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Researchers in South Korea have conducted a literature study on included cases of floating PV plants that are placed on MijnPit lakes and residue ponds, both by -products of the mining industry. Looking at more than dozens of cases, they have concluded that my pit -lakes generally offer more stable environments for implementation. June 3, 2025 Lior Kahana A research group of Sejong University in South Korea has conducted a literature study of the development of floating PV (FPV) in my pit lakes and residue ponds. Both my pit lakes and residue ponds are by -products from the mining industry.…

Helie Officially cut the ribbon on his new Solar Module Assemble Facility in Rogers, Minnesota. The 500 MW site has been operational since April 29. Heliene also operates two panel assembly lines in storage iron, Minnesota, with a capacity of 800 MW. The total American production capacity of the company is now 1.3 GW per year. The first solar panels of the new line in Rogers. Credit: Helien LinkedIn “Helien experiences constant demand for our high-quality, high-quality PV modules for solar energy,” said Martin Pochtaruk, CEO of Heliene. “By almost double our production capacity from our new Rogers, Minnesota, Facility,…

Meyer Burger said that the insolvency applied for his German subsidiaries, after intensive efforts to keep Meyer Burger Industries GmbH and Meyer Burger Germany GmbH operational. June 2, 2025 Patrick Jowett The Meyer Burger Technology from Switzerland has said that his two German subsidiaries have started any insolvency procedures. A statement from the company says that intensive efforts have been made to keep Meyer Burger Industries GmbH and Meyer Burger Germany GmbH open. “These efforts have so far not been successful and will now be continued as part of the procedure together with a provisional insolvency manager appointed by the…

GCL Optoelectronics has achieved 29.51% efficiency for its Perovskiet-Silicon Tandem Solar Module, with the result certified by the Chinese National Institute of Metrology. June 2, 2025 Vincent Shaw GCL group has revealed that the GCL-Optoelectronics unit has reached 29.51% power conversion-efficiency for a 2,048 cm² Perovskiet-Silicon tandem solar module. The result is certified by the Chinese National Institute of Metrology. GCL said that the same module achieved efficiency of 27.34% a year ago, which marked an annual profit of more than two percentage points. It has not revealed technical details behind the last result. GCL recently launched what the world’s…

Illinois Shines (legally known as the adjustable block program) is open today for the program of 2025-26 and offers 800 MW of capacity in the six project categories. The solar-incentive program assessed by the State, implemented by the Illinois Power Agency (IPA), supports the development of new distributed generation and community zonne projects in Illinois, with a focus on stock provisions and consumer protection. The most important highlights of the 2025-26 program are the continuous rollout of Initiatives for consumer protection detailed in the long -term plan of 2024, expansion of the Mentoring programresources that support the growth of the…

EV -battery recycling key to future lithium supplies Lightweight, powerful lithium ion batteries are crucial for the transition to electric vehicles, and the global demand for lithium will grow rapidly over the next 25 years. A new analysis from the University of California, Davis, published on 29 May in the sustainability of nature, looks at how new mining activities and battery recycling can meet that demand. Recycling could play a major role in alleviating the supply restrictions, the researchers thought. “Batteries are a huge new source of demand for lithium,” said Alissa Kendall, the Ray B. Krone presented Professor of…

Search4Solar, a trading platform for solar panels based in the Netherlands, insists on developers, installers and governments to reuse second-life modules, with more than 100,000 used panels that are currently in stock. June 2, 2025 Pilar Sánchez Molina Search4Solar, a Rotterdam -based platform for the exchange of solar panels, inverters and batteries, said it has launched a large -scale second -hand module program. With more than 100,000 used panels in stock, the company insists on project developers, installers and governments worldwide to reuse second life products. The initiative wins throughout Europe, with the first 10,000 modules arriving in Rotterdam this…

More than 22,000 energy storage systems were installed in the last 12 months on domestic properties in the UK. Image: SolarEdge. The latest data from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DSNZ) have shown that more than 22,000 energy storage systems have been installed on domestic property in the UK in the past 12 months. For the period between April 2024 and March 2025, a total of 22,398 storage systems for battery energy were added to British houses. Of these, 9,855 had a storage capacity between 1 and 5.99 kWh, 7,956 had a storage capacity of between 6…

South Africa has approved 616 MW in new battery storage projects as part of its energy storage schedule, an investment of $ 530 million that stimulates national raster capacity and defends the victories in local industry. June 2, 2025 Tristan Rayner Image: Governmentza/Flickr By ESS News South Africa has announced the winners of the third window of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producers Procurement Program (BESIPPPP), where 616 MW of battery storage projects were allocated at five locations, all located in the free state. The winners of 33 bidders came down to only two companies, with the Norwegian company…

By Brad Kramer June 2, 2025 In this edition of Projects weeklyWe emphasize the installation of Ameresco in Reston, Virginia, in collaboration with BXP Inc. Moreover, we will look at the new Solmicrogrid program to generate and earn income from existing solar stands and to deliver resilient on -site power; Bechtel has reached a milestone with a 1.3 GW solar project in Indiana; Solarbank is developing a 6.9 MW solar project in Nova Scotia, Canada; A startup based in New England has installed a 300 KWDC Solar PV system in its factory in the animal feed in Connecticut; And Solamerica…