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A panel entitled “Interactive Deep Dive Italy: choosing the best path for Bess Roi in Italy – Macse, capacity market or trading strategies?” On the Battery Business & Development Forum, 2025 emphasized that the Italian market for battery storage is very different from other European markets. “The Macse auction mechanism makes the difference,” says Salvatore Alessandro Casa, a partner with the strategic consultancy Elemens. “In the first auction round, only 10 GWH will be contracted, and in the second and third, another 50 GWh.” Casa recalled that Italy already has 1.2 GW battery capacity in operation, usually operated by the…
Clearvue Technologies says that his solutions for solar energy, which combine the Glazing units of the company in a fully integrated energy -compelling building omhing, have reached a payback period of less than three years in a government test in Hong Kong. July 16, 2025 David Carroll By PV Magazine Australia Western Australian Solar Glass Company Clearvue technologies Says that a Hong Kong government test has confirmed that the integrated solar façade can yield a payback time of only 2.6 years when feed-in rates are applied, so that the result is labeled an important milestone for buildings-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV). “The…
The ‘turnover models and market perspectives throughout Europe’ emphasized the complexity of the most active markets in Europe and the reach of available business models. Investors show a strong interest, but lenders remain careful with re -re -reverbing risks. July 16, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Image: PV Magazine / Emiliano Bellini By ESS News Europe reached 18.5 GWh of battery capacity in 2024 and will reach around 50 GWH, said Antonio Redo, a market analyst at Solarpower Europe, during a panel on BBDF 2025 in Frankfurt, Duitsland. At the end of 2024, the United Kingdom was still the largest battery storage…
Tech specialists in the “Technological Progress and Risk Management” panel identified safety and guarantees as the most important quality pillars in the battery storage sector. Speakers discussed how these factors shape the selection of components and the viability in the long term. July 16, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Image: PV Magazine / Emiliano Bellini By ESS News What makes the difference when choosing a battery product or the full range of technological components that are needed for a successful storage project? And which choices can be made in a constantly changing technical environment? A panel about “technological progress and risk reduction…
EU Climate VP is looking for ‘fair competition’ with China on green energy The European Union is looking for “honest competition” with China and not a race to the bottom in wages and environmental standards, the vice president of the block told AFP in Beijing on Monday. There are deep frictions about economic relations between the 27-country block and China. Brussels is concerned that a production leak that is propelled by massive state subsidies could contribute to a yawn trade shortage and result in a stream of cheap Chinese goods that undermine European companies. During a visit to Beijing before…
In a new monthly column for PV -MagazineThe International Solar Energy Society (ISES) invalidate old and new urban legends about solar energy. July 16, 2025 International Solar Energy Society (Ises) Misinformation and disinformation about solar energy are still being propagated. Here we have corrected the record about some plausible myths: “Solar only offers a small part of the primary energy.” Primary energy is a foolish size. What really counts is end user energy. Solar electricity can be used directly in most applications with high efficiency. Burning coal to make electricity or burning oil to drive a car throws away most…
From the floor of the Battery Business & Development Forum 2025, the first session provided insights into battery strategies in battery energy storage systems throughout Europe and the UK. July 16, 2025 Marian Willuhn Image: Marian Willuhn, PV -Magazine By ESS News The European battery storage sector is gaining strength, but the basic principles remain shaky. That was one of the messages from the opening session on the Battery Business & Development Forum in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The event was co -organized by PV -Magazine and ESS News, Solarpower Europe and Connexio PSE. More than 400 investors, developers and…
Scientists have developed a wireless charging system for electric vehicles, with a DC-DC converter with three gates in the core. They have simulated the system and tested a prototype in their lab and have discovered that it has achieved an improved efficiency of 88%. July 16, 2025 Lior Kahana A group of scientists led by Indian SRM Institute of Science and Technology from India has developed a Wireless Charging System (WCS) for electric vehicles (EVs) that integrates the PV generation. In the core of the system, which was both simulated and experimentally tested in a laboratory, a DC-DC converter with…
As our cities grow and expand, a silent environmental issue spreads across our night skies. Urban light pollution—the excessive artificial light that brightens our cities—has increased at a rate of 2% per year globally. This means that for many urban dwellers, the sight of a star-filled sky has become a distant memory, with nearly 80% of North Americans now unable to see the Milky Way from their homes due to the perpetual glow of artificial lighting. Light pollution refers to the excessive or inappropriate use of outdoor artificial light that disrupts the natural darkness of night environments. This phenomenon manifests…
The publication of the National Energy System Operator (NESO) of the 2025 Future Energy Scenarios: Pathways to Net Zero shows an increased optimism in the energy transition -forecasts. The Future Energy Scenarios Document (FES) is the first to be published under Neso’s assignment as an independent body that supervises the entire energy system, but is the fifteenth report in its kind, previously carried out by National Grid Eso. Like last year, the FES gives an independent picture of ‘paths’ To follow the entire energy system to Net Zero. According to the preface of Neso’s strategy and policy director Claire Dykta,…