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The Ministry of Energy of Romania supports 47 solar projects to produce electricity for self -consumption at schools, hospitals, town halls and other public institutions. It has now supported more than 1,000 of such contracts, along with a combined capacity of 390 MW. June 20, 2025 Patrick Jowett The Ministry of Energy of Romania has signed new financing contracts with 47 public entities for solar parks that will produce electricity for self -consumption at schools, hospitals, town halls and other institutions. The newly supported solar projects are expected to reach a combined capacity of 47.43 MW. The total investment value…
Solar Tracker supplier Array Technologies has signed an agreement to acquire the solar racking company APA Solar based in Ohio for $ 179 million. June 20, 2025 Rachel Metea By PV Magazine USA Array Technologies has concluded an agreement to acquire the Zonne-Racking company APA Solar, based in Ohio, in a deal with a value of $ 179 million, excluding 45x tax credits. After closing the acquisition, expected in the third quarter of 2025, Array Technologies said it will start an integrated tracker and foundation system and APA Solar’s Foundation Systems will continue to offer for other tracker systems and…
The new Oterra 115V heat pumps use Difluoromethane (R32) as a coolant and have a heating capacity of 9,000 BTU/H to 12,000 BTU/H. June 20, 2025 Emiliano Bellini The manufacturer of the Japanese heating system Daikin has unveiled a new series for home pump that makes it possible Homeowners to independently heat and cool a room. Dubbeds Oterra 115V, the new system with one zone has Daikin Inverter Technology and the new Signa Flareless adapter of the company for “easier” installation and copper pipe connections. “The inverter compressor is the heart of a Daikin system and maximizes energy saving and…
Indonesia and Singapore have signed a memorandum of agreement to develop a Supply Chain of solar production in the province of Riau Islands in Indonesia, as part of broader plans to make cross-border clean energy trade possible. June 20, 2025 Patrick Jowett Indonesia And Singapore have agreed to build a solar panel industry on the Riau Islands. The agreement includes plans to develop an integrated green industrial zone in the Indonesian province to support cross -border clean energy trade between the two countries. The zone will be in the regency of Karimun and on the island of Bintan, both near…
The Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (Pertamina Nre) of Indonesia has acquired a 20% interest in the Filipino solar developer Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) for $ 120 million, with both companies plan joint investments in solar and other renewable projects in Indonesia. June 20, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. Pertamina Nre of Indonesia, a subsidiary of PT Pertamina in State Owning, has acquired a 20% interest in the Philippine developer of Renewable Energie CREC. The share subscription scheme, with a value of approximately $ 120 million, was confirmed during a ceremonial signing on 19 June. According…
Baywa.re submitted his application for the project on February 8, 2024. Image shows a completed project from Baywa.re Energie -Secretary Ed Miliband has granted a development assignment (DCO) for a solar and storage project proposed by Baywa.Re The Oaklands Farm Solar Project in South Derbyshire covers 400 hectares, with an export capacity of 162.3 MW and import of 37.5 MW, the capacity of the energy storage system on the site. The solar PV element of the project will have 138 MW generation capacity. Baywa.re submitted his application for the project on 8 February 2024. The research authority recommended the project…
In a new weekly update for PV -MagazineOpis, a Dow Jones company, reports that the US assembled modules with imported cells still hear between $ 0.26/W and $ 0.33/W, while modules with domestic content that are still limited to just a handful of producers-over the generally cited between $ 0.4/W. June 20, 2025 The spread between panel prices from Indonesia/Laos and from India compared to the average OPIS DDP US price has been expanded this week from 2.65% point from the beginning of April 2025 to 11.74%. The market is increasingly nervous about the threat of a new anti-dumping and…
Scientists in Germany have analyzed the thermal run-away behavior of sodium ion batteries and lithium ion batteries in a response card of 10 l. They have thermally abused 30 samples, each under a different load level, and have discovered that both types were on the road when the load is at least 50%. June 20, 2025 Lior Kahana A bloated cell case and shifted mass Image: Otto von Guerchke University Magdeburg, Journal of Power Sources, CC by 4.0 By ESS News Researchers from the German Otto von Guerickke University Magdeburg have analyzed the thermal eliminated characteristics in sodium batteries (SIBs)…
Poland has installed solar panels along the S5 Expressway as part of a project to lower the operating costs of the infrastructure. Surplus electricity feeds the schedule or supplies charging stations for electric vehicles. June 20, 2025 Patrick Jowett A pilot project in Poland is the use of renewable energy sources near service areas along a large highway. The installations include a micro-zonne array with a vertical east-west layout using bifacial solar panels and wealth optimizers. The project also has solar panels with different micro-inverters installed in different configurations. The pilot project also includes wind turbines, an energy storage system…
Array Technologies has concluded an agreement to acquire APA SolarA foundation and permanent assembly company located in Ohio. With this acquisition, Array Technologies will start offering an integrated tracker and foundation system, which means that project developers offer a solution that is made in their own country for difficult soil conditions that occur more often in new solar projects. Credit: APA Solar Array will also continue to offer APA’s Foundation Solutions for other Tracker brands and APA’s fixed-tilt racking products. “We are delighted to announce the acquisition of APA, a strategic move that strengthens our capacities and expands the value…