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Chinese solar company LONGi has launched its energy storage offering in the UK with the introduction of the Hi-MO One Pro and OmniCube L233 systems.At the heart of the launch is the Hi-MO One Pro system, a 261 kWh modular hybrid storage platform that integrates five core subsystems: energy management (EMS), battery management (BMS), power conversion (PCS), thermal management and LONGi’s proprietary iCCS predictive safety technology.According to the company, the Hi-MO One Pro is designed for applications such as peak shaving, self-consumption optimization, backup power, microgrids and hybrid PV storage configurations.The system is available in 125 kW or 250 kW…

Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany have reached record high energy prices due to the current heat wave in Europe and its consequences, according to energy market information provider Montel. He states that extremely high temperatures reduce the efficiency of solar panels and CCGT power stations. CCGT power stations operate less efficiently at high temperatures and lose between 0.5% and 0.9% of their production for every additional degree Celsius. The Norwegian company said that, according to stock exchange data, Belgium has set a new record for the electricity price per quarter at €1,038.25 ($1,181.63)/MWh for the 15-minute time slot starting at…

Europe is addicted to gas, but a new geopolitical crisis makes the case for an accelerated deployment of solar energy and energy storage even stronger. As policymakers consider possible methods to decouple electricity markets from volatile gas prices, renewable generators and energy storage developers are ready to break the link in the most direct way possible. The conflict in the Middle East has put Europe’s dependence on gas back in the spotlight. As exposure to gas market volatility fuels the energy sovereignty debate, the solar industry stands ready. European solar energy has already softened the impact of the US-Israeli-led conflict…

By Martin McConnell June 18, 2026 The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has released a new interactive map detailing the location of solar energy (or lack thereof) on major U.S. agricultural lands. The new mapping program comes at a crucial time, as Farm Bill negotiations in the U.S. Congress have led to more research than ever on agricultural solar energy projects. According to SEIA, the map shows that solar energy takes up a “remarkably small” percentage of U.S. farmland, about 0.07% of the country’s farmland. SEIA president and CEO Tim Pawlenty, who took over from interim president Darren Van’t Hof…

Energy retailer EDF and Puredrive Energy, a manufacturer and distributor of residential battery storage, will test how domestic battery storage can support local networks.Puredrive is a licensee of the Duracell Energy brand, meaning the battery energy storage systems (BESS) it sells and produces fall under the international battery company’s brand name. Over the course of three months, from June to August 2026, approximately 50 residential BESS will participate in local flexibility markets. Puredrive will be responsible for customer recruitment, onboarding and participation, EDF will trade the energy storage capacity on the market and customers will be “rewarded” for participating in…

According to SolarPower Europe’s report, the global solar market will add a record 664 GW of solar energy by 2025. Global solar market outlook 2026-2030. The figure represents an increase of 69 GW compared to 2024 and 212 GW compared to 2023, but indicates that annual market growth is slowing, from 85% in 2023 and 32% in 2024 to 12% last year. The Asia-Pacific region accounted for 487 GW, or 73%, of solar added last year, while China alone installed 382 GW, for a record 57% market share. India added 45.7 GW, overtaking the United States as the second largest…

By Martin McConnell June 22, 2026 This week on Projects Weekly, two school districts around the U.S. are getting solar project facelifts courtesy of Ameresco and OPTERRA Energy Services. Additionally, Canada’s PowerBank Corp. has executed a grid interconnection agreement for its Nova Scotia-based solar array, and Aligned Climate Capital has secured financing for two solar projects in Delaware. Elsewhere in the solar financing world, CIM Group’s Permanent Power Company has announced the closure of a $600 million construction financing facility for a project in California. Catalyst Power and Connecticut Green Bank have also partnered for solar deployments around the state…

Rivington Energy, the parent company of UK developer Renewable Connections, has sold a 50 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to funds managed by Schroders Greencoat.The BESS, in Yarnton, Oxfordshire, was granted planning permission in June last year. It will export up to 49.9 MW and import 40 MW, a slight reduction from the 52 MW capacity that Renewable Connections, which developed the project, had proposed.Schroders acquired the site through a locally focused renewable infrastructure fund for local government pension fund members, called Wessex Gardens.The companies indicate that the site will be connected to the electricity grid in the short…

According to data collected by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in its report OECD MAGIC database of industrial subsidiesChina has subsidized its solar-related manufacturing industries by $17.4 billion between 2010 and 2024. In contrast to China’s massive investments, OECD countries – 38 member states based mainly in Europe and the Americas, including the US – have subsidized their producers by just $3.9 billion over the same period. During this period, the price of electricity generated by solar panels has fallen from almost $0.40/kWh to less than $0.04/kWh – a drop of more than 90%. By May, amid…

The latest edition of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Global Hydrogen Review notes that the conflict in the Middle East is renewing interest in hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels as long-term options to strengthen energy security. However, it highlights that low-emission hydrogen is still far from the scale needed to provide an immediate response. The report also notes that the war has disrupted global production and trade of hydrogen-based products. The IEA reports that global demand for hydrogen will exceed 100 million tonnes by 2025, while production of low-emission hydrogen has increased 20% year on year to almost 1 million tonnes.…