Author: solarenergy

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) of the Philippines says it is working to modernize the country’s transmission grid through updates outlined in the 2026 edition of the Philippine Grid Code, rules for the country’s high-voltage transmission system. The updated code aims to help the electric grid accommodate variable renewable energy, including solar, in addition to storage technologies such as battery energy storage systems, pumped hydro and compressed air energy storage. ERC says it will include new technical requirements for solar-plus-storage installations using grid-forming inverters, as well as standards applicable to standalone storage installations using grid-forming inverter technologies, to improve grid…

Door Martin McConnell 13 juli 2026 Deze week verder Projecten wekelijksHet in Oakland, Californië gevestigde Adapture Renewables heeft het Cherry Valley Solar Project in Arkansas van energie voorzien. In Texas zijn SMT Energy en het Zwitserse bedrijf Axpo een partnerschap aangegaan voor een zevenjarige BESS-ruil voor het ERCOT-netwerk, en Leeward Renewable Energy helpt Google’s datacenterinspanningen in Oklahoma. In de M&A-wereld verwerft Argo Infrastructure Partners een zonne-energieportfolio van NuGen Capital Management en heeft Nexamp een financieringsfaciliteit veiliggesteld voor haar gemeenschaps-zonneportfolio. Tenslotte heeft Peak Power, ten noorden van de grens in Canada, een batterijproject online gezet voor de productiefaciliteit van Vuteq Canada…

Data centres are being built globally at an exponential rate and show no sign of stopping. This could be a problem for the UK (and other countries) because electricity demand is already causing issues and is going to only get worse in the coming years.The grid connection delays seen in the UK are a key barrier to data centre deployment in the country, with the wait time for a conventional grid connection reaching up to ten years in some cases.One solution to solve the data centre power challenges in the UK is behind-the-meter (BTM) solar. Behind-the-meter is the generation of…

This is evident from data released on July 9, 2026 by supply chain platform Anza average price for solar panels assembled in the US stabilized at $0.30 per watt. The platform collects data on 55 modules from 19 suppliers. It reported an interquartile range of $0.280/W to $0.325/W for the segment. The average price decreased by $0.015/W between March and April 2026. However, it recovered in May by $0.005/W. Prices remained stable in June and early July. The pricing data is based on the enforcement of the Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) framework and a new tariff petition targeting South…

Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Gdansk University of Technology and the Polish Academy of Sciences have collaborated to study the value of purifying key components of waste solar panels, ideal for reuse in the production of new solar panels. Scientists Olivia Bowen, Anna Kuczynska-Lazewska, Rong Deng and Jacek Kluska investigated the differences in the composition of solar panels between different models and manufacturers to initially evaluate the power of the modules recycled. “Dismantled silicon solar panels were collected from across Australia. Some modules were removed from the field due to technical failures or system upgrades, while…

By ESS news China’s battery production capacity could exceed projected global demand by 2030, according to a new report from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The report predicts that China’s cell production capacity will be between 5,862 GWh and 6,720 GWh by the end of this decade, compared to expected global demand of 4,000 GWh to 5,100 GWh. The report estimates that battery cell production capacity in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries will reach approximately 1,881 GWh in 2030, with a potential maximum of 2,422 GWh. Emerging markets, including India and Indonesia, are expected to account…

By Martin McConnell July 10, 2026 Energy company and Iberdrola group member Avangrid Inc. has announced that it has begun installing panels at its Oregon Trail Solar project in Gilliam County, Oregon. The 57 MWdc/41 MWac energy project will support a total of 200 construction jobs over the life of the panel installation process, according to Avangrid officials. In total, the project will include more than 100,000 panels, representatives added, producing enough electricity to power about 10,000 average U.S. homes annually. Energy from the project will power Amazon’s data centers across the region, Avangrid CEO Jose Antonio Miranda said. “The…

Chinese solar energy manufacturer TCL Zhonghuan said the board has approved a capacity upgrade project worth CNY2.6 billion ($382 million) to expand production capabilities for back-contact (BC) solar cells and modules. Upgrade work is expected to begin in July 2026, with the upgraded facilities expected to reach full production by the end of the first quarter of 2027. The company plans to invest CNY 1.4 billion to convert 20 GW of existing TOPCon cell capacity into BC cell production lines. The conversion will include a capacity of 6 GW at the Quzhou plant and 14 GW at the Xinzhou plant.…

In this article, Suriya Edwards, construction and engineering partner at law firm Freeths, examines how construction and supply risks in battery energy storage systems (BESS) projects are allocated through contractual mechanisms, particularly the limitation of liability clauses, and why proper risk allocation is critical to securing project financing.As BESS projects continue to expand, the defining question for developers, investors and lenders is increasingly less whether projects can be built, but whether delivery risks are properly understood, allocated and priced.Financing decisions are made on the assumption that program security, contractual performance and project risk have been appropriately assessed. When this assumption…

Southeast Asia is expected to see the strongest positive solar anomaly in the second half of 2026, according to an analysis using the Solcast APIwhile a strengthening El Niño and unusually warm oceans are shifting cloud and rain patterns in the tropics. The analysis of seasonal forecast models also indicates above-normal insolation in Europe, northern South America and eastern Australia, while parts of South America and North America at higher latitudes remain more uncertain. The projection was compiled by comparing seasonal forecasts for the last six months of 2026 from four major meteorological centres: the European Center for Medium-Range Weather…