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Solar Curtail is increasing in Poland, with approximately 600 GWh of PV capacity reduced during the first six months of 2025. The Warsaw-based Institute for Renewable Energy (IEO) suggests that a solution is to support the electrification of Poland’s heating sector with the Surplus of PV capacity. August 12, 2025 Institute for Renewable Energy (IEO) The Institute for Renewable Energy’s (IEO) Photovoltaic market in Poland 2025 Emphasizes the growth in the limitation of photovoltaic in Poland. During the first six months of 2025, the transmission system operator (TSO) reduced approximately 600 GWh of PV capacity. Compared to the first six…

Credit: Energy Service Partners Online Solar Marketplace Energy announced that July saw record participation from homeowners who worked with installers through his solar marketplace. It is remarkable that EnergySage has experienced an increase in homeowners on an annual basis of homeowners who worked actively with installers in the past month and a record high of customers. The increase in consumer activity follows the Passage of HR1 on July 4, 2025 and the elimination of the residential ITC at the end of 2025. “It is clear that homeowners rush to take advantage of this tax credit before it leaves,” said Josh…

Research by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology highlights 81 unique innovations in a diverse range of research efforts and industries that have influenced PV system costs since 1970, the majority of which come from outside the sector. August 12, 2025 Patrick Jowett Most innovations that have influenced the falling price of solar systems in the past five decades come from outside the sun sector, according to research by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The research paper “Nature of innovations that influence photovoltaic system costs”Available in the magazine Plos OneInvestigates the specific innovations that have made significant cost reductions in…

UCB Power and the Sustainable Amazon Foundation (FAS) have installed the first PV factory of Brazil with sodium battery storage, a 7.50 kWp/38.40 kWh system in an external Amazon community. August 12, 2025 Lívia Neves Image: PV Magazine Brazil By ESS News UCB Power has inaugurated what it says that the first photovoltaic power plant of Brazil is with sodium battery storage, installed in the external Amazon community of Tumbira. The project is a partnership with FAS. The plant each has 20 solar modules of 375 WP each, for a total installed capacity of 7.50 kWp. The storage system consists…

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has published ‘Solar Under Storm III’, and analyzes the impact of hurricane on solar farms in the Caribbean after Hurricane Beryl and identifying important failure modes and risk -limiting measures. August 12, 2025 John Fitzgerald Weaver By PV Magazine USA For obvious reasons, solar panels must survive in the elements. Whether the threat is hail” Norwegianor a rare Hurricane-Tornado In Florida there is solar energy in nature and to survive nature, installations must be hardened for resilience. In the strongest hurricane zones, that means resistance of winds of 180 miles per hour. RMI has published “Solar…

The Taiwanese manufacturer has announced its WST-480BDX54-B2 Ultra Black Glass glass for the European market. It has an efficiency of 23.5%. August 12, 2025 Lior Kahana The WST-480BDX54-B2 Ultra Black Glass-Glass Image: Winaico Taiwanese manufacturer Winaiico has launched a new 480 W, Black Glass-Glass module on the European market. Dub-synchronized WST-480BDX54-B2 Ultra Black Glass glass, the new product has all its electric contacts at the rear of the solar cells. “With the introduction of our new 480 W Back contact module, we set new standards in aesthetics, performance and reliability,” said Marc Ortmanns, Director of Operations of Winaico Deutschland. “Thanks…

An international research team has built an indoor perovk site PV device using a triple passion treatment to reduce crystal defects in the perovskiet film. The cell achieved remarkable efficiency and was also able to maintain 92% of his initial performance after 3,200 hours. August 12, 2025 Emiliano Bellini A group of researchers led by University College London has manufactured a perovskite in the solar cell that is claimed to be more efficient than the best commercially available indoor solar cells. Considered for applications in keyboards, remote controls, alarms and sensors, the device was manufactured with what the scientists described…

While today’s best silicon solar panels achieve efficiency rates around 22%, they’re still hitting a ceiling that physics established over 60 years ago. The Shockley-Queisser limit, calculated in 1961, places a maximum theoretical efficiency of about 33% for single-junction silicon solar cells. This means that even with perfect engineering, traditional silicon panels can only capture about one-third of the sun’s energy. For homeowners investing in solar energy, this highlights billions of watts of untapped potential sitting right above their heads. The gap between current performance and theoretical limits isn’t due to poor manufacturing or outdated designs. Instead, it stems from…

Equity and Debt Facility offers Sunsave resources to increase the deployment and to develop, according to co-founder Ben Graves Home Energy Management System (EMS). The start -Up offers solar energy on subscription based on customers who have the installation on their property from the offset. August 12, 2025 Matthew Lynas UK Start Up Sunsav PV -Magazine With the funds, the company can make solar energy on the roof accessible to more consumers. The financing round comprises GBP 13 million in equity plus a GBP 100 million debt facility of Crédit Agricole CIB. Equity Fundraising was also led by Norrsken VC…

Solarcycle has signed supply agreements for almost the entire production capacity of solar glass, before the upcoming glass factory in Cedartown, Georgia, has even started. Today, the company announced its latest collaboration-a five-year agreement with Illuminate USA for 3 GW of Zonneglas every year. Illuminate joins other American manufacturers Silfab, Runergy, Helieen and more in securing a household glass stock. “This agreement is a useful signal for the market about the future of solar production in the US,” said SUVI Sharma, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of SolarCycle. “Despite a challenging policy brewers, there is still a considerable market demand…