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Genex has announced plans to reconfigure the first phase of its 2.5 GW multi-stage development at Bulli Creek in Australia from a 775 MW solar farm to 300 MW, adding a 425 MW / 1,700 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). May 14, 2026 Ev Foley By pv magazine Australia Sydney-based renewable energy developer Genex has announced plans to reconfigure the first phase of its 2.5 GW Bulli Creek multi-phase development in Queensland, Australia, from a 775 MW solar farm to 300 MW, with the addition of a 425 MW/1.7 GWh BESS. The Bulli Creek Clean Energy Park Phase 1…

India installed 15.3 GW of solar capacity in the first quarter of 2026 – the highest quarterly increase ever – which represents a 143% increase year-on-year, according to Mercom India. May 14, 2026 Uma Gupta By pv magazine India India installed 15.3 GW of solar capacity in the first quarter of 2026, the highest quarterly increase ever and a 143% year-on-year increase from the 6.3 GW installed in the first quarter of 2025, according to Mercom India’s Q1 2026 India Solar Market Update Report. Large-scale projects accounted for 82% of total quarterly solar installations, adding 12.6 GW in value in…

A machine learning model uses cloud type and cloud cover to predict rapid changes in surface solar radiation, including short-term events that affect the stability of the power grid. When tested in 15 locations worldwide, it showed strong generalizability, with most locations matching or exceeding the predictive performance of the original model, although extreme climates performed less consistently. May 14, 2026 Lior Kahana An American research team has developed a machine learning model that predicts the variability in solar radiation at the surface using cloud type and cloud cover as input. The model was originally developed and trained at one…

For most of the last forty years, French nuclear power has been the closest thing Europe had to a true baseload backbone. The reactors were shut down all day, causing production to drop only at night, when domestic demand was lowest. Hourly data from the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform shows that the pattern has reversed. Between 2019 and 2025, the average fluctuations between afternoon and evening production over the period from April to September grew from 582 MW to 4,426 MW. That’s almost an order of magnitude. During the hours when European solar energy is at its peak, the French reactors…

Elektriciteitsnetwerken hebben traagheid nodig om de stabiliteit te behouden, maar de manier waarop energie nu wordt opgewekt maakt het moeilijker om er toegang toe te krijgen. Synchrone generatoren, de zware roterende turbines in kolen-, gas-, kern- en waterkrachtcentrales, kunnen controlekameringenieurs de traagheid bieden die nodig is om de frequentie van het elektrische systeem op peil te houden. Vervang steenkool door zonne-energie en de controlekamer moet ergens anders traagheid vinden. Het is een aanzienlijk probleem. Uit eerste onderzoeken in het Verenigd Koninkrijk uit 2012 is al gebleken dat als het volume van de niet-synchrone opwekking ongeveer 65% van de totale lopende…

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) has arranged a JPY 9 billion ($57 million) syndicated loan for Q.ENEST Holdings, the energy company spun out of Hanwha Japan in 2023, to finance an 80 MW portfolio of distributed low-voltage solar assets across Japan. May 14, 2026 Brian Public Image: 掬茶, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Q.ENEST Holdings, the energy company launched in 2023 through a divestiture by Hanwha Japan, has completed a JPY 9 billion syndicated loan arranged by SMBC to finance an 80 MW portfolio of distributed low-voltage PV assets across Japan. The group said in a press release that the…

UK clean energy platform Heva Energy has launched a salary sacrifice program for residential solar, battery storage and EV charging points, allowing employees to install systems without upfront costs or credit checks. According to Heva Energy, electricity prices in Britain have risen by an average of 6% per year since 2000, outpacing headline inflation and increasing interest in self-generation and energy storage technologies. The scheme allows employees to finance clean energy systems in homes through pre-tax payroll deductions, mirroring the model widely used in the UK electric vehicle sector. The company said the offer comes as UK households face continued…

Pluma construction, ForeFront Power, Standard solar energy And Solstice gathered with project partners, invited guests and community stakeholders at the Pino Community Solar Site in Las Vegas, New Mexico, to celebrate community solar in the state and progress across the eight-project, 48.4 MW portfolio. Solar project for the Pino community Developed by New Mexico-based Pluma Construction with support from ForeFront Power, the portfolio was acquired by Standard Solar for long-term ownership and operation, with Solstice being the largest subscriber acquisition. The portfolio also reflects Standard Solar’s broader involvement in New Mexico, where the company is actively acquiring additional projects. The…

After a significant decline in 2024, revenues of Germany-based energy storage companies grew substantially last year and are expected to rise further this year, according to market analysis from BVES. However, uncertainty in the sector continues to increase. May 14, 2026 Sandra Enkhardt By ESS news According to an analysis by the Bundesverband Energiespeicher Systeme eV (BVES), revenues for the German energy storage industry will rise sharply in 2025, after a downturn last year, although the industry association says uncertainty in the sector is increasing. Sales in the energy storage sector rose 31% year on year to €15.2 billion ($17.8…

Rémi Bastien of Enogrid, an operator of the ACC platform, said the shift in network dynamics is significant: while the network has historically been fed continuously by producers, generation and consumption are now matched at 15-minute intervals. ACC, he said, becomes the technical lever to smooth out these mismatches and monetize local production close to end users. Land and heritage restrictions are proving to be a material obstacle, including for large asset owners. Alice Timsit, representative of the city of Paris, acknowledged that not all roofs in the capital can be equipped for solar energy, under the supervision of the…