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Full energy has achieved commercial operation of its 65 MW/130 MWh San Jacinto storage project in Banning, California. The milestone marks the final project within Fullmark Energy’s Redwood Projects portfolio – a strategic collection of energy storage facilities in Southern California – to reach commercial operations. Redwood Projects’ portfolio consists of four projects: San Jacinto, the 20 MW/80 MWh Johanna ESS project in Santa Ana (October 2021), the 20 MW/40 MWh Desert-Carris project in Palm Springs (2025) and the 20 MW/40 MWh Ortega project in Lake Elsinore (2025). The total portfolio provides 290 MWh of energy storage to the Edison…
By pv magazine USA SolaFlect Energy has introduced its Apollo dual-axis solar EV charging system in California, marking the first commercial installation in the state. The system uses a suspension bridge-style scaffolding design to reduce weight while maintaining structural strength. The New England-based company partnered with Clear Blue Commercial to deploy the units in West Sacramento. SolaFlect said it views California’s high electricity prices, solar-friendly climate and strong electric vehicle adoption as key factors supporting market entry. Each of the three units comes with four Level 2 chargers and a maximum system power of 6.88 kW. The Apollo system currently…
Perovskite solar cells are cheap and provide a high electricity yield per surface area, but lag behind silicon standards due to stability limitations. An international collaboration led by Prof. Dr. Antonio Abate has improved the stability of the perovskite cells by applying a new fluorinated coating to the interface between the perovskite surface and the C60 top contact layer. These advances have resulted in cells reaching an efficiency of almost 27 percent, an industry leading figure. After 1200 hours of continuous illumination, the cells showed no loss of performance. The study was conducted by teams from China, Italy, Switzerland and…
The Maryland Energy Administration announced that the state will provide $13 million through the Resilient Maryland Program for fiscal year 2026 (FY26) for distributed energy resource systems, such as solar panels combined with battery energy storage systems, to help critical infrastructure maintain essential services and reduce community vulnerability during power outages. This follows other state grant program announcements aimed at helping universities install solar projects and helping Maryland counties and municipalities automate and expedite residential solar permitting. Systems funded through the Resilient Maryland Program help reduce dependence on utility-supplied energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect vital services from outages.…
ICRA says India’s solar manufacturing sector faces oversupply risks as module capacity far exceeds domestic demand, pushing smaller manufacturers towards consolidation. November 7, 2025 Uma Gupta By pv magazine India ICRA has warned that India’s solar manufacturing sector is likely to face an overcapacity scenario, with annual solar capacity expansion estimated at 45 GW to 50 GW (DC), against annual module manufacturing capacity of 60 GW to 65 GW. The rating agency said the imbalance is expected to drive consolidation among smaller or pure-play module manufacturers. India’s solar panel manufacturing capacity is expected to cross 165 GW by March 2027,…
Insurers say the maturing battery energy storage systems (BESS) market is improving risk data and underwriting confidence, but rising fire-related costs, longer supply chains and reduced manufacturer warranties are creating new financial pressures. November 7, 2025 Tristan Rayner Image: Craig Adderley, Pexels By ESS news BESS is not an obscure outlier in the insurance space, and the good news for the battery sector is that as deployments scale and the technology matures, insurers are starting to see enough data to assess risk with more confidence. At the same time, there are plenty of incidents in the sector that reveal new…
In this article, Warwick Johnston analyzes exclusive data from Australian market research firm Sunwiz, providing a more positive picture of domestic battery installations than expected.Running a business without reliable data is like flying through the clouds without instruments: you may stay in the air for a while, but you’re flying blind and may end up hurtling toward the ground without time to pull up. For solar energy, the MCS database provides valuable information on the total number of installations under 50 kW. But when it comes to battery energy storage systems (BESS), the picture is incomplete. That leaves a gaping…
Solar Media Market Research analyst Josh Cornes provides an overview of operational solar capacity in Britain, which, despite some of the barriers developers have faced this year, continues to rise at a healthy pace.Overall, 2025 can be seen as a success for the solar industry. Grid reform will pave a path in the coming years, and the capacity going live is at levels not seen in the last decade. Britain has now reached 14 GWp of operational capacity for utility-scale ground-mounted solar, and the market continues to grow year on year.Last year exceeded expectations by approx 1.3 GWp of utility-scale…
Last year, Oregon-based Mark Jacobs was looking for a jigsaw puzzle that depicted rural American life – but with solar energy. He couldn’t find anything, so he set out to make his own. Kathleen Russell’s oil painting now on display in puzzle form. The result is the 500-piece puzzle “Solar Farms in America” that is now for sale via Portland Puzzle: portland puzzle.com/product/solar farms-in-America/ Jacobs is chairman of the board Twende Solar, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing solar energy to under-resourced communities. He donates 10% of puzzle sales to the nonprofit. “We need more Americans to see solar energy…
The 2025 IRENA report shows that women represent only 32% of the renewable energy workforce, and their participation in technical and managerial positions remains much lower. While these figures are slowly improving, they reflect persistent structural and cultural barriers that continue to limit women’s participation in the energy sector. From my experience with government and policy design, one of the biggest obstacles is the lack of family-friendly business policies. According to UN Women, women and girls spend 16 billion hours every day in unpaid care work, 2.5 times more than men. This invisible and undervalued work limits women’s time and…