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An international research team has developed a tracker-based rooftop PV system that can be installed on both new and existing stadiums. The proposed design reportedly allows for easier implementation and delivers higher power compared to conventional stadium PV covers. October 20, 2025 Emiliano Bellini A group of researchers led by the University of Salerno in Italy has developed a deployable tensegrity roof structure for tracker-based photovoltaic applications. “In our new research, we have presented a new solar roof module for sports stadiums with sun tracking capabilities, which can be used both for the design of new solar stadiums and for…

CleanCapital has announced the commercial operation of its newest solar project in downtown Buffalo, New York. The 3.59 MW Elk Street solar project illustrates CleanCapital’s expertise in brownfield development and the company’s ongoing commitment to distributed energy generation and the revitalization of underutilized land. Located just north of the Buffalo River, on an 11-acre site formerly used as part of an ExxonMobil tank farm, the solar project transforms a capped and lined brownfield adjacent to a water treatment plant into a productive energy source for the city of Buffalo. The site will provide affordable solar energy to local residents, including…

Solar energy analyst Josh Cornes, from Solar Media Market Research, discusses what the delayed grid connection timeline means for the UK’s transmission-scale solar development pipeline.The National Energy System Operator (NESO) gave transmission-scale developers a hammer blow when it announced that only 11 GW had been allocated to transmission projects before 2030, and another 6 GW between 2030 and 2035. Transmission developers have taken enormous risks and spent millions over the past five years to secure grid connection offers for solar projects; some collected more than 20 GW of connection offers, which will now only be fulfilled after 2035.According to the…

Singapore has conditionally approved a 1 GW hydropower import project from the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with first deliveries expected around 2035. October 20, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Justin Lim, Unsplash The Singapore Energy Market Authority (EMA) has granted conditional approval to Sembcorp Utilities Pte. Ltd. to import 1 GW of low-carbon electricity. Under the terms of the agreement, Sembcorp Utilities will work with its consortium partner, Malaysia’s Sarawak Energy Berhad, to import electricity from hydropower sources in the Malaysian state of Sarawak to Singapore. A statement from EMA said it had provisionally assessed the consortium’s project proposal as technically…

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband has set out his department’s objectives and methods for equitably building a clean energy population in his ‘Clean Energy Jobs Plan’, published yesterday (October 19). The Document of 80 pages says the government wants to create a new generation of skilled jobs located in every corner of the country, with decent wages and the very best workers’ rights. “Someone is going to win the global race for the clean energy jobs of the future and we are determined that it must be Britain. The jobs on offer are enormous,”…

By Brad Kramer October 20, 2025 This edition of Projects weekly kicks off in Baltimore County, Maryland, where local leaders celebrate the completion of a 7 MW solar project at a closed landfill. Additionally, XCharge is partnering with Wildhorse Resort & Casino to deploy Oregon’s first DC fast charging station with solar and storage. Geronimo Power has begun construction on the 150 MW Bee Hollow Solar project in St. Clair County, Illinois. Lightsource bp and Pinnacle Financial Partners have announced a $97.9 million tax return agreement for the Peacock Solar project in Texas. Dimension Energy has secured financing to support…

Power outage regulations and slow permitting are driving US data centers toward storage-backed, grid-independent designs. October 20, 2025 Phoebe Skok Image: Bloom Energy, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By ESS news In Texas, a new kind of reliability standard is changing where data centers choose to build and how they power their operations. Under a “kill switch” law passed earlier this year, utilities can forcibly shut down large, non-critical industrial users, such as hyperscale data centers, during electrical grid emergencies to keep electricity flowing to the greatest number of people. “Utilities across the country are warning operators to be…

Researchers in Japan have adopted a new calcium doping strategy to improve the stability and electrochemical properties of NFM, a cathode material used in sodium ion batteries. The new technique improves crystallinity and increases interlayer spacing in NFM, resulting in better performance compared to NFM treated with conventional processes. October 20, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Image: Tokyo University of Science By ESS news Researchers from Tokyo University of Science in Japan report a breakthrough in improving the stability of sodium ion batteries under ambient conditions using a new calcium doping strategy. Sodium ion batteries have long suffered from surface instability in…

An international research team has found that Cameroon has shown a slow but clear move towards fair electrification between 2015 and 2024, with an increased focus on distributed renewables. October 20, 2025 Patrick Jowett New research shows that the direction of sustainable energy policy in Cameroon has changed dramatically over the past decade, with a greater emphasis on solar, off-grid and mini-grid deployments. An international research team analyzed the development of renewable energy in Cameroon between 2015 and 2024, with their findings highlight that while hydropower remains the dominant source of renewable energy in the country, new applications have leveled…

Clean energy torch will build the Winchester Solar + Storage project in Cochise County, Arizona. The two 80 MW solar projects will be supported by 160 MW/640 MWh of energy storage from Fluence energy. Winchester will use Fluence’s Gridstack Pro 5000 system, with delivery expected in early 2027. The Gridstack Pro 5000 solution will include domestically manufactured enclosures, inverters and thermal management systems to ensure the entire solar and storage facility qualifies for domestic content tax credits while supporting U.S. manufacturing and U.S. energy security. “We are proud to partner with Torch Clean Energy on the Winchester project and bring…