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Teralight has activated Israel’s largest PV project, the 150 MW Ta’anach 1 array, which will produce 310 GWh of energy per year. The facility will be expanded next year with the 104 MW Ta’anach 2 installation, with 440 MWh of energy storage. January 27, 2025 Lior Kahana Ta’anach 1 project Image: Teralight Israeli solar developer Teralight said in a recent statement that it has begun operating the country’s largest solar project, Ta’anach 1. The 150 MW solar array is located in the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel and will go to expected to generate 310 GWh of solar energy annually.…

Solareit Solareit of Solar and Battery Energy Storage real estate, Solareit has announced the closing of a land acquisition for 112 MW from Headwater EnergyD.C Solar project in North Carolina. Headwater Energy worked closely with Solareit to ensure a smooth and efficient transaction. Gum Swamp Solar will generate clean energy to power the equivalent of 17,000 North Carolina homes annually. “Developers need reliable, efficient partners who can execute transactions quickly and with minimal friction,” said Laura Pagliarulo, CEO and co-founder of Solareit. “We are excited to be working with Main Water Energy as their team has an excellent track record…

Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp. has launched its EneHub platform, a web-based service designed to connect renewable energy producers with buyers. It says the solution will facilitate power purchase agreements (PPAs) and simplify energy transactions. January 27, 2025 Brian Publicover Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp. has announced the launch of its EneHub platform, which connects renewable energy producers with buyers. The web-based platform facilitates agreements such as physical PPAs and virtual PPAs, enabling seamless transactions in off-site renewable energy, the Japanese company said. It says EneHub is designed to address the challenges faced by energy producers and buyers…

A team of the Swiss federal laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) has developed a 3D-printed battery. Fungi are used as an anode and cathode with one freight electrons during metabolism and the other able to absorb them. January 27, 2025 Marian Willuhn By ESS News Researchers in Switzerland are developing a biodegradable battery made of mushrooms. Bee EmpaA 3D printer has combined two types of mushrooms to create a small living cell that generates electricity. The responsible academics report a possible application for non-toxic diet in simple measuring devices such as the temperature sensors used in agriculture or…

Lights for French solar panel manufacturer One of France’s last producers of solar panels – in the hands of a part of the state -owned EDF, which manages the nuclear reactors of the country, will be closed after no buyer has appeared. Edf Renewables said on Friday that it has investigated all the options to save Photowatt, which loses between 20 and 30 million euros per year. But after no deal with a buyer could be reached, “was the option chosen by the management to close the company,” a spokesperson for EDF Renewables told AFP. Photowatt is located outside the…

The $ 500 billion AI-data center project of the US President Donald Trump, Stargate, could be partially powered by solar energy and energy storage of Softbank’s SB Energy, says Bloomberg. January 27, 2025 Ryan Kennedy Image: Wikimedia Commons, Cloudwatt By PV magazine vs The Trump government has unveiled a plan to develop an AI data center worth 100 billion dollars with Softbank, OpenAi and Oracle, with plans to extend to “at least” $ 500 billion in investments. Bloomberg has reported that sources in the vicinity of the project claim that it can at least be partially powered by solar energy…

Researchers from the University of New South Wales have used a 1µm copper flat layer on the silver grid of a Topcon solar cell to create a protective barrier that reportedly reduces susceptibility to corrosion. The cell showed significantly lower contaminant-induced degradation than unprotected reference devices. January 27, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Scientists from Australia’s University of New South Wales (UNSW) have attempted to reduce contaminant-induced degradation in solar cells based on tunnel oxide-passivated contact (TOPCON) technology using copper (CU) plates on screen-printed devices. According to the research group, their work Not only improves the reliability and durability of topcon cells…

According to AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, average weekly electricity prices in most major European markets exceeded €130/MWh in the third week of January, as electricity demand and gas prices rose and wind energy production fell. January 24, 2025 Patrick Jowett According to AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, electricity prices rose in most major European markets in the third week of January. Compared to the previous week, AleaSoft recorded weekly average price increases in the Belgian, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish markets and weekly average price decreases in the UK and Scandinavian markets. Weekly averages exceeded €130 ($135.12)/MWh in all analyzed markets,…

What to do with outdated solar panels? The National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator Program has awarded $ 5 million dollars to phase 2 of the project “Protecting critical material solutions chains by making photovoltaic circularity (SOLAR) possible.” The aim of Solar is to proactively guarantee the circularity of solar panels by offering solutions for barriers throughout the end-to-end supply chain. The intention is to make solar panels recyclable and to find a solution to refurbish them at competitive costs. By achieving this, a clean and resilient energy system in the United States will be promoted. The three -year project is…

The largest PV installation on roofs of Scandinavia, an array of 14 MW in Landskrona, Sweden, went online. The system, consisting of 24,000 Jinkosolar modules, was installed by the Danish transport company DSV on the roof of a warehouse. January 24, 2025 Patrick Jowett A 14 MW solar panel on the roof, announced as the largest in Scandinavia so far, is now online. The project – Located on the roof of the location of Logistics Service Provider DSV in Landskrona, Southern Sweden – consists of 24,000 solar panels on a surface of 100,000 square meters, with the generated energy providing…