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The California Solar Canal Initiative (CSCI) wants to use research from the University of California, Merced, to find communities that are willing to generate power with solar-energy canals. March 26, 2025 Anne Fischer By PV Magazine USA The CSCI wants to increase the number of solar installations on the California channels. The initiative is led by the University of Southern California (USC) Dornsife Public Exchange and Independent Advisory Solar Aquagrid, and includes the faculty of seven universities, six of which are in California. A survey from 2021 conducted by researchers from the University of California, Merced, showed that covering large…

The large -scale Bess, which is being built in Bathgate, Scotland, represents an investment of £ 130 million from Onpath. Image: Onpath Energy. Scottish ministers have approved a 200 MW/400MWH 2-hour duration of 2 hours of battery energy system (BESS) to be developed by Onpath Energy. In October the plans of Onpath – formerly Banks Renewables – were unanimously approved by the Executive Committee of the West Lothian Council. Ministers of the Energy Constent Unit (ECU) of the Scottish Government approved the proposals on 24 March. The permitted development consists of 74 containerized battery storage units and a substation building,…

NEO learns and adapts to the habits of user consumption, which guarantees optimum use of solar energy on the roof and the battery life is improved. March 26, 2025 Gwénaëlle Deboutte The imeon Energy is on the ordered trade fair show Image: PV Magazine By ESS News The French solar-plus storage activities Imeon Energy has shown its NEO Smart, connected hybrid inverter with integrated storage at the ordered stock exchange in Lyon. The neo-range, aimed at residential users, has an energy management system that makes real-time optimization of solar energy generation and consumption possible. The product is available in five…

By contributing author March 25, 2025 By Jeff Cramer | President and CEO | Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) The figures are in: 2024 was the largest year so far for community kisses in the United States. According to Wood Mackenzie, we have installed 1.7 GW new community solar capacity – an increase of 35% compared to 2023 – so that the total of the nation brought to 8.6 GW. It is an incredible milestone for our industry and proof of the strategic basic work that was laid years ago by developers, policy makers and proponents throughout the country.…

Carbon has obtained € 2 million ($ 2.1 million) from 11 independent power producers (IPPs) and two consultancy firms to support its new Gigafactory project in France. The French solar module Maker is also launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise at least € 1 million. March 26, 2025 Gwénaëlle Deboutte By PV Magazine France The French solar module manufacturer Carbon has obtained € 2 million from 11 IPPs and two consultancy firms. These investors – including CVE Group, Iel, Irisolaris, Langa International, Provence Energie, Sépale, Silversun, Synapsun, Technique Solaire, Terre et Lac and Wege – jointly represent almost 4 GW…

Alusín Solar has released the Picos Coplanar mounting system for roofs with a flat deck with PVC or asphalt surfaces, which eliminates the need for drilling. March 26, 2025 Jose Pedrosa Picos Coplanar mounting system Image: Alusín Solar By PV Magazine Spain Specialist in the Spanish mounting system Alusín Solar has introduced a prefabricated concrete mounting system for PV installations on flat roofs. The Picos Coplanar system is designed for roofs with flat deck type with PVC or asphalt surfaces where drilling is not possible. It also fits with gravel and green roofs, the company said in a statement. The…

The sale of German energy storage is shrinking, in particular home systems, but commercial and industrial (C&I) and numbers on Nuts scale rise and the Federal Association of Energy Storage Systems (BVS) wants faster permits and better regulation. March 26, 2025 Marian Willuhn Image: PV Magazine, Marian Wilhun By ESS News The BVEs noted a clear decrease in battery sales in 2024, with a total decrease of € 12.5 billion ($ 13.5 billion) by 23% at 2023. The sale of home battery energy systems (BESS) decreased by 40%, from € 11.1 billion, in 2023 to € 6.7 billion with BVS…

An international research team studied the solar PV impact of emissions from a coal-fired power station in the Atacama desert, and noted that after five months of exposure the deposited substance on co-allowed PV panels achieved a maximum of 1.63 mg/cm2 with a 23 % reduction in the photocurrent. The accumulation in the co-located plant was 3 times larger than nearby PV locations with similar coastal climate conditions. March 26, 2025 Valerie Thompson Aware of the operational and maintenance costs (R&M) costs to combat the PV panel in arid and heavily industrialized areas, a group of researchers from Chile and…

The Solar PV capacity of Spain reached 6 GW in 2024, making it the best power source in the country with a share of 25.1%, so that the wind surpassed by 24.9%. The renewable generation grew by 10.3%, accounting for 56.8% of the total electricity production. March 26, 2025 Pilar Sánchez Molina By PV Magazine Spain Spain generated 148,999 GWH of renewable energy in 2024, good for 56.8% of total electricity production, according to grid operator Red Eléctrica de España (REE). The growth of the installed renewable capacity and favorable weather conditions caused an increase of 35.5% in the hydropower…

PV Hardware USA (PVH), a worldwide manufacturer of solar tracker, has introduced deep track, an operational ecosystem designed to improve the efficiency, reliability and management of solar tracking systems. The Platform integrates real-time performance monitoring, predictive maintenance and AI-driven analyzes to help optimize solar assets owners and to reduce operational costs. Deeptrack offers automated tracking adjustments, maintenance warnings and system-wide performance insights, to help solar project operators to increase energy revenues and to lower operational costs. The system is designed to work continuously and to adapt to environmental conditions to increase the solar generation and at the same time protect…