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Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband has granted a development consent (DCO) to Evolution Power for its 165MW Stonestreet Green solar-plus-storage project.The facility is expected to have an export capacity of 99.9 MW. Although Evolution Power does not describe the project as an agrivoltaic (agriPV) facility, it plans to build a “landscape area” at the project that will “greatly improve” the biodiversity of the site.As a solar project with a capacity of more than 50 MW, the project has been designated as a Nationally Important Infrastructure Project (NSIP), which has meant a more involved planning process.…

Opes Solar Mobility has opened a 12,000 square meter facility near Leipzig, Germany, to produce flexible photovoltaic modules for commercial and recreational vehicles, supplying partners throughout Europe, Africa and South America. October 24, 2025 Sandra Enkhardt By pv magazine Germany Opes Solar Mobility has opened what it says is Europe’s first production facility for vehicle-integrated solar photovoltaics (VIPV) in Zwenkau, near Leipzig, Germany. The facility, approximately 12,000 square meters in size, will produce flexible photovoltaic modules for commercial and recreational vehicles and is expected to create approximately 120 jobs. The modules are designed for various vehicle types, including campers, refrigerated…

Energy regulator Ofgem has approved a change to the grid code that it says will allow better use of electricity storage in the balancing mechanism (BM).Grid code amendment GC0166 introduces new parameters for limited duration assets (particularly what the BM calls electricity storage modules – ESMs), which address limitations in the National Energy System Operator’s (NESO’s) approach to using storage in managing electricity supply and demand.Ofgem said NESO has circumvented the fact that the current framework does not adequately support ESMs by using maximum import/export limits and the ’30-minute rule’ to manage storage resources.This differs from the intended use of…

At the Modules and Material Worksop in Konstanz, organized by RCT Solutions and ICS Konstanz, experts from the European PV equipment manufacturing industry gathered to discuss the current and future trajectory of production costs, technological advances and capabilities of equipment and raw materials. CEO of RCT Solutions, Peter Fath, said pv magazine that a 1 GW European module assembly facility using the same supply chain as its Chinese Tier 1 counterparts could achieve module production costs of €0.11-0.12/W. October 24, 2025 Emiliano Bellini According to Peter Fath, the CEO of Germany-based RCT Solutions, production costs for solar modules in Europe…

Schneider Electric has announced the launch of SE Advisory Servicesthe flagship of the global consultancy brand. SE Advisory Services offers a wide range of solutions tailored to help organizations and individuals solve complex energy efficiency, sustainability and technology challenges through electrification, automation and digitalization. “Times of uncertainty require one thing above all: clarity and knowledge of what you can control. That’s why we’ve taken our world-class consulting capabilities from across Schneider Electric and combined them to enable our customers to move with greater speed and confidence and unlock opportunities to solve pressing energy, sustainability and technology challenges,” said Frédéric Godemel,…

In a new weekly update for pv magazineOPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a brief overview of the major price trends in the global PV industry. October 24, 2025 OPIS According to the OPIS Solar Weekly Report released on October 21, The Chinese Module Marker (CMM), OPIS’s benchmark for TOPCon modules above 600W, rose 1.14% to $0.089/W Free-On-Board (FOB) China, with indications between $0.086-0.093/W. Forward curve indications strengthened this week, with H2 2026 freight loads rising to $0.091/W for both the third and fourth quarters, while H1 2026 held steady at $0.089/W for the first quarter and $0.090/W for the…

The Chinese manufacturer debuted a split-unit 836 kWh system at SNEC ES+ 2025, aimed at flexible, safe commercial applications abroad. October 24, 2025 Vincent Shaw By ESS news Chinese battery manufacturer EVE Energy presented its flagship Mr. Brick split unit storage cabinet of 836 kWh at the SNEC ES+2025 exhibition in Shanghai, highlighting its strategy to penetrate overseas commercial and industrial markets. The company said mass production would begin in the third quarter of 2025, with large-scale deliveries already underway. Each cabinet delivers 836 kWh and 418 kW of AC power and supports both 1,000 V and 1,500 V configurations.…

Algerian researchers have built a single-stage solar and battery desalination system for brackish water that uses a hybrid spotted hyena optimizer and an MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) algorithm to improve efficiency. Simulations and real-time tests demonstrated high performance, stable water production and low salinity under changing solar conditions. October 24, 2025 Lior Kahana Researchers from Algeria’s University of Biskra have developed a single-phase solar and battery desalination system for the treatment of brackish water, combining a hybrid spotted hyena optimizer with MPPT for efficient operation. The system integrates a hybrid spotted hyena optimizer (SHO) with a perturbation and observation…

Australian energy storage manufacturer RedEarth Energy Storage is set to commercialize its Australian-made vehicle-to-grid electric vehicle charging, and has also released two next-generation products from its smart energy ecosystem. October 24, 2025 Ev Foley By pv magazine Australia Energy storage manufacturer headquartered in Queensland RedEarth energy storage has announced the pricing and commercial availability of its Australian-made vehicle-to-grid (V2G) bi-directional charger, along with the introduction of two new products from its smart energy ecosystem, including the Gecko plug-and-play energy storage system and the Troppo low-voltage battery. Describing the charger as an Australian first, RedEarth has partnered with Germany-based bi-directional charger…

Solar-powered leaf points the way to a decarbonized chemical industry Researchers from the University of Cambridge have built a solar-powered biohybrid that converts sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into formate, a fuel and versatile building block for downstream synthesis. The team says such devices could help de-fossilize the chemical production responsible for about 6% of global carbon emissions. Their semi-artificial leaf couples light-harvesting organic polymers to bacterial enzymes, mimicking photosynthesis without external force. Unlike previous prototypes that used toxic or unstable absorbers, the new design omits dangerous semiconductors, improves durability and operates without additional chemicals that previously limited efficiency. In…