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RenewSys inaugurates a 3 GW solar module factory in India – pv magazine International ☰ RenewSys India has opened a 3 GW automated solar module facility in the Indian state of Maharashtra, expanding its total module capacity to 5.6 GW. March 17, 2026 Uma Gupta By pv magazine India RenewSys India has opened a 3 GW automated solar module factory in Khopoli, Maharashtra, expanding the company’s total manufacturing capacity to 5.6 GW. The facility covers more than 65,000 m² and features advanced production technologies and digital monitoring systems. Located in the Indian state of Maharashtra, near Mumbai, the Khopoli facility…
Atmoce has launched a backup box in Germany that adds three-phase emergency power to existing PV systems and works with the company’s M-ELV battery. March 17, 2026 Marian Willuhn By pv magazine Deutschland Atmoce has launched a backup box that allows existing PV systems to gain three-phase emergency power functionality. The device operates independently of the system’s inverter and can be linked to the company’s low-voltage M-ELV battery storage. During a power outage, the backup box switches from mains to emergency mode in less than 10 milliseconds, providing virtually uninterrupted power to the entire home. The system supplies three-phase power…
DAS Solar and Hebei University have identified two types of holes in TOPCon solar cells: harmful recombination holes, which lack oxygen and cause carrier recombination, and beneficial passivating holes, which trap oxygen to enable efficient tunneling while maintaining interface passivation. Their work shows that optimizing oxide layer formation, back surface polishing, and polycrystalline silicon deposition can increase hole passivation, thereby increasing device efficiency and guiding industrial cell design. March 17, 2026 Emiliano Bellini Researchers from Chinese module manufacturer DAS Solar, Hebei University and the German Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH have discovered that there are two different types of pinholes at the…
The British government is focusing on solar power generation in its drive for energy security in response to price shocks caused by conflict in the Middle East.On March 15, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband outlined a package of measures to go “further and faster” in the pursuit of national energy security. These measures are intended to accelerate existing plans for the rollout of renewable energy sources.The interventions are:Bringing forward the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation round (AR8), which will take place in July this yearTo accelerate the adoption of ‘plug-in solar’ for the UK domestic marketApply the lessons from the…
Hyperscale cloud and AI data center operator Pure Data Centers Group (Pure DC) has announced the launch of ‘Europe’s first’ 110MW onsite microgrid to support a data center in Dublin, Ireland.The microgrid will provide on-site energy generation and integrate a battery energy storage system (BESS) to manage load fluctuations. According to the launch announcement, the BESS – whose capacity was not given – is designed to support the future integration of renewable energy “as part of a broader transition path”.The 110MW microgrid was developed by AVK, a supplier of standby and switchable energy systems for data centers and AI infrastructure.…
By Contributing Author March 17, 2026 By Mike Schutz | When the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) passed last year, most developers responded in kind: pause, sort, prioritize. The portfolios were divided into projects that could realistically meet the new July 2026 tax credit deadlines and those that could not. That phase is long gone. As the projected cliff for July approaches, the conversation has shifted from, “Which projects are moving forward?” to “How fast can they move?” And in the utility-scale solar market, one limitation consistently emerges: technical bandwidth. As a result, speed to market has shifted from…
Crisil Ratings says rapid renewable energy additions and slow network expansion could leave more than 35 GW of capacity in India constrained. March 17, 2026 Uma Gupta By pv magazine India More than 35 GW of renewable energy capacity in India could face the risk of grid curtailment in fiscal 2027 due to limited transmission access in the long term, Crisil Ratings said in a recently released report. The risk stems from rapid capacity additions that outpace the rollout of transmission infrastructure. Curtailments over longer periods can reduce project returns, affecting debt service coverage ratios (DSCR) and internal rates of…
The K2 MultiRail High mounting system is a one-piece elevated solution with a height of 100mm, specifically designed to improve rear ventilation on metal roofs. K2 Systems says that increasing the distance between the modules and the metal roof surface improves airflow and reduces module temperatures, which can translate into higher annual energy yield. March 17, 2026 Patrick Jowett German PV mounting specialist K2 systems has introduced a new mounting solution designed for trapezoidal and corrugated roofs. The new product, known as K2 MultiRail High, is a one-piece mounting solution made of aluminum with a height of 100 mm. It…
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) and grid intelligence startup Yottar have collaborated to develop a digital platform designed to change the way grid capacity is assessed and help speed up connections.The collaboration between the two companies aims to combine the technical knowledge and operational insight of the distribution network operator with Yottar’s data modeling capabilities and software development to create a digital platform for automated network capacity assessment.Projects seeking to connect to the grid are accelerating rapidly as electrification increases, with more and more data centers, electric vehicle infrastructure and renewable energy generation seeking grid access and, most importantly, faster,…
Marstek has unveiled a plug-in storage system with a capacity of two kilowatt hours. The device plugs into a standard household socket and is designed to store solar energy from balcony systems or collect cheap electricity from dynamic price tariffs. March 17, 2026 Marian Willuhn By ESS news Chinese battery manufacturer Marstek has introduced the Venus B, a plug-in energy storage device that plugs into a standard Schuko socket. The system is designed for use with small photovoltaic systems and for optimizing energy costs with dynamic electricity rates. The storage unit has a usable capacity of 2 kWh and is…