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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Industrial Development Bank of Turkey (TSKB) have each contributed $ 32.5 million to a senior debt financing package for a 100 MW solar project in South Turkey. September 22, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank AIIB and TSKB has signed a senior debt financing package of $ 65 million for a 100 MW solar project in Turkey. The Yeka Erzin 2 Hatay Solar PV project is located in the province of Hatay in Zuid -Türkiye. Granted under the renewable energy source zone of the Turkish government (Yeka) Program in June 2022…

Tanning acquires residential solar competition Sunder EnergyLocated in South Jordan, Utah. The transaction is planned to close this week. Sunder Energy is expected to end 2025 with 46 MW of solar sales contracts. The costs of the acquisition are $ 40 million in cash, plus 10 million ordinary shares, depending on the approval of the Sunpower shareholders. “We have been working on Sunder for exactly six months and seven days as our top acquisition priority, since I met their president, Eric Nielsen, in Mexico on my birthday to get to know him and Sunder better,” said Tj Rodgers, CEO of…

The largest solar power plant in the UK has been put into use and exports 20% of its capacity.The 42MWP Derril Water Solar Farm, developed by RES Before you were sold to a cooperative in 2023, Ripple Energy managed the chicken run.Consumers bought part of the solar farm and receive discounts on their energy bills based on the amount of renewable energy produced by their share.Ripple announced his insolvency and appointed managers in March This year but the insured members that because it only managed the cooperatives, the operations would not be interrupted.After he had raised more than £ 20…

The annual European photovoltaic solar energy conference (EU PVSEC) started today, this year in Bilbao. Conversations on the first morning were aimed at the need for strong policy support in several areas of renewable energy. Although the week will certainly be filled with new ideas on the technological side, it is clear that guaranteeing the policy to support further growth of renewable energy is a growing challenge. Those who work in the solar industry and research community must reach a wider audience, and one that may not be so easy to convince. September 22, 2025 Mark Hutchins The opening -scientific…

Asset manager Gresham House has agreed to acquire Peer Susi Partners, with the combined entity one of Europe’s ten largest energy transition in investors. Gresham House and the shareholders of Susi Partners established Susi Partners of Switzerland have concluded a definitive agreement that will see Sham House Holdings Limited Susi Partners AG last week (September 19) in the United Kingdom Limited Susi Partners AG. They said that the merger combines the market leadership of Gresham House in the UK Battery Energy Storage System (Bess) Market, via the Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (Grid), with Susi’s stock and credit expertise in…

The Japanese government has launched applications for two targeted financing schedules to speed up the use of lightweight Perovskiet zonnet technology and to stimulate battery-supported systems that improve the resilience and economic viability of grid. September 22, 2025 Brian Publicover The Japanese Ministry of Environment (MOE) started accepting public applications for two subsidy programs aimed at accelerating the early implementation of perovskiet solar cells and promoting storage parity with battery integration. Applications are open from September 4, 2025, with deadlines at the beginning of October. Separately the Yomiuri Shimbun This week reported that the subsidies up to 75% of the…

A Slovak research team has developed a mathematical model for determining the optimum tilting angle of a solar system ranging from 0 ° to 90 °. Their framework was tested for an experimental arrangement in the Czech Republic and achieved 93.9% accuracy in predicting the energy balance of the system. September 22, 2025 Lior Kahana Researchers from Slovakia Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra have developed a new framework for optimizing PV tilting corners. It combines transfer function methods with neural networks in addition to Monte Carlo simulation to optimize panel-tilt, grid interaction, self-consumption and economic payback time. The framework…

The German manufacturer said that his completely black contact panel with back contact has a power conversion efficiency up to 23.52%. September 22, 2025 Jochen Siemer By PV Magazine Germany The German solar manufacturer Solar-Labrik has introduced its first sunscreen contact (BC) solar module, the Mono S4 Half-Cut BC Full Black, designed for residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) applications. The 480 W panel is built with 108 half cells based on n-type monocrystalline silicon waffles and achieves a conversion efficiency of 23.52%. It measures 1,800 × 1,134 mm, weighs approximately 25 kg and is framed in 30 mm black…

The UK, Ireland and Australia can share a language, but they have very different markets for solar and storage.In this article we investigate the characteristics of equipment and compare system sizes, which reveal some primary drivers with important differences between the nations.SystemsInsight into the popularity of system sizes is essential for equipment manufacturers to ensure fit of the product market.The UK, Ireland and Australia can share a language, but they have a very different market for solar and storage.In this contributed article we compare system sizes, which reveal some primary drivers with important differences between the nations. Insight into the…

The latest analysis of ALEASOFT Energy Forecasting is an increase in gas and CO2 emission prices and the increase in demand for electricity had an upward influence on electricity prices on most major European markets last week. In the meantime, Portugal and Spain established new records for solar energy that was produced during a day in September. September 19, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: ALEASOFT Energy Forecasting The weekly average electricity price rose on most major European markets in the second week of September, according to analysis by ALEASOFT Energy Prognosing. The Spanish consultancy firm noted an increase in the weekly…