In this US news roundup, CC Power signs an agreement with Hydrostor for 400MWh of its Willow Rock LDES project, PowerSecure builds microgrids in New Mexico, and ESS Inc acquires VoltStorage. . Engie Energia Chile has secured environmental approval for the 171. 6-MW El Rosal wind power project set in the Biobio region, south-central Chile, according to its filing with the e-SEIA platform. FRV Australia has appointed Michael Steiner as its new chief executive officer, the renewable energy. . Germany added an estimated 6. 57 GWh of stationary battery storage capacity in 2025, an increase of about 8% year on year, lifting total installed capacity to roughly 24 GWh. Smartgrid business S&C Electric Company and Illinois-based utility Ameren completed a "24-hour islanding test" earlier this month. Carrie Xiao examines some notable recent partnerships and supply agreements for Chinese energy storage. . The agreement secures American-made LFP battery supply for Qcells' utility-scale projects from 2028 to 2030, reinforcing a shared commitment to domestic manufacturing. By leveraging the latest technologies, microgrid owners can reduce reportable emissions, improve their microgrid's longevity, increase economic returns. .
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Chinese solar manufacturer Longi unveiled a new PV module with 25. 9% efficiency at the 2025 SNEC trade show this week in Shanghai, produced using both low- and high-temperature passivation techniques. . The 30th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change(COP30)will be held from November 10 to 21 in Belém, the capital of Pará state in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region. LONGi showcased its technological leadership at Galp's Innovation Day in Lisbon, designed to explore and co-create the future of. . (Yicai) Aug. Longi was the only one of the five companies to narrow its loss in the. . The international ratings agency Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has published its latest Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) assessment results for LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. From September 21 to 28, 2025, a series of events for the 2025. . Compared with other lightweight solar modules, LONGi said the installation of its new module could be ten days faster.
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Energy Storage Summit 2026 finished yesterday, having brought the industry together for its first major meeting of the year. . Engie Energia Chile has secured environmental approval for the 171. The 2026 edition of The Energy Storage Report is out now and available to download, charting the key trends, challenges and successes in the industry. Utility Xcel Energy. . Tesla has unveiled two new energy storage products: Megapack 3, the latest generation of its utility-scale energy storage system, and Megablock, which integrates Megapack 3 with transformers and switchgear. At an event in Las Vegas on the margins of the RE+ renewable energy convention, Tesla. . If we treat every new megawatt like it must be served with new poles, wires, substations and peakers, we will lock in another decade of rate shock, write Jigar Shah and Arnab Pal from Deploy Action. But a top official with a regional independent power producer group said the focus now, amid rising. . Arizona Utility Salt River Project will test a 10-hour, iron-salt-water flow battery from ESS to advance long-duration storage in Arizona's heat. The world's largest single-site electrochemical energy. .
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China's Sol-Bright Technology has developed a sixth-generation automated robotic cleaning system for solar panels in utility-scale PV installations. The robot features gear transmission and has a cleaning efficiency of minimum 99. From pv magazine India. Chemitek Solar announced the launch of its Drone Solar Cleaning Agent — a specialized product designed to optimize drone-based cleaning of PV panels. We often see facility operators calculate levelized cost of energy (LCOE) at $0. 05 per kWh based on equipment lifespan and expected output, then discover actual performance falls 12-18%. . Proposed ASTM standard will help to modernize methods for cleaning solar panels ASTM International's robotics, automation, and autonomous systems committee (F45) is developing a proposed standard that will evaluate robotic systems for cleaning solar panels. While going solar is pretty much a "set it and forget it" way to power your home with renewable energy, depending on where you live. . By clicking here, you agree that the information provided will be used to respond to your inquiry and to provide the requested services. Your data will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which outlines your rights and how we protect your information.
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As of August 2025, we've crossed a major milestone: over 3,000 active cases. That's 3,000 homeowners standing up to lenders over unfair solar panel loans. Hundreds of these cases are already in arbitration, moving through discovery and scheduling. . CBS News New York investigative reporter Mahsa Saeidi looks at what the lawsuit could mean for hundreds of homeowners who claim they were misled. This fall will be extremely busy, with trials set. . Haystack News makes it easy to see the news that matters to you. Tell us the sources, topics and places you care about and we'll create a news channel made just for you called "My Headlines" from more than 400 different trusted channels. You can also take a deep dive into topics like weather. . Bankruptcy filings in the US solar sector have continued in 2025 amid a confluence of headwinds. US solar and storage developer Pine Gate Renewables filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November, joining other major companies that went under earlier this year, including residential solar. . First America, which was among the country's first electronics recyclers to accept and process used photovoltaic panels, has seen a steady increase in the volume of PV panels reaching end of life or being replaced by more powerful, more efficient panels, which has led the recycler to further expand. . MORRIS, Ill.
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All the latest science news on energy efficiency from Phys. Another example would be installing fluorescent lights. . For John Moscato, a land developer in Las Cruces, N. ” Ditching gas saved him money. Join us as we celebrate past achievements and meet our present defining. . After a decrease through the initial years of the COVID pandemic, energy efficiency investment by states rebounded to a new record high level of an estimated $8. 8 billion in 2023, including doubling support for low-income households to more than $2 billion from 2021 to 2023. 20, 2025 A nationwide analysis has uncovered how sprawling fossil fuel infrastructure sits surprisingly close to millions of American homes. 6 million people live within about a mile of wells, refineries, pipelines, storage sites,.
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