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Ampeak Energy has received a building permit from the Newport City Council in Wales for its 250 MW/1,250MWH AFON WYSG 2 (AW2) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in the USKMouth Sustainable Energy Park.The AW2 project represents a joint venture between Ampeak Energy and Econergy International. The planning approval includes provisions for removing 140,000 tons of historically pulverized stored ashes of the site, which will be reused for sustainable building products.Newport City Council Committee has granted a building permit with conditions for the development of the battery storage, which will be expensive up to 5 hours of energy storage.The project is…
Brazil imported 10.6 GW of solar modules in the first half of 2025, according to the developers somewhat down when developers hurried to protect shipments before an import tax increase, according to Greener. October 2, 2025 Lívia Neves By PV Magazine Brazil Brazil imported 10.6 GW of photovoltaic modules in the first half of 2025, according to the latest distributed generation of strategic study by Brazilian consultancy Greener. The volume is slightly lower than included in the first half of 2024, when the country imported 10.7 GW of modules. A total of 22.3 GW of modules were imported in 2024.…
The Great British Energy Company of the government has only worked with the British Ministry of Defense to install Solar PV on the roof at around 15 military locations throughout the country.The partnership comes as an extension of The dedicated financing of GB Energy to install Zonne -PV in schools and NHS sites Around the UK.Announced as the first GB Energy project, £ 200 million was dedicated to install Solar PV on around 200 schools and 200 NHS sites. The expansion of the schedule will now see a total of £ 255 million cover the installation of solar sun at…
Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have submitted patent protection and are working on the production of a new class of photostable organic molecules that have been proven to increase the efficiency of the silicon solar cell, to reduce the lifetime of the heat and reduce the life of the Paneel. October 2, 2025 EV Foley By PV Magazine Australia Researchers from the University of New South Wales (Unsw) School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering (SPREE) have submitted patent protection and work on scaling the production of a new class molecules that can reduce the efficiency…
By SB staff September 30, 2025 Here are the nominees from 101 kW to 1 MW for the 2025 Solar builder Project of the Year Awards. The form is at the bottom of the page. From now on until Friday, October 10 at midnight (et) you can vote once a day. (For your information: our voting widget shall Let you vote more than once a day, but we filter it in the back-end. Sorry, ballot papers.) Winners will be announced and prominently present in the Q4 number by Solar builder Magazine and online in December. Thanks Aurora Solar For sponsoring…
The Environment Virginia Research & Policy Center issued a new report, “A 21st-century permit regime for solar and home batteries on the roof in Virginia’With the Virginia Clean Energy Summit. The report, co-author of Permit Power and the Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association (Chessa), describes the current state of solar energy in Virginia. As the energy of the energy skyrockets in Virginia asks, the report finds that the state is poorly equipped to meet the moment. An outdated, patchwork system of solar energy requirements in Virginia contributes to delays and increasing costs for homeowners. “Onteloze Rompslomp stops Virginia to reach…
The manufacturer of the Swiss mounting system has added new safety functions to its pre-mounted, foldable Smartsolarbox solution for flat roofs and temporary sites, as well as support for larger 600 W modules. October 2, 2025 Valerie Thompson The Smartvolt of the Swiss mounting system Smartvolt has added lightning safety to its pre-mounted, foldable Smartsolarbox solution for installers of flat roofs and temporary sites. It now also supports 600 W modules and offers a confirmable certified anchor system for fall protection. “The Smartsolarbox is the only foldable solar system with Lightning Current Capability ex Works and Retrofittable Fall Protection,” said…
By Brad Kramer October 1, 2025 The first half of 2025 has seen a sharp drop -off in the community installations of the community in the United States, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie In collaboration with the Coalition for community access for the community (CCSA). After a record year in 2024, the American community market with the community drops 36% in the first half of 2025 in an annual analysis, resulting in 437 MWDC of newly installed capacities. Due to the adjustment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and related federal policy changes, the cumulative…
Photowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) says that its 300 MW Walla Walla project in New South Wales A full commercial operation is concluded under a 15-year power agreement with Microsoft. October 1, 2025 David Carroll By PV Magazine Australia Photowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Australia, owned by Saudi Abdul Latif Jameel Energy and Canadian Pension Fund Omeners, has announced the 300 MW Walla Walla Solar Farm in the New South Wales Riverina region. FRV said that the project, the largest in Australia so far, has reached the commercial operational phase. The milestone is the first to be less than 12 months after…
Perovskite Triple-Junction solar cells are getting closer to ultra-high efficiency A team of Shanghai Jiao Tong University has published a broad assessment of Perovskite/Perovskite/Silicon Triple-Junction Solar cells (PSTJSCs), which emphasizes their rapid progress and outlines future research priorities. The study, which appears in Nano-Micro letters, was led by Leiping Duan, Cheng Xu and Jianghui Zheng. As silicon solar cells approach their theoretical ceiling of 29.4 percent efficiency, researchers turn to devices with multi-junction. Special interest based on Perovskiet has attracted special interest because of their adjustable band gaps, cost-effective processing and strong opto-electronic performance. Triple-Junction designs promise considerable profit. Modeling…