Storage

SolarEdge interim CEO Ronen Faier has spoken about the closure of the company’s utility-scale battery storage manufacturing business.

Consultancy DNV has forecast transmission grid congestion in the next few years to hinder renewable energy deployment in Spain.

Chinese solar module manufacturer JinkoSolar has submitted plans for a 600MW solar-plus-storage project in Queensland, Australia, to the federal government.

Maintaining a varied approach for solar and storage projects could add a valuable aspect of flexibility, according to panelists at LSSCEE.

Estonian independent power producer (IPP) Sunly has started construction of a 244MW solar PV plant in its home country.

Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos Jr attended as construction began on what is thought to be the world’s largest power plant to combine solar PV and battery storage.

RWE will acquire seven potential solar and energy storage projects on Peabody’s land and will partner with the mining firm on the remaining three.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has lent up to €50 million to a 237.6MW solar PV plant in Bulgaria.

The ADB has partnered with the governments of the Solomon Islands and Tonga to support each state’s energy transition.

A roundup of three solar project announcements in the US states of Texas, California and Illinois from three developers.