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London Stansted Airport has reached two significant milestones in its transformation programme, with its new 12.8 MW on-site solar farm now operational and enabling works completed for the next phase of its terminal extension.
The solar farm has begun helping power the airport, supporting its long-term sustainability ambitions. Meanwhile, the removal of the airside passenger bussing facility and link bridge has cleared the way for foundation works to begin on the terminal extension, marking the transition from demolition to construction.
The developments come as Stansted recorded its busiest September on record, welcoming 2.88 million passengers during the month. This represents a 6.4% increase compared with September last year and exceeds the previous September record, set in 2024, by 170,000 passengers.
The airport recorded 12 days in September when passenger numbers exceeded 100,000, a level it had never previously surpassed during the month. Its rolling 12-month passenger total reached 30.87 million, up 2.9% on 2025.
London Stansted Managing Director Gareth Powell said the airport’s transformation programme was progressing alongside continued passenger growth, with the projects intended to enhance the passenger experience while supporting its long-term sustainability objectives.
The airport is now preparing for the October half-term holiday period, which is expected to bring another busy spell for passengers and airport teams.
 
 









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The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that domestic solar panel manufacturing has been harmed by unfairly priced imports from India, Indonesia and Laos, according to Solar Power World. The affirmative final determination clears the way for antidumping and countervailing duties to be applied to silicon solar cells and modules brought in from those three countries.
The Department of Commerce had already issued its final tariff calculations in the investigation last month. With the trade commission’s affirmative decision, Commerce is set to issue its orders on November 2, after which Customs and Border Protection will begin collecting cash deposits on imports of the subject solar cells and modules from India, Indonesia and Laos.
The Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade, a group of domestic solar manufacturers, petitioned the government in July 2025 seeking the investigation. The group alleged that solar panel makers had moved operations to India, Indonesia and Laos in order to avoid existing tariffs on imports from other locations. The trade commission’s vote concludes a 15-month investigation.
Tim Brightbill, co-chair of Wiley Rein’s International Trade Practice and lead counsel to the Alliance, said the vote confirms that U.S. solar manufacturers and workers have been harmed by dumped and subsidized imports from the three countries. He indicated that the orders strengthen fair competition at a time when the country needs more domestic energy production, and that U.S. manufacturers are prepared to compete.
Antidumping and countervailing duty orders now cover solar imports from a range of countries: China, Taiwan, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Indonesia and Laos. Commerce is also weighing tariffs on solar imports from Ethiopia and South Korea, with those investigations still ongoing.
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CLINTON COUNTY, Ohio — Full construction is underway on Yellow Wood Solar, a 300-megawatt solar energy facility in Clinton County developed by Invenergy to supply power to tech giant Meta.
In June 2023, the Ohio Public Utilities Commission approved the construction. The project, located in Clark and Jefferson townships in southern Clinton County (just south of Jonesboro), spans approximately 2,460 acres of solar panels within a larger 4,400-acre project leased area.
According to the project timeline, construction will take place until September 2027. Testing and commissioning are expected to occur into the second and third quarters of 2027, with commercial operation being achieved by the end of 2027. Site restoration would then begin in the first quarter of 2028.
The utility-scale project will be built using regional union labor through partnerships with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 82, the Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 265, and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 18. Once operational, the facility is expected to generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 59,000 homes.
Invenergy estimates the project will deliver more than $320 million in lifetime economic impact to the area through local tax revenues, landowner lease payments, wages and benefits, according to a news release.
The Yellow Wood Solar project will feature extensive arrays of photovoltaic modules, also known as solar panels, which will be mounted on a ground-mounted tracking rack system. In addition, the facility will encompass various infrastructure components including access roads, an operations and maintenance building, underground and overhead electric collection lines, weather stations, inverters and transformers, a collection substation, and a 345 kilovolt generation interconnect electric transmission line.
To address potential environmental impacts, the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) has incorporated 34 conditions into the approval. These conditions were agreed upon by Yellow Wood Solar, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, and the OPSB staff.
Measures such as the installation of agricultural-style fencing, setbacks of 150 feet to roadways and adjoining non-participating property boundaries, and a 300-foot setback to non-participating homes will be enforced. Additionally, Yellow Wood Solar is required to post a decommissioning bond, estimated at $14,115,364, to ensure the proper dismantling of the facility when it reaches the end of its lifespan.
Project partners emphasized that relying on southwestern Ohio union labor will keep economic returns in the community while expanding local workforce training.
“Projects like this create pathways for our communities,” said Tom Anderson, business manager of IBEW Local 82. “Pathways for local workers to stay close to home, pathways for new talent to become skilled electricians through our apprenticeship program, and pathways to millions of dollars in tax income that support the county where we work and live.”
Representatives from operating engineers and laborers echoed that sentiment. Troy Adamson, business representative for IUOE Local 18, called the start of construction a win that provides steady, high-paying jobs for members and their families. LiUNA Local 265 Business Manager Justin Phillips added that the agreement ensures Clinton County workers are on the front lines as Ohio’s demand for power accelerates.
Invenergy Project Manager Mary Vorderer said partnering with organized labor aligns with the company’s goal of keeping development benefits close to the site.
“Working with talented, local laborers helps keep jobs in our communities and supports workforce development across the state,” Vorderer said. “Yellow Wood Solar will be built for and by Ohioans, keeping construction and economic benefits local and adding reliable, Ohio-produced energy to the regional grid.”
Under the long-term corporate power purchase agreement, Meta will exclusively purchase and retire all renewable energy certificates and environmental attributes generated by Yellow Wood Solar to offset its operational footprint.
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, Ohio ranks 12th nationally in installed solar capacity—producing enough electricity to power nearly 777,000 homes. The trade group ranks the state eighth for long-term growth potential and seventh for solar capacity additions in 2025.

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Stacy Neuman, a local real estate agent and former Barron County supervisor, speaks during a community meeting organized by Save Barron County Farms Inc. on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Whitmore Family Farm. Neuman addressed concerns regarding the proposed 1,039-acre Sandhill Solar Project, highlighting disparities in zoning enforcement and cautioning about potential reductions in nearby homestead property values based on regional precedents. See the story at the bottom of this page. Photo by Kenton Troutman

Stacy Neuman, a local real estate agent and former Barron County supervisor, speaks during a community meeting organized by Save Barron County Farms Inc. on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Whitmore Family Farm. Neuman addressed concerns regarding the proposed 1,039-acre Sandhill Solar Project, highlighting disparities in zoning enforcement and cautioning about potential reductions in nearby homestead property values based on regional precedents. See the story at the bottom of this page. Photo by Kenton Troutman
Facing a state regulatory process that strips local municipalities of direct voting power, Town of Dallas residents and Barron County landowners gathered Saturday morning at the Whitmore Family Farm to establish a formal legal defense ahead of the proposed Sandhill Solar Project’s official state filing.
Organized by Save Barron County Farms Inc., the Oct. 10 community meeting brought together over 100 neighbors, local officials, and legal experts to map out strategy before developer MN8 Energy formally files its application with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC).
While a formal project application has not yet been submitted to state regulators, newly released pre-application engineering plans submitted by the New York-based developer to the PSC in September reveal the project scope has expanded to 1,039 acres—up from early 900-acre estimates—and includes a 4-acre substation alongside industrial battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities.
“For neighbors who live here, these are substantial details,” said Greg Whitmore, president of Save Barron County Farms Inc. “We want people to understand the difference between simply saying they oppose or support something and participating effectively in the process. If we are going to comment, we want our comments to be informed, specific, and useful.”
Securing a Seat at the
Table in Madison
Principal speaker Erik Olsen, a Madison-based attorney with Eminent Domain Services LLC, emphasized that while individual public comments voice local opinion, formal intervention is required to influence PSC rulings.
“The Public Service Commission process functions much like a court,” Olsen explained to attendees. “Every argument we make—whether regarding local hardship, land values, or grid impacts—must be backed by sworn expert testimony submitted under oath.”
By incorporating Save Barron County Farms Inc. as a non-stock non-profit corporation, organizers have established the legal entity required to file for official “intervener status”. Intervener standing grants the group the right to cross-examine utility experts, submit formal evidence, and place sworn testimony from local property owners directly into the official state record.
Olsen noted that under state guidelines, the PSC is required to evaluate whether a proposed project serves the public interest after considering the specific economic and personal hardships placed on neighboring families.
“We have to put as much onto the scales as possible,” Olsen said. “When we present documented, sworn testimony of individual hardship through our organization, we build a record that the state cannot simply ignore.”
The “Merchant Power”
Loophole and Rate Impact
A central concern raised during the meeting is Sandhill Solar’s classification as a “merchant power plant”. Unlike regulated public utilities built to serve specific local service territories, merchant facilities generate electricity strictly for commercial profit to sell on the open wholesale market.
Olsen cautioned that electricity generated in Barron County may be exported out of state or sold to regional data centers, while local ratepayers absorb the broader grid integration costs.
Under current state mandates, regulated utilities are required to purchase specified percentages of renewable energy. Panelists noted that forcing traditional utilities to purchase power from independent merchant developers at inflated rates ultimately drives up consumer electric bills.
Speakers cited state energy data showing Wisconsin’s residential electricity rates have climbed over the past two decades from among the lowest in the Midwest to the second-highest across 12 central states. Passing massive construction costs for intermittent generation onto ratepayers while customers continue paying off debt on existing infrastructure forces power customers to fund parallel energy systems at once.
The Property Tax Exemption:
School Districts Left Out
Beyond zoning and land use, a central financial concern raised during community discussions with State Senator Romaine Quinn and Congressman Tom Tiffany back in July, centered on Wisconsin’s utility tax framework and its direct impact on local school funding.
Under Wisconsin state law (Wis. Stat. § 76.28), utility-scale solar installations are completely exempt from standard local property taxes based on assessed physical real estate value. According to official Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) guidelines and public utility aid formulas:
Host Counties receive an annual state Utility Shared Revenue payment of $2,333 per megawatt of capacity.
Host Townships receive $1,667 per megawatt.
School Districts receive zero allocation under Wisconsin’s utility aid statute.
To supplement local revenues or address municipal impacts, developers frequently negotiate voluntary Joint Development Agreements (JDAs) directly with host county or township boards. However, public records show these agreements are strictly municipal contracts. Because local school boards possess no statutory jurisdiction over municipal road access or local zoning agreements, school districts are neither parties to county JDAs nor recipients of developer JDA funds.
For the Barron Area School District, taking over 1,000 acres of commercial agricultural land off standard property tax rolls removes that property value from the district’s taxable base without providing replacing revenue from state utility aid or developer JDAs.
The Multi-Project
Multiplier Effect
The financial effect on local schools becomes more pronounced when evaluated across Barron County’s broader energy footprint. The Sandhill proposal joins other major developments across the region, including the proposed Maple Grove Solar Project spanning roughly 1,500 acres across the Towns of Barron and Maple Grove.
When thousands of agricultural acres transition into utility-exempt status under Wis. Stat. § 76.28, the cumulative erosion of the school district’s taxable real estate base grows exponentially.
Under Wisconsin’s school district revenue limit caps, public school operating budgets are tied to overall district property valuation. When substantial agricultural land value is removed from local tax rolls, state formula rules require the remaining tax levy to be re-apportioned across non-participating property owners—shifting a higher relative school tax burden onto homeowners, main-street businesses, and active agricultural producers across Barron County.
State legislators have pointed to this statutory framework as a primary driver of rural tax shifts, noting that while out-of-state merchant developers capture federal tax credits and municipal bodies receive shared revenue, local public school districts and non-participating property owners are left to absorb the long-term tax base impact.
Pressure Mounts on County
and Town Boards
While state preemption limits direct zoning authority, local units of government retain critical legal avenues to push back.
Stacey Neuman, a local real estate agent and former county supervisor, highlighted the stark contrast between municipal zoning enforcement for residents versus utility developers.
“If a local family wants to split a parcel or build a garage, they face strict zoning set-backs and rules,” Neuman noted. She also pointed to historical precedent in Barron County, where industrial frac sand mining operations reduced nearby homestead property values by up to 50%, cautioning that similar unmitigated industrial development threatens the local tax base.
Community leaders urged local town boards and the Barron County Board of Supervisors to submit formal “minor interventions” with the PSC opposing the project.
Residents were specifically advised to monitor the Barron County Executive Committee, which sets the agenda for the full county board. County officials have held closed-session discussions regarding a proposed Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with the developer.
Tom Wilcox, co-founder of the grassroots organization Farmland First, warned attendees that developers routinely present signed JDAs to state regulators as proof of local community support. Wilcox, who has helped dozens of Wisconsin townships navigate industrial wind and solar proposals, stressed the urgency of direct citizen attendance at county proceedings.
“If the county board isn’t hearing from you, they are hearing from the developer,” Wilcox told attendees, urging neighbors to contact their county supervisors and attend upcoming board meetings in person.
Pre-Filing Action Steps
for Residents
Save Barron County Farms Inc. is mobilizing volunteer committees ahead of MN8 Energy’s anticipated formal state application, which could come before the end of 2026.
Organizers are directing community action through several immediate channels:
• Legislative Engagement: Contacting state legislative candidates ahead of November to secure commitments on restoring local siting authority (§ 66.0401) and reforming PSC preemption rules.
• Public Comment & Testimony Preparation: Assisting impacted property owners in drafting detailed hardship statements to be submitted under oath once the PSC docket opens.
• Media & Regional Outreach: Coordinating letters to the editor and op-eds across regional newspapers to raise statewide awareness of rural land conversion.
• Grassroots Fundraising: Establishing dedicated defense funds at Security Bank in New Auburn, alongside Venmo and GoFundMe channels, to cover legal and expert witness fees required for the PSC intervention.
“We are doing this to win,” Olsen told the crowd. “Across Wisconsin, communities are waking up and standing together. We are not alone, and we have to do our part to protect our farms and our way of life.”
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By Kelly Pickerel | October 14, 2026
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has found that the domestic solar panel manufacturing industry has been harmed by unfairly priced imports from India, Indonesia and Laos. The affirmative final determination by the ITC means that antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) will be placed on silicon solar cells and modules imported from the three countries.
The Dept. of Commerce issued its final tariff calculations in this AD/CVD investigation last month. Now with the ITC’s affirmative final decision, Commerce will issue its orders on November 2, and then Customs and Border Protection will begin collecting cash deposits on imports of subject solar cells and modules from India, Indonesia and Laos.
The Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade, a group of domestic solar manufacturers, petitioned the government in July 2025 for the AD/CVD investigation, alleging that solar panel manufacturers had relocated their operations to India, Indonesia and Laos to avoid existing tariffs placed on imports from other locations. Today’s ITC vote brings a conclusion to the 15-month investigation.
“Today’s vote confirms that U.S. solar manufacturers and workers have been harmed by dumped and subsidized imports from India, Indonesia and Laos. With these orders, fair competition is strengthened just as America needs more domestic energy production to power AI and data centers, secure its energy independence, and keep electricity reliable and affordable. U.S. manufacturers are ready to compete, and now they can,” said Tim Brightbill, co-chair of Wiley Rein’s International Trade Practice and lead counsel to the Alliance.
There are now AD/CVD orders placed on solar imports from a range of countries: China, Taiwan, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Indonesia and Laos. Commerce is also considering tariffs on solar imports from Ethiopia and South Korea, and those investigations are ongoing.
Kelly Pickerel has more than 15 years of experience reporting on the U.S. solar industry and is currently editor in chief of Solar Power World.

