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Renewable energy project developer EDF power solutions UK and Ireland has appointed METLEN Energy & Metals, headquartered in Greece, to complete the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works for its 400MW Longfield solar PV farm in Britain.METLEN will be required to carry out site surveys, purchase and supply of materials and all testing and commissioning work, with the exception of grid connection work. The company will begin construction in early 2027 and plans to complete work in 2030.With this award, METLEN has more than 95 projects in its portfolio of completed and under-construction solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS)…
Researchers in Slovakia have demonstrated a machine learning framework that predicts PV inverter output and detects anomalies using only electrical and temporal data, achieving 100% accuracy in classifying inverter output states under static operating conditions at a solar installation. December 19, 2025 Lior Kahana A research team led by scientists from Slovakia’s Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra has developed a new predictive and anomaly detection model for PV inverters in commercial installations. The new machine learning-based framework uses only temporal and electrical data, without relying on environmental sensors. “The chosen algorithms, Random Forests for prediction and Z-score analysis for…
The House of Representatives has done that legislation passed that could revise permitting and environmental assessments for new energy projects. The Standardized Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act was created to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, which established the practice of required environmental assessments for major projects. The legislation was approved in the House of Representatives and will go to the Senate for further consideration. The SPEED Act proposes to increase the number of project-related actions that do not require environmental review, set limits on the duration of reviews, and set review deadlines. The house reportedly…
Ahead of next year’s Solar Finance & Investment Europe event, hosted in London by Solar energy portal publisher Solar Media, speaker Guy Lavarack, chief investment officer at Luminous Energy Group, tells us about how the maturity of the UK solar and storage market has influenced the risk assessment for investors in the sector.“The UK market has matured, the technologies have matured and one of the biggest risks right now is around execution and just the capacity in the market to build,” says Lavarack.His comments come as part of a broader discussion on risk assessment and mitigation in the European solar…
The German manufacturer of specialty glass and materials has announced a new cerium-doped solar cover glass that is compatible with a range of space solar cell technologies, including III-V and silicon-based concepts. It is designed for use in multiple satellite orbits. December 19, 2025 Valerie Thompson Germany manufacturer of special glass and materials Schott announced its latest space cover glass, designed for new cell architectures and higher power density PV devices, at a recent aerospace industry trade show and conference in Bremen, Germany. The cerium-doped cover glass technology is designed for use in low, medium and geostationary orbit satellites. The…
The Italian manufacturer said its new Fullness heat pump system has a coefficient of performance of 2.8 and a seasonal energy efficiency ratio of 3.79. December 19, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Italian heat pump manufacturer Clivet, part of China-based electrical appliances company Midea, has launched a new residential air-to-air heat pump system designed for single-family and multi-family homes. According to the company, the new all-in-one heat pump does not require an outdoor unit as it is designed to replace traditional multi-component systems with a single compact indoor unit. The product, called Fullness, offers a heating power of 5.21 kW and a…
The Australian company has introduced single-phase AC storage systems of 5 kW and 6 kW, as well as three-phase models of 10 kW and 12 kW. The storage capacities of the new products range from 5 kWh to 40 kWh. December 19, 2025 Lior Kahana The Eclipse HS3 Image: Ambrion Australian company Ambrion has launched a new range of all-in-one storage solutions. The Eclipse HS3 range includes single-phase AC products of 5 kW and 6 kW, as well as three-phase models of 10 kW and 12 kW. “It is a 6-in-1 plug-and-play interconnected modular design with an ultra-slim 1.7cm profile…
US researchers say a self-guided machine learning tool could identify long-term physical defects in solar power systems weeks or years before conventional inspections, potentially reducing operating and maintenance costs. December 19, 2025 Ryan Kennedy By pv magazine USA Researchers from Stony Brook University, in collaboration with Ecosuite and Ecogy Energy, have done just that developed a self-supervised machine learning algorithm designed to identify physical anomalies in solar energy systems. The project aims to reduce operation and maintenance (O&M) costs, which remain a major hurdle to project economics as the industry scales. Using historical datasets from Ecogy Energy, researchers Yue Zhao…
Saudi Electricity Co. has completed a massive storage project across three sites, improving grid stability and the integration of renewable energy sources. Once fully operational, the installation will become the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) in the world. December 18, 2025 Marija Maisch By ESS news The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has officially completed the grid connection of its pioneering battery energy storage project, with a nominal capacity of 7.8 GWh. The project covers three locations in the southwestern regions of the kingdom: Najran, Khamis Mushait and Madaya. Each site has a capacity of 2.6 GWh and is connected…
By SB staff December 17, 2025 A newly installed floating solar system powers 100% of the operations Nelson family vineyards in Mendocino County, California. The innovative project was installed on an irrigation pond, allowing the 74-year-old, 1,800-hectare family farm to run entirely on renewable energy without taking any agricultural land out of production. Together with an existing solar system on the winery’s roof, the floating photovoltaic (FPV) system is expected to generate approximately 200,000 kWh of electricity per year – enough to fully power the winery, agricultural pumps, tasting room, retail store and 12 homes on site. The project is…