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New energy stocksa wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE, has brought online the 7 MW Moriah Community Solar project in Moriah, New York. New Energy Equity is leasing the land for the project in New York’s Adirondack region from a local resident, guaranteeing a new income stream for their family for decades to come. “Moriah Community Solar reflects our mission of building solar projects that generate reliable energy and sustainable economic value,” said Josh Kunkel, president and CEO of New Energy Equity. “The benefits don’t stop with the landowners we work with. Communities also enjoy the benefits of increased revenue for…
The Massachusetts House has passed a bill that would set new state goals for renewable energy deployment and allow reforms while cutting funding for an energy efficiency program. Navisun completed two solar projects totaling 3.8 MW in Massachusetts with pollinator-friendly ground cover. Navisun “The Climate Omnibus bill includes critical solar policy provisions that will help make our grid more reliable and affordable,” said Elena Weissmann, Northeast Regional Director at Vote Solar. “We are grateful to lawmakers for advancing policies that recognize the important role solar energy plays in strengthening our energy system, including an important amendment that allows the purchase…
Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported a new interface engineering strategy that significantly increases the efficiency and stability of three-dimensional perovskite solar cells. Working with international partners, the team formed a thin two-dimensional perovskite phase at the buried interface of the perovskite absorber, a location that has been difficult to selectively target with previous approaches. The work, published in Nature Energy on February 6, shows that the method improves the crystallization quality of the perovskite films and reduces defect concentrations at buried interfaces by more than 90…
Premier Energies Ltd today unveiled India’s first zero-busbar (0BB) TOPCon solar cell at Intersolar India. The 0BB design marks a structural shift from traditional 10BB and 16BB architectures, replacing thick silver rails with a dense matrix of ultra-fine silver lines to collect power. March 2, 2026 Uma Gupta Premier Energies’ new 1.2 GW TOPCon solar cell production line in Fab City Image: Premier Energies By pv magazine India Premier Energies Ltd unveiled India’s first zero-busbar (0BB) TOPCon solar cell at Intersolar, Gandhinagar. The 0BB design marks a structural shift from traditional 10BB and 16BB architectures, replacing thick silver rails with…
By Martin McConnell March 2, 2026 This week on Projects Weekly, the path is just about clear for the largest solar and storage project in the U.S., with Westlands Water certifying the Valley Clean Infrastructure Plan’s environmental review. Just east of the Golden State, SOLON Corporation and Onyx Renewables have completed four new projects in Mesa, Arizona, bringing their total to 3.7 MW in the Mesa community. Recurrent Energy has sold its 200 MWh BESS project to Texas-based Hunt Energy Network, and near the East Coast, MN8 Energy has inked a deal to support Meta’s American data center operations with…
First Solar has a Sec. 337 investigation request filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on a series of crystalline silicon panel competitors for alleged infringement of First Solar’s TOPCon patents. One sec. 337 of the Tariff Act infringement states that the infringement of certain patents creates unfair competition in the import trade. Canadian Solar TOPCon module First Solar filed the investigation request last week against Axitec, Canadian Solar, JA Solar, Jinko Solar, Mundra (Adani), Philadelphia Solar, Qcells, Runergy, Trina Solar (including T1 Energy) and VSUN (Toyo). First Solar, a manufacturer of cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar panels, has…
Researchers from the Miguel Hernández University of Elche in Spain have designed an air-to-water heat pump system that can shift hot water (DHW) production to central daylight hours, maximizing the use of PV power generation. The novelty of the system lies in the use of two condensers instead of a single unit. The researchers explained that a conventional compact domestic hot water heat pump includes a compressor, evaporator, expansion valve and a condenser around the bottom of the storage tank, which heats the entire volume of water by natural convection. The proposed dual condenser configuration adds a second condenser at…
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence say U.S. battery installations will reach a record 57.6 GWh in 2025, up 30% year-over-year, as the industry enters a new phase of large-scale sustainable deployment. March 2, 2026 Ryan Kennedy Image: Wikimedia Commons, Qurren By ESS news According to the inauguration, the US energy storage industry has entered a “new phase of sustainable deployment at scale”. Energy storage market outlook Q1 2026 released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. The report confirms that 2025 was the biggest year on record for battery additions, with…
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will put sodium batteries at the heart of its work on the EU industrial strategy and calls for swift action. pv magazine has compiled a list of manufacturers developing this technology in Europe. March 2, 2026 Pilar Sánchez Molina and Matthew Lynas Sodium-ion batteries are becoming a major focus for the European Union (EU), and the next EU budget should provide funding for the sector, according to European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) President Séamus Boland. “Sodium batteries, and batteries in general, are crucial to the EU’s competitive advantage, and it is urgent…
Carlyle-backed owner-operator Revera Energy has reached financial close of its 200MW/400MWh Windyhill BESS in Scotland, bringing in energy trader Danske Commodities to optimize it and GE Vernova to supply the batteries. The announcements came just days after we discussed the evolution of floors and toll rates with an executive from Danske Commodities at the Energy Storage Summit 2026. Revera and the trading firm have signed a ten-year optimization agreement for the Windyhill battery energy storage system (BESS), based just outside Glasgow, Scotland. It is a revenue floor that covers 100% of the project capacity. The operator has issued a Notice-to-Proceed…