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According to the latest IndexBox report on the global Grounding Rails and Conductors market, the market enters 2026 with broader demand fundamentals, more disciplined procurement behavior, and a more regionally diversified supply architecture.
The global grounding rails and conductors market is positioned for sustained expansion through 2035, underpinned by accelerating solar photovoltaic deployments and the proliferation of industrial automation systems. Grounding rails and conductors are critical for establishing safe, reliable electrical grounding paths in applications ranging from utility-scale solar farms to semiconductor fabrication facilities. Demand for copper-based grounding components is projected to grow at an estimated 6-9% annually over the 2026-2035 horizon, with the solar mounting segment alone accounting for roughly 35-40% of total unit demand.
As electrical codes tighten and precision manufacturing requirements become more stringent, the market is shifting toward higher-purity materials and certified assemblies. Supply remains concentrated in Asian manufacturing hubs, while North America and Europe exhibit structurally high import dependence, exposing buyers to copper price volatility and trade policy shifts. This report provides a data-driven outlook on market size, segmentation, competitive dynamics, and regional trends, equipping stakeholders with actionable insights for strategic planning.
The baseline scenario for the world grounding rails and conductors market anticipates robust growth from 2026 to 2035, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.2%, culminating in a market index of 198.5 by 2035 (2025=100). This expansion is primarily driven by the global energy transition, particularly the rapid buildout of solar photovoltaic capacity, which requires dedicated grounding rails and conductors to meet electrical safety codes. Industrial automation and the Internet of Things (IoT) are also fueling demand for reliable grounding in manufacturing and process control environments.
Regionally, Asia-Pacific will remain the largest and fastest-growing market, supported by China’s solar manufacturing dominance and India’s infrastructure push. North America and Europe will see steady replacement demand and upgrades to meet stricter safety standards, though import reliance will persist. Copper price volatility poses a significant cost risk, but manufacturers are mitigating this through hedging and material substitution where feasible. The market is expected to see increased consolidation as key players seek to secure supply chains and certification advantages. Overall, the outlook is positive, with demand fundamentals strong across all major end-use sectors.
The solar PV mounting and grounding segment represents the largest and fastest-growing application for grounding rails and conductors. As utility-scale and commercial rooftop solar installations expand globally, each system requires dedicated grounding rails and conductors to safely dissipate fault currents and meet electrical codes. The demand is particularly strong for copper and aluminum grounding rails that can withstand outdoor exposure and provide low-resistance paths. Through 2035, solar PV additions are projected to sustain double-digit growth, anchoring demand for these components. Key demand-side indicators include solar installation rates, module prices, and government renewable energy targets.
The segment is also seeing innovation in integrated grounding solutions that simplify installation and reduce labor costs. Major companies in this space include solar mounting manufacturers and electrical component suppliers that offer grounding kits specifically designed for PV systems. Current trend: Rapid growth driven by global solar capacity additions.
Major trends: Shift toward integrated grounding solutions in solar mounting systems, Increasing use of aluminum grounding rails for cost and weight advantages, Adoption of pre-assembled grounding kits to reduce installation time, Growing demand for corrosion-resistant materials in coastal and harsh environments, and Standardization of grounding requirements in solar codes and standards.
Representative participants: Schneider Electric, ABB, Eaton, Panduit, Hubbell, and nVent Electric.
Industrial automation and instrumentation is a critical end-use sector for grounding rails and conductors, as reliable grounding is essential to protect sensitive control systems from electrical noise, surges, and faults. The ongoing adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies, including IoT sensors, robotics, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs), is driving demand for high-quality grounding components in manufacturing plants. Through 2035, the segment will benefit from the modernization of industrial facilities and the expansion of smart factories. Demand-side indicators include industrial capex, automation penetration rates, and the number of new manufacturing lines.
Grounding solutions in this segment must often meet specific standards for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and safety. Key suppliers include electrical component manufacturers and automation solution providers that offer grounding busbars, rails, and conductors tailored for industrial environments. Current trend: Steady growth supported by Industry 4.0 and IoT adoption.
Major trends: Increasing integration of grounding into automation system design, Rising demand for EMI/RFI shielding grounding solutions, Growth in modular and scalable grounding architectures, Adoption of predictive maintenance for grounding systems, and Tightening safety regulations in industrial workplaces.
Representative participants: ABB, Schneider Electric, Eaton, Legrand, Rittal, and OBO Bettermann.
The semiconductor and precision manufacturing sector demands exceptionally high-purity grounding rails and conductors to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD) and maintain cleanroom integrity. As semiconductor fabrication advances to smaller process nodes, the need for reliable grounding becomes even more critical. This segment is characterized by high barriers to entry due to rigorous certification requirements, such as compliance with IEC 62305 and UL 467. Through 2035, the expansion of semiconductor fabs in Asia, the United States, and Europe will drive demand for premium grounding components, including silver-plated conductors and specialized busbars.
Demand-side indicators include semiconductor capital expenditure, fab construction rates, and cleanroom area growth. Suppliers must offer products with documented purity levels and traceability. Major companies include specialized grounding component manufacturers and large electrical conglomerates that serve the semiconductor industry. Current trend: High-value growth driven by stringent purity and static control requirements.
Major trends: Shift toward higher-purity copper and silver-plated conductors, Increasing demand for ESD-safe grounding solutions, Growth in modular grounding systems for cleanroom environments, Adoption of real-time grounding monitoring in fabs, and Tightening of static control standards in semiconductor manufacturing.
Representative participants: Schneider Electric, ABB, Eaton, Panduit, Hubbell, and nVent Electric.
The OEM integration and maintenance segment encompasses grounding rails and conductors used in original equipment manufacturing as well as aftermarket replacement and upgrade activities. OEMs across various industries, including power generation, transportation, and heavy machinery, integrate grounding components into their products to ensure safety and compliance. The maintenance segment is driven by the need to replace worn or corroded grounding components in existing installations. Through 2035, this segment will see steady demand from equipment manufacturers and service providers. Demand-side indicators include OEM production volumes, equipment fleet age, and maintenance spending.
Grounding components in this segment are often standardized, but customization is required for specific equipment. Key suppliers include electrical distributors and component manufacturers that offer a broad portfolio of grounding products. Current trend: Moderate growth driven by equipment replacement and aftermarket services.
Major trends: Increasing demand for standardized grounding kits for OEMs, Growth in aftermarket services for grounding system upgrades, Adoption of modular grounding components for easier maintenance, Rising focus on lifecycle management of grounding systems, and Expansion of OEM warranties requiring certified grounding components.
Representative participants: Hubbell, Eaton, ABB, Schneider Electric, Legrand, and Thomas & Betts (ABB).
The electronics and optical systems sector requires grounding rails and conductors to manage electromagnetic interference (EMI) and ensure signal integrity in sensitive devices. Applications include consumer electronics, telecommunications equipment, and optical instruments. As electronic devices become more compact and operate at higher frequencies, the demand for effective grounding solutions increases. Through 2035, this segment will grow moderately, driven by the proliferation of connected devices and the rollout of 5G networks. Demand-side indicators include electronics production volumes, R&D spending, and the adoption of high-speed data interfaces.
Grounding components in this segment are often small, precision-engineered parts, such as braided cables and micro busbars. Suppliers must meet stringent performance specifications and often work closely with OEM design teams. Major companies include specialized component manufacturers and large electronics firms that produce grounding solutions. Current trend: Niche growth driven by miniaturization and noise sensitivity.
Major trends: Miniaturization of grounding components for compact devices, Increasing demand for high-frequency grounding solutions, Growth in flexible and braided grounding conductors, Adoption of grounding solutions for 5G and high-speed data, and Rising importance of EMI shielding in optical systems.
Representative participants: Panduit, Hubbell, Schneider Electric, ABB, Eaton, and Legrand.
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Asia-Pacific dominates the global grounding rails and conductors market, driven by China’s solar manufacturing leadership and India’s infrastructure expansion. The region is also a major exporter of grounding components, with competitive pricing and large-scale production. Demand is expected to grow at a robust pace through 2035, supported by renewable energy projects and industrial automation. Direction: Growing.
North America represents a mature market with steady demand from replacement and upgrade activities. The region is highly import-dependent for grounding rails and conductors, sourcing 30-50% of volume from overseas. Growth will be driven by solar installations, data center construction, and industrial automation, though trade policies and copper prices pose risks. Direction: Stable.
Europe’s market is characterized by stringent safety regulations and a focus on high-quality grounding solutions. Demand is supported by renewable energy targets and the modernization of industrial infrastructure. Like North America, Europe relies on imports for a significant portion of its grounding components, making it vulnerable to supply chain disruptions. Direction: Stable.
Latin America is an emerging market for grounding rails and conductors, with growth driven by solar PV projects and industrial development. Brazil and Mexico are the largest markets, but economic volatility and political uncertainty may temper growth. The region offers opportunities for suppliers willing to navigate local regulations and logistics challenges. Direction: Growing.
The Middle East & Africa region is witnessing increased demand for grounding components due to large-scale solar projects and infrastructure investments. The market is relatively small but growing, with South Africa and the UAE leading. Challenges include limited local manufacturing and reliance on imports, but the outlook is positive. Direction: Growing.
In the baseline scenario, IndexBox estimates a 7.2% compound annual growth rate for the global grounding rails and conductors market over 2026-2035, bringing the market index to roughly 198 by 2035 (2025=100).
Note: indexed curves are used to compare medium-term scenario trajectories when full absolute volumes are not publicly disclosed.
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This report covers the market for grounding rails and conductors, which are essential components used to establish safe and reliable electrical grounding paths in various industrial, commercial, and infrastructure applications. The scope includes products designed to dissipate fault currents, mitigate electromagnetic interference, and ensure personnel and equipment safety across multiple sectors.
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The market is segmented into decision-relevant buckets so that demand drivers, pricing logic, supply constraints, and competitive positions can be compared across the same analytical frame.
The classification coverage encompasses grounding rails and conductors categorized by product type, including components and modules, integrated systems, and consumables and replacement parts. Applications span industrial automation and instrumentation, electronics and optical systems, semiconductor and precision manufacturing, as well as OEM integration and maintenance. The value chain analysis covers upstream inputs and critical components, manufacturing, assembly and quality control, distribution, integration and channel partners, and after-sales service, replacement and lifecycle support.
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Malaysian telco U Mobile has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Malaysian renewable firm HLGY Energy to develop a portfolio of 5G-supported smart solar farms across the country.
Under the terms of the MoU, the companies will jointly explore the use of 5G networks to monitor and manage solar farms. According to the partners, the tie-up will focus on determining how U Mobile’s ULTRA5G network can enable industrial automation and remote monitoring across large solar farms. In addition, the companies aim to explore how to assess applications that utilize drones, surveillance systems, and the use of AI.
As part of the agreement, U Mobile will act as HLGY’s innovation, automation, and communications infrastructure provider. This will involve the company tracking the performance of solar inverters, photovoltaic arrays, and other electrical equipment through digital monitoring. The partners have not disclosed what form of network architecture they will use for the system, nor the system’s coverage area or how it will integrate with existing physical monitoring equipment.
Proposed applications under the agreement could include autonomous drone inspections, AI-powered analytics, and smart CCTV surveillance.
How Lih Ren, chief business officer of U Mobile, said: “This collaboration will demonstrate how U Mobile’s ULTRA5G network can enable the next generation of smart and sustainable infrastructure. By combining private 5G connectivity with AI and industrial automation, we aim to help HLGY Energy develop renewable energy assets that are safer, more efficient, and increasingly autonomous.”
Kenneth Yap, chairman and executive director of HLGY Energy, added: “Malaysia’s green energy transition needs renewable energy infrastructure that is reliable, efficient, and built for the future. Our collaboration with U Mobile brings together solar energy expertise and private 5G connectivity to explore how AI and automation can improve the way we operate and manage our solar assets.”
According to HLGY, the MoU is expected to support its longer-term renewable energy plans, including opportunities under the Malaysian government’s Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS) framework. The company has not publicly disclosed its total installed capacity, but owns and operates several utility-scale solar projects in Malaysia, including the Kedah Rubber City Solar Power Plant, at which the 5G monitoring system is expected to be deployed.
Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, U Mobile is Malaysia’s third-largest mobile network operator, with more than nine million subscribers.
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A 500MW solar farm combining solar power with BESS has been approved by the government.  
With an estimated output equivalent to the electricity needs of 200,000 homes, the development has been dubbed as a major project. It is planned to cover around 1,200 hectares across Northamptonshire and the Milton Keynes area.
Green Hill has committed to a minimum 47% biodiversity net gain in habitat units, which means that some of this land will be used for a range of environmental and habitat improvements. This is planned to include over 14.4 hectares of green corridors and woodland planting, alongside 50.7km (31.5 miles) of new and improved hedgerows.
The scheme will also include more than 18km (11 miles) of new permissive paths to improve the local footpath network. A community fund will ensure that local people benefit from the scheme.
The application was submitted for consideration by Green Hill Solar Farm on 23rd May 2025 and accepted for examination on 19th June 2025.

