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Kingston Council has awarded the planning permission to a development of 98 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Leatherhead, Surrey. The Council granted permission on 24 September 2025, for the Bess and Associated Betabling and Infrastructure Construction, after the project request about a year ago. The case number is 24/02168/Ful. However, it seems that the project still needs a permission to continue. The full decision document said: “The approved development will not start until the building permit has been granted for the storage system of the battery energy within the border of the Moley Valley District Council.” This is…
The new organization for Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan accepts proposals for a six-year R&D program to promote large-scale production technologies and field tests of the next generation Tandem Perovskiet solar cells. October 6, 2025 Brian Publicover Nedo, the Japanese -supported Innovation Office, has launched a public call for proposals under its Green Innovation Fund. The program will support research and development of mass production technologies for the next generation Tandem Perovskiet solar cells. The six-year effort, which runs from tax 2025 to 2030, is intended to accelerate the commercialization of tandem devices by tackling performance…
The attack of the Trump administration on renewable energy sources has turned the solar industry upside down this year. The full impact of anti-Zonne legislation and executive orders may not be understood until 2026, when the housing tax credit ends, starting material restrictions and the deadlines of starting for the large-scale ITC. Instead of giving up all hope, the proponents of solar energy shift the focus to state action. “Federal government, the congress, they run away from these opportunities. But that does not mean that there is no chance here,” says Sachu Constantine, executive director of Solar. “We have long…
Conservation and community groups won A legal challenge for federal plans to issue billions of dollars to rebuild the electric grid from Puerto Rico to the centralized, fossil fuel-dependent status quo instead of investing after disaster financing in distributed renewable energy. Thursday’s ruling by the American court in Puerto Rico states that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has violated the National Environmental Policy Act when it did not take into account solar energy, storage and other forms of distributed renewable energy to offer electricity from Puerto Rico. The prevailing orders FEMA to draw up an environmental impact statement that analyzes…
The French research institute said that the bifacial wide band gap perovskiet technology must be scaled up to 60 cm x 30 cm in four-terminal perovskiet-silicon tandem panels for use. October 6, 2025 Valerie Thompson A bifacial perovskiet mini module of 13 cm x 13 cm manufactured on IPVF with a fully industrially relevant manufacturing process Image: IPVF French Institut photovoltaïque d’île-de-France (IPVF) has announced the performance of Bifacial Perovskite PV devices with 18.1% power conversion efficiency of 2 cm x 2 cm and 16.8% for 10 cm x 10 cm mini-solarodules. The IPvF told PV -Magazine That the result…
The Chinese manufacturer reports that it has established automated production lines and an adult supply chain to support large -scale deliveries, with initial shipments that are planned to start in the fourth quarter of 2025 in China. October 6, 2025 Vincent Shaw By ESS News Sermatec has announced that it is now able to produce its Serattice series 6.25 MWh containerized energy storage system with 587 AH battery cells in the serattice. This modular container of 20 feet (6,058 mm × 2.438 mm × 2.896 mm) integrates battery modules, thermal management, fire protection, power conversion and control electronics in a…
The ETI-W heat pump, with a performance coefficient of up to 4.1, uses heat that is emitted by factory product processes as a heat source to supply hot water up to 90 ° C. debuts on the Japanese market, the system focuses on industrial and commercial applications. October 6, 2025 Patrick Jowett Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal systems) has launched a centrifugal heat pump on the Japanese market that is able to deliver hot water at temperatures up to 90 C. The ETI-W heat pump, with a maximum capacity of 640 kW, uses heat from factory…
Next generation and solar cells powered by new spinel-type sulfide semiconductor A new spider-type Sulfide-Halfsteerman who is able to broadcast light from Violet to Orange at room temperature can release the road for advanced LEDs and solar cells, according to researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo. The connection, (ZN, MG) SC2S4, can be chemically coordinated to either show N-type or P-Type conduction, making PN homojunction devices possible that integrate light emissions and absorption functions into a single material. The research team, led by professor Hidenori Hiramatsu and Assistantitaire teacher Kota Hanzawa of the Laboratory Materials and Structures Laboratory of…
The Chinese manufacturer has released two new hybrid string -inverters that vary from 9.6 kW to 16 kW for the residential market, and from 30 kW to 60 kW for the commercial market. October 6, 2025 Ryan Kennedy Ginlong (Solis) Technologies launched two new solar converters intended for the American market. The inverters of the hybrid string support flexible configuration and support a backup of the entire house or business backup when installed with storage of battery energy. The residential solar hybrid inverter, S6-EH2P (9.6-16) K03-SSV-YD-L-US, part of the “Solarator” series of the company, comes in power classes from 9.6…
Engie and the American luminous have tested autonomous robots on the 250 MW Goorambat East Solar Farm in the Australian state of Victoria, which completed the panel installation before planned. October 3, 2025 EV Foley By PV Magazine Australia The installation of nearly 500,000 solar panels with the France head office developer Engies’s Goorambat East Solar Farm in Victoria will be completed on 3 October, thanks in part to a collaboration with the American Robotics company Luminous, which has tested its first Lumi S4 fleet during construction. Engie-Site representative Justin Webb said the commissioning has begun, and the first energy…