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Canadian Solar ended March by announcing two projects and a sale, as the renewable energy supplier expands its UK footprint.Expansion to England and ScotlandCanadian solar energy’s energy storage solutions subsidiary, e-STORAGE, will supply 420MWh AC of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in two projects for Drax Group. The projects will be part of the sustainable energy company’s FlexGen portfolio.The two installations include a 60 MW / 120 MWh AC installation in Marfleet, England, and a 150 MW / 300 MWh AC installation in Neilston, Scotland. Installations are expected to begin in the third quarter of 2026 and early 2027, respectively.Drax…
Sassmann, a Germany-based company, has developed a modular ‘solar panel grid’ system designed to prevent pigeons from nesting under photovoltaic modules. April 1, 2026 Sandra Enkhardt By pv magazine Deutschland Sassmann – based in Ketsch, Germany – offers a specialist ‘solar panel grid’ solution for protecting photovoltaic systems from pigeons. The system is designed to permanently prevent pigeons from nesting. Sassmann founder Patric Sassmann said operators and potential owners of PV systems should take pigeon-related risks seriously and take preventative measures early, noting that cleaning up or repairing damage afterwards is generally more complex than implementing protection beforehand. The “solar…
Solar Fabrik has introduced a 400W red-brown glass-glass PV module designed to meet strict aesthetic requirements for historic and listed buildings, with an efficiency of 20.02% and compatibility with traditional tiled roofs. April 1, 2026 Sandra Enkhardt By pv magazine Deutschland Solar Fabrik has developed a red-brown solar panel, designed for use on historic buildings and in protected heritage areas where strict aesthetic requirements apply. The module “Mono S4 Halfcut Chroma Orange” is a colored panel intended to be combined with traditional red tiled roofs. The company mentions an efficiency of 20.02% and a power of 400 W. It is…
The UK energy price ceiling fell 7% to £1,641 today, although analysts predict a significant rise is “inevitable” when the new level is set in July. Ofgem lowered its energy price cap from today until June 30 as a result of government measures Fall budget. In November, before the war in Iran caused a global energy shock, Rachel Reeves unveiled plans to remove most of the Renewables Obligation (RO) levy from consumers’ energy bills. Ahead of the reduced price cap, Energy Consumers Minister Martin McCluskey said: “The action this Government has taken on the bills will ensure that the energy…
The French Association Environnement Juste has proposed a storage mandate for renewable energy projects above 10 kWp to integrate flexibility at source. The association argues that European sodium-ion batteries could be an economically and environmentally viable solution, capable of stabilizing networks without relying on imported metals. April 1, 2026 Marie Beijer By ESS news and pv magazine France France’s new Multi-Year Energy Plan (PPE 3) aims for 48 GW of solar capacity by 2030, but does not set specific targets for energy storage. In a white paper recently submitted to the ministry, the Association Environnement Juste warned that this omission…
By Martin McConnell March 25, 2026 New York City’s Chinatown area is now host to the first battery energy storage system (BESS) project within the city limits, courtesy of Brooklyn SolarWorks. The newly installed AccESS system, developed by an electrical equipment design company Briggs & Stratton is the only BESS model allowed to be installed on the city’s roofs. Installed as a new feature on one of the city’s solar canopies, the 19.6 kWh system represents “a monumental step forward for clean energy and urban resilience,” according to Brooklyn SolarWorks. Sequoya Cross, VP of energy storage at Briggs & Stratton…
Researchers at Cornell University have shown that tracking solar panels in agrivoltaic systems can protect crops from wind damage while allowing airflow, outperforming traditional single-row windbreaks. They also proposed a new lowered front row panel design that improves wind protection, achieving up to 86% lower wind speeds in the sheltered zones under extreme conditions. April 1, 2026 Emiliano Bellini Researchers from Cornell University in the United States have used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models to evaluate how different agrivoltaic designs protect crops from wind damage, comparing conventional tracking solar panels to a natural windbreak of trees. “Air flow under solar…
By Martin McConnell March 30, 2026 In-stock inventory. Strategic manufacturer partnerships. Field-ready delivery. Get started with This week on Projects Weekly, “unusable land” has become new again, and batteries are more popular than ever in the U.S. The city of Arvin, California’s wastewater treatment plant has been decarbonized thanks to a new solar array by Veolia, and PowerBank has advanced its hybrid solar and BESS project inside an upstate New York landfill. ArtIn Energy has executed a $255 million investment from Agila Investments, and Doral Renewables has received $900 million in financing for its Cold Creek project in Texas. Also…
Premier Energies Ltd has commenced pilot production at its 5.6 GW solar panel manufacturing facility in Seetharampur, Telangana. The new facility produces G12R TOPCon modules with a zero-busbar architecture (0BB). March 31, 2026 Uma Gupta Premier Energies’ recently commissioned solar panel manufacturing facility in Seetharampur Image: Premier Energies By pv magazine India Premier Energies Ltd has commenced pilot production at its 5.6 GW solar panel manufacturing facility in Seetharampur, Telangana. The factory produces G12R TOPCon modules with zero-busbar (0BB) architecture. With this new factory, the company has a total solar panel production capacity of more than 10 GW. The facility…
Swiss analytics firm Pexapark says the latest developments in the Middle East are having a visible impact on the long-term valuation of Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) in Europe, as the market starts to reprice in the coming years. March 31, 2026 Patrick Jowett Strikes on liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure in the Middle East will impact long-term PPAs and the economics of battery energy storage systems (BESS), This is evident from an analysis by the Swiss research agency for sustainable energy Pexapark. In Pexapark’s latest blog update, Nicolas Briet, chief analyst for renewable energy and BESS, said reported strikes affecting…