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Tesla is turning to the Arizona desert for a major new source of clean electricity. The project shows how the company is expanding beyond electric vehicles and growing its energy business. The project, called Sterling, is being built in Mohave County, Arizona. It will combine a large solar farm with a battery storage system. Energy company ContourGlobal is developing the facility, while Tesla has agreed to buy most of its expected electricity output.
The project will include 509 megawatts-peak (MWp) of solar capacity and a 360-megawatt battery system. It is expected to produce more than 1.1 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity each year when fully operational. Construction is underway, with completion planned for 2028.
Tesla has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) covering about 90% of the project’s expected electricity output. This deal gives Tesla access to a large supply of solar power without requiring it to own and operate the facility.
The project also shows why batteries are becoming important to the clean energy market. Solar panels produce electricity when the sun shines, while batteries store some of that power for use later in the day.
Project Sterling will cover more than 2,000 acres in the Mojave Desert, about 20 miles north of Lake Havasu City. It will include more than 760,000 solar panels and over 300 battery storage containers. The project has several key features:
ContourGlobal will build, own, and operate the facility. Tesla will buy most of the electricity under its long-term agreement. According to ContourGlobal, the combined solar and battery system is designed to provide electricity for up to 16 hours a day. Actual supply will depend on sunlight, battery charging, operating conditions, and the terms of the power agreement.
Antonio Cammisecra, President & CEO of ContourGlobal,
“Arizona’s sun has been shining on this land for billions of years. Project Sterling will put it to work by turning sunlight into electricity and storing part of that energy for delivery after sunset. Today’s ceremony marks the visible beginning of our partnership with Mohave County, the State of Arizona, and our customer, Tesla. We are thrilled to celebrate this milestone with them and with the people who will now build this plant safely, with respect for the local community and the land of the Mojave Desert.”
The project will use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. This type of battery is widely used in large energy storage systems. The facility will also have liquid cooling and built-in fire protection.
ContourGlobal says Sterling is its largest renewable energy project worldwide and its largest power purchase agreement to date. A group of international banks is supporting the project’s financing through an equity bridge loan, a type of temporary financing used during project development and construction.
Solar power has one major limit: it depends on sunlight. Panels produce electricity during the day, but output falls in the evening and can change with the weather.
Batteries help solve this problem. They store electricity when solar production is high and release it later when demand rises or sunlight fades. This makes solar power more useful for businesses that need electricity at different times of day. It can also help reduce exposure to changing electricity prices. However, the savings depend on market conditions and the terms of each power contract.
For Tesla, Project Sterling offers a long-term source of contracted clean electricity. The deal also shows how companies can support new renewable energy projects by agreeing to buy their power.
However, Tesla will not own the Sterling facility. ContourGlobal is responsible for building and running it, while Tesla is the main buyer under the power agreement.
The deal also does not mean all the electricity Tesla uses will come from renewable sources. The project’s wider impact will depend on how much power it delivers, when that power is used, and how Tesla accounts for its energy use.

Arizona is well suited to solar power because it receives abundant sunshine. The state already has a large solar industry, and projects that combine solar panels with batteries could help expand its role in the US energy market.
The Solar Energy Industries Association’s March 2026 state profile ranked Arizona third in residential solar capacity and fifth in utility-scale solar capacity. The state had nearly 9,800 solar jobs and attracted about $2.9 billion in solar investment during 2025, according to the association.
Large projects such as Sterling could add more renewable electricity to the region. Batteries may also help supply power when solar output drops, making it easier to use renewable energy at different times of day.
Energy storage is growing across the United States, too. The SEIA and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence reported that the country installed 9.7 GWh of energy storage in the first quarter of 2026, up 32% from the same period a year earlier.

The groups also forecast more than 610 GWh of total installed storage capacity by 2030. These figures cover the wider US market, not just Tesla projects. Still, they show how batteries are becoming a bigger part of the country’s energy system.
Tesla is known mainly for electric vehicles, but energy storage is another important part of its business. Its products include Megapack, a large battery system for utilities and businesses, and Powerwall, which helps homes and smaller businesses store electricity.
These products can help customers save power for later use, manage their electricity needs, and support the wider power grid. Tesla reported deploying 13.7 GWh of energy storage products in the third quarter of 2026. It also delivered 486,532 vehicles during the quarter. The company had scheduled the release of its full third-quarter financial results for October 21.

Project Sterling is separate from those reported deployments because the facility is still being built. Once completed, it will add another large solar-and-battery project to the market in which Tesla operates.
The deal also shows that Tesla can expand its energy business by working with other companies. ContourGlobal will finance and run the facility, while Tesla will buy most of its electricity.
The project’s financial results will depend on the final cost, the amount of electricity delivered, and how well the facility performs. The companies have not disclosed the price Tesla will pay for the power.
Tesla (TSLA) stock gained 2.05% on October 9, closing at $382.70, after rising from $375 on October 8. Despite the recent rebound, shares remain volatile as investors assess Tesla’s vehicle sales, autonomous-driving plans, and growth prospects.

Solar panels generate electricity without directly burning fossil fuels. Batteries can store that electricity and release it later, which may reduce the need for power from coal or natural gas plants. However, the project’s total climate benefit will depend on which power sources its electricity replaces. Manufacturing solar panels and batteries, building the facility, and producing battery materials also create emissions.
The battery system is important because it allows some solar power to be used after the sun goes down. But batteries do not generate new electricity. They store power produced elsewhere, and some energy is lost when batteries charge and discharge.
The project’s actual emissions savings will therefore depend on how it operates and the wider electricity supply in the region. For Tesla, the agreement provides access to a large amount of contracted clean electricity. For Arizona, the project adds new solar and storage capacity and is expected to support hundreds of construction jobs.
Project Sterling shows how solar power and battery storage can work together to supply electricity at different times of day. Its large capacity, long-term agreement with Tesla, and planned 2028 completion make it an important addition to Arizona’s clean energy pipeline.
For Tesla, the deal offers access to renewable electricity without the need to own the facility. For ContourGlobal, the agreement provides a major customer for its new solar-and-storage investment.
The project’s final climate and financial benefits will depend on how much electricity it delivers, how well the system operates, and which power sources it replaces. Still, projects that combine solar panels with large batteries are playing a growing role in the shift toward cleaner electricity.












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Allied Facility Partners, a design-build and performance contracting firm that serves K-12, municipal and public-sector organizations across Illinois and Wisconsin, has finished a districtwide rooftop solar project for Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 in Illinois, according to Allied. The project covers rooftop solar installations at three district facilities and has a combined system capacity of 843 kW.
The systems are expected to produce roughly 990,654 kWh each year, which would offset an estimated 55% of electricity consumption at those facilities. The arrays are made up of 1,429 solar modules and seven inverters.
David Martin, Operations Coordinator for Cary School District 26, described the project as a significant long-term investment in the district’s future. He said that pairing the solar installations with ongoing roof and facility improvements is raising the efficiency and sustainability of the buildings while the district acts as a responsible steward of its resources. He also noted that the project offers an educational opportunity, letting students and staff observe renewable energy in operation and gain a better understanding of its community impact.
The scope of work included final system design, structural engineering, utility interconnection, permitting, equipment procurement, installation, commissioning, staff training and cloud-based performance monitoring. Allied also coordinated renewable energy credit applications, utility incentive programs and other available funding opportunities to help the district maximize its return on investment. A public-facing energy dashboard gives real-time visibility into solar production and system performance.
The project was delivered through a Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract, which allows the district to carry out comprehensive energy improvements while using projected energy and operational savings to support the investment over time.
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For more than two decades, Suntech has been one of the most famous Chinese names in global solar. Founded in 2001, the company was among the pioneers that helped bring photovoltaic manufacturing to industrial scale, building a commercial footprint that now extends across more than 100 countries and regions. Today, as the solar industry enters a new phase — one defined not only by capacity and price, but increasingly by technology, supply-chain resilience, long-term reliability, bankability and local service — Suntech is opening a new chapter in its global journey.
Following the completion of Suntech’s restructuring and its strategic combination with HY SOLAR, this new chapter is taking shape around a clear division of strengths. Suntech has 25 years of sound module manufacturing experience, an established international brand, long-standing customer relationships and a mature overseas channel network. HY SOLAR brings the industrial depth behind the brand: vertically integrated manufacturing, technology development and supply-chain coordination stretching from upstream materials through wafers and cells to finished modules. Overseas module sales will continue to be under the Suntech brand, with the manufacturing platform of HY SOLAR serving as the industrial backbone behind it.
A market that rewards more than scale
The logic of the combination reflects a strategic shift in the global module business. Years of rapid capacity expansion and technology iteration have pushed module prices sharply lower, but price alone is no longer enough to define a durable competitive position. Developers, distributors, EPCs and financing institutions increasingly look at the full proposition behind a module: whether the supplier can ensure consistent quality, secure delivery, maintain a credible technology roadmap, support customers locally and stand behind its products over a project lifetime. This transition from competition built primarily around capacity and price toward a broader contest of brands, channels, bankability and localized service also forms the strategic backdrop to the integration.
Suntech enters this phase with an asset that cannot be built overnight: experience. The company has accumulated 25 years of module manufacturing experience, more than 5,000 global partners and a business footprint covering over 100 countries and regions. By 2024, cumulative module shipments had exceeded 55 GW. Its history stretches from the earliest era of commercial crystalline-silicon modules to today’s N-type technologies, giving the brand a continuity that is increasingly valuable in an industry known for rapid cycles of expansion and consolidation.
The strategic combination adds another dimension to that heritage. Rather than changing Suntech’s identity in overseas markets, HY SOLAR strengthens the industrial system behind it. 
Industrial depth behind a global-facing brand
The photovoltaic manufacturing platform of HY SOLAR spans industrial silicon and polysilicon, wafers, cells and modules, alongside its energy storage systems (ESS) business. According to the companies’ latest materials, the integrated platform includes 55 GW of wafer capacity, 26 GW of cell capacity and 26 GW of module capacity, complemented by 5 GWh of intelligent ESS solutions, together with upstream silicon production. For Suntech’s global module business, the importance of that structure goes far beyond scale.
A more integrated chain can connect product design more closely with wafer and cell technologies, extend quality control to upstream, improve visibility across critical materials, and coordinate procurement, production and delivery more efficiently. It also gives Suntech greater flexibility to translate technology advances into commercial products while maintaining manufacturing consistency across large-volume deliveries.
In other words, the combination brings together the two ends of the solar value proposition: Suntech’s market-facing capabilities — brand, channels, customers and local knowledge — with the manufacturing-facing strengths in technology, production and cost control. The result is intended to be a more complete platform built around “manufacturing + brand + channels + service,” rather than manufacturing capacity alone.
Turning integration into product strength
The effect of this industrial support can already be seen in Suntech’s technology roadmap. Its current Ultra T portfolio is based on N-type TOPCon technology, while the Ultra T 3.0 generation incorporates quarter-cell architecture, edge passivation, Poly-Finger metallization and advanced packaging technologies.
The portfolio covers multiple application scenarios, from 470–490 W residential rooftop modules to 650–670 W products for commercial and utility applications, as well as a 740–760 W format for large-scale power plants. Yet the more important story lies behind the wattage. With wafer, cell and module development increasingly connected within an integrated manufacturing platform, product optimization can take place across several layers at once — from wafer format and cell efficiency to module architecture and bill-of-material design.  
This matters because module competition is increasingly shifting from headline power ratings to lifetime system value. Temperature behavior, degradation, energy yield, mechanical reliability and consistency over decades all feed into project economics. Suntech’s long operating history provides a useful foundation here. Several long-term European field studies in which earlier-generation Suntech modules installed showed limited degradation after many years of operation, offering a rare bridge between today’s technology promises and products already tested by time.
Global reach, now with a stronger backbone
Suntech’s second enduring advantage is its international market infrastructure. Its business footprint covers more than 100 countries and regions, supported by regional operations in key markets including Singapore, Germany, the United States, Australia and the UAE, with additional presence in Brazil and South Africa. This gives the brand an established platform from which to address very different market structures, customer requirements and application segments.
Such a network represents more than dots on a map. It embodies customer relationships, channel partnerships, market knowledge and service experience accumulated through multiple solar cycles. Those capabilities are particularly difficult to replicate quickly — and they become more valuable when connected to a stronger manufacturing and supply-chain platform.
Suntech and HY SOLAR will move forward together in international markets, combining their respective strengths to drive shared growth. Suntech remains the global-facing module brand, while the integrated industrial platform provides the technology, manufacturing discipline, supply coordination and cost competitiveness required to support the brand over the long term. That combination is intended to strengthen not only product competitiveness, but also the consistency, delivery capability and long-term bankability increasingly demanded by international customers.
A new chapter
For the past decade, solar industry has changed, and the parameters of competition have changed too. For Suntech, a greater opportunity lying ahead is to combine something old and something new: the accumulated trust of a 25-year global brand with the industrial capabilities required for the next generation of solar manufacturing.
If Suntech’s first chapter was about helping Chinese PV manufacturing to rise, and it did, its next chapter will be about turning integration into durable global value — better products, more resilient delivery, stronger local support and deeper long-term bankability. That will be a different growth story. It is less about adding another headline capacity figure than about strengthening the chain of confidence linking manufacturing, product, channel and customer. With Suntech at the front and HY SOLAR providing the industrial backbone, the platform is now positioned for the next cycle of global solar.

