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The government of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, gives access to the grid access to 10 sites for renewable energy and energy storage in the new Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (Rez), while Utility AGL has acquired Hydro Energy Storage (Phes) projects. May 9, 2025 David Carroll By ESS News With Australian Nut AGL who acquires two Phes locations at an early stage in the Hunter region and the NSW government that just grants access to multiple projects in the Central West Orana Rez, the state will receive a considerable new storage capacity. The NSW government has granted 10…
Extra project management and design automation tools are available on the subscription-based platform of the Swiss software company made for small and medium-sized (SMEs that focus on commercial and industrial (C&I) and residential the Solar PV segments. May 9, 2025 Valerie Thompson Switzerland located software company Wagibility has added new functions for visibility of the project and technical design automation to its subscription-based activities and planning software for small and medium-sized (SME installers of energy systems in the commercial and industrial (C&I) and residential PV segments. “The Solar PV company is labor -intensive. We see opportunities to digitize everywhere throughout…
Goodleap announced the expansion of his participation in the Demand Side Grid Support Program (DSGS) of California. GoodLeaP is now managed and bears GoodLeaP in the California Virtual Power Plant (VPP) program in its second year and now contributes 5 MW stored battery capacity to the schedule when it is most needed to provide approximately 3,600 houses with two hours of electricity. With a rapid registration from the customer, GoodLeap is on course to reach more than 60 MW of the total capacity towards the end of the season – an increase in the total capacity of more than 30x.…
An international research team has developed a metallization technique for topcon sun cells that are reportedly reduced silver use in the back of the devices by 85%. The scientists replace the generally used AG fingers with intermittent AG stripes for contact formation and AG-free fingers and bus bars for electrical conduction. May 8, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia and the Chinese metallization pasta specialist Changzhou Fusion new materials claim to have developed a silver-lan screen printing metallization technology that can significantly reduce the silver (AG) consumption in topcon sun cells without…
BYD has launched its new Gen4 -home battery, known as HVB, and is expected to be a popular addition to the storage space of the residential. May 8, 2025 Tristan Rayner Image: Tristan Ryner, ESS News By ESS News T the Smart E Trade Fair of this year, BYD Energy Storage introduced a new home battery system that is known as a battery box HVB or high-voltage sheet. The residential battery marks the fourth generation of its home storage systems for the first time introduced in 2015. The system contains BYD’s Blade battery technology, which is used earlier in its…
The new products are available in seven versions with a capacity of 630 W to 660 W and power conversion -efficiency that includes from 23.3% to 24.4%. May 8, 2025 Vincent Shaw The Chinese-Canadian solar module manufacturer Canadia Solar has presented a new Topcon Solar Modules series this week in Intersolar, Munich, Germany. The Topbihiku6 CS6.2 modules are designed for Utility-Scale and commercial and industrial (C&I) applications and will be sold from August, the company said in a statement. “The new N-type High Power module of the Canadian Zonne-Solar improves the project economy and offers up to 90% bifaciality, an…
An aerial photo of the Aviva horizon center in Broadland Business Park outside Norwich, with a carports of Zonne energy in the parking lot. Image: Aviva. The British Ministry of Energy Security and Net Zero (Desnz) has launched a call for evidence to increase the number of solar energy-driven carports in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The likely result of this will be a mandate that parking garages have a PV installation on solar energy, as has been the case for some time. Reimbursing solar energy on parking garages has several advantages that Desnz wants to emphasize. It says that…
Castillo Engineering has invested in software designed to tackle a lack of qualified engineers in the solar industry and to maintain accurate communication with customers. Credit: Castillo Engineering Castillo Engineering, a solar engineering company on Nuts scale with headquarters in Maitland, Florida, invested $ 2.5 million in two separate own software platforms, PMO 360 And design IQ, and expanded his senior staff to send the company that is now equipped with these programs. PMO (Project Management Office) 360 was devised to increase project transparency with customers, to reveal information such as engineering plans, timelines, staff and array components in real…
The construction industry consumes 36% of global energy and is responsible for nearly 40% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions worldwide, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. With pressure to reduce environmental impact and rising energy costs affecting profit margins, construction companies are actively seeking innovative solutions to address these challenges while maintaining productivity and operational efficiency. Enter solar-powered construction tools – a development that’s transforming how construction professionals approach their daily operations. These tools harness the energy of the sun to power everything from handheld drills and saws to larger equipment like concrete mixers and generators. By converting sunlight…
The Senate in South Carolina was successful on 7 May HB 3309 After a rushed process in the house that took away important consumer protection, weakened energy efficiency provisions, and a provision removed for which data centers had to pay their fair share for energy consumption. With a few days left in the legislative session, the Senate was put under pressure to pass on a version that exposes South Carolinians to higher costs and reduced supervision. The final version of HB 3309 contains provisions with which utilities can bypass complete interest rate values and increase the customer rates annually with…