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Interconnection agreements grew 33% on an annual basis in 2024 and retained the momentum until 2025, said Wood Mackenzie. August 29, 2025 Ryan Kennedy By PV Magazine USA US Grid Interconnection Agreements rose 33% year after year in 2024 and reached a record of 75 GW, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie. Solar and Energy storage projects have recorded 75% of the record total, whereby 58 GW in Interconnection agreements were established, according to the report. Raster interconnection processes have become streamlined and more efficient over time. In addition to increased connection agreements, regional grid operators experience 9%…

Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (FEP) researchers use roll-to-roll nanoimprint lithography to produce visually seamless building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) modules. August 29, 2025 Patrick Jowett A PV module (left) and a place element without PV functionality (right) Image: Fraunhofer Fep, Finn Hoyer Fraunhofer FEP researchers develop aesthetically attractive finishes for BIPV. The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. The design-PV project of the Institute Test Decorative Films for Systes, finished using Roll-to-Roll Nanoimprint Lithography (NIL). Fraunhofer FEP said that NIL surface topographs on polymer films manufacture with characteristic sizes of a…

Funds managed by investment manager Foresight Group have sold a 50% interest in a Bess in Scotland and another in England in commercial operation.Foresight Solar has exchanged contracts for the sale of its interest of 50% in Lunanhead, an Activum of 50 MW Battery Energy Storage System (Bess) in Perthshire, Scotland, said it earlier this week (27 August).The project was jointly owned by another Foresight Group Fund, Foresight Environmental Infrastructure Fund (FGEN), and was sold to a third party at a price in accordance with the book value on 30 June 2025. The deal would have to complete this quarter…

The California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA) has a formal complaint On August 28 at the California Public Utilities Commission with regard to customer service that is far below the set standards on the basis of the largest two utilities of the State. The complaint requires a fine of $ 10 million against Pacific Gas & Electric and South California Edison. Customers who want to install solar panels and batteries must be approved by utilities to install the equipment. Aunts assess interconnection applications and ensure that transformers and other parts of the electric grid are large enough to tackle all…

All three commissioners of the US International Trade Commission (ITC) voted to continue to investigate solar cells and panels that have been imported from Indonesia and Laos for unfair commercial practices. The Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade Early mid -July for the Antidumping/Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) research. The group, which proposes American solar manufacturers, First Solar, Mission Solar, Qcells and Talon PV, submitted the petition after noticing an increase in the import of solar energy from the three countries as soon as AD/CVD was placed on the import of solar energy from Cambodia, Malays, Tailand and Vietnam. The American…

Eelpower Ltd. Join the Consortium of Public and Private Sector Investors to launch the developer of the new Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) – Eelpower Energy. The developer focuses on the final investment decisions up to 1 GWH of capacity by the end of 2025. August 29, 2025 Matthew Lynas By ESS News A British battery storage developer has protected GBP 500 million ($ 675 million) investments in the public and private sector, creating a company that has been pronounced by storage developer of Grids scale Eelpower Limited. It is expected that Eelmower Energy will be built, possesses and operates…

The two countries will work on developing a hydrogen corridor to sell hydrogen from the east costs of Canada to German ports. In the meantime, ITM power and Abo Energy Joint Works are working to produce hydrogen in Spain and Finland. August 29, 2025 Sergio Matalucci Canada And Germany Research the feasibility of a transatlantic hydrogen corridor, to support the development of the production facilities of the “low emission” in the east of Canada costLess than 3,000 nautical miles away from German ports. “We have abundant natural gas reserves, top LNG projects, huge renewable sources, strong hydrogen potential, a first-class…

Solar-organic Centro España SL is planning a solar panel and battery factory in the south of the central Spain with 10 GW annual capacity for liabilities and back contact (PERC) and tunneloxide-passivated contact (topcon) modules. August 29, 2025 Pilar Sánchez Molina By PV Magazine Spain Solar -Organic Centro España SL plans to build a PV panel and battery factory in Socuéllamos, Ciudad Real, Spain. The company said that production will rely on a non -specified Taiwanese technology. Provincial representatives for sustainable development and public works of Castilla-La Mancha, Casto Sánchez Gijón and Manuel Martínez López-Alcorocho, met a business dissemination on…

Greg Jackson, founder of the largest energy supplier of the United Kingdom of Octopus Energy, has been appointed as a non-executive member of the British Government Cabinet Office Board, where he will serve for three years.The cabinet office consists of ministers of the cabinet, senior executives and non-versions of external government.Non-versions are responsible for providing support and challenge to ministers and senior officials in providing important policy measures and programs.Jackson has been a voice and voice of the loud energy industry. In his role in the cabinet office, Jackson will bring his expertise in the field of energy industry to…

Bus Operator First Bus has launched its largest energy storage facility in Hampshire.Located in the company’s Hoeford bus depot, the 1MW battery storage unit, with a duration of 2 hours, starts with the activities next month.This is followed by a larger battery storage unit with 2MW/4MWH capacity in the depot in Aberdeen, which will work towards the end of the year. The FirstGroup Division said it will explore opportunities to build more battery sites in the United Kingdom in the future.The new battery storage facilities will be used to store excess electricity that is distributed to the grid during peak…