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The Chinese solar maker Maker Risen has introduced a 475 W Bifacial solar module with a power conversion -efficiency of 23.8% to the Australian market, focused on the market on the roof. September 30, 2025 David Carroll By PV Magazine Australia Risen energy has announced the official launch of its N-type 475 W Bifacial Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (Topcon) Solar modules on the Australian market and said that the product is perfectly tailored to local requirements. “With a compact design, the product supplies optimized weight, performance and reliability, making it an ideal solution for Australian sun applications on the roof,”…
By Brad Kramer September 30, 2025 It’s time to vote! Keep your ballot papers sharp by casting your vote for your favorite candidates in the 2025 Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards. Stakeholders from all corners of the solar industry have their top nominees and you are diligently sent Solar builder Editors have reduced the field to these 31 projects in six categories – and now it’s time for you to choose the winners. We have added two new categories this year. Like last year, nominees are grouped projects in four size categories under 100 kW, 101 kW to…
The New York Blower Company announced that it made the switch to solar energy in its new castle, Pennsylvania, factory with the help of the Pennsylvania Solar Center’s Get Solar ProgramThis free technical assistance and financial guidance offers companies and organizations that are looking for solar energy. Earlier this year, the group expanded its efforts for technical assistance. “The New York Blower Company is proud of the vision and dedication to make the transition to solar energy, and we look forward to exploiting our first fully sustainable production facility,” said Tim Daniels, VP of Finance for NYB. “The rising variability…
Loom Solar has launched a three-phase hybrid inverter of 10 kW for commercial, industrial and residential solar applications, which combine functions for solar and battery inverter in one device. September 30, 2025 Uma Gupta By PV Magazine India Loom Solar has introduced the Fusion 103h three -phase 10 kW/48 V Hybrid inverter that combines the functions of a solar sorter and a battery -stir -in -designer in a single device. The inverter mounted on the wall is designed for use at Grid and off-grid and is suitable for larger houses, commercial buildings and industrial applications. It has a DC-to-AC conversion…
Australia has commissioned his first eight-hour battery energy storage system, which marks an important milestone in the transition from the country to renewable energy. September 30, 2025 David Carroll By PV Magazine Australia The Australian arm of German energy company RWE has confirmed the 50 MW/400 MWh Limondale Bess, near Balranald in southwestern New South Wales, is registered with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). RWE said that the Bess, located next to its existing, 249 MW Limondale Solar Farm, is the longest battery on grid in the country. There are very few lithium-ion chemical batteries in this duration worldwide,…
After a record year in 2024, the American community market delayed in the first half of 2025, with installations that fell 36% on an annual basis, resulting in 437 MWDC of new capacity installed, according to a new report released by Wood Mackenzie In collaboration with the coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA). Due to the passage of HR1 and related federal policy changes, the cumulative five -year community prospects of Wood Mackenzie fell by 8% compared to the prospects published in Q2 2025. HR1 has fundamentally changed to the long -term market landscape, while growth in adult markets, in…
By Brad Kramer September 22, 2025 This edition of Projects Weekly emphasizes various new solar projects in development in the United States and Canada, plus a healthy dose of financing news. We start with news from Catalyze, which collaborated with CS Energy to develop 27 MW of distributed solar projects in New York. In addition, PowerBank is expected to soon receive interconnection results on three community projects for the community in Nova Scotia, while the company has also protected all the required municipal approvals for two Brownfield solar projects in Skaneateles, New York. In the field of financing front, Macquarie…
California has introduced a flexible interconnection option with which distributed solar and storage projects can connect without waiting for expensive gridup grades, although the required control hardware is not yet available on a large scale. September 30, 2025 William Driscoll By PV Magazine USA A flexible interconnection option for distributed solar or storage in California that was in the making for a long time now has strength. Projects can be connected to each other that would otherwise have to wait for grid -upgrades. A project developer can now choose to adhere to “limited generation profiles”, which specify the maximum amount…
The average American home takes four to six months to build and costs over $400,000, while generating approximately 8,000 pounds of construction waste in the process. Meanwhile, housing costs continue to climb, and traditional construction methods contribute significantly to carbon emissions through material waste and energy consumption. What if there was a way to build a fully functional, energy-independent home in just 24 hours for a fraction of the cost? Enter solar-powered 3D printed housing, a technology that’s transforming how we think about construction, sustainability, and energy independence. This cutting-edge approach combines the speed and precision of 3D printing with…
The Legal & General (L&G) NTR Clean Power Fund has taken over a 105 MW Zonne -PV factory in Ireland.The Ballydonagh Solar Project is located in County Galway and has protected the net permits and planning permits and is predicted in 2027 to start construction after further design optimization.The project has been taken from independent power manufacturer RES and is the second Irish solar factory acquisition between the two companies this year, then The acquisition of an 115 MW Zonne -PV project At the start of the year. Just like the Ballydonagh project, it is expected that construction is expected…