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Asset manager Gresham House has agreed to acquire Peer Susi Partners, with the combined entity one of Europe’s ten largest energy transition in investors. Gresham House and the shareholders of Susi Partners established Susi Partners of Switzerland have concluded a definitive agreement that will see Sham House Holdings Limited Susi Partners AG last week (September 19) in the United Kingdom Limited Susi Partners AG. They said that the merger combines the market leadership of Gresham House in the UK Battery Energy Storage System (Bess) Market, via the Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (Grid), with Susi’s stock and credit expertise in…

The Japanese government has launched applications for two targeted financing schedules to speed up the use of lightweight Perovskiet zonnet technology and to stimulate battery-supported systems that improve the resilience and economic viability of grid. September 22, 2025 Brian Publicover The Japanese Ministry of Environment (MOE) started accepting public applications for two subsidy programs aimed at accelerating the early implementation of perovskiet solar cells and promoting storage parity with battery integration. Applications are open from September 4, 2025, with deadlines at the beginning of October. Separately the Yomiuri Shimbun This week reported that the subsidies up to 75% of the…

A Slovak research team has developed a mathematical model for determining the optimum tilting angle of a solar system ranging from 0 ° to 90 °. Their framework was tested for an experimental arrangement in the Czech Republic and achieved 93.9% accuracy in predicting the energy balance of the system. September 22, 2025 Lior Kahana Researchers from Slovakia Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra have developed a new framework for optimizing PV tilting corners. It combines transfer function methods with neural networks in addition to Monte Carlo simulation to optimize panel-tilt, grid interaction, self-consumption and economic payback time. The framework…

The German manufacturer said that his completely black contact panel with back contact has a power conversion efficiency up to 23.52%. September 22, 2025 Jochen Siemer By PV Magazine Germany The German solar manufacturer Solar-Labrik has introduced its first sunscreen contact (BC) solar module, the Mono S4 Half-Cut BC Full Black, designed for residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) applications. The 480 W panel is built with 108 half cells based on n-type monocrystalline silicon waffles and achieves a conversion efficiency of 23.52%. It measures 1,800 × 1,134 mm, weighs approximately 25 kg and is framed in 30 mm black…

The UK, Ireland and Australia can share a language, but they have very different markets for solar and storage.In this article we investigate the characteristics of equipment and compare system sizes, which reveal some primary drivers with important differences between the nations.SystemsInsight into the popularity of system sizes is essential for equipment manufacturers to ensure fit of the product market.The UK, Ireland and Australia can share a language, but they have a very different market for solar and storage.In this contributed article we compare system sizes, which reveal some primary drivers with important differences between the nations. Insight into the…

The latest analysis of ALEASOFT Energy Forecasting is an increase in gas and CO2 emission prices and the increase in demand for electricity had an upward influence on electricity prices on most major European markets last week. In the meantime, Portugal and Spain established new records for solar energy that was produced during a day in September. September 19, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: ALEASOFT Energy Forecasting The weekly average electricity price rose on most major European markets in the second week of September, according to analysis by ALEASOFT Energy Prognosing. The Spanish consultancy firm noted an increase in the weekly…

Meyer Burger, the besieged Swiss solar panel manufacturer who submitted bankruptcy earlier this year, has announced today that it will not try to restart after not finding an investor. The remaining 45 employees in Switzerland were recently informed. Nearly 300 employees in the United States and those who worked at the Panel Assembly facility of Meyer Burger in Arizona were fired in May. Meyer Burger started in the solar industry as a developer of the production equipment for solar panels (Herojunction Technology (HJT). The “Smartwire” designs had a license of other production names. In 2020 the company took the direct…

In a new weekly update for PV -MagazineSolcast, a DNV company, reports that the irradiation of the sun fell to 30% in the northern regions of India during the southwest of the monsoon season, while central areas of the country made a profit on solar energy. September 19, 2025 Dissolved India’s 2025 Southwest Monsoon season arrived earlier than normal, but progressed northwards, which led to irregular rainfall and significant variability of irradiation throughout the country. According to analysis using the Solcast APIRadiation fell by no less than 30% in northern regions under persistent cloud cover, while Central India saw unexpected…

Data Company 257 has launched Pink, an AI-driven platform for residential energy suppliers that aims to reduce acquisition costs. “Our mission is simple: to use data and AI to help energy companies to grow faster and to accelerate residential electrification,” said Scott Rosenberg, co-founder and CEO of 257. “With pink, every provider of any size, in every sector-in every sector-in any sector-in any sector in their market can in their floating in their floating in any sector-in-flo-in-in-three-in-flo-in-flo-in-flo-in-flo-in-flo-in-flo-in-flo-in-flo-in-sector Acquisitions, faster growth, lower costs and real progress on electrification. ” In the following decade, American households will spend billions on energy products…

Australian Energy Storage Company Green Gravity and Mining Business Wollongong Resources has signed an agreement to use gravity forces storage tests in a dismantled coal mine. September 19, 2025 EV Foley By PV Magazine Australia Australian Energy Storage Company Green gravity And mining activities Wollongong -Sources, majority of Indian steel giant Jindal Steel and Power Ltd., have signed an agreement to use gravitational energy storage tests in the Russell Vale. The dismantled underground coal mine, one of the oldest in Australia, is located in the Illawarra region About 10 km north of Wollongong and 60 km south of Sydney. It…