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A strange meter reading prompted questions from one National Grid customer after a solar setup pushed the display past zero and over to 99999. 
In the r/solar subreddit, solar users said that kind of rollover can be normal when a home sends more power to the grid than it uses.
After seeing their meter pass 0 and land on a large positive number, the original poster wrote on Reddit that National Grid “had no real answer.” They were worried the utility might mistake the display for enormous power use instead of surplus solar energy exported to the grid.
Some net meters simply are not built to display negative values. 
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“The utility can handle the math on meter rollovers, whether happening going forward (ie, crossing over 999999) or backwards as has happened to you,” one commenter wrote. “It is not particularly complex.”
Several replies also argued that a 99,999-kilowatt-hour charge would make little physical sense. Using a 31-day month at 240 volts, one commenter noted that a 100-amp service running continuously would max out at 17,856 kWh, while a 200-amp service would reach 35,712 kWh.
For homeowners with rooftop solar, a backward-spinning or rolling meter is often tied to real savings. When a system produces more electricity than the home uses, that extra power can generate credits that reduce future bills instead of going to waste.
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Commenters also shared examples of how much excess generation can turn into bill credits. One wrote, “Most of the year I am negative. Each month outside of the winter months I go negative by over 1000kwh.”
One person added that this display behavior dates back at least to 2008, saying their digital net meter from 2008 “couldn’t go below 0000.”
The practical advice in the thread was to wait for the next statement and compare it against the meter display. If the utility ever billed the rollover as though it were massive consumption, commenters noted that a customer could challenge.
“Pulling 99 999 kWh in one month is physically impossible,” one wrote. “If an issue arises, point that out and continue pointing it out until someone listens.”
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Another commenter shared a simple way they interpret the reading: “Subtract the current reading from 100,000. when you consume, the meter will spin forward, when you export it’ll spin back.” 
For people considering solar for the first time, EnergySage can be especially useful. With EnergySage’s help, the average person can save up to $10,000 on solar purchases and installations. 
EnergySage’s solar map shows the average cost of a home solar panel system by state, along with details on local incentives. Those resources can help homeowners get the best price for rooftop solar panels.
Adding battery storage to a solar setup is also one of the best ways to protect your home during outages, save money on energy, and go off-grid. Homeowners can explore EnergySage for information about home battery storage options, including competitive installation estimates.
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• In Ohio, one homeowner learned net metering may leave major utility charges untouched after going solar.
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When Cuba suffered its seventh national blackout this year, the guests at La Campana in Havana kept partying. Thanks to the event center’s solar panels and backup batteries, they didn’t even realize the lights were out.
Cuba’s chronic power woes have made life a misery on the island of 9.4 million people. But that pain is being mitigated by one of the fastest solar adoption rates in the hemisphere. And the US is helping keep at least some of the lights on.
In the first seven months of this year, the US exported $6.3 million worth of solar cells and modules to Cuba, according to US Census data. That’s up 1,070% versus all of 2025, when just $538,000 worth of equipment was shipped to the island from American ports.
And while China remains the main supplier by far, exports from Cuba’s longtime ally are dropping. By the end of July, the Asian giant had exported $19.5 million in solar equipment to Cuba. That’s down 83% from 2025’s full-year tally, according to data compiled by BloombergNEF.
Another fresh donation of 5,000 solar systems from China arrived in September, yet it’s US shipments that have become a lifeline for average Cubans trying to find a few watts to keep their phones charged or their businesses afloat. Among them is Ramiro Llovet, who runs La Campana out of his home in Havana, hosting weddings, birthdays and corporate gatherings for groups as small as 15 people and as large as 350.
Even as President Donald Trump squeezes Cuba hard in hopes of ousting the Communist Party that’s held power for almost seven decades, his administration is allowing goods to be sent to entrepreneurs on the island like Llovet through a loophole in the longstanding trade embargo.
Trump’s de-facto fuel blockade and ever-tighter sanctions have chased away allies such as Venezuela and Mexico, dovetailing with the president’s push to reassert US dominance of the Western Hemisphere and curb the influence of China and Russia. That’s created space for American exporters to step in, with the resulting surge in cargo shipments helping both to stave off a complete humanitarian collapse in Cuba and to create a dependency on the US in the absence of other benefactors.
The energy crisis is nonetheless forcing the island to dramatically ration power.
Deputy Cuban Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío told Bloomberg News that for the last eight months he’s only had power at his home for two or three hours a day. Trump’s pressure campaign “has successfully intimidated the whole world so it doesn’t export fuel and other products” to Cuba, he said. “That’s an aberration.”
Running out of fuel and frequent breakdowns in Cuba’s aging power plants have made the island increasingly reliant on solar.
Cuba’s 144 solar parks now produce 1,418 megawatts of energy, or about a fifth of total national electric generation, President Miguel Díaz-Canel told state radio last month. In addition, the private sector now produces 20% of its own energy needs.
“Despite the blackouts, this is an area where we’ve made great strides,” the president said.
Some analysts, however, are less effusive.
Jorge Piñon, a researcher at the University of Texas Energy Institute who tracks power issues on the island, said that while Cuba is ramping up solar, it’s not doing so in a strategic way. The country has virtually no utility-scale battery storage, he explained, which means solar parks are only functional during the day and not properly integrated into the grid.
“Solar is a good investment as long as you do it smartly, which — regrettably — they are not doing right now,” he said.
Given Cuba’s size, solar will never be able to provide baseload energy, Piñon added, and it will always need large thermoelectric plants.
Llovet, 52, and his wife relied for years on a small noisy generator to get through temporary power outages that have plagued their La Campana, their 15-year-old business. But as Washington cranked up the pressure, the outages grew untenable.
Last year, Llovet started gathering the pieces for a solar system, but could only find the 5 kilowatt-hour lithium batteries he was looking for on Amazon.com. He had them shipped to a relative in Miami and then forwarded to Cuba through CubaMax — one of the dozens of delivery services that have become a key source of goods for the island.
After plowing about $10,000 into the system, La Campana runs almost entirely on self-generated power. “It was a big investment, but it was obvious that this isn’t a problem that is going to be resolved in the near future,” Llovet said.
While most of Cuba’s solar imports are manufactured in China, the growing role of ports in Florida, Texas and Louisiana to deliver the technology to the island is significant, according to John Kavulich, president of the US-Cuba Trade and Economic Council.
“It’s sort of ironic that Cuba could become a substantial renewable export market for US companies,” Kavulich said. “Particularly given the less than supportive view from the White House on renewables.”
The solar bandaid is just one of the elements keeping the island from imploding, he explained.
Cuba also produces about 40% of the crude it needs to fuel its power plants and has been making strides in refining more of it. And, crucially, the population and economy are both in decline, with the number of people living on the island down 16% over the past decade.
“The reason Cuba hasn’t stopped and collapsed and halted is because the economy has shrunk almost equal to the magnitude of the fuel that they were importing,” Kavulich said.
Despite the increased flow of solar panels and other goods, life remains a struggle for Cubans like Llovet.
Amid diesel and fuel shortages he swapped out his car for an electric tricycle, which have become ubiquitous in Havana. He said he’s also trying to navigate new local laws that would allow him to import his own party supplies.
But, more than anything, he needs a break in the drumbeat of US sanctions and other bad news.
“I would really like for everyday life to be just normal,” he said. “We’ve had that in the past and everything went well. We just need things to go back to normal, one way or another.”
Wyss writes for Bloomberg. Tom Fevrier of Bloomberg contributed.

