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PV -Magazine Visited a 1.9 MW Agrivoltaic plant in Austria, where pumpkins and soy are grown under vertically mounted PV structures supplied by Next2Sun. July 11, 2025 Sergio Matalucci German vertical PV specialist Next2Sun built a 1.9 MW Agrivoltaic facility in 2022 on 5.1 hectares in the Austrian municipality of Neudorf an der Mur. PV -Magazine Visited the site, owned by a local farm and currently supports the cultivation of pumpkins and soy. Plant owners Peter Gsell and Josef Gründl said that vertical configurations generally do not interacted significantly with weather conditions. Dryness or excessive rainfall has similar effects in…
An existing RES battery storage project in the UK. Image: Res Local authorities have given a building permit for independent battery storage and CO-located Zonnestorage projects from developers ESB, RES and renewable connections. Although granting permission only represents one step in the process, from conception to commercial operation, it is an essential obstacle to erase together with financial conclusion, grid connection agreements, purchasing and other steps. 360 MW project in Cumbria During a meeting on Wednesday (July 9), Cumberland Council Planning Committee approved the development of a 360 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and associated infrastructure well presented by…
The Dutch company says that its short-term trading solutions for solar and other technologies for renewable energy, supports the balance between grid, reduces the costs of imbalance and optimizes energy flows in an “ever-volatile” energy market. It grows internationally and expands its support of battery -related trade. July 11, 2025 Valerie Thompson Dexter Energy, a developer-based developer of short-term power and optimization of solar, wind and storage activa, is expanding with plans to enter new geographical markets and to stimulate its software platform with battery activa-related trade and to optimize existing products. The Amsterdam -based company offers advanced machine learning…
By SB staff July 10, 2025 Industrial analysts say that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by President Donald Trump (OBBBA) is a dramatic shift on the American energy market. Policy must adapt outside of OBBBA to guarantee the growth of power supply in the United States. Without these actions, the United States run the risk of losing its competitive advantage in the global AI race. The extensive legislation introduces new restrictions for investments in renewable power, draws up clear winners of emerging technology and makes Upstream oil and gas an important priority, in which significant policy uncertainty is introduced…
The first phase of Project Nexus, an investigation into the integration of renewable energy with water retention by using solar energy-covered channels, is complete and a second phase is well underway. Credit: Tid Project Nexus, led by the University of California, Merced and implemented by the Turlock Irrigation District (TID)Investigates the potential of canals covered with solar energy to optimize land use. This innovative approach not only generates clean energy, but also reduces the evaporation of water. The project is intended to collect critical data about energy production, water savings and operational efficiency, making it a scene for future large…
Across America’s landscape of steeples, minarets, and temples, a revolution is taking place on the rooftops. Religious organizations of all faiths are turning their faces not just toward heaven, but toward the sun—installing solar panels that reflect practical economics and spiritual convictions. Recently, thousands of houses of worship have embraced solar energy as part of their commitment to environmental stewardship. This movement spans denominations and traditions, from Catholic parishes in California to synagogues in New York, from mosques in Michigan to Buddhist temples in Hawaii. For these communities, caring for the Earth has become more than an environmental choice—it’s viewed…
The solar capacity of Poland was approaching 22 GW at the end of March, according to figures from the Institute of Renewable Energy in the country. There are currently 532 solar projects with a capacity of 950 MW with valid building permits. July 10, 2025 Patrick Jowett PolandThe solar capacity reached 21,994 MW towards the end of the first quarter of 2025, according to a new report from the Instytut Energyki Odnnawialnej (IEO) of the country. The figure means 637 MW Zonne -Zon was added over Q1 2025, built on the 21.157 MW deployed by the At the end of…
Agrivoltaics is a growing sector, led by China, and it is a way in which a high degree of sustainable energy can be generated without taking a valuable country for food production. Agrivoltaics works best, either for special crops, such as blueberries, or for arable industry, which includes large -scale agriculture. Matthew Berwind, a team leader who focuses on PV system simulation in large-scale solar energy plants in the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems Isee In Germany, comments about specialist crops: “These types of crops need a lot of weather protection. In traditional agriculture they are often located in…
Researchers have used the quality search algorithm to optimize the placement and benchmark for solar -PV distributed generation. They have tested the algorithm on an IEEE 33-bus system, with one, two or three PV implementation scenarios, and are performance compared to those of a dozen competing optimization techniques. July 10, 2025 Lior Kahana A team of scientists from India has developed a new method for the optimum placement and measure of Solar PV Distributed Generation (DG) systems. The new approach is based on a metahuristic optimization technique that is known as the Jellyfish Search Algorithm (JSA), which is inspired by…
Published in a new scientific article in natureThe Chinese manufacturer presented a new Tandem Perovskiet-Silicon solar cell based on a soil cell with a hetero junction design. It also used a new type of self-assembled monolaag that reportedly reduces non-rays recombination and increases cell efficiency. July 9, 2025 Emiliano Bellini This week, the Chinese solar module maker Longi has presented a new Tandem Perovskiet-Silicon Zonnecel based on an asymmetrical self-assembled monolaag (SAM) aimed at reducing passivating defects and increasing efficiency. SAMs are currently used as a state-of-the-art hole transport layers based on perovskite-based solar cells and offer low parasitic absorption,…