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Unigrid is pursuing a contract manufacturing strategy for its sodium-ion batteries, using semiconductor foundry practices to shorten development times while shifting most production to underutilized Asian factories. November 21, 2025 Phoebe Skok By ESS news The battery industry has long been chasing the gigafactory model. Yet many of the most successful technological innovations and industries have achieved their success using a very different idea: outsourcing production to proven manufacturers. The semiconductor industry in particular has embraced the foundry model, where companies specialize in design (also known as a ‘fabless’ approach) or manufacturing and outsource the other element. It allows companies…
Sungrow signed new and renewed distribution agreements with Raystech Group, Supply Partners and Tradezone at the All-Energy Australia 2025 exhibition, covering solar inverters, battery energy storage systems and multi-year module supply for residential, commercial and utility markets. November 21, 2025 pv magazine By pv magazine Australia Chinese solar inverter supplier Sungrow, which has installed 870 GW of power electronic inverters worldwide, signed agreements with Australian renewable energy distributors Raystech Group, Supply Partners and Tradezone during a formal signing ceremony at the 2025 All-Energy Australia trade show in October. A new distribution agreement has been signed with Brisbane-based wholesaler Raystech Group,…
The company’s demonstration center in Dallas, Texas, is showcasing the steam-generating Arcturus heat pump, which it claims is eight times more efficient than natural gas boilers and six times more efficient than electric boilers and thermal energy storage. November 21, 2025 Patrick Jowett Texas-based Skyven Technologies has commissioned its Arcturus steam-generating heat pump (SGHP) demonstration project. The facility, which operates in Dallas, Texas, can provide 1 MWth of boiler-quality steam generated by capturing waste heat. It showcases the company’s end-to-end process, starting from recovering and upcycling industrial heat to generating boiler-quality, emission-free steam. The system features multi-stage flash technology via…
The Ohio House of Representatives has voted in favor of a bipartisan bill that would allow community energy programs in the state, including solar energy. The legislation cleared the House Public Utilities Committee 20-0 before passing the full House with broad bipartisan support, with a final vote of 73-2 in favor of the bill. House Bill 303 – the Community Energy Act – would allow Ohioans to subscribe to small, locally developed community energy projects and in return receive energy bill credits. These projects are privately financed, built close to where electricity is consumed, and relieve the grid during peak…
Spanish trade fair Genera 2025 highlighted advances in solar, storage and networking technologies, along with industry calls for clearer regulations, stronger market design and faster permitting to support future deployment. November 20, 2025 Pilar Sanchez Molina By pv magazine Spain Genera 2025 has demonstrated that the technology is ready and that the priority is to strengthen regulatory frameworks, including capacity markets and service fees, and to streamline licensing and interconnection processes. Under the Semana Internacional de la Electrificación y la Descarbonización, the Genera and Matelec trade fairs were held jointly for the first time this year from November 18 to…
Arch Solar and SolarEdge have announced new solar portfolios with two Wisconsin cities: Edgerton and Wauwatosa. While Edgerton opted for an all-in portfolio installation of five buildings, completed in spring 2025, Wauwatosa is taking a phased approach, with the most recent implementation at the Police Department. In Edgerton, city leaders pursued an ambitious goal: installing solar power in five municipal buildings in one coordinated effort. The city now offsets 64% of its municipal energy consumption, reducing carbon emissions while maintaining crucial city services. The 82.4 kWdirect current The rooftop solar portfolio includes the city hall, the DPW garage, the police…
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) says new federal permitting, taxing and subsidy policies mean more than 13,000 MW of planned solar and battery capacity in Texas are at risk of not coming online in 2026, while much larger volumes will be exposed in 2027. November 20, 2025 Ryan Kennedy By pv magazine USA Federal policies focused on renewable energy are causing catastrophic damage to development in Texas, the nation’s largest state for solar and energy storage, SEIA said. SEIA has released an analysis showing that new federal policies focused on renewable energy seriously jeopardize a significant majority of Texas’…
Encore renewable energy has begun construction on the 4.99 MW Poverty Plains Solar Project, a community solar project on a former gravel pit in Warner, New Hampshire. The project will provide affordable clean energy to 11 communities across the state, through the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire (CPCNH). Racking and mounting installation on the project. “New Hampshire has a lot of potential when it comes to capitalizing on its energy solutions, and Poverty Plains Solar is proof of what is possible,” said Chad Farrell, founder and co-CEO of Encore Renewable Energy. “From lowering electricity rates to revitalizing a previously…
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) has announced the signing of a sale and purchase agreement for the conditional purchase of a 100MW/200MWh battery storage system in West Yorkshire.The project, located in Elland, West Yorkshire and called Elland 2, will last for two hours and could be extended to a longer duration “in due course”, GRID said. The company calls itself the largest UK listed fund investing in large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS).Elland 2 is adjacent to an operational location, Elland 1, which is already owned by GRID. Ben Guest, GRID fund manager and director of the broader Gresham…
This was announced by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). 15th Annual National Solar Jobs Censusshowing that the U.S. solar industry employed 280,119 workers in 2024, about the same as the industry’s employment in 2023. While these 2024 data do not reflect the impact of major changes in federal energy policy implemented since the new administration took office in January 2025 – such as the cancellation of key tax credits as part of the repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act – they provide a critical basis for measuring the effects of these policies on solar and other clean energy employment…