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The Panther Energy Project is anticipated to begin construction in 2027 and reach completion in 2028, creating an estimated 200 construction jobs. The project is expected to contribute an estimated $20 million in property tax payments over its operating life, benefiting area schools, infrastructure, and other public services while driving additional economic activity.
Arevon has established a local office in Pinckneyville, providing landowners, residents, and other community members with direct access to the Panther project team during development and upcoming construction. Once operational, the project is expected to generate enough electricity to power more than 37,000 Illinois homes.
The long-term commercial agreements follow Panther Energy’s selection in the Illinois Power Agency’s Summer 2026 Indexed REC procurement, which was approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission. Under the IPA’s procurement methodology, Panther Energy was selected to deliver 421,131 RECs in the first year, which will be allocated among Ameren Illinois, ComEd, and MidAmerican through separate long-term contracts with each utility.
The Indexed REC structure provides long-term revenue certainty that supports the development and financing of new renewable energy projects. The RECs acquired by the utilities will help meet their obligations under the Illinois Renewable Portfolio Standard.
The Summer 2026 procurement was conducted pursuant to Illinois’s Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), which became law in 2021 and established the Indexed REC pricing structure for utility-scale renewable energy procurements. In total, the ICC approved contracts for 1.55 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity, including four utility-scale solar projects totaling 740 MWac, through the Summer 2026 procurement.
“Arevon is proud to work with Ameren Illinois, ComEd, and MidAmerican through the IPA procurement to move Panther Energy closer to construction and contribute to Illinois’s energy goals,” said Tommy Greer, Chief Commercial Officer at Arevon.
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Portage Township Schools is poised to spend $1 million on solar panels to get nearly $1.5 million in guaranteed energy savings.
At its next meeting, the School Board is expected to vote on the contract with Veregy for the project at Portage High School.
The selection of Veregy was announced at Monday’s meeting. Consultant Stratelign outlined the decision in a letter to Nicholas Gron, the school district’s chief financial officer.
“The submitted proposal identifies first-year energy savings of $46,669 and cumulative guaranteed savings of $1,457,946 over 20 years,” the letter reads.
Stratelign recommends seeking a federal incentive that would net 25.5% in savings, or $264,690, which would bring the net solar investment to $774,310 before service costs.
Veregy’s closest office is in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
The company’s proposal notes the district’s desire to save on energy costs, diverting money to the classroom that would otherwise go to NIPSCO. Veregy said it has done multiple solar projects within NIPSCO’s service area, and the project manager is a Portage High School alumnus.
Stratelign said in the letter to Gron that Veregy scored 97 out of 100 under Stratelign’s criteria.
The school district is issuing a general obligation bond that includes funding for the solar project at PHS. The school needed a new roof on part of the building after an April windstorm, making it an ideal spot for a new solar installation. That way, the roof shouldn’t need to be replaced soon after the solar panels are installed.
On Monday, the board voted to adopt a $98.9 million budget for 2027. That includes $15.7 million in property taxes for operating costs and $11.5 million for debt service. The state picks up the tab for classroom instruction.
The state recommends diverting a maximum of 15% of its school funding for operating costs, including bus transportation, but Portage is planning to use only $6.2 million, or less than 11%, Gron said.
“I’m sure that’s probably unique compared to some of the districts,” board President Andy Maletta said.
The board also heard a presentation on how standardized tests are used at the elementary level, especially in improving students’ reading ability.
The IREAD test tells whether students are proficient and offers broad reporting on category strengths and weaknesses, but it doesn’t tell which skill to teach first, the best instructional strategy for the student or whether the student can consistently apply the skill in authentic reading, Jones Elementary School Principal Jon Chlebowski said.
Two years ago, the IREAD test was expanded to second graders. “This is one of the few tests we have left that actually measures basic skills,” he said. “It’s directly correlated with future success,” both in school and with life.
Looking at data for 2025 and 2026, the district improved 2 percentage points, to a 91.3% pass rate. The state average is 88.7%. The state’s goal is 95%.
Looking at Individual schools, Jones, Saylor, Kyle and South Haven saw their scores drop, but they were offset by big gains like 9.3% at Myers, 7% at Crisman and 5.6% at the former Aylesworth Elementary School.
Myers Principal Jon Evers talked about IXL, a comprehensive test that offers diagnostic information for each student and provides individualized practice.
“Getting that data is very helpful in making our determination in how we want to move forward in helping our students succeed,” he said.
“Our ultimate goal is to make them better than they were the day before,” Evers said.
“Our students are in IXL all the time,” he said, constantly having practice to close any gap educationally and getting used to taking standardized tests.
Superintendent Amanda Alaniz praised the IXL program. “It’s been really fantastic to watch,” she said.
Two years ago, the district streamlined the number of tests and assessments.
“We really have aligned,” she said. “The curriculum is tight. The assessment is tight.”
“Every child is getting the prescribed instruction they need,” about 15 minutes a day, Alaniz said.
Parents get their children’s reports for the first time at a parent-teacher conference. A form letter explaining the program is aimed at making it easy for parents to understand what their kids should work on and how the parents can help at home.
“Our ultimate goal is to intervene early,” Alaniz said.
Not only does the individual instruction help kids who need remediation, but it also gives wings to advanced students so they’re not held back while other students are being brought up to speed.
Doug Ross is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.
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Speakers participating in a workshop on solar waste governance, which was organised by the Consumer and Civic Action Group (CAG) in the city on Wednesday, wanted an exclusive solar recycling policy to be enacted by the Central government, similar to the e-waste policy in the country to deal with solar panel wastes. 
Swati Singh Sambyal, principal expert (Pollution) of GRID-Arendal, said with the country having set a target of 280 giga watt (GW) of solar energy, processing of solar photo voltaic (PV) panels has become an environmental challenge. Citing the failure of extended producer responsibility (EPR) in safely dismantling and creating a circular economy, Ms. Sambyal wanted an environmental law framework to be created. She highlighted the growth of solar installation at present, resulting in high-risk waste generation and the regulatory gaps in the current framework of e-waste policy. 
Syed Sultan of NST Hi-Tech Recycling, said at present, though there is high potential for recycling the solar waste, most people are not familiar with handling waste unlike other countries including China. Mr. Sultan said only New Delhi is doing a good job in handling solar panel waste. 
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Plug-in solar has become one of the most successful clean energy projects in Europe. In Germany, an estimated 4 million households now use small, portable, “balcony” solar panels that plug directly into a wall outlet.
Adoption of these systems grew roughly 73% in 2024 alone, and it’s not hard to see why: A single-panel system can be as inexpensive as $300 and pay for itself in as little as four years in high-energy-cost states, according to the Clean Energy States Alliance. If that model takes hold in the United States, it could make solar ownership accessible to households who never thought it possible to utilize solar power to lower their bills.
Unfortunately, it’s a mistake to think plugin solar in the U.S. will roll out as simply as Germany’s model. U.S. residential electrical systems, codes and safety requirements were built around the assumption that power only flows from the grid into the home. Plug-in solar breaks that assumption by feeding power back into the household circuit through an ordinary wall outlet, creating complex engineering questions that must be answered to ensure household safety.
A 2025 UL Solutions white paper laid out these concerns plainly. Standard branch circuit breakers are sized to catch overloads from the grid side only — they can’t “see” a solar inverter also feeding current into the same circuit, which means a combined overload could go undetected. The same is true in Germany, but in the European Union, homes are wired at 220 volts instead of 120, which means wires and circuits can safely accommodate larger loads than in the U.S.
The attachment plug itself is a concern, too, as a plug is built to go dead the instant it’s unplugged, and UL’s testing found today’s grid-interactive inverters may continue to energize the prongs of a plug for two seconds after the plug is disconnected. And in lab tests, UL found that plugging a solar device into a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) outlet — the same protection required near sinks, pools and outdoor receptacles — could in some cases damage the GFCI or let current keep flowing into a ground fault for a moment after it trips.
None of this means that plug-in solar is unsafe, but rather points to the fact that the technology must be adapted to American standards, and homeowners, installers and code officials need to do their homework before treating it like any other plugin appliance you buy off the shelf.
Fortunately, the global enthusiasm for plug-in solar means that smart folks across the U.S. are turning their attention to these problems. UL Solutions, the same organization behind the safety testing for nearly every appliance in your home, is developing a dedicated standard for this technology. The UL 3700, the Outline of Investigation for Interactive Plug-In PV (PIPV) Equipment and Systems, is designed to address the specific gaps identified above: touchsafe output circuits, compatible GFCI protection and overcurrent protection tailored to the connection these devices have to your home. This is exactly the kind of independent, rigorous safety procedure that should underpin any new class of consumer electrical product, and it’s why we believe the technology’s promise and the need for caution aren’t in conflict; they’re two sides of the same process.
New Hampshire is now one of the first states in the nation to explicitly allow plugin solar.
Senate Bill 540, signed into law on July 2, 2026, by Governor Kelly Ayotte, created a clear, legal pathway for plug-in solar devices up to 1.2 kW in New Hampshire by building safety requirements directly into the bill: automatic shutoff during a power outage to protect lineworkers, mandatory compliance with the state’s existing fire and electrical codes and installation according to manufacturer instructions. Once there are devices that have been approved as being up to American safety standards, the state will amend the building code and interconnection regulations to make sure plug-in solar is accommodated.
The law was written to allow for the regulations to catch up with the technology, before plug-in solar starts to roll out across our state. Specifically, the law makes it clear that necessary changes to the building code and interconnection rules won’t occur until the UL 3700 standard has been completed, and we can be sure that compliant devices are being manufactured.
New Hampshire doesn’t have to choose between opening up solar access and protecting public safety. SB 540 shows that these goals can reinforce each other: a technology with the ability to expand energy affordability, paired with a deliberate, forward-thinking legislative process and an evolving national safety standard built to ensure success. SB 540 represents the best of how policymaking can be done well at the State House: bipartisan legislation that expands consumer choice while taking safety seriously from the very beginning. By pairing innovation with rigorous safety standards and clear regulations, New Hampshire has created a blueprint that other states can follow.
Kyana Burgess is communications coordinator at Clean Energy NH, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that advocates for the adoption of clean energy initiatives through a non-partisan, fact-based lens.
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Ikigai Group, a leading energy transition adviser and developer, together with Zestec Renewable Energy, have announced the successful energisation of a 10MW solar PV plant at Glasgow Airport. Developed in partnership with AGS Airports, the project was supported by Ikigai from inception through to energisation, including securing the investment partner. Zestec Renewable Energy funded, delivered and energised the first phase, with RSK Group acting as contractor.
AGS Airports has unveiled the completion of the solar farm as part of their program Horizons – Looking ahead, acting together – and celebrated a major sustainability milestone as Glasgow Airport’s solar farm begins generating enough renewable electricity to meet around 25% of the airport’s on-site demand.
The first phase of the 10MW farm located on Glasgow Airport land near Barnsford Road has been funded and delivered by Zestec Renewable Energy, who will manage and optimise the infrastructure long-term.
Comprising more than 14,300 photovoltaic panels, the development generates renewable energy to help power airport operations and reduce reliance on energy from the grid.
The solar farm is a key initiative within Horizons, AGS Airports’ sustainability & ESG strategy, which sets out the group’s long-term ambitions across four strategic pillars:
Under the strategy, AGS Airports has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving net zero for its own emissions by 2035 while continuing to create positive impacts for the communities it serves, investing in its people and championing innovation across the aviation sector.
Fiona Smith, Executive Director of ESG & Sustainability at AGS Airports, said, “The launch of Horizons marks an important moment for AGS Airports as we set out a clear vision for building a more sustainable future for our airports. Looking ahead, acting together captures our belief that meaningful progress can only be achieved through collaboration. The solar farm is an example of that approach in action and a major milestone on our sustainability journey.”
The opening of the farm sees AGS Airports achieve another of its targets, generating 25% of on-site renewable energy for its own use at Glasgow Airport by the end of 2026, improving energy efficiency across its airport operations.
The solar farm is also expected to save around 1100 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e) based on grid electricity emissions per year.
Toby Smith, Chief Operating Officer at Zestec, said, “With the solar farm now operational, we look forward to supporting the airport over the long term and helping maximise the benefits of the clean energy it generates.”
Helena Anderson, Chief Operating Officer at Ikigai, commented, “We supported Glasgow Airport from inception to energisation, jointly developing the onsite generation project and securing the most competitive investor. It is rewarding to see that collaboration now delivering clean, competitively priced electricity for the airport.”
The success of the project has been underpinned by strong partnership with SP Energy Networks (SPEN), the electricity network operator for central and southern Scotland
Looking to the future, innovation will remain a core focus of the Horizons strategy, with attention now turning to how the success of the solar farm can be replicated at Aberdeen International and Southampton airports. The company has also set its sights on helping to deliver the UK’s first scheduled zero-emission passenger route.
Earlier this year, AGS Airports supported the UK’s first real-world electric aviation demonstration programme with BETA Technologies’ all-electric ALIA aircraft completing flights across Scotland.
The trials showed how zero-emission aircraft could operate from existing airport infrastructure in the years ahead.
Kam Jandu, Chief Executive Officer at AGS Airports, commented, “Horizons reflects our ambition not only to reduce our environmental impact but also to help shape the future of sustainable aviation. Horizons and the targets we have set ensure AGS Airports continues to lead by example.”
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By Kelly Pickerel | October 14, 2026
Ameresco has completed a solar-plus-storage project at the main office of the Roseburg Urban Sanitary Authority (RUSA) in Oregon. The $1 million project is the beginning of a multi-phase transformative energy program aimed at enhancing the resilience, sustainability and cost-effectiveness of RUSA’s key facilities, which include its main office, wastewater treatment plant and natural treatment system.
The project includes a 39.4-kW solar system designed to generate approximately 51,580 kWh annually and offset 100% of the electricity used at RUSA’s main office. The solar array is paired with an 184-kWh battery energy storage system that helps ensure critical administrative and operational functions remain available during power disruptions.
The project was made possible through a combination of funding sources, including an $870,870 grant from the Oregon Department of Energy’s Community Renewable Energy Program (C-REP), as well as support from the Energy Trust of Oregon.
“Partnering with Ameresco allows us to modernize our facilities, safeguarding the long-term well-being of our community as a result,” said Jim Baird, General Manager of RUSA. “Through smarter energy use and resilient infrastructure investments, we’re advancing reliable wastewater management while ensuring continued service for our customers in both everyday operations and critical situations.”
The second and third projects will see the installation of a 900-kW ground-mounted solar PV system at the wastewater treatment plant and a 400-kW floating solar PV system at the natural treatment system. Construction on these projects is anticipated to begin before the end of the year.
“Operating a wastewater treatment facility requires substantial energy consumption, which is why RUSA’s initiative and others like it are so important to build a more efficient energy future,” said Louis Maltezos, Co-President of Ameresco. “By working together, we’re showing how public organizations can adopt forward-looking strategies that cut emissions, lower costs, and strengthen the quality of life for the communities they serve.”
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Emmvee Photovoltaic Power delivered Q2 revenue of ₹1,576 crore, representing an approximate 39.47% YoY growth compared to ₹1,130 crore in the year-ago period.
Market snapshot: Emmvee Photovoltaic Power reported Q2 revenue of ₹1,576 crore (₹15.76 billion), up from ₹1,130 crore (₹11.3 billion) in the corresponding period of the previous year. The result reflects expanded solar module delivery scale and sustained execution across domestic contracts.
Emmvee Photovoltaic's Q2 performance demonstrates sustained execution capacity supported by domestic manufacturing mandates. The sequential revenue stability highlights steady operational demand across independent power producers and commercial solar projects.
A 39.5% revenue expansion underscores strong operational traction among domestic solar module OEMs, supporting positive sentiment across green energy capital equipment suppliers.
Market Bias: Bullish
Strong revenue growth of 39.47% YoY to ₹1,576 crore indicates solid contract delivery and robust capacity utilization.
Overweight: Solar PV Manufacturing, Renewable Energy Equipment
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Time Horizon: Near-term (0-3 months)
India's solar manufacturing sector continues to benefit from Domestic Content Requirement policies and the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers mandate, supporting domestic module manufacturers.
On July 15, 2026, Emmvee Photovoltaic reported Q1 FY27 revenue from operations of ₹1,555.52 crore with net profit of ₹380.29 crore. Management confirmed during its Q1 earnings call that the order book stood at 9.9 GW with fresh inflows of approximately 1.5 GW.
Emmvee's Q2 revenue delivery confirms ongoing operational strength, providing steady topline visibility across its manufacturing facilities.
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Rockyford expects to save up to $7,000 annually through its new solar project.
The village recently installed solar panels at its village office to generate electricity for the office and fire hall.
According to the village, the panels are expected to produce about 77 per cent of the electricity used by the two buildings annually, reducing operating costs.
Mayor Darcy Burke said the project cost just under $45,000 and was fully funded through grants.
The project received funding through the Municipal Electricity Generation Program and the Canada Community-Building Fund, now known as the Build Communities Strong Fund’s Community stream.
The Municipal Electricity Generation Program supports municipal electricity-generation projects, including solar installations. It is administered by the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre, a partnership of Alberta Municipalities, the Rural Municipalities of Alberta and the Government of Alberta. The Canada Community-Building Fund provides federal funding for local infrastructure projects.
“Our project here was 100 per cent paid for by grant funding,” Burke said.
Burke noted the anticipated savings could be redirected toward other municipal priorities.
“We’re going to see $7,000 that can be utilized elsewhere in our budget,” he said. “If it does work out well, council will move forward with doing some more community buildings as time progresses and to further continue reducing costs.”
Burke said the project is one way the village is exploring renewable energy to improve efficiency and manage spending.
“These are steps that we must take in order to become more efficient with our tax dollars,” he said.

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Solar cell and module manufacturer TSEC Corp (元晶) yesterday said that its business is bottoming out this year, and it is optimistic that new rooftop solar installation incentives and strong green energy demand would revitalize the nation’s solar sector next year.
This anticipated policy push comes at a critical time. Over the past two years, the nation’s solar companies have struggled to turn a profit, weighed down by sluggish deployment of large-scale solar systems after subsidy-related corruption scandals.
Abroad, Taiwanese firms remain locked in intense price competition with low-cost Chinese counterparts.
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“We are experiencing a gradual improvement in momentum,” TSEC chief executive officer William Liao (廖偉然) told reporters at the Net-zero Taiwan and Energy Taiwan exhibitions in Taipei.
“This year should be the trough for TSEC. We are seeing a far better business outlook for the company and for the industry next year, compared with this year,” he said.
Domestic solar panel installations are expected to grow 25 percent to 1 gigawatt next year, from an estimated 800 megawatts (MW) to 900MW this year, Liao said.
About one-third of the total solar panels installed next year are expected to be on rooftops, he said.
The rooftop solar sector is more stable than fishery-solar or agrivoltaics infrastructure due to a streamlined regulatory approval process involving fewer government agencies, Liao said.
TSEC’s revenue plummeted about 38 percent annually in the first nine months of this year to NT$904 million (US$28.19 million). Losses in the first half of the year were NT$304 million, company data showed.
However, robust green energy demand from local artificial intelligence supply chains has boosted green power prices to about NT$6 per kilowatt-hour lately, benefiting the company’s business outlook, TSEC said.
The government’s new solar policy and replacement demand would also drive the domestic market, it said.
After a new amendment to the Regulations on the Installation of Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Equipment in Buildings took effect on Aug. 1, newly constructed or expanded buildings with a building area of 1,000m2 or more must install solar power generation systems.
United Renewable Energy Co (URE, 聯合再生) chief executive officer Richard Chang (張為策) yesterday said that the new policy meant a new growth driver, adding 200MW to 300MW of solar panel installations a year to the existing 500MW to 700MW rooftop solar market.
More enterprises are deploying rooftop solar systems across their facilities to boost green energy capacity, Chang said.
TSEC and URE showcased new solar modules such as low-reflection solar panels, perovskite-silicon tandem modules and full-color semitransparent solar modules for buildings at the exhibition.
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SECOND-TOP MONTH: September revenue was 0.6 percent lower month-on-month, but despite the drop, it was the firm’s highest-ever sales report for the month Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) yesterday reported record quarterly revenue for last quarter, after sales last month hit the second-highest monthly level in the company’s history. Revenue in the quarter ended last month was NT$1.49 trillion (US$46.75 billion), up 17 percent from NT$1.27 trillion in the second quarter and exceeding the combined prediction of 19 LSEG SmartEstimate analysts of NT$1.46 trillion. Last quarter’s figure — which was up 12 percent from the midpoint of last year — also surpassed the company’s July estimates of US$44.6 billion to US$45.8 billion amid surging demand for the ramp-up of its advanced 2-nanometer technology, artificial

