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By PV Magazine USA Solar continues to dominate new capacity of electricity generation that has been added to the grid in the United States, which represents More than 50% of the capacity in the field of electricity generation on Utility scale Additions expected in 2025, according to the EIA. Since solar energy plays a crucial role in supplying American electricity, assessing risks for developing projects and operational assets is essential to inform accurate insurance insurance and to promote the resilience of these assets. An annual report of Risk Assurance Firm KWH Analytics investigated the top risks that are today confronted…

American solar developers Soltage, Origis Energy and RPLUS Energies have provided more than $ 1 billion in financing for three important deals, which indicates continuing investor confidence in the preparation of solar energy and storage, despite the American policy uncertainty. The transactions return more than 1.4 GW of solar and 1.8 GWh of battery capacity. June 11, 2025 Ryan Kennedy By PV Magazine USA Despite ongoing regulatory fighting and an uncertain fate for tax credits for clean energy, Solar developers book large financing agreements to support their project portfolios. Solar is expected represent more than 50% of the new electricity…

The Indian government has announced the financing of the viability gap (VGF) of INR 54 billion ($ 631.5 million) to support 30 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BES), which allocates the capacity among 15 states and the State Power Producer NTPC. The scheme offers INR 1.8 million/MWh and requires that projects will be put into use within 18 months by competing bidding. June 11, 2025 Uma Gupta By PV Magazine India The Indian Ministry of Power has announced the second tranche of its VGF scheme to support the development of 30 GWH Bess, with a total budget of INR…

Managers who represent the solar industry in Pennsylvania begs senators to keep federal tax credits intact that could cost the state thousands of jobs if withdrawn. Credit: Billy Ludt/Solar Power World More than 130 companies A letter signed Placed to senators John Fetterman (D) and Dave McCormick (R) demand that they protect federal tax credits that run the risk of returning to the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ by President Donald Trump. These subsidies from the Inflation Reduction Act include the Residential Clean Energy Credit (25D), Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit (45V), Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit (45X), Clean Electricity…

Weidmuller USA Recently organized the large opening of the new 24,000 ft of the company2 Engineering and production facility in Richmond, Virginia. Various connectivity and automation products and solutions are made on the site, including solar combines with string surveillance. “The expansion of Richmond’s head office marks the start of an exciting and long-planned transition to dealing with more complex assembly and final local production of electro-industry technologies and solutions here in Richmond, Virginia,” said Randy Sadler, President and CEO of Weidmuller Usa. “To date, we have invested $ 10 million to set up the engineering and production facility, but…

Researchers in Australia have developed a simplified remaining network-based architecture method to filter noise from electroluminescentry images of PV modules. The proposed technology is said to improve the accuracy and efficiency of automated inspection systems for PV plants on utilities. June 11, 2025 Lior Kahana A group of scientists, led by researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia, has developed a new deplication method for denoizing outdoor electroluminescence (EL) images of PV modules. Dubbeds Simpleresnet, the new method is based on a simplified architecture based on Resnet (Resnet), which uses remaining connections to be able to…

The oregon -based battery producer Powin is confronted with steep rates because the lithium -iron phosphate (LFP) imports battery components from China. June 11, 2025 Max Hall Image: Airbus, Maxar Technologies, Metro, Portland Oregon, Vexcel Imaging Us By ESS News LFP battery supplier Powin, based in Oregon, has submitted bankruptcy protection in New Jersey for Chapter 11. Last week, the battery industry indicated Local and government officials for a possible stopping of business activities warn that nearly 250 employees, including senior executives, could be dismissed if the operating conditions did not improve by July 28. Powin had to issue the…

The Finnish Startup Polar Night Energy has commissioned the largest sand battery in the world in Porninen, South Finland. The industrial scale system delivers 1 MW of thermal capacity with 100 MWh storage capacity, with a summer heat of a month and almost a week the winter demand to the local district heating network. June 11, 2025 Patrick Jowett The Finnish startup Polar Night Energy has announced its industrial sand battery in Pornaen, South Finland, is now operational after commissioning by district heating company Loviisan Lämpö. The pornin sand battery supplies 1 MW of thermal capacity and offers a storage…

South African Independent Power Producer and Energy Trader Noa has reached financial closure on a 349 MW solar project with Standard Bank, the largest bank in South Africa. The Khauta South Solar PV project, located near Welcome to Free State Province, is planned for the largest solar facility of Single Africa, once operational. Noa took over the project from Pure New Energy in April 2024 and the construction work on the site started earlier this year. It is expected that the beginning of 2027 will start producing energy. It is part of the Khauta Solar Complex, a total of 506…

“This partnership is an important progress in accelerating the transition from clean energy,” said Segen’s Nicolas Niedhart (right), who signed the agreement with BNP Paribas’ Ouafae Cohin. Image: BNP Paribas and Segen. Distributor of renewable energy Segen and French BNP Paribas have launched a program to finance commercial and industrial (C&I) solar installations in the UK and Germany. According to the program, Segen customers can acquire and install solar and energy storage projects via Segen’s list of C&I installers. Customers do not pay in advance costs, instead they pay the projects during their operational lives, and once payments are completed,…