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Energy storage in Brazil starts a period of accelerated growth. Despite the absence of a legal framework, companies are expanding battery production, diversifying models and preparing them for storage to play a central role in the energy transition. August 26, 2025 Alessandra Neris By ESS News Solar implementation has been a success story in Brazil, but the need for more storage capacity for battery energy is becoming increasingly urgent. The Brazilian market for energy storage is at a turning point. Driven by rising energy bills, the instability of the electricity grid and a search for greater autonomy, the sector will…

A forest fire in the south of Spain that burned around 800 hectares of grassland, washed and oak forests was created in an electric box of the tracking system of a photovoltaic plant, according to the Nature Protection Service of the Civil Guard (Seprona). August 26, 2025 Pilar Sánchez Molina Image: Guardia Civil, Ministerio del Interieur By PV Magazine Spain A forest fire that burned around 800 hectares in Casas de Don Pedro, in the southern province of Badajoz in Spain, was created in June in a photovoltaic plant, according to Seprona. Researchers determined by forensic inspection that the fire…

Ja Solar has launched Desertblue, a 650 W tunnel oxide passivated contact (Topcon) module for Desert PV projects, with self-cleaning glass, reinforced frames and heat tolerant design with desert-specific certification. August 26, 2025 Vincent Shaw Ja Solar has introduced Desertblue, a photovoltaic module series designed for large projects mounted on the land in desert, gobi and dry regions. The launch in Beijing brought together technical institutions and developers, including Inner Mongolia Electric Power Survey & Design Institute and ACWA Power, together with certification authorities Tüv Rheinland, TÜV Süd and CCIC. Yes Solar said that Woestijnblue tackles four important operational risks…

Molecule mimics the storage of vegetable energy for the development of solar rounds A research team from the University of Basel has created a new molecule that replicates an important step in natural photosynthesis by storing two positive and two negative loads under exposure to light. The discovery could become a basis for producing carbon -neutral sunscreen such as hydrogen, methanol and synthetic gasoline. Photosynthesis in plants converts sunlight and carbon dioxide into energy -rich sugars, so that almost all life is preserved. Researchers want to imitate this process for the production of renewable energy, which generates fuels that only…

British energy supplier E.ON has announced the launch of a new pilot in London who is designed to share the benefits of local solar energy.A new solar installation, consisting of 270 solar panels on solar energy and able to generate around 100 MWh every year, will be installed in St Luke’s Church of England Voluntary help (CEVA) in Canning Town, East -London. The school, which raises more than 200 students, will benefit from the solar energy generated on location, which is approximately 50% of the school’s annual energy needs. E.on will finance, install and maintain the solar assets without prior…

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Sandia National Labs have created a new nomenclature for PV connectors to reduce confusion among installers and developers, while the implementation practices are improved. They cataloged a sample of twenty -five commercially available 4 mm connectors. August 26, 2025 Emiliano Bellini A group of researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories of the US Department of Energy has created a standardized terminology for PV connectors in an attempt to reduce confusion and offer best practices for their implementation. In the study “Standardized nomenclature for photovoltaic connectors”Which was recently published…

Last week Oil and Gas Major BP announced that the UK Operations and Maintenance Division of its awning, Lightsource BP, is for sale, probably the consolidation on the market.According to Lightsource BP, the offer is a fully packaged, in itself a chance to acquire one of the ‘best-performing O&M platforms’ from the UK, with a 1.3GW portfolio.Leila Garcia da Fonseca, worldwide head of onshore wind research at Wood Mackenzie, says that the disinvestment of more than a gigawatt to the market can bring a lot of consolidation to the room for solar services.In Global Solar PV Operations and Maintenance (O&M)…

Enviromena has taken over the LongPasture Solar Farm, a 49.9 MW, fully set Zonne -PV energy plant in County Durham by Bluefield Solar and Lightrock Power.The project is expected to be completed at the end of 2027 and received a 15-year contract for difference (CFD) in September 2024 under the allocation of 6 (AR6).The planning agreement, which was secured for the project in August 2023, will see the development of 163 hectares cover in County Durham and also includes the option to add a 39.7 MW Co location battery energy storage system (BESS). As part of the development, a £…

Companies in California and Texas will produce the optimized inverters from Tigo Energy and Module-level Power Electronics (MLPE) together with EG4-Omvolers. August 26, 2025 Ben Santarris By PV Magazine USA An extra few complementary American solar technology companies have joined forces to produce and market solar equipment in their own country to deliver more options for equipment on American soil. The newly beaten partners are Tigo Energy, a company that makes devices to improve how solar panels work and are monitored, and EG4 Electronics, a company that offers affordable solar energy equipment to help people live in the grid or…

Bila Solar has introduced a 550 W-Zonne module with an American steel frame through a partnership with Origami Solar, where the panels also use solar cells made by the US. August 26, 2025 Ryan Kennedy By PV Magazine USA The American manufacturer Bila Solar in the US collaborated with Origami Solar to produce modules made with steel frames made by the US. The solar modules also contain solar cells made by the US, said Bila Solar. The American produced steel frames from origami Solar are now available as an option for the 550 W Dual-Glass module series from Bila Solar.…