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India’s operational solar cell manufacturing capacity approached the 50 GW milestone, according to Mercom India’s PV Manufacturing Tracker. However, the nearly 50 GW manufacturing capacity does include a stabilization period for newly commissioned cell lines.
The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) rejected a petition seeking to increase the generic solar tariff to ₹5.50 (~$0.06)/kWh for the financial year 2027. The Commission found insufficient grounds to review its earlier tariff determination.
The Andhra Pradesh Power Coordination Committee invited bids to develop standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) at three locations in Andhra Pradesh. The tender covers a cumulative capacity of 1,250 MW/5,000 MWh. The last date to submit bids is November 23, 2026. Bids will be opened the following day.
Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Corporation issued a tender to procure four-hour energy storage capacity from fully commissioned BESS projects for two years. The total capacity to be procured is 1,000 MW/4,000 MWh. Bids must be submitted by October 14, 2026. Bids will be opened the next day.
Power Grid Corporation of India invited bids to set up a BESS in Telangana. The tender covers a 187.5 MW/750 MWh system with a four-hour discharge duration. The last date to submit bids is October 19, 2026. Bids will be opened on the same day.
The Andhra Pradesh Power Coordination invited bids from pumped storage generators to provide energy storage capacity from fully commissioned or eligible partly commissioned pumped storage projects anywhere in India. The procurement period is four years, extendable by up to two years. The last date to submit bids is October 26, 2026. Bids will be opened the following day.
The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company invited bids to develop a solar power project integrated with BESS at Jungle Sundari, Karmanagari, in Purulia district. The last date to submit bids is November 17, 2026. Bids will be opened on November 19.
Vikran Engineering’s wholly owned subsidiary, NOPL Solar Projects, secured a loan of up to ₹29.41 billion (~$307.36 million) from the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency. NOPL plans to use the financing for its 969 MW/1,163 MWp solar project across 152 locations in Maharashtra under the Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Vahini Yojana 2.0 program.
VSL PowerHive, a wholly owned subsidiary of solar module manufacturer Vikram Solar, announced plans to establish a 7.5 GWh battery energy storage system assembly facility at Oragadam, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The facility is expected to begin commercial operations in April 2027.
Researchers from Australia’s UNSW Sydney and UtmoLight achieved a certified stabilized power conversion efficiency of 23.5% for a large-area perovskite solar submodule. The 30 × 30 cm submodule, with an aperture area of 676 cm², surpassed the previous efficiency benchmark by 0.6 percentage points.
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IT Home, October 14 news: According to Xinhua News Agency today, the accompanying energy storage power station for the Guohua Rudong 400 MW integrated photovoltaic-hydrogen-storage project officially went online and began operation.
At this point, the photovoltaic and energy storage components of the project have been fully commissioned, while the hydrogen component is undergoing final debugging. The energy storage facility has a capacity of 60 MW / 120 MWh, making it the largest energy storage system配套 in China’s integrated photovoltaic-hydrogen-storage project.

The project is located in the coastal tidal flat area of Yangkou Port, Rudong, Jiangsu Province, with a total photovoltaic capacity of 400 MW and covering approximately 4,388 mu. It is a key project in the third batch of national "desert,戈壁, wasteland" large-scale wind and photovoltaic bases. The project includes the construction of a new 220 kV onshore substation and a hydrogen production and refueling station with a hydrogen production capacity of 1,500 standard cubic meters per hour (IT之家 note: hydrogen refueling capacity of 500 kg/day), forming a complete industrial chain of "power generation — energy storage — hydrogen production — hydrogen refueling."
Among them, the photovoltaic power station achieved full-capacity grid connection and power generation on April 29, 2025, with an annual average grid-connected electricity output of approximately 468 million kilowatt-hours, sufficient to meet the annual electricity needs of nearly 200,000 households.

The newly commissioned energy storage power station consists of one 60 MW / 120 MWh energy storage unit, configured with 27 battery containers each with a capacity of 5 MWh, 13 prefabricated converter-step-up units each rated at 5 MW, and one prefabricated converter-step-up unit rated at 2.5 MW. After connecting to a 35 kV busbar, it is integrated into the grid via a single 220 kV cable linked to the photovoltaic step-up substation.
As a grid-side energy storage project, this energy storage station accepts unified dispatching from Jiangsu Power Grid and complements hydrogen production loads by shifting operations to off-peak periods. During periods of high photovoltaic output and insufficient grid absorption capacity, surplus electricity is prioritized to charge the energy storage batteries, while hydrogen production equipment simultaneously increases output to convert excess power into storable hydrogen. During peak grid demand, the energy storage station rapidly discharges to support grid peak loads, while hydrogen production loads adjust accordingly to prioritize power supply to the grid, creating a flexible interaction model of “hydrogen production during off-peak hours and power delivery during peak hours.”
Compared to traditional photovoltaic and energy storage projects, the integrated photovoltaic-hydrogen-energy storage system uses hydrogen production as a flexible load absorption outlet, creating a multi-time-scale regulation system that combines rapid response with long-duration storage.
After the commissioning of this energy storage unit, Rudong County’s integrated “source-grid-load-storage-hydrogen” energy system has been further enhanced. To date, the total installed capacity of new energy in Rudong County has exceeded 8.3 million kilowatts, with wind, solar, and other new energy sources becoming the primary contributors to the regional energy supply.
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Tunisian national utility Société tunisienne de l’électricité et du gaz (STEG) has launched a tender for the construction of a 50 MW solar PV plant linked with 10 MW/20 MWh of battery storage capacity.
The selected developers will have to build the facility and the associated high-voltage grid infrastructure and transmission lines.
The project will be located in Tataouine, in southern Tunisia.
The deadline to submit project proposals is December 10.
In March, Tunisia’s Ministry of Energy and Mines also launched a tender for the construction of a 300 MW solar farm and a 150MW/540MWh of battery storage system.
The Africa Solar Industry Association’s (AFSIA) project database states Tunisia has 728.8 MW of operational solar capacity. With Amea Power’s plant now online, the country will be moving closer towards the 1 GW benchmark.
In March, the Tunisian government granted licenses for four new utility-scale projects with a combined capacity of 500 MW. The projects were selected under a 1.7 GW renewable energy tender.

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“Anything worth doing, is worth overdoing.”
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After getting a 40-kilowatt DIY solar installation up and running, one DIYer was thrilled to show off their array and brag about its benefits.
On Reddit, the original poster said the project began in April, with work seemingly completed in early October. They had to obtain permits and an interconnection agreement, but they are now clear to export electricity.
According to the post, the equipment list included four Solis S6 high-voltage hybrid inverters, 80 Waaree B-grade 590-watt panels, and a Sinclair sky rack. 
Those core components alone totaled about $28,400. Roughly $11,000 for the rack picked up at the Sinclair factory, $10,400 for the 80 panels, and about $7,000 for the four inverters shipped from AliExpress.
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While the system did not yet include batteries, the poster said 1:1 net metering allows exported solar generation to offset power taken from the grid.
In the thread, one commenter joked: “Anything worth doing, is worth overdoing.”
A project like this can lower costs for homeowners who understand the equipment, code requirements, and permitting process. If you’re interested in rooftop solar, getting free installation estimates through EnergySage can make it easier to compare quotes and see what a professionally installed system might cost.
In the comments, the poster said buying the Solis inverters through AliExpress likely saved “a couple thousand,” though delivery took about 45 days. The builder also said they chose Solis because the units “seem very compatible with the battery emulator project,” suggesting that future expansion was part of the plan from the beginning.
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A solar array this large can do more than shrink a utility bill. It can effectively turn a home into a small-scale power producer. Even without batteries, net metering can lower monthly energy costs, and the original poster said the setup is already exporting electricity rather than only covering on-site demand.
Much of the challenge came down to paperwork, code compliance, and obscure electrical details.
“That was one of the hardest parts, but the most rewarding,” the original poster wrote. “I downloaded a copy (free) of the 2023 NEC and started googling.”
They said local utility and county solar requirements were part of the process, alongside the electrical code for “trench depths, conduit fill calculations, and wire ampacity ratings.” 
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The OP also noted that “solar is considered a continuous load,” so components had to be sized to 125%.
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Other households are reporting lower bills, utility credits, and backup power thanks to their solar panels. 
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At the Oct. 8 Oswego Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, commissioners unanimously recommended approval of a proposal to build a community solar project on approximately 36 acres at the southern corner of Schlapp and Plainfield roads. (Photo provided by the village of Oswego)
Plans for a community solar project on land in unincorporated Kendall County are progressing after Oswego plan commissioners recommended it for village approval.
A community solar project allows nearby residents to share in the power generated by the project and receive direct utility bill credits without installing equipment on their own.
The Oswego Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 8 unanimously recommended approval of a proposal to build a community solar project on approximately 36 acres at the southern corner of Schlapp and Plainfield roads that is currently being farmed.
“The project reserves the northern corner of the site as open space, leaving room for a future roundabout planned by Kendall County at the intersection of Simons Road, Plainfield Road and Schlapp Road,” Oswego assistant development services director Rachel Riemenschneider told commissioners.
One Energy Renewables, the developers for the project, has a long-term lease agreement with the landowner, Specialty Oswego LLC. The project is expected to take up about 30 acres.
Plan Commissioners recommended approval of a special use permit for the project and rezoning the land from residential to agricultural use upon annexation to the village, subject to conditions, including that the project be set back 75 feet from nearby property lines.
Village trustees will now review the proposal.
The project is expected to serve more than 1,000 residents, Nora Landers of One Energy Renewables told commissioners. Residents and businesses in the village and the Kendall County area would be able to participate in the program.
“As a community solar project, members of the ComEd utility territory can subscribe and receive a discount on their electricity bill, typically about 10%,” Landers said.
Commissioner Rick Kuhn asked who would be able to participate in the community solar program.
“This project will serve the residents that are most close to the project,” Landers said. “There will be an opportunity for those residents if they so choose to sign up for the project and receive that monetary benefit on their electricity bill. However, that’s up to their discretion.”
Schools also would be able to sign up for the program.
The project also would make an estimated $9,000 annual contribution to the village’s capital fund as part of the annexation agreement. That contribution would increase by 5% every five years.
As proposed, the project would interconnect with ComEd’s local distribution grid and participate in the Illinois Shines community solar program.
Construction of the solar project is expected to begin in spring 2028 and be operational by that fall.
Landers told commissioners that during normal operating hours, the project will produce no odors and “minimal to no noise along with producing very little traffic.”
In addition, she said the solar panels that will be used in the project mitigate glare.
“They’re meant to absorb sunlight and not reflect it,” Landers said. “That’s because every electron lost would mean less energy to the grid and lost revenue.”
Vegetative screening along South Schlapp Road, Plainfield Road and the southern parcel boundary would be installed to screen nearby residents from the project. Where there is existing screening along the southeastern portion of the property, One Energy Renewables will coordinate with neighbors to determine if additional vegetative buffer would improve visual screening.
If the Village Board approves the plans, construction would begin in spring 2028 and be operational by that fall.
The project would be decommissioned once it has reached the end of its life, which is typically 30 to 40 years, Landers said. The land would then be returned to agricultural use.
One Energy Renewables has constructed 55 projects across Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota.
“In Illinois, we have eight operational community solar projects and an additional four are moving their way through construction,” Landers told planning and zoning commissioners during the meeting.
Eric Schelkopf, who is a Kendall County resident, writes for the Record Newspapers/KendallCountyNow.com, covering Oswego and Plainfield. Schelkopf, who is a Kendall County resident, started with the Kane County Chronicle in December 1988 and appreciates everything the Fox Valley has to offer, including the majestic Fox River.

