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Clean Energy Associates (CEA) receives more calls from solar developers who are concerned about damage to warehouse panel. CEA Senior Engineering Manager Claire Kearns-McCoy explains how incorrect handling, stacking and storage conditions can lead to long-term problems. March 27, 2025 PV -Magazine From PV Magazine 03/25 Solar developers usually experience warehouse-gathered modules in one of the two ways: they either buy them from warehouse storage or store products themselves, perhaps after buying in advance and experiencing project delays. Thorough warehouse inspections during storage and before transfer to project locations are of vital importance. Buyers must evaluate the quality of modules,…
By PV Magazine 04/25 With labor shortages that influence the solar segment on utility scale, some companies present the so-called robot “super employees” as a solution. The Startup Roboforce, which is based in California, ultimately wants to use a group of robot workers on the Moon, but for the time being the ambitions are more well-founded and they are aimed at solar developers who cannot find staff. Colleague-in the United States based Startup, Charge Robotics, does something similar. “Roboforce is aimed at transforming the solar industry by using ‘Robo Labor’ to tackle labor shortages and improve productivity, especially in hard…
A graph with the British implementation of solar energy. Image: Desnz. The latest data from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (Desnz) have shown that the UK has now installed a total of 18GW operational solar PV capacity. From the end of February 2025, 1,735,000 solar installations have been completed throughout the country to make the total of 18 GW. The solar capacity of the UK has increased by 6.8%or 1.1 GW since February 2024. Last month, 80 MW saw Solar -PV capacity added, with a total of 20,427 installations that took place. According to Desnz commentary, this…
Edilians introduced simple roof integration, the new mounting system for residential PV panels, on the orderable stock exchange this week in Lyon, France. March 27, 2025 Marie Beyer By PV Magazine France Edilians, a French supplier of Clay Roofing and Solar Tiles, launched a new mounting system for residential PV panels on the Beeritive Trade Show in Lyon, France this week. The simple roof integration system installs like traditional tiles using an overlapping and interlocking design that the need for seals, cuts, ethylene propylene -that terpolymer (EPDM) or plastic penetration eliminates, the company said, the company said. It separates the…
A 3D Render of the Ellen Road Bess project. Image: Root-Power Battery Energy Storage System (Bess) Developer Root-Power has received a building permit for a Bess of 30 MW/60mWh in Greater Manchester. The development of Ellen Road Bess is located next to the M62 Fastweg near Rochdale, Greater Manchester. The site was chosen because of the limited agricultural potential, whereby the proximity of the highway presented both challenges and benefits for the planning process, whereby the high level of environmental background noise helps the approval of development. Current plans for the site only occupy 0.6 hectares, but Root-Power notices that…
Sulzer develops advanced pumps for the patented melted hydroxide -sealing technology from HYME ENERGY. Building on the success of the groundbreaking Molten Salts Storage (MOSS) project in Denmark, the partners are now trying to commercial. March 27, 2025 Mariha Maisch By ESS News Danish thermal energy storage developer Hyme Energy and Switzerland-Founded liquid engineer Sulzer have merged his hands to free up the way for the commercialization of their new solution of melted salt energy, a green alternative to generating industrial heat. The two companies previously worked together on the Moss -demonstrator plant project in Esbjerg, Denmark, inaugurated in April…
Lightsource BP’s 180-MWDC Solar project in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, went into commercial operation. The Prairie Round Solar Project is approximately 30 miles north of Lafayette. Credit: Lightsource BP “The Prairie Ronde Solar Project is a powerful example of domestic energy investments in action,” said Emilie Wangerman, COO of Lightsource BP USA. “Working with our partners we build a more resilient schedule with products made in the US, we support disadvantaged communities, creating jobs, introducing home -grown energy solutions and reducing the dependence on our nation of foreign imports.” The Prairie Ronde Solar Project offers solar equipment from American manufacturers:…
Trendforce says that solar module, cell and waffle prices will rise in the second quarter if China speeds up the installations prior to imminent legal changes. It notes that the prices are expected to fall in the third quarter as the question is reduced. March 27, 2025 Patrick Jowett Coming changes to solar stimuli in China will stimulate demand in the short term and the tightening of the supply, according to the Taiwan-based consultancy trendforce. Earlier this year, the Chinese government announced new regulations for solar and renewable energy that will eliminate fixed feed-in rates for solar installations from June.…
Researchers have measured data from a small energy community on a Finnish university campus to simulate their operation under different control strategies. The first control strategy gives priority to the use of heat pumps, while the second priority gives the price. The total costs were reduced by a maximum of 25% by the second option. March 27, 2025 Lior Kahana A research group led by scientists from the Aalto University of Finland has analyzed the impact of two control strategies on energy consumption and costs in a small energy community. The system includes a low temperature heating network driven by…
Researchers in China have identified a series of technical strategies to bring redox stream batteries closer to commercial production on aqueous sulfur. Improving the catalyst design, ion selective membranes and device integration are crucial to resolve the problems of this battery storage technology. March 27, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Schedule of a sulfur-based redox flow battery Image: Fudan University, Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering By ESS News Polysulfide is one of the most promising materials for electrolytes used in large-scale watery Redox flow batteries (RFBs) due to the inherent safety, high energy and low costs. However, potential polysulfide -crosover results in a…