New Technology

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has awarded €360 million (US$415 million) to 1.14GW of solar PV co-located with battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.

The Eindhoven University of Technology announced 'Stella Juva', a prototype of the world's first solar-powered ambulance.

Indian solar module manufacturer Kosol Energie has launched a new n-type glass-glass hail-resistant module.

India approves US$531.7 million Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana (PMSSY) scheme for 5GW floating solar PV with co-located BESS deployment.

Trinasolar has been selected to supply solar modules for the Good Earth Green Hydrogen and Ammonia project in New South Wales, Australia.

German solar research centre the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) has signed an agreement with Himachal Pradesh University to pursue research into floating solar PV.

Australia's installed cost of utility-scale solar has not fallen at the pace required to reach the country's “ultra-low-cost solar” (UCLS) ambitions, despite continued progress in cell and module efficiency.

Queensland and Northern Territory have refused to back a national framework requiring large data centres to underwrite new renewable energy.

Ryan Davidson talks about cyber risks, supply chain vulnerabilities and practical steps to strengthen grid resilience in PV and BESS.

Australia will move to ensure large-scale data centres are required to put at least as much green energy into the grid as they draw from it.