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Weekly average electricity prices fell below € 85 ($ 91.56)/MWh last week on most major European markets while France, Germany and Italy all broke records for the production of solar energy for a single day in March. March 28, 2025 Patrick Jowett Weekly average electricity prices fell on most major European markets last week, according to ALEASOFT Energy Prognosing. The consultancy registered the price falls in the Belgian, British, Dutch, French, German, Nordic, Portuguese and Spanish markets, where the Italian market is the only exception. Averages in all analyzed markets, except the British and Italian markets, fell under € 85…

The real North Solar project of Avangrid near Waco, Texas, has reached commercial operation. It is Avangrid’s largest solar project so far, at 321 MWDC. True North supplies electricity to the Texas Grid and supports the activities of Meta, including the upcoming data center in the adjacent Temple, the second data center facility in Texas. By one Recent report from the US Dept. or EnergyData centers can rise to 12% of American power consumption by 2028, about three times last year’s level. Projects like these are crucial to support this demand growth and to ensure that local communities have resilient…

More than 500 solar leaders met this week in Brussels for the SolarPower Europe Summit to discuss energy flexibility and EU policy. The EU Energy Chief said that the affordable energy action plan could save € 2.5 trillion ($ 2.7 trillion). March 28, 2025 Michael Fuhs More than 500 experts from the PV industry gathered this week for the annual SolarPower Europe Summit in Brussels. The event was organized by Solarpower Europe, which marked its 40th birthday. The top focused on flexibility, an important part of the EU Affordable Energy Action Plan” which according to Unpleasant Dan Jørgensen, the EU…

Renewable energy sources, including solar energy systems, quickly become essential elements of power nets around the world – especially in the US and Europe. However, cyber security for these systems is often a side issue, creating a growing risk for the security, stability and availability of grid. New research Forescout supplier found an uncertain ecosystem – with dangerous energy and implications of national security. Although any residential solar system produces limited power, their combined output reaches dozens of gigawatts – which makes their collective impact on cyber security and grid reliability to ignore. In the Full reportPrescout reviews known issues…

We may miss Green Tech Boom: Germany Europe must seize the “enormous economic opportunities” offered by the Green Technology Boom, Germany said on Wednesday – adding that it was up to the United States if it decided to miss. Since the return to the White House, the government of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States for the second time from the Landmark Paris agreement and promised to concentrate heavily on the extraction of fossil fuels. The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a climate conference in Berlin that he “deeply regretted” the United States and left the Paris…

Jinkosolar Said that global PV shipments increased by 19.2% year after year to 99.6 GW in 2024, but a steep fall in module prices drove sales by 22% to CNY 92.2 billion. The net profit fell 98% to $ 7.9 million, including a value reduction of $ 39.2 million after a fire in the Shanxi factory. The company said that the 2025 module is expected from 85 GW to 100 GW and aims to expand its annual production capacities for waffles, cells and modules in 2025. JA SOLAR has signed an agreement with the German football club Borussia Dortmund to…

The generation of solar energy rose by 6.5% to 14.8 TWh, a new record high in the period recorded by the government. Image: Keele University. Electricity generated by renewable technologies rose by 6.5% in 2024, accounting for 50.8% of the VK electricity generation. The annual energy trend report of the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (Desnz) shows that electricity generation has achieved a record 144.7WH from renewable technologies, good for more than half of the generation for the first time ever. The generation of fossil fuels fell by 16%, accounting for 31.5% of electricity generation and achieved levels…

A New Jersey Solar project from CS Energy. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has announced a memorandum of agreement (MOU) between Rutgers University and the NJBPU division of clean energy to set up Graduate certificate program for clean energy. The board approved De Mou on the agenda meeting of 12 February. “New Jersey has a long history of a national leader in technological and policy innovation,” said NJBPU president Christine Guhl-Sadovy. “Training of the next generation professionals in the field of clean energy and policy leaders will serve the state and ratepayers well. By strengthening the career…

Despite the rising rates for imports and an imminent study by the US Department of Trade, the production of polysilicon of the US solar quality is expected to remain the same with the growth of domestic PV-Supply Chain. March 27, 2025 Anne Fischer From PV Magazine 03/25 The production of the American solar module has grown five -time since the supporting legislation was adopted in 2022. At that time, 70 new facilities for solar energy and energy storage came online and 47 are under construction, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Since 2023 manufacturers of solar energy have…

Startup P&E Power & Energy offers multilevel inverter technology to manufacturers and integrators from Battery Energy Storage Systems (Bess). Connecting individual cells makes cost savings possible and the lifetime and efficiency of the systems, which can be configured individually for each application, can be increased. March 28, 2025 Cornelia Lichner A demonstrator for a BESS with integrated multilevel -former technology with voltages of up to 1,500 kV Image: P&E Power & Energy By ESS News Demolition of individual battery cells is a driver in Bess who loses storage capacity over time. Small differences in quality, which initially seem minimal, gradually…