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“As long as the inverter has more than 2 strings it should be fine.”
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A U.K. homeowner considering solar panels ran into a pressing question before moving ahead. 
They wanted to know whether panels on a south-facing detached double garage and a southwest-facing house roof could be connected as one system.
The original poster said they were “looking at going ahead with solar very soon” and hoped to place panels on both structures.
Replies on the r/SolarUK subreddit suggested that this arrangement is generally straightforward. 
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“As long as the inverter has more than 2 strings it should be fine,” one Reddit user said.
Roof orientation can play a major role in performance when homeowners compare quotes. In this case, the south-facing garage could be especially attractive, while the southwest-facing house roof could still provide meaningful generation rather than being left out altogether.
Since the garage sits only about 3-4 meters (10-13 feet) away, the bigger planning issue may be the inverter setup and the wiring route between the buildings.
Going solar is one of the best ways to save money on home energy, and that can be especially true when a property has two usable roof spaces. If you’re pricing a setup like this, EnergySage can help you get free solar installation estimates and compare quotes.
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Questions like this often come up near the start of the buying process, because homeowners may assume a detached structure automatically means a separate installation or much more complexity. In many cases, though, the garage can still be part of the same solar plan.
A shaded or less-than-ideal house roof does not necessarily have to be a dealbreaker if another structure on the property can support part of the array.
“Yes it’s possible,” a Redditor wrote. “I have a double garage and I have 20 panels with Tesla Powerwall 3.”
For homeowners with a setup like this, the next step is to ask installers for a design that prices both roofs together. 
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For this property, that means requesting a quote for one system spanning the southwest-facing house and the south-facing detached garage, with clear details on whether the panels would be split across different strings and how cabling would cross the gap.
“3-4 meters away isn’t usually an issue, they may have to dig a trench, lots of possibilities,” a commenter asserted.
It is also worth comparing offers closely. With EnergySage’s help, the average person can save up to $10,000 on solar purchases and installations. 
EnergySage’s solar map shows the average cost of a home solar panel system by state, as well as details on local incentives. Together, that can help homeowners get the best price for rooftop solar panels.
Battery storage may also be worth considering when planning a more customized setup across two structures. Adding battery storage to a solar setup is one of the best ways to protect your home during outages, save money on energy, and go off-grid. You can explore EnergySage for information about home battery storage options, including competitive installation estimates.
Researching what is possible with your home and shopping for the best deals can make a major difference in how much you save down the road.
• EnergySage says interconnected solar cost factors can reshape how homeowners compare installation quotes.
• In Australia, a homeowner said a 20kW solar setup made blackouts almost disappear.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Every day, Mohammed Saber places a single rectangular solar panel on the roof of the bamboo-and-tarpaulin shack that he and his family have called home for years, the last stop on their journey after fleeing the Myanmar military’s brutal crackdown on the Rohingya in 2017.
The panel is part of a portable solar kit given to the Rohingya refugee family as humanitarian aid six years ago. It’s been the family’s primary source of electricity, making daily life so much easier in the camp for the displaced in Teknaf, Bangladesh.
“We can now charge our phones, cook with light, children can study at night and use fans during the hot season,” said Saber, 35.
From the flood zones of Nepal to refugee camps in Africa, experts say that solar energy is increasingly becoming part of disaster relief as technology improves, costs fall and humanitarian organizations recognize that having access to electricity is a fundamental need.
Renewable energy solutions are needed more than ever, they say, as climate change drives and intensifies extreme weather while wars, sanctions and political upheavals keep fossil fuel prices volatile.
When disasters strike and humanitarian needs surge, solar kits can become an invaluable resource, says Sarah Rosenberg-Jansen, a research fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute, an independent research and policy institute specializing in sustainable development.
These solar kits — all-in-one, compact units that use solar panels and are not reliant on utility companies — are easy to move and recharge, according to Rosenberg-Jansen.
“In emergency situations, solar kits can be deployed immediately,” she said, adding that they are particularly useful in situations with rapidly rising floodwaters, changing front lines in a conflict, or for moving around in areas where damaged roads make it difficult to travel.
In terms of function, the kits can be “anything from solar lanterns to solar home systems, solar torches, solar heating pads, to electric cook stoves that use solar as their energy source,” she said.
Rosenberg-Jansen also pointed out that solar panels are not prone to price shocks like fossil fuels, which can be difficult and costly to transport to a disaster zone.
Only a few decades ago, solar energy was a luxury, she added, but as technology evolved, mindsets and the price tag changed. Now it’s more affordable, thanks to the scaling up of mass manufacturing and technology advancement.
It’s also so much easier to use, said Yuriy Boyechko, CEO of Hope For Ukraine, a nonprofit based in the United States that provides solar kits to families living in war-torn Ukraine.
“We have grandmas and grandpas who are around 75-80 years old … receiving kits,” said Boyechko. “It’s just a matter of plug (in) and play.”
Solar panels are becoming more common now.
On the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan’s economic hub, a tuberculosis clinic run by Doctors Without Borders uses solar energy. In South Sudan’s Renk county, the U.N. migration agency installed solar-powered water filtration systems for families displaced by the war in neighboring Sudan.
And after Nepal’s massive floods in August that killed 1,455 people and left 5,285 missing — including hundreds of foreign nationals — solar kits were distributed by local and international organizations, including Australia-based charity SolarBuddy.
Mark Gibson from Global Platform for Action, or GPA, which promotes affordable, reliable and clean energy access, said that integrating solar energy hasn’t come without difficulties.
Aid agencies have had time-tested systems in place, which often include diesel generators as part of long-term leases and agreements. Switching to solar means having to trust new systems and setting up new distribution chains, sometimes in risky environments.
Recent slashes in international donor funding have also undermined — or completely erased — new practices that were starting to take root, said Aimee Jenks, a program leader at GPA.
“Much of the technical expertise in the humanitarian sector on energy has been cut,” she said. “That’s now retracting a lot of progress.”
And while the cost of solar energy has decreased, it’s still prohibitive for many.
Boyechko, of Hope For Ukraine, said that by the end of 2026, his nonprofit will have distributed over 3,200 kits.
“But it took us two years to get to that number, because of funding needs,” he said. ”We have a waiting list of about 20,000 families. We just cannot keep up with demand.”
While no energy source is perfect, the move towards renewable energies is likely to decrease reliance on polluting fossil fuels.
For Saber, whose family is among more than 1 million refugees from Myanmar’s Rohingya ethnic and religious minority now living in Bangladesh, the kit means keeping the lights on.
“It’s improved my family’s life,” he said.
Freelancer photographer Ayub Khan Dkl in Teknaf, Bangaldesh, contributed to this report.
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By Ashlyn Little
It was standing-room only at the Vernon Parish Police Jury’s regular session meeting as residents packed the room to debate a proposed solar farm ordinance.
The jury ultimately tabled the vote to amend Ordinance No. 9, pushing the decision to a later date so they can further refine regulations — particularly regarding buffer zones between solar panels and neighboring properties.
The proposed amendment seeks to tighten rules for constructing and operating solar farms in unincorporated areas of Vernon Parish. Under current rules, Ordinance No. 9 requires a setback of 150 feet from any residence, 50 feet from the front line of adjacent properties, and 25 feet from rear or side lines.
“We put this back on the agenda because we heard from our citizens that we needed their input,” said Police Jury President James Tuck (District 1). “When we looked at our ordinance, we knew it needed to be more restrictive, especially on the buffer zone.”
The police jury previously voted on Aug. 10 to place a temporary moratorium on solar farm development until the stricter guidelines are finalized.
The tension stems from a project proposed by Treaty Oak Clean Energy. Dubbed “Sunstripe Solar,” the utility-scale project would span 7,000 acres — 4,000 in Vernon Parish and 3,000 in neighboring Rapides Parish — located roughly 20 miles east of Fort Polk.
Nick Jasman, a developer for Treaty Oak, clarified that solar panels would not cover the entire 7,000 acres. “The balance of the project area consists of buffers, setbacks, environmental avoidance areas, and other undeveloped portions,” Jasman said, noting that final acreage numbers are still being designed.
Jasman estimated the project would generate upwards of $30 million in sales and property taxes for Vernon Parish over its lifetime. District 3 Police Juror David Fox highlighted those financial benefits, noting the revenue would fund parish roads and the Vernon Parish School District.
“We as jurors have to make a decision based on how it’s going to affect our people, and that’s the first priority,” Fox said. “But we have to look at all sides, taking care of their concerns while looking at the tax revenue it would generate.”
Several local residents spoke out against the project, raising alarms about the environment, safety and infrastructure.
Nancy Whitlock, a multigenerational Vernon farmer, presented a PowerPoint presentation detailing how local hilly terrain and soil differ fundamentally from south Louisiana. She questioned what soil testing had been done to prevent severe erosion. Whitlock also raised concerns about construction noise and heavy equipment damaging parish roads. Jasman replied that pile-driving steel into the ground would last only a couple of months and that Treaty Oak would work with the police jury and the DOTD on strict road agreements. He added that power converters would be designed away from property lines to mitigate long-term noise.
Resident James Afeman voiced fears regarding fire safety during droughts, noting the closest volunteer fire department is in Pitkin, 12 miles away. “That buffer line would be our line of defense,” Afeman said, pushing for the largest buffer zone possible.
Resident Julie Richmond Sauer argued the jury should demand at least a one-mile buffer zone with waivers. Resident Anja West added, “(Treaty Oak) is basically a private entity inserting themselves in business that should not be theirs.”
Nich Gehrig, a resident of neighboring Beauregard Parish who lives four miles from the Singer Solar farm, warns jurors that initial promises do not always match reality.
Gehrig testified that contracted workers speed down local roads, causing severe dust and traffic hazards that forced his wife to stop letting their children ride the school bus. More critically, Gehrig — who is in the cattle business — stated he lost six cows in a single week to respiratory failure caused by heavy construction dust.
“Whenever their lungs fill up with dust, there is no drug to fix it,” Gehrig said, noting that proving the dust caused the deaths is nearly impossible, leaving him to absorb the financial loss. He also reported trespassing and property theft by contracted laborers.
In response to the backlash, Jasman emphasized that Treaty Oak prides itself on transparency and long-term collaboration. “Because we expect to be part of the community for decades, we take seriously our responsibility to be a good neighbor,” Jasman said. Treaty Oak is currently building two other Louisiana projects: Beekman Solar in Morehouse Parish and Hollis Creek Solar in Sabine Parish, both slated for completion in early 2027.
The Vernon Parish Police Jury will resume discussions at its next meeting at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19.

