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The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) is installing seven solar projects in the district that will collectively provide 4.6 MW of power. CTECS will save nearly $6 million in energy costs over the life of the systems. From left to right: CTECS Executive Director Dr. Alice Pritchard; State Rep. Jason Doucette; Dennis Schain, Manchester City Council; State Rep. Geoff Luxenberg; DAS Commissioner Michelle Gilman; Verogy CEO Will Herchel; Bryan Garcia, president and CEO of Connecticut Green Bank; David Batch, principal of Howell Cheney Technical High School Verogy installs the projects, with support from the Connecticut Department of Administrative…
The completely black module is equipped with a newly developed frosted glass surface that minimizes disturbing light reflections. According to the Swiss manufacturer, this makes the product particularly suitable for environments such as airports and residential areas. October 29, 2025 Ralph Diermann By pv magazine Germany Swiss-based solar panel manufacturer Megasol has presented a new 450W all-black module with a patented micro-structured glass surface with a matte finish, designed to dramatically reduce mirror-like reflections. The manufacturer said the surface also provides a uniform, architecturally attractive appearance for the glass-to-glass module known as the M450. According to a glare analysis carried…
Orders for small format 100 Ah cells now stretch into early 2026, with prices rising more than 20% as demand exceeds capacity despite aggressive expansion by Chinese battery giants. October 29, 2025 Vincent Shaw By ESS news China’s battery champions are rushing to expand capacity as supplies of small-format cells flood the global energy storage market. During an online briefing on October 20, Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) told investors it was “fully advancing global capacity building” to meet rising orders. The company’s third-quarter revenue rose 12.9% year-on-year to RMB104.19 billion ($14.6 billion), while net profit rose 41.21% to RMB18.55 billion,…
A 20-day public consultation is expected to take place in November to set the guidelines for the auction, which aims to contract 2GW of battery energy storage systems (BESS). The initiative could unlock around R$10 billion ($1.85 billion) in investments. October 29, 2025 Alessandra Neris Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira meets with energy storage market players in Jakarta, Indonesia Image: Linkeidn MME By ESS news The auction for spare capacity, which will include contracting battery storage systems (BESS), is expected to take place in April 2026, according to a source who attended bilateral meetings with Mining and Energy…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing $142 million in financing for two ACWA Power-led solar-plus-storage projects in central Uzbekistan. October 29, 2025 Patrick Jowett The The EBRD has signed a financing package that will support the development of two large-scale solar plus storage projects Uzbekistan. The financing will be split between two specialty vehicles – ACWA Power Sazagan Solar 1 and ACWA Power Sazagan Solar 2 – both of which are majority owned by the Saudi developer. ACWA power and will be co-owned by Japanese investors Sumitomo Corp., Shikoku Electric Power Co. and Chubu Electric Power…
Utility-scale O&M provider for solar and storage NovaSource Power Services has opened NovaAcademy, a dedicated training center and curriculum designed to accelerate workforce readiness and raise the industry bar in safety, quality and performance. “Dedicated, passionate and educated people are the foundation of NovaSource. Investing in the development of our team is our shared belief and NovaAcademy is our commitment to our value and journey, through an immersive, hands-on experience led by industry technical experts. We look forward to NovaAcademy’s incredible impact on the growth of our talent team,” said Akshay Sagar, CEO and President of NovaSource. The NovaAcademy facility,…
Thick-film organic solar cells mapped for efficiency and production gains Because laboratory single-junction organic solar photovoltaics (OPVs) now achieve an energy conversion efficiency of 20 percent, their performance still depends on thin photoactive layers near 100 nm. A new review led by Hangzhou Normal University and Zhejiang University investigates how high efficiency can be maintained in much thicker films suitable for industry. The authors define thick-film OPVs as larger than 300 nm and describe benefits for scalable production, stronger near-infrared absorption, and improved mechanical robustness for flexible devices. They also identify the drawbacks: increased exciton recombination, unbalanced charge transport, and…
British analysts GlobalData predict that growth in the global solar panel and inverter market will be driven by the Asia-Pacific region until the end of the decade. October 29, 2025 Patrick Jowett The global solar panel and inverter markets are on track to reach a combined value of $115.8 billion by 2030, according to forecasts from the British data analytics and consultancy firm. Global data. The latest from the analysts report expects the global solar panel market to reach $80.7 billion by the end of this decade, while the solar inverter market is expected to reach $38.8 billion. GlobalData says…
Pahal Solar has started construction of a new manufacturing complex in Surat, Gujarat. The facility will house a 2 GW TOPCon solar cell unit and a 2 GW aluminum frame production line. The factory will integrate AI-based precision and analysis systems to improve efficiency, consistency and product quality. Currently, Pahal Solar operates 2.4 GW of solar panel production and 2 GW of ribbon and busbar production. The company plans to expand its total installed capacity to 4.4 GW within the current financial year. “This investment not only strengthens our manufacturing capabilities, but also demonstrates our long-term confidence in India’s renewable…
Overall, 76% of the British public are happy to see a solar power plant being built in their area, a figure that shows the technology continues to be accepted, despite a slight drop in support. The latest Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) research into attitudes towards renewable energy shows that 43% of people are happy or very happy about a solar project being built in their area, while a further 32% “wouldn’t mind either way”. About 14% of survey respondents said they would be somewhat or very dissatisfied with the construction of a local solar project, an…