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The Chinese manufacturer said its new inverters can deliver 160% overload for 200ms in off-grid mode, ensuring stable start-up of heavy loads. The IP66 certified products have a maximum efficiency of 97.6% and a European efficiency of 97.2%. October 14, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Chinese inverter manufacturer Solis has introduced a new range of hybrid three-phase inverters designed for both commercial and residential PV installations. “Our new product supports both DC and AC coupling, allowing for flexible retrofits and system expansions,” the company said in a statement. “It provides reliable backup power through battery reserve management and extends supply time for…
New research reopens the question surrounding the viability of magnesium-based batteries at room temperature. October 14, 2025 Tristan Rayner By ESS news Batteries as they stand today are dominated by lithium-ion batteries, with lithium ions moving between the anode and cathode during charge and discharge cycles. Massive research efforts continue to improve and perfect chemistries such as lithium iron phosphate, in addition to research into solid-state batteries that would also replace flammable liquid electrolytes with solid ones. And sodium-based alternatives have made progress as researchers continue to search for viable next-generation chemicals that are cheap, energy-dense and safe. Magnesium has…
In a new perspective article, researchers from Dresden University of Technology and Denmark’s InfinityPV analyzed scientific research and more than 100 companies involved in the production of organic PV and perovskite solar cells. Their findings show that the commercialization of these technologies depends on the PV industry’s ability to increase financial transparency. October 14, 2025 Valerie Thompson In one Advanced energy materials Perspective paper, researchers from Dresden University of Technology and InfinityPV, a Danish supplier of thin-film production equipment, discussed trends in scientific research and commercial development of organic PV (OPV) and perovskite solar cell (PSC) technologies. The paper “Lost…
The energy industry needs to be clearer and more honest with the public about the costs of renewables, according to Shadow Secretary for Energy Security and Net Zero, Claire Coutinho.Speaking after the Conservative Party conference, where opposition leader Kemi Badenoch pledged to repeal the Climate Change Act, Coutinho acknowledged that many think the pledge will create uncertainty.This was definitely the consensus in the discussions earlier today at the Energy UK annual conference.“What is especially destabilizing is an energy policy that places decarbonization at a higher legislative level than reducing energy bills,” Coutinho said, while, as the current government has done,…
ArcelorMittal has started production of its Helioroof building-integrated PV modules in France. The steelmaker says the system aims to simplify energy retrofits for commercial and industrial roofs. October 14, 2025 Gwénaëlle Deboutte By pv magazine France After five years of research and an investment of €15 million ($17.3 million), steelmaker ArcelorMittal has inaugurated a production line for its Helioroof building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system in Contrisson, France’s Grand Est region. Helioroof combines steel roofing, thermal insulation and photovoltaic generation in a single, ready-to-use product for roofs with slopes of 7% or more. “Rooftop solar energy must become the norm. With Heliroof…
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 283, written by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz), passed into law last week. The bill, sponsored by the California Professional Firefighters and the California State Association of Electrical Workers, strengthens safety standards surrounding the development of energy storage facilities and strengthens coordination with fire officials. File photo of Moss Landing and the inverters outside the building that houses the lithium-ion batteries. “California must prioritize safety every step of the way as it expands battery storage to achieve its clean energy goals,” said Senator Laird. “SB 283 ensures that future battery storage facilities are…
Commercial lender Sunstone credit has selected the solar design platform HelioScope Aurora solar energy as “bankable” and a reliable source for production estimates in the underwriting process. “We love it when solar installers use HelioScope to estimate a system’s production,” said Duncan Hinkle, Chief Commercial Officer at Sunstone Credit. “Once we know that HelioScope has generated the production estimate and optimized the system size, we basically accept the output into our system performance analysis – no questions asked.” Installers who choose HelioScope reduce preliminary design time from 2 hours to 20 minutes, creating 20% more proposals per year with the…
Developed by an international research team, the cell features a cadmium sulfide electron transport layer produced using a novel ozone doping strategy. This treatment improves the purity and stability of the material while increasing the energy band gap of cadmium sulfide. October 14, 2025 Emiliano Bellini A group of researchers from China’s Fujian Normal University and the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom have developed a carbon-based antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) solar cell that achieved a record-breaking energy conversion efficiency of 9.0%. “We set a new benchmark for this cheap and stable device architecture,” said the study’s lead author, Guilin…
The energy transition debate is dominating the UK political and media cycle, as the conversation becomes increasingly polarized by differing views on costs, fairness and the pace of the transition.That was the view of Dhara Vyas, chief executive of industry association Energy UK, speaking at the group’s annual conference this morning (October 14).Despite a year of progress, with Vyas recording milestones such as the lifting the de facto ban on onshore wind energy in England and Wales, the reform of Contracts for Difference and the launch of Great British Energy, “the debate has become increasingly fractured and politically charged in…
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) says that PV systems within a 2 km radius of German railway stations can generate more than four times the annual power demand of the network. October 14, 2025 Sandra Enkhardt By pv magazine Germany Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE has identified significant potential for the deployment of solar energy along the German railway network. It found that areas within a 2 km radius of a substation could host up to 37.6 GW of solar capacity. The institute said converters that enable direct feed back into the rail network will be key to overcoming…