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The name reflects the new approach to delivering a complete system rather than individual components, and that system will soon include Nextpower power conversion equipment. November 12, 2025 Ryan Kennedy By pv magazine USA Today, US-based Nextracker officially changed its name to Nextpower, Inc. to reflect the company’s evolution and expansion beyond the tracker business. The move towards integration started with a wave of acquisitions, while the focus was still on trackers and the name The global top supplier for solar trackers for the tenth year in a row. The acquisitions include eBos, software, foundations, robotics and steel frames. “Our…

In this blog, Peter Stanley, CEO of Elexon, explains the importance of flexibility in achieving a clean energy system, and how Elexon will help facilitate this in its role as a market facilitator.To achieve Clean Energy 2030, energy markets must become more accessible and effective and stimulate greater competition, innovation, growth and investment. If we want to achieve this goal, flexibility must play a much larger role in the energy system. We need to rapidly increase the amount of flexible assets participating in the wholesale, ancillary services, balancing mechanisms and local flexibility markets. We also need to make it much…

Researchers in the United Arab Emirates have developed a new model that relies on open-circuit voltage or maximum power point voltage to estimate the operating temperature of PV modules without using sensors. November 12, 2025 Valerie Thompson Researchers at the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) R&D Center have developed a new sensorless self-thermometry approach to estimate the operating temperature of PV modules. The new method, also called the Shift-Factor method, works by analyzing changes in the open-circuit voltage (Voc) or the maximum power point voltage (Vmp). “By correlating these electrical responses with irradiance and module temperature, this method not…

Lithium battery recycler Elements take off has signed a multi-year off-take agreement for lithium carbonate Trafiguraa player in the global raw materials industry. The agreement includes a total of 15,000 tonnes (15 kilotons) to be delivered between 2027 and 2031. >99% pure, recycled lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) recovered from black liquor on a commercial scale. Credit: Ascend Elements Under the terms of the agreement, Trafigura will provide global marketing and logistics capabilities, while Ascend Elements produces refined, low-carbon lithium carbonate produced from recycled lithium-ion batteries and manufacturing scrap through its patented Hydro-to-Cathode process. Ascend operates recycling plants in Georgia and Kentucky…

TWAICE says California Senate Bill 283 will shift developers’ focus from hardware redesign to proactive documentation and data-driven security compliance. November 12, 2025 Phoebe Skok Image: blmcalfornia, public domain, Wikimedia Commons By ESS news Earlier this fall, California Governor Gavin Newsom implemented the fire safety directive Senate Bill 283which is poised to reform the deployment of energy storage in the state and overhaul government supervision. The law, which was proposed in response to the Moss Landing Fire in February 2025 will require developers to meet with local fire authorities before submitting project applications and after installation, aligning project design with…

California-based Apparent Inc. has unveiled a new water heater that can reportedly offset 100% of a home’s water heating costs. The system uses low-voltage direct current generated by conventional solar panels and a cloud-based machine learning platform that manages the energy in real time. November 12, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Apparent solar boiler Image: apparently US-based startup Apparent Inc. has introduced a direct current (DC) powered solar water heater designed for residential use. The system works completely off-grid and runs on standard photovoltaic panels. It can be configured with four solar panels in standalone mode or integrated into a hybrid, grid-connected…

China’s carbon emissions were flat in the third quarter as solar power generation soared and the use of electric cars continued to grow, a survey showed on Tuesday. Emissions from the world’s biggest polluter have now been stable or falling for 18 months in a row, according to the analysis published by climate news specialist Carbon Brief. “After the first three quarters of the year, China’s CO2 emissions in 2025 are now right in the balance between a small decline or increase depending on what happens in the last quarter,” said Lauri Myllyvirta, chief analyst at the Center for Research…

Ghana has started construction of the 200 MW Norbert Anku solar farm, its largest renewable investment to date, with plans to expand the project to 1 GW by 2032. November 11, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Presidency of Ghana The Ghanaian government has broken ground on the country’s largest solar project, the Norbert Anku Solar Park, located in the Dawa Industrial Enclave in the Greater Accra Region. Solar for Industries Ltd., a subsidiary of Ghanaian conglomerate LMI Holdings, is developing the project in two 100 MW phases. The first phase is expected to be completed in December 2026, while the second…

The Chinese company says its new ESA series is available with a hybrid inverter ranging from 3 kW to 10 kW and storage capacities from 5 kWh to 48 kWh. The IP66-rated product supports MPPT current up to 20 A on the PV side and enables 200% PV oversizing, according to the manufacturer. November 11, 2025 Lior Kahana Chinese inverter and energy storage manufacturer GoodWe has launched a new generation of its ESA series residential all-in-one energy storage solution. The single-phase system is available with a hybrid inverter from 3 kW to 10 kW and stacked battery modules, with a…

By SB staff November 10, 2025 Renewable energy developer and owner-operator Pine Gate Renewables has filed for bankruptcy and is beginning the process of selling virtually all of its assets and operations. Pine Gate says its operations will continue uninterrupted as the company enters into a competitive sales process with “multiple interested parties to transfer ownership of its solar and energy storage project fleet while preserving jobs and maximizing value.” “Since our founding nearly 10 years ago, Pine Gate has grown tremendously, deploying innovative solar and energy storage projects at scale that enable us to deliver renewable, reliable and affordable…