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By Brad Kramer October 1, 2025 The first half of 2025 has seen a sharp drop -off in the community installations of the community in the United States, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie In collaboration with the Coalition for community access for the community (CCSA). After a record year in 2024, the American community market with the community drops 36% in the first half of 2025 in an annual analysis, resulting in 437 MWDC of newly installed capacities. Due to the adjustment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and related federal policy changes, the cumulative…

Photowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) says that its 300 MW Walla Walla project in New South Wales A full commercial operation is concluded under a 15-year power agreement with Microsoft. October 1, 2025 David Carroll By PV Magazine Australia Photowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Australia, owned by Saudi Abdul Latif Jameel Energy and Canadian Pension Fund Omeners, has announced the 300 MW Walla Walla Solar Farm in the New South Wales Riverina region. FRV said that the project, the largest in Australia so far, has reached the commercial operational phase. The milestone is the first to be less than 12 months after…

Perovskite Triple-Junction solar cells are getting closer to ultra-high efficiency A team of Shanghai Jiao Tong University has published a broad assessment of Perovskite/Perovskite/Silicon Triple-Junction Solar cells (PSTJSCs), which emphasizes their rapid progress and outlines future research priorities. The study, which appears in Nano-Micro letters, was led by Leiping Duan, Cheng Xu and Jianghui Zheng. As silicon solar cells approach their theoretical ceiling of 29.4 percent efficiency, researchers turn to devices with multi-junction. Special interest based on Perovskiet has attracted special interest because of their adjustable band gaps, cost-effective processing and strong opto-electronic performance. Triple-Junction designs promise considerable profit. Modeling…

New report from the utility companies for Net Zero Alliance goes to important challenges with which large -scale infrastructure projects are confronted and offers recommendations for stakeholders to ensure that such projects are delivered in time and budget. October 1, 2025 Patrick Jowett An unprecedented number of large -scale infrastructure projects must be developed and delivered in the coming decades to facilitate a large global pipeline of projects for generating electricity generation, according to a new report of the utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA). The lagging of infrastructure in electric griders is largely considered an important barrier for the…

The Brazilian Ministry of Mijnen and Energie (MME) has launched a consultation that could lead to the installation of 3.6 million smart meters as part of the efforts to modernize the energy sector and reduce losses. October 1, 2025 Alessandra Neris By PV Magazine Brazil The MME of Brazil has opened a public consultation on guidelines for smart meter implementation, aimed at modernizing the electricity sector, reducing losses and operating costs, improving service quality and giving more control over energy consumption. Smart meters register remotely consumption and establish two -way communication between consumers and distributors. The most important functions include…

By SB staff September 30, 2025 Here are the nominees of less than 100 kW for the 2025 Solar builder Project of the Year Awards. The form is at the bottom of the page. From now on until Friday, October 10 at midnight (et) you can vote once a day. (For your information: our voting widget shall Let you vote more than once a day, but we filter it in the back-end. Sorry, ballot papers.) Winners will be announced and prominently present in the Q4 number by Solar builder Magazine and online in December. Thanks Aurora Solar For sponsoring the…

Hardt Electric has completed an installation by Maxeon Solar Panels at the head office of the American College of Chest Physicians (Chest) in GlenView, Illinois. Project image of YouTube. As an organization that focuses on improving lung health worldwide, Chest has long recognized the relationship between climate change, air quality and breathing wellness. The decision of the chest to invest in renewable energy reflects his dedication to reduce CO2 emissions and to set a good example in the health care community. The 560-panel system is also supported by APSYSTEMS Microinverters. The project mounted on the roof is expected to generate…

Researchers in the United States have created a dop control strategy for inverters of grid -forming inverters who reportedly improve the frequency stability of the energy system. By using an exponential active power -frequency relationship, the new technology optimizes the use of the available headroom, reduces the frequency abnormalities and improves the overall resilience of the grid. October 1, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Renewable energy sources Using grid-forming inverters can actively arrange voltage and frequency in the electricity grid, so that the slowness of synchronous generators mimics. This possibility improves the frequency stability and response of power systems. With this in…

The result of the auction is rates that dramatically came under the reserve premium that was set at € 37,000 per MWh per year. October 1, 2025 Massimiliano Tripodo By ESS News Taly has completed his first auction for battery storage capacity on the roster scale, which means that all 10 GWH is offered under the new Macse schedule (Meccanismo di Apprvigionamento di Capacità di Stoccaggio elettrico or electricity storage capacity). The tender was held on 30 September for an average price of only € 12,959 per MWh per year, far below the reserve price of € 37,000 per MWh…

After years of planning and a long-awaited launch of the State community-solar program, the very first New Mexico community project is also ready to tackle. The 5-MWAC Cuidando Los Niños Community Solar Project in Belin recently organized a ribbon cutting ceremony. In addition to providing clean electricity to subscribers, the project, developed by affordable solar energy, supports the mission of Cuidando Los Niños to break the cycle of homelessness in children. As part of the celebration, Affordable Solar will present a donation of $ 45,000 to the non -profit. “We are honored to bring the state’s first community project to…