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UK developers of solar projects could benefit from thinking more proactively about the ‘ready-to-repower’ phase of their projects, according to Joe Miletic, founder and director of consultancy Solclaris.He discussed the idea behind this sentence during Solar Media’s Clean Power 2030 Summit earlier this monthon a panel discussion on how best to manage assets that have reached the end of the Renewable Obligation Certificate (ROC) program. Introduced in the early 2000s, the ROC program has been a major driver of new UK energy generation projects, with figures from Energy UK showing that project support under the program provides almost a third…
By ESS news Netherlands-based Alfen and China-based CATL have signed an agreement to deploy 5 GWh energy storage systems with sodium-ion batteries in Europe, building on an existing partnership focused on lithium-ion battery storage projects. The agreement marks a new phase in a collaboration that started with storage projects based on lithium-ion batteries. In 2023, Alfen and CATL entered into a long-term battery supply agreement, which was extended in 2024 to support the growing demand for Alfen’s energy storage solutions in the European market. Through the new partnership, the companies will integrate sodium-ion batteries into their storage deployment strategy, focusing…
By Martin McConnell July 15, 2026 Developer, owner and operator of utility-scale solar energy Terra-Gen has achieved commercial operation of the Lockhart IV solar project in San Bernardino County, California, company officials say. By adding 80 MW of solar capacity to California’s taxing grid, the project will provide enough wattage to power approximately 40,000 homes and businesses annually. With the fourth phase of the project complete, Lockhart Solar and Storage will have a total of 365 MW of solar and 173.7 MW of battery storage, company officials added. “We are excited to bring the Lockhart IV project online and continue…
For the second time this year, prices for solar panels in the various technology classes have not increased across the board compared to the previous month. Price movements for all-black and low-cost modules were negligible, while changes in other segments were also marginal. Availability in most asset classes has again improved significantly. The only exception is back-contact modules with returns above 24%, where demand continues to exceed supply, resulting in shortages in the higher asset classes. However, because this technology still represents only a small part of the overall market, price developments in this segment have little impact on the…
By Martin McConnell July 16, 2026 Energy infrastructure company and capital partner PearlX has announced plans for a 224 kW solar energy system at the Golden Sands Apartments in Victorville, California. Founded through a partnership between PearlX, Aspen real estate financingand the San Bernardino Housing Authoritythe solar will serve staff housing customers in need of savings on bills, the company says. The partnership is an example of PearlX’s Energy Estate model, the company says, which treats multifamily buildings as “distributed network assets with long-term financeable value.” “This public-private partnership shows that the Energy Estate model can be scaled across the…
The Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF) has posted a big drop in net asset value (NAV) for the financial year ending March 31, 2026, in a year it described as difficult but consistent with the cyclical nature of the sector.Net asset value (NAV) fell 14.8%, or 13p, to 74.9p per share in the fourth quarter of the company’s financial year, taking the total decline for the twelve months to March 31 to just over 27%.The fund, a subsidiary of Gore Street Capital, acquires, builds and operates utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). It owns 28 assets across California, Ireland,…
Solis has supplied energy storage and hybrid inverters to its first commercial and industrial project in the UK.The solar PV inverter and energy storage provider announced that its products have been supplied to the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt (RJAH) Orthopedic Hospital in Shropshire and the project has commenced commercial operations.Renewable energy installer ZLC Energy carried out the project installation, which combines large-scale solar generation with battery energy storage to reduce energy costs and optimize energy consumption at the site.According to ZLC Energy, solar installations have been underway since 2020, ultimately installing 7,500 solar panels on the hospital’s roofs and…
According to the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur), Germany deployed approximately 1.28 GW of new PV capacity in June. This compares to 1.29 GW in May and 1.1 GW in June 2025. Newly installed PV capacity for the first six months of this year amounted to 7.39 GW, a slight increase from around 8 GW in the same period a year earlier. The country’s cumulative installed solar power, meanwhile, reached 125.2 GW at the end of June. A detailed analysis for June shows little change compared to previous months, with capacity additions in April and May also remaining around 1.3 GW.…
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) is for sale, after years of low share prices and low net asset value (NAV).The company’s board is seeking expressions of interest from potential buyers “who understand and appreciate the full potential of the company.” NESF is a UK-focused solar energy and energy storage investment fund.Following a strategic review launched last year, NESF said a sale would be “in the best interests of shareholders”. The company has a discounted NAV compared to what it says is the real value of its assets, in addition to a reduced share price.In December it attributed falling asset values to…
Idaho is getting a community solar project. The Boise City Council has voted to place the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget on the reading calendar, with a final approval date scheduled for August 25. The budget includes a $50,000 line item for the city’s first solar pilot project. This comes after more than two years of advocacy Idaho Sierra Club youth team, staff, supporters and partners. “The city made a commitment back in 2019 to develop community solar projects, but nothing has come of it,” said Anise Welty, teen leader of the Idaho Sierra Club’s Climate Justice League youth team,…