategy that improves interfacial adhesion while maintaining efficient charge extraction. The efficiency result was certified by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). November 26, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Chinese PV module manufacturer Longi has announced that it has achieved an energy conversion efficiency of 33.35% for a flexible 1 cm2 perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell. The result was certified by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). “The cell is fabricated on a 60 μm thick silicon wafer and can be…

German energy company RWE has had its proposals for a 49.9MW solar project in the West Midlands rejected by the city council.Malvern Hills District Council earlier this month rejected planning permission for the Chapel Hill solar PV and battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Warwickshire following complaints from locals about the site’s impact on local views.Council planning documents stated that the site would cause “significant demonstrable adverse harm to the open and undeveloped character and appearance of the land” and would be “uncongenial to the local character and history”.RWE planned to develop the site through its subsidiary JBM Solar,…

The China-based organic solar photovoltaic manufacturer has launched a range of indoor PV modules suitable for integration into digital office products and electronic devices. November 26, 2025 Valerie Thompson Chinese organic solar photovoltaic (OPV) manufacturer ChasingLight Technology has launched a lightweight, flexible indoor PV module product suitable for integration into electronic devices such as sensors, asset trackers and shelf labels. “We launched the iLux OPV module in May 2025. It performs well in low-light indoor environments and has been used in smart office products,” a spokesperson said. pv magazine. The module is available in different sizes, from 10 mm x…