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EDF will use the Jumptech software platform to deploy and scale its residential solar installation program in Britain.The platform from Cambridge-based software provider Jumptech, which operates in the UK and US, will centralize research, documentation, planning and installation controls to support EDF’s domestic clean technology offering. Using the software, EDF’s operations team can manage subcontractors, monitor progress and maintain regulatory compliance for large numbers of installations. Martin Aylward, head of zero carbon homes at EDF, said the Jumptech platform is the central application in the company’s solar technology.Jumptech’s platform manages EV charger, solar, battery and heat pump installations and is…
Sustainable energy manager NextEnergy Capital has published its view on the government’s consultation on the application of retroactive changes to the schemes for renewable energy obligations (RO) and feed-in tariffs (FiTs).NextEnergy Capital, on behalf of NextEnergy Solar Fund, the listed investor, said that changing the way inflation is applied to RO and FiTs would increase consumer costs and threaten long-term renewable energy investment.What changes are being considered?In December 2025, the UK Government consulted on moving the indexation of payments under both schemes from the Consumer Price Index (RPI) in favor of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). It would roll back…
UNSW researchers have increased the efficiency of the TOPCon solar cells by locally thinning the back poly-Si layer, reducing parasitic absorption and maintaining wafer integrity. The champion cell built with this approach achieved 25.10% efficiency with improved bifaciality and maintained strong passivation. January 8, 2026 Emiliano Bellini Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia have attempted to improve the efficiency of TOPCon solar cells by reducing the thickness of the polysilicon (poly-Si) layers used in these PV devices to improve passivation and carrier transport. “In our work, the thinning is only applied locally to the poly-Si…
Pacific Energy has installed 16,700 solar panels on a 9.6 MW solar farm that is part of a hybrid energy system in Exmouth, Western Australia. January 8, 2026 David Caroll By pv magazine Australia Specialist in the field of remote energy development Pacific energy has completed the installation of more than 16,000 solar panels on the new solar farm which is part of a hybrid generation and storage system that will power the town of Exmouth in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. Pacific, owned by QIC, has signed a 20-year contract power purchase agreement with state energy supplier Horizon…
A lithium-ion battery experiment has been completed aboard China’s Tiangong space station, focusing on fundamental electrochemical processes that determine performance and longevity. Researchers from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported the work, which was carried out by the three astronauts of the Shenzhou XXI crew. The experiment aims to clarify how internal battery processes behave when gravity is removed from the system. According to the institute, the goal is to separate the effects of gravity from electric fields in the cells so that their individual roles in shaping battery behavior can be identified.…
The long-awaited auction of battery energy storage capacity reserves in Brazil is scheduled for April 2026, after a year of regulations that expanded the expected supply volume and introduced new legal and regulatory restrictions. January 7, 2026 Livia Neves Image: Sig. Chiocciola, Wikimedia Commons By ESS news Brazil’s Capacity Reserve Auction for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), first expected in 2024, moved closer to implementation in 2025 as projects progressed and auction rules were formalized. As the projects matured over the past year, the estimated supply volume for the auction increased from approximately 2 GWh in 2024 to 18 GW…
SOLON company has completed an 8.75 MW behind-the-meter solar project at Tucson Water’s Central Avra Valley Storage and Recovery Project (CAVSARP) in Tuscon, Arizona. It is the largest known installation of its kind in Arizona, the company said in a press release. Credit: SOLON Corporation This is the 60th project SOLON has completed in partnership with the City of Tuscon. The 1.16 million square foot array consists of 16,275 solar panels mounted on a single-axis tracker system. The system was powered in August 2025. The solar project is expected to generate 514.42 GWh of renewable energy over the next 28…
Axen, Syensqo and IFPEN are establishing a new company that will produce high-quality solid sulfide electrolytes for solid-state batteries in Europe. The new company Argylium will develop its electrolytes portfolio in facilities in France. January 7, 2026 Matthew Lynas Image: Alexander Kagan, Unsplash By ESS news Axens Group, Syensqo and the public research body IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) have joined forces to launch a new company dedicated to the development of electrolytes for solid-state batteries in Europe. Argylium was founded for the development, scale-up and commercial demonstration of solid state battery materials, and the company is expected to focus on…
Waste management (WM)a leading disposal and environmental solutions company in North America for more than 50 years, has signed an agreement with Reactivate, an Invenergy company, to add solar power and/or storage to at least 50 former landfills. Projects will be developed, built, owned and managed by Reactivate. “WM is committed to strengthening the communities where we live and work,” said Tara Hemmer, WM Chief Sustainability Officer. “We are proud to partner with Reactivate, a company WM selected for this project, to revolutionize these landfills to provide the solar energy needed.” Reactive expects the first phase of the projects to…
New research shows how modern technical standards, combined with broader regulations and power grid reforms, are essential to ensure system reliability in Indonesia’s electricity system as renewable capacity grows. January 7, 2026 Emiliano Bellini A Danish-Indonesian research group has analyzed the challenges Indonesia faces in implementing its energy transition and concluded that the country needs to update its grid codes (GCs) to integrate a greater share of renewable energy and meet its ambitious solar energy deployment targets. “The lack of robust, updated grid code standards in Indonesia is indeed a major bottleneck for renewable energy deployment,” the study’s lead author…