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A floating solar project in Suffolk, designed to power a hydroponic glasshouse growing tomatoes, has been recognised for its scale and innovative approach to renewable energy.
Renewable energy company East Green Energy’s project at Suffolk Fresh was named ‘Commercial Project of the Year’ at the Solar & Storage Live Awards. 
The award recognises the company’s 750 kWp floating solar installation in Great Blakenham, near Ipswich. Around 1,250 solar panels now cover 3,500 square metres of reservoir, generating renewable electricity for Suffolk Fresh’s pioneering 8.4‑hectare semi‑closed hydroponic glasshouse. 
In its first ten months, the system has already delivered around 20% of the nursery’s electricity requirements, generating almost 500 MWh of clean power, with around 95% used directly on site. 
Jack Gawthrop, commercial manager at East Green Energy, said: “This is a huge moment for East Green Energy, and we couldn’t be prouder. To win ‘Commercial Project of the Year’ at one of the biggest awards in our industry means a great deal to all of us. 
“We’ve always believed in the potential of this project, and to see it recognised nationally is something really special. It shows that innovative renewable energy schemes of this scale are being designed and delivered right here in Suffolk.” 
Suffolk Fresh, based near Ipswich, operates an 8.4-hectare semi-closed hydroponic glasshouse growing tomatoes. 
The partnership explained that rather than taking up valuable agricultural land, the solar array makes productive use of an existing reservoir, demonstrating how floating solar can unlock new opportunities for clean energy generation. 
The semi-closed hydroponic growing system allows temperature, humidity and airflow to be carefully controlled, creating consistent growing conditions throughout the year.  
Unlike conventional glasshouses, which rely more heavily on natural ventilation, semi-closed systems recirculate and regulate the air to help improve growing efficiency. The tomatoes are grown without soil, receiving water and nutrients through a managed irrigation system. 
In November 2025, East Green Energy completed a 750 kWp floating solar installation on Suffolk Fresh’s irrigation reservoir, comprising approximately 1,250 panels covering 3,500 square metres.  
The installation is expected to reduce the business’s reliance on imported electricity by at least 20%, helping offset the considerable energy demands of the glasshouse. We don’t currently have a confirmed figure for the site’s total annual electricity consumption. 
The glasshouse collects rainwater from its roof, which is stored in a purpose-built reservoir with a reported capacity of 61 million litres. The water is treated before being used for irrigation, with water recirculated through the growing system to help minimise waste.  
This is also the reservoir on which the floating solar panels have been installed, allowing the same infrastructure to support both food production and renewable electricity generation.  
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Revalue Energies S.p.A., an Italian company active in the development, financing, construction and operation of renewable energy plants (such as photovoltaic, wind and storage systems), has completed, through its subsidiary Mitra S.r.l., its first project financing transaction, with a total value of approximately €160 million. The transaction concerns a portfolio of 26 photovoltaic projects in Italy, with a total generating capacity of approximately 162 MW.
The financing was granted by a pool of leading financial institutions made up of Bayerische Landesbank (BayernLB), ING Bank N.V. – Milan Branch and UniCredit S.p.A., which acted as Mandated Lead Arrangers, Original Lenders, Bookrunners and Global Coordinators of the transaction. ING Bank N.V., London Branch also acted as Agent, while ING Bank N.V. – Milan Branch also acted as Original Issuing Bank. The financing includes three main lines: a Senior Facility, a DSR Facility and a GSE Guarantee Facility. The structure also includes an accordion mechanism designed to support the potential future expansion of the financed portfolio.
The lending banks and the hedging counterparties were assisted by BonelliErede with a multidisciplinary team, part of the Infrastructure, Energy and Ecological Transition Focus Team, led by Partner Gabriele Malgeri and made up, for the financial documentation and the structuring, preparation and negotiation of the project contracts, of Senior Associates Lisa Borelli and Luigi Mazzola and Denis Milan. Administrative law aspects were handled by Partner Giovanna Zagaria, assisted by Associates Elisa De Giuli and Silvia Jachia, while the due diligence on corporate profiles and land contracts was carried out by Associates Giorgia Racini, Camilla Orsi and Jasmine Proietti. Partner Riccardo Ubaldini, together with Senior Associates Matteo Polisicchio, Giovanni Bisleri and Matteo Sturla and Associate Martina La Palma, handled the tax aspects of the structuring of the corporate reorganization and of the financing, while Associate Alessandro Nicolini handled the preparation and negotiation of the hedging contracts.
Revalue Energies handled the financial, legal and technical aspects of the transaction in-house with a team made up of Andrea Palin, Angela Caselli, Marta Mancina and Edoardo Bognanni, coordinated by Marco Corsetti and Luca Di Giacomo.
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Smart Platform Puts Solar Farms and Crops Under One Digital Brain
Solar power and farming have long competed for the same scarce resource: productive land. Now a field-tested digital platform developed in Türkiye promises to manage both at once, treating agrivoltaic installations not as awkward hybrids of two separate enterprises but as a single, intelligent system that senses, decides and reports in real time. The platform, deployed and evaluated throughout the 2025 growing season at a pilot site in Ayaş, Ankara, combines Internet of Things sensing, cloud-based data management, irrigation decision support and a novel economic indicator into one unified architecture, according to a study published in Smart Agricultural Technology.
The context is urgent. Global installed solar capacity reached approximately 2.39 terawatts in 2025 following a record annual addition of 511 gigawatts, and the COP28 commitment to triple renewable capacity by 2030 will demand even more land. Agrivoltaic systems, in which photovoltaic panels share ground with crops, offer an elegant answer, with partial shading reducing heat stress, improving soil-moisture retention and enhancing water-use efficiency, while dual income streams strengthen farm economics. Yet despite rapid deployment in Germany, France, Italy, Japan and China, Türkiye, despite averaging 2,640 sunshine hours and 1,527 kilowatt-hours per square metre of annual solar irradiation, has seen few practical implementations. The Ayaş pilot was designed to fill that gap under semi-arid Central Anatolian conditions.
What distinguishes the new work from previous digital agrivoltaics efforts is integration. Earlier projects have typically addressed only fragments of the problem: conceptual IoT frameworks without field validation, digital twins focused on panel control but blind to water, low-cost sensors with no decision layer, or fertigation platforms with no photovoltaic management or financial module. The Ayaş platform, by contrast, weaves environmental monitoring, crop observation, irrigation scheduling, photovoltaic operational modules and techno-economic evaluation into a single decision-support environment. The authors state that, to their knowledge, no previous study has reported a field-deployed platform combining all of these functions within one architecture.
The hardware foundation is a layered sensor network. Two meteorological stations track air temperature, humidity, rainfall, pressure, wind and solar irradiance every 15 minutes. Pyranometers measure incoming radiation on both the front and rear faces of the bifacial modules, while photosynthetically active radiation sensors quantify the light actually available to crops under the panels and in the open field. Twelve soil-moisture probes and twelve soil-temperature sensors, distributed between 10 and 60 centimetres deep in both shaded and unshaded plots, feed the irrigation logic, alongside flow meters and solenoid valves on the irrigation lines. An ESP32-based gateway and remote terminal units timestamp every record, and an edge-processing layer validates the data before it reaches the cloud, flagging physically implausible values, duplicates and isolated spikes, and buffering measurements during communication outages rather than fabricating replacements.
The pilot installation itself pairs a 122-kilowatt-peak array of bifacial crystalline-silicon modules, elevated 3.72 metres above ground with a 36 percent ground coverage ratio, against an adjacent 1,613-square-metre open-field reference plot of identical size. Four horticultural crops, table tomato, processing tomato, capia pepper and bell pepper, were transplanted into both zones on 31 May 2025 at identical densities, with more than 5,800 seedlings established in total. Because the two plots shared soil characteristics, irrigation practice and climatic exposure, differences in performance could be attributed to the shading environment rather than to other variables.
The crop results tell a strikingly species-dependent story. Capia pepper proved remarkably tolerant of the agrivoltaic microclimate, yielding 3,064 kilograms per decare against a reference yield of 3,104, a reduction of just 1.3 percent. Bell pepper lost 15.6 percent, while table tomato and processing tomato fell by 23.5 and 34.7 percent respectively, revealing the greater sensitivity of tomatoes to reduced incident radiation. Just as intriguing, the shading extended the harvest window: open-field table tomato production ended on 17 September 2025, whereas plants beneath the panels kept producing until 23 October. Processing tomato and capia pepper showed the same pattern, suggesting that agrivoltaic conditions can stagger and prolong harvests in ways that may carry real market value for growers.
On the water side, the irrigation module fuses root-zone soil moisture, soil temperature and rainfall observations with the FAO-56 Readily Available Water methodology. Crop-specific thresholds were derived from field capacity and permanent wilting point estimates, the latter calculated for Ayaş’s heavy clayey soils using Saxton–Rawls pedotransfer functions. A recommendation to irrigate is issued only when the soil-moisture index drops below the threshold, root-zone temperature sits within the 15 to 30 degree Celsius window suitable for crop development, and no significant rainfall has occurred in the preceding 12 hours, with confirmation required across two consecutive 15-minute measurement intervals. Across five monthly monitoring periods the module generated 15 recommendation days: seven for processing tomato, five for bell pepper, three for capia pepper and none for table tomato, whose soil moisture stayed marginally above threshold. Notably, average soil-water depletion remained around 11 percent of available capacity, well below the FAO-56 allowable limits of 30 to 40 percent, indicating that the site’s conventional fixed schedule was probably over-irrigating, and that demand-based scheduling could deliver substantial water savings.
The economic innovation is arguably the paper’s boldest contribution. Conventional levelized cost of electricity metrics capture only power generation, ignoring the crops that agrivoltaic land also produces. The team therefore proposes the Levelized Cost of the Agrivoltaic System, or LCOAS, which adds agricultural operating costs to the numerator and converts crop revenue into electricity-equivalent energy by dividing it by the prevailing electricity price. Applied to the 2025 season, with a unit capital cost of 1,230 euros per kilowatt-peak totalling 150,060 euros and seasonally allocated through a capital recovery factor, the pilot returned an LCOAS of 0.0846 euros per kilowatt-hour equivalent. Total seasonal income reached 8,093.20 euros, of which 6,080 euros came from electricity and 2,013.20 euros from crops, against 6,850.07 euros in expenses, leaving a seasonal net benefit of 1,243.13 euros and a positive net agricultural profit of 301.98 euros. For a system in its first season, the framework offers operators a single comparable number spanning both enterprises.
Two further modules, a panel-cleaning advisor that recommends washing only when accumulated soiling losses exceed cleaning costs, and a multi-objective panel-angle manager balancing energy yield against crop light needs, are presented as proof-of-concept components with integrated interfaces but were not executed or validated in the field. The authors are candid about this and about the study’s other limits: one site, one season, four crops. Still, the demonstration matters. It shows that a working farm-scale agrivoltaic array can be run through a single digital nervous system, converting streams of raw sensor data into irrigation advice, crop comparisons and integrated economics, and it offers a practical template for the multi-site, multi-season validation that will determine whether agrivoltaics can scale from promising niche to mainstream land-use strategy.
Subject of Research: An IoT-based decision-support platform for managing agrivoltaic solar and crop production
Article Title: An integrated IoT-based decision-support platform for agrivoltaic systems: Design, implementation and pilot-scale field evaluation
Article References: Gümüş, H., Çubukçu, M., Kuzyaka, D., Çolak, N., Yüksel, M., Altındişli, A., Zafer, C., & Özden, T. (2026). An integrated IoT-based decision-support platform for agrivoltaic systems: Design, implementation and pilot-scale field evaluation. Smart Agricultural Technology, 15, Article 102579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2026.102579
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atech.2026.102579
Keywords: agrivoltaics, Internet of Things, precision agriculture, photovoltaics, irrigation scheduling, decision-support platform, smart farming, LCOAS, soil moisture sensors, renewable energy, food security, Türkiye
News Source: Alan Morgan. (October 14, 2026). Smart Platform Puts Solar Farms and Crops Under One Digital Brain. Scienmag.
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Researchers from Barcelona-based Institut de Ciències Fotòniques (ICFO) have developed a solar cell design that could potentially increase single-junction solar cell efficiency to nearly 43%.
When  solar panels convert sunlight to electricity, most of the energy is lost along the way as heat and light. According to the Shockley-Queisser limit, standard single-layer solar cells can only reach a 33% conversion rate. Researchers identified Boltzmann losses as one reason for this limit.
To overcome this efficiency limit, researchers replaced the conventional indium tin oxide transparent front electrode with an ultrathin silver layer. The silver layer allows most incoming light to pass through while conducting electricity and partially reflecting light.
By restricting the angles through which photons are emitted, the design reduces Boltzmann losses and improves the cell’s ability to convert sunlight into electricity.
However, the study demonstrated only small experimental efficiency gains in tests. The researchers estimate that further development of the approach could theoretically enable efficiencies approaching 43%.
The approach builds on previous attempts to use optical confinement in solar cells.
One approach involves tandem solar cells, which combine materials with different bandgaps to absorb a broader portion of the solar spectrum. Chinese solar manufacturer LONGi earlier reported a 35.5% efficiency record using a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell.
Researchers at Kyushu University and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have separately reported a quantum yield of 130% using singlet fission.
Last year, researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney claimed that they have increased the efficiency of solar technology by utilizing the concept of singlet fission, increasing the theoretical efficiency limit of silicon cells to approximately 45%.
In January this year, researchers at UNSW Sydney set a world record efficiency for solar cells based on antimony chalcogenide, achieving a certified power conversion efficiency of 10.7%.
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A homeowner celebrated a new solar array and outlined plans to start charging an electric vehicle with solar power.
While not trying to be party-poopers, commenters quickly focused on a potential problem that the panels could cause based on an image showing them taking up an unusually large percentage of the roof. 
On Reddit, the original poster said that they were “new to the solar side of things” and had “just got this installed yesterday.” Their setup showed a hefty amount of panels on their home.
They concluded: “About to start the ‘EV charging off the sun’ journey. Super excited. Cheers!”
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One commenter who generally approved of the result said the “set up looks relatively clean,” but they highlighted two details to revisit with the installer. 
“I would ask the installer to trim back the rail,” they said, noting the panels appeared “way too close to the roof eave.”
The commenter warned, “Rain water is going to be pouring off those panels, missing the gutters, right onto the deck and ground, if it’s too close to the roof eave.”
The time just after installation is the stage when it may be easiest for the homeowner to ask the installer about possible adjustments. Doing so early can optimize the setup and avoid costly mistakes later.
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Another option the homeowner could pursue is getting wider gutters, causing them to extend farther away from the roof and capture more water.  
Still, going solar is one of the best ways to save money on home energy, and homeowners comparing projects can try EnergySage to get free solar installation estimates and compare quotes. Cases like this are good for awareness to help know what to consider going into that process. 
Savings came up in the replies as well. A different commenter shared their own experiences.
“We got a bunch, and with heat pumps, a PHEV and net metering we have almost no more fossil fuel or utility bills,” they wrote.
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Outcomes differ by household, but many people do use solar to support EV charging. That same commenter also asked about the payback period.
The original poster answered, “Anywhere from 5-15 years, depending on so, so many pricing and usage factors that vary outside and inside our control.”
A close inspection of the new setup and a prompt conversation with the installer about any concerns could help the homeowner address issues.
In the thread, the two main points raised were rail length and panel placement near the eave. The OP had plans for both.
“I’ll take a look first rain and see what path the runoff takes,” they wrote. “May need to install a wider gutter, it is pretty close. And I’ll ask about trimming the rails too.”
While gutters are easy to take for granted, they can help protect the structure of the house. Water that collects against the side can cause a host of problems, getting into the foundation and causing rotting, moss, or mold issues anywhere that doesn’t adequately dry. 
For homeowners still shopping, price transparency can make a major difference. With EnergySage’s help, the average person can save up to $10,000 on solar purchases and installations. 
EnergySage’s solar map also shows the average cost of a home solar panel system by state, along with details on local incentives. Those tools can help homeowners get the best price for rooftop solar panels and access available incentives.
Adding battery storage to a solar setup is also one of the best ways to protect your home during outages, save money on energy, and go off-grid. Homeowners who want to compare that option alongside rooftop panels can explore EnergySage for information about home battery storage options, including competitive installation estimates.
When it comes to solar panels and roofs, things aren’t always straightforward.
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EcoFlow is targeting the cost of home battery storage in the US with its new Titan series, offering three models that start at 5 kWh and expand to 30 kWh, along with a pre-wired home panel to cut installation work.
The Titan range, which includes the Titan 5000 Classic, Titan 5000, and Titan 5000 Plus, joins EcoFlow’s existing Delta Pro Ultra and Ultra X systems. In launching, its new products, EcoFlow said it analyzed data from 100,000 households and found that 80% stayed below a rough power demand of 6.7 kW for some 99% of the time. In a standard day, that might be just 15 minutes of high-power draw. That informed the Titan’s design, with the company arguing that most homes do not need the output of its larger systems. That supports its output choice, although backup duration still depends on battery capacity and the loads being supplied.
The standard Titan 5000 and flagship 5000 Plus match the original Ultra’s 7.2 kW output, but start with a smaller battery, at 5 kWh versus 6.144 kWh.
The Titan 5000 Plus supplies 7.2 kW at 120/240 V, rising to 10 kW when hooked in to a solar supply, with the additional power contributed through a boost function. EcoFlow says it can run a 3-ton central air conditioner alongside a refrigerator, TV and lights, without a soft starter.
On the input side, the Plus handles up to 8 kW of solar through two 4 kW MPPTs, compared with 5.6 kW for the original Delta Pro Ultra. The standard Titan 5000 takes up to 4 kW through one MPPT. The cheaper Titan 5000 Classic drops to 4 kW of output at 120 V, with 3.2 kW of solar input.
The Plus weighs 55 kg and measures 623 mm × 336 mm × 428 mm. Both it and the expansion batteries carry an IP20 rating, requiring dry indoor placement. Charging is specified from 0 C to 45 C, with discharge from -10 C to 45 C. Warranty coverage is five years.
EcoFlow said the new hardware uses a 200 V architecture, LFP cells and silicon carbide power electronics. EcoFlow noted the battery was powered by an “industry-first 40160 tabless 2C LFP cell.” A tabless cell design can effectively reduce heat generation by eliminating traditional narrow current tabs, lowering resistance.
For home integration, the new Smart Home Panel 10 manages up to 10 circuits and supports 50 A, with automatic transfer to battery power in under 20 milliseconds. The company’s home energy management system, OASIS 3.0, manages charging and discharging against household demand, tariffs and weather forecasts.
EcoFlow quotes around $1,200 in installation labor and about two hours on-site. Its seven-business-day installation service starts after permits and approvals are obtained, though this offer or similar was already available with the Ultra X.
FCC authorization for all three Titan 5000 systems are dated July 20, before the FCC’s July 28 restrictions on foreign-produced inverters.
EcoFlow Titan 5000 pricing and availability
For now, pricing is being given in bands in a slightly unusual but welcome move for launch. The Titan 5000 and 5000 Plus will be in the $3,000 range standalone, or the $7,000 range including the home panel and installation. The Classic will be in the $2,000 range standalone, or the $5,000 range installed.
EcoFlow announced availability from Oct. 13, with its product pages currently offer reservations including . Further pricing details are due Nov. 3.
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（Singapore, 14.10.2026）Global demand for solar energy is growing as countries seek cleaner and more secure electricity supplies, but the industry’s biggest manufacturing hub is facing a deepening crisis, with China’s leading solar companies cutting tens of thousands of jobs amid persistent overcapacity and falling prices.
Five of China’s largest solar manufacturers, Longi Green Energy, Trina Solar, Jinko Solar, JA Solar and Tongwei, reduced their combined workforce by 40,589 employees in 2025, according to company filings reviewed by Reuters.
The companies employed 154,061 people at the end of last year, representing a 21% decline from 2024. This followed a 31% reduction the previous year, meaning the five manufacturers have collectively eliminated roughly half their workforce over two years.
The cuts highlight a growing contradiction in the global renewable energy industry. Solar power is becoming increasingly important to energy security, particularly as the conflict involving Iran and disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz raise concerns about dependence on fossil fuels.
Yet the companies supplying much of the world’s solar equipment are struggling to make money, despite record installations and growing demand for clean electricity.
China has built enough solar manufacturing capacity to meet approximately twice the world’s demand, creating intense competