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New research from Germany shows that home batteries have much lower opportunities to be hit by fire than electric vehicles and most household appliances. However, the researchers warned that fires in residential storage systems can be more dangerous than those of burning tumbler dryers. April 23, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Image: Glenn Turner, Unsplash By ESS News The probability of a fire that affects a home storage system (HSS) is 50 times lower than a general house fire and 18 times lower than internal combustion engines (ICES), according to new research from Germany. The researchers analyzed fires that took place in…

MCS reports a record -breaking start until 2025 for certified heat pump installations, but the pace of the deployment is still short of 2028 goals. Subsidy support continues to stimulate the acceptance of heat pump among British consumers. April 23, 2025 Matthew Lynas More than 15,000 heat pumps were installed in the United Kingdom in the first three months of 2025, according to the latest data from MCS. The certification body registered 5,605 heat pump installations in March, the fourth highest monthly total so far and an increase of 22% on March 2024. Strong installation figures for March 2025 helped…

Researchers from the Delft University of Technology have developed a top-down processing method to synthesize the localized front contact architecture in solar cells of hetero junction. The new technology is said to make it possible to improve the filling factor and resilience of a cell against breakdown by ultraviolet. April 23, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Scientists from Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands have designed a rear junction heterojunction (RJ-SHJ) solar cell with a localized front support-selective passivating contact that only the area covered with the metal schedule. “The most important novelty of our work is the self-released…

Fortress Power launched its new online training course aimed at the Ephorce-stackable entire house ESS, the flagship Lithium battery system of the company. Now available on Fortress Power’s Training PortalThe course is designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to properly install Ephorce Systems and to order. Installers receive knowledge of system components, installation procedures, wiring configurations, commissioning steps and safety protocols that are specific to the Eforce. Due to detailed video tutorials and practical guidelines, this course ensures that participants are fully equipped to deliver fast, efficient and code-compliant Eforce installations. “Now that Eforce is now…

By PV Magazine USA In a third round of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy shops to prevent a long flood of American solar import from Chinese producers, American domestic industry again has stiff import rates on Monday, including some of the highest over the 14 years of Solar Trade Wars. Final duty provisions Discayed Monday – almost a year to the day since the last cases were submitted – virtually higher rates produced in the four goal countries of Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam for previously announced provisional rates. The US Department of Trade called for a final anti-dumping tax (AD) from…

New research by UNSW shows that EVA-gapseled Topcon-Con zonnem modules can suffer considerable power losses and filling factor drops under moist testing. The study describes metallization breakdown mechanisms driven by EVA-generated contaminants and shows the effectiveness of metallization adjustments in reducing EVA-induced breakdown reasons April 22, 2025 Emiliano Bellini A research team from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Has investigated the degradation mechanisms of industrial-concon-zonnem modules that have been encapsulated with ethylene vinylacetate (EVA) under accelerated moist conditions and has shown that degradation is mainly driven by the generation of aircraft from Eva-Encapsulant. “Our work emphasizes critical risks…

US to impose new tasks on the import of solar energy from Southeast -Asia On Monday, the United States announced its intention to impose rates of up to 3,521 percent on solar panels from Southeast -Asia, a movement aimed at combating alleged Chinese subsidies and dumping in the sector. The rates for companies from Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam still have to be ratified during a meeting of the International Trade Commission in June. The decision revealed on Monday after anti-dumping and countervailing Duty investigations that were submitted about a year ago by various American and other solar manufacturers. Those…

In the first quarter of 2025, China installed 59.71 GW new solar energy, with 20.24 GW alone in March. The capacity of the national electricity generation reached 3.43 TW, with solar goods inspection for 950 GW of the total. April 22, 2025 Vincent Shaw China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) said that the country installed 59.71 GW of new solar capacity in the first quarter of 2025. March alone good for 20.24 GW lake than double a year earlier, which represents an increase of 124% on an annual basis. The capacity of national current generation reached 3.43 TW, an increase of…

The Indian manufacturer said that his new Topcon sun panel is based on rectangular bifacial solar cells and is certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). April 22, 2025 Uma Gupta Gautam Solar’s Topcon module Image: Gautam Solar The Indian PV module manufacturer Gautam Solar has launched a new Topcon Solar module that is certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). “Developed with rectangular N-Type Topcon Bifacial solar cells, the panel increases the energy yield through higher cell kick-density and improved light absorption of both front and rear. This smart design has a larger active area that minimizes…

The independent energy storage of Bulgaria, which aim was to obtain at least 3 GWH cumulative usable capacity, ultimately awarded more than three times that amount. April 22, 2025 Mariha Maisch Renalfa’s storage project in Bulgaria Image: Renalfa By ESS News Bulgaria will finance 82 independent storage projects for renewable energy worth more than 1.15 billion Levs ($ 675 million) under the purchasing exercise funded by the EU called Restore. The selected projects provide a total usable storage capacity of the energy of 9,712.89 MWh, the Ministry of Energy said on 17 April, more than three times the minimum target…