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Astronergy Europe says its new venture with Alfa Solar will build an integrated cell and wafer factory with an initial capacity of 2.5 GW in Turkey. November 17, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Bernd Dittrich, Unsplash Turkish solar panel manufacturer Alfa Solar will collaborate with Germany-based Astronergy Europe to set up an integrated solar cell and wafer manufacturing facility in Turkey. The two companies have signed a joint venture agreement stating that the project is being planned through Astronergy Yüksek Teknoloji Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., a company wholly owned by Astronergy Europe and registered with the Istanbul Commercial Register. A…

China’s largest solar maker is trying to escape shrinking margins by securing 62% voting control of a fast-growing storage integrator. November 17, 2025 Vincent Shaw By ESS news Longi has taken a decisive step to reposition itself in the global clean energy value chain, gaining effective control of battery storage producer PotisEdge, in a deal that marks its strongest strategic pivot since becoming the world’s largest solar wafer producer. A filing published on November 13 by the Shaanxi Administration for Market Regulation shows that the company will acquire approximately 62% (61.9998%) of PotisEdge’s voting rights through a mix of share…

BESS owner-operator BW ESS has partnered with Associated British Ports (ABP) Southampton to build a grid-scale project on a brownfield site. The battery energy storage system (BESS) will be built on a seven-hectare site at Marchwood Industrial Park following planning approval by New Forest District Council. The buildings at the Marchwood Industrial Park have reached the end of their economic life and no longer meet modern energy efficiency or sustainability standards, ABP said. BW ESS and ABP will enter into a long-term lease for the project, which is expected to be commissioned by the end of 2028. The site is…

Germany is preparing to relax planning rules for battery, heat and hydrogen storage systems built outside urban areas. November 17, 2025 Sandra Enkhardt By ESS news German policy has become simpler for large-scale storage projects with new laws supporting simpler planning rules for non-urban areas. The German Parliament (Bundestag) has now approved an amendment to the law that would classify battery, heat and hydrogen storage as privileged developments in non-urban areas under Section 35 of the Federal Construction Act. The change is intended to simplify the zoning plans and speed up implementation. Although the measure has passed a crucial legislative…

Jakson Group says construction has begun on the first phase of a 6 GW ingot-to-module complex in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. November 17, 2025 Uma Gupta By pv magazine India Jakson Group has commenced work on the first phase of its 6 GW integrated solar ingot-to-module manufacturing facility in Madhya Pradesh, India. The foundation stone for the facility was recently laid by Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav at the 113.5 hectare project site in Maksi, Ujjain District. The facility, which will be built at an investment of over INR 80 billion ($903 million), is described as the largest…

Er is een nieuwe mogelijkheid ontstaan ​​voor professionals uit de sector in de Britse zonne-energie- en energieopslagsector om mee samen te werken Portaal voor zonne-energie.We (her)lanceren de Ask the Experts-serie om bedrijven in staat te stellen hun technische expertise en marktinzichten te demonstreren door middel van diepgaande discussies over onderwerpen variërend van complexiteit van netintegratie tot opkomende technologietoepassingen. Eerdere voorbeelden van Ask the Experts-interviews zijn op de site te vinden, oa GridBeyond over de markt voor stroomaankoopovereenkomsten (PPA) en de opkomst van AI, Amp X op slimme transformatorenEn SSEN Distributie op de flexibiliteitsmarkt. Ask the Experts bundelt gezaghebbende stemmen over…

A Spanish research team demonstrated a broadband anti-reflective coating for gallium arsenide solar cells. Based on thermally oxidized gallium nanoparticles, the nanostructured coating reduced reflectance by 30% across the solar spectrum and increased solar cell performance by 10%. November 17, 2025 Valerie Thompson Researchers led by a team from Spain’s Technical University of Madrid (ISOM-UPM) have demonstrated a broadband anti-reflective coating (ARC) for gallium arsenide-based solar cells. The nanostructured coating was based on thermally oxidized gallium nanoparticles. “Unlike conventional plasmonic metallic nanoparticles that can cause parasitic absorption, the fully oxidized gallium oxide nanoparticles (GaxOy-NPs) preserve the nanoparticle morphology and act…

South Carolina-based solar panel assembler Hounen Solar has announced it will open a second manufacturing site in the state. To complement the company’s existing 1-GW plant in Orangeburg, Hounen will establish a 3-GW plant in Summerville by the end of 2026. Hounen has been making silicon solar panels in Orangeburg since 2024. The Summerville location was previously occupied by a home furnishings manufacturer, so Hounen only needs to purchase panel assembly equipment. “The facility will feature advanced automation and intelligent manufacturing systems to ensure the production of high-efficiency solar panels that meet the standards of the US market,” Hounen said…

Researchers in Iran have investigated how twisted tape in water-cooled channels can improve heat transfer in solar panels. They used a computer simulation to analyze the new approach with different parameters and found that the electrical efficiency of the panels increased by as much as 11.84%. November 17, 2025 Lior Kahana Researchers from Iran’s University of Tabriz have developed a new cooling method for PV modules that uses twisted tape in water-cooled channels to improve heat transfer. “The use of twisted tape in the channel creates an eddy current that disrupts the velocity and temperature boundary layers in the channel,…

Aurora Energy Research says regulatory shifts in the Czech Republic create strong near-term revenue prospects for utility-scale battery storage, with a two-hour system coming into service next year expected to deliver an internal rate of return of more than 15%. November 17, 2025 Patrick Jowett By ESS news According to an analysis by Aurora Energy Research, the Czech battery storage capacity will reach 6 GWh by the end of the decade, up from the current 2.3 GWh. The country’s current battery fleet consists almost entirely of behind-the-meter installations, with such systems expected to account for 98% of installed capacity by…