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Regulators in California have commissioned the best utilities of the state to offer dynamic electricity prices, which, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), said that the renewable limitation and lower costs will lower. September 12, 2025 William Driscoll By PV Magazine USA The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has ordered The three most important electric utilities of the State to develop and offer all customer classes requires the flexibility rates in which prices change at least hour in response to the changing wholesal costs of electricity and other factors. The new rates are expected to reduce the solar…
Trimark Associates has released True: SCADA, a re-devised control solution, specially designed for PV and BESS sources on Utility scale. “We are delighted to reveal True: SCADA, a game-changing monitoring control and data acquisition (SCADA) platform born of decades of expertise that implements more than 600 SCADA systems in the PV and storage projects of the battery storage,” said Mark Morosky, Ceo of CEO. True: SCADA supplies control, monitoring and data set-out mitigations that require PV and BES sources on utility scale to achieve accurate operational goals, to optimize performance and maximize the turnover. True: SCADA is designed for high…
In a new weekly update for PV -MagazineSolcast, a DNV company, reports that August 2025 marked one of the most productive months before the European PV this decade, in particular on the western half of the continent. September 12, 2025 Dissolved The majority of Europe enjoyed a strong month for PV production in August, with high-pressure weather patterns that produce dry, fixed conditions and consistent above-average radiation levels. The only exception was adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea, where elevated storm activity and the remains of hurricane tempered solar output. According to analysis using the Solcast APIAugust 2025 marked one of…
Honeywell has launched its Ionian Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with integrated controls and energy management. The system is designed to lower energy costs, to stabilize the grid and offer backup power. September 11, 2025 Uma Gupta By PV Magazine India Honeywell has introduced Honeywell IONIC, designed a compact, modular battery energy storage system (BESS) for the commercial and industrial segment. The system has a stand-alone lithium-ion battery housing, scalable from 250 kWh to 5 MWh. Honeywell IONIC integrates flexible battery storage with the company’s advanced control and energy management system. It is designed to lower energy costs, absorb demand…
An American research group has held a pilot workshop for stakeholders of Agrivoltaïss in Arizona, including farmers, developers, government officials and indigenous leaders. A reflection paper offers some important collection restaurants for future public participation. September 12, 2025 Lior Kahana The Semi-Arid Lab for research team of Scalable Agrivoltaics (Salsa) from the University of Arizona has held a pilot workshop on community involvement at Agrivoltaics. The team wrote a perspective paper about the Arizona-specific workshop and has described its organizational structure, shared some insights and mentioned important collection restaurants. “Due to the wide range of project scales, ownership structures, production…
Re+, the largest stock exchange of the American solar industry, and the first since the Trump administration is HR1, has packed this year. Although no official number has yet been released, Abigail Ross Hopper, CEO and President of the Solar Energy Industries Association, that the event had signed more than 35,000 present from Wednesday and broke its record for the number of exhibitors. So, despite policy changes that have caused a wave of high-profile closures and a significant reduction in the expected domestic project pipeline, the American solar industry was still published in Las Vegas this week. I wrote about…
This week, women in solar energy+ Europe give a voice to Fran Button, Deputy -CEO at British Solar Renewables (BSR). She says that mentoring and inspiring female leaders can help young women clearly visualize their own career path. “That visibility is of vital importance,” she says. “When I started, such paths were much less clear.” September 12, 2025 Women in solar energy+ Europe Our solar industry is relatively young and dynamic and brings together professionals with different backgrounds, including lawyers, engineers, accountants, building experts, designers and technicians, all connected by a shared passion for renewable energy. This creates a real…
Cummins has launched fully integrated, plug-and-play battery energy storage systems (BESS) in India and offers 211 kWh up to 2,280 kWh capacities for commercial, industrial and mission-critical applications in containers of 10 feet and 20 feet. September 12, 2025 Uma Gupta By PV Magazine India Cummins has introduced fully integrated, plug-and-play currencies in India, with capacities ranging from 211 kWh to 2,280 kWh. The AC-Output BESS solutions are designed for commercial, industrial and mission-critical applications and are available in 10-foot (211 kWh to 422 kWh) and 20-foot (633 kWh, 1,056 kWh, 1,520 kWh and 2,280 kWh) container configurations. The container…
Qatari researchers tell it PV -Magazine That they have designed the world’s first hybrid station concept that PV, liquid air, hydrogen storage and batteries combine for EV chargers and hydrogen tanks. September 12, 2025 Sergio Matalucci Qatari researchers have presented a hybrid station with solar energy with integrated liquid air, gaseous hydrogen storage and batteries for EV chargers and hydrogen tanks. The system, based on a 41.96 MW PV -Array over 0.44 km², generates atmospheric water (1.43 kg/s), liquid air (11.37 kg/s) and electrolytic hydrogen (0.144 kg/s). “In contrast to earlier research that concentrated on these technologies separately, the Solar…
Announced by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration (NEA), the new plan is expected to encourage CNY 250 billion ($ 35.1 billion) to sector investments. September 12, 2025 Mariha Maisch Shanghai, China Image: Freeman Zhou, Unsplash By ESS News China wants to install more than 100 GW new energy storage – mainly battery storage, excluding pumped hydro – by 2027, according to a new action plan that is presented by the authorities on Friday. The “special action plan for large-scale construction of new energy storage (2025-2027)” released by the National Development and Reform Commission…