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The 900 MWh Emeroo battery from Potentia Energy in South Australia is the first battery energy storage system (BESS) approved under the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act of the state. August 29, 2025 EV Foley By PV Magazine Australia Australian Renewable Energy Company Potentia Energy’s Aud 400 million ($ 260 million) Emeroo Bess in South Australia is the first battery project that receives environmental approval under the New Hydrogen and Renewable Energy (HRE) ACT of the state. Potentia Energy Chief Executive Officer Werther Esposito said that securing approval under the HRE Act is an important performance for both Potentia Energy…

Canada invests CAD 33 million ($ 23.8 million) in a 32 MW solar project that is being built by George Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan. August 28, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Michael Pointner, Unsplash The Canadian government places more than CAD 33 million in the direction of a 32 MW of native solar project in the South Center province of Saskatchewan. The Wicehtowak Solar Project, which is located in the capital of the province, Regina, will be built by George Gordon First Nation via Wicehtowak Solar Ltd. The Canadian Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources said that the project serves…

Battery Energy Storage System (Bess) Owner and Operator Zenobē has announced that it has taken over a Bess project from developer Innova.Zenobē has bought the Harker Bess, a 400 MW ready-made development in Low Harker, Cumbria, in a deal of unknown value. The project has been developing by Innova since 2022, whereby the building permit is guaranteed for the site in October 2023.A connecting date of 2028 is protected for the development and the site will connect to the nearby Harker substation. The companies notice that this location is crucial for solving local grid restrictions, and adds that the completed…

In a new weekly update for PV -MagazineSolcast, a DNV company, reports that large parts of South America have recorded a small net increase in solar radiation this winter, despite sharp contrasts from month to month in June and July. August 29, 2025 Dissolved The winter in South America brought sharp contrasts from month to month for solar generation, because the region experienced fluctuations between unusually cold conditions and clear skies. While June and July largely compensated each other in terms of radiation deviations, August closed the season with more balanced conditions, which resulted in a slight net increase in…

In a new weekly update for PV -MagazineOpis, a Dow Jones company, offers a quick look at the most important trends in the global PV industry. August 29, 2025 Opis The Chinese Modulemarker (CMM), the OPIS benchmark for Topcon modules ≥600W, rose 1.18% to $ 0.086/W free-on-board (FOB) China this week, with market indications between $ 0.084-0.093/W. Since the start of the second half of 2025, prices have registered an increase of 4.88%. Forward curve indications have followed the spot market higher. The prices for Q4 2025 loads rose to $ 0.086/W, while Q1 and Q2 2026 remained stable at…

A manufacturer of the Tennessee Automotive component has turned the switch with a 1.5 MW solar project developed by Silicon Ranch. Project partners Silicon Ranch, De Tennessee Valley Authority and the city of Maryville Braakte Treeds on the solar farm for manufacturer Closed In November 2022 and construction ended this summer. This is only the first of three solar projects of a total of 10.5 MW that the group is planning to bring online to Blount County, Tennessee. Silicon Ranch projects the second facility to be online by December 2025 and expects the third to be online in the second…

Researchers have used guanidinium thiocyanate as a chaotropic means of modulating the crystal growth rate during perovskiet crystallization. They compared different concentrations of the Guanidinium thiocyanate. Champion Device Efficiency was 22.34%. August 29, 2025 Lior Kahana A research team led by scientists from the University College London in the United Kingdom has easily used salt to improve the performance of Tin-Lead (SN-PB) Perovskiet solar cells. The salt, Guanidinium thiocyanate (GASCN), was used as a chaotropic agent that modulated the crystal growth rate during perovskiet crystallization. “Our approach offers a simple, effective way to improve the perovskite quality during production, delivering…

The Vietnamese manufacturer Boviet Solar has terminated the exterior construction on a planned 3 GW solar cell factory in North Carolina. The facility is part of an American production hub of $ 294 million. August 28, 2025 Ryan Kennedy By PV Magazine USA Boviet Solar has completed the exterior structure of the planned 3 GW production cell facility in Solar Cell in Greenville, North Carolina. The Greenville facility, an investment of $ 294 million, is the company’s first North -American production hub. The production will focus on its range series Monofacial and Vega series Bifacial modules, which use advanced N-type…

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (Grid) has drawn long -term agreements on the floor price with EDF Energy Cover with 737 MW of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects.The floor agreements cover 100 MW from currently operational projects and another 637 MW of pipeline projects. They follow floor agreements with Statkraft and Markel Bermuda, a total of 789 MW, covered by Solar -Energy Portal Earlier this month.When the previous floor agreements were announced, Grid stated his intention to sign further contracts with another counterparty.The similarities with EDF are all at the same floor level in £/MW conditions such as those…

The Japanese Toshiba, Denso and Suzuki have launched the local lithium battery cell and electrode production in India through their TDSG company, which supply hybrid and electric vehicles for global markets. August 28, 2025 Uma Gupta Image: Pib, Indian Government By PV Magazine India TDS Lithium-ion battery Gujarat PVT. Ltd. (TDSG), a joint venture from Toshiba, Denso and Suzuki, started the local production of lithium battery electrodes in India. The facility is the first in the country with localization at cell level. The production of electrodes will produce more than 80% of the battery value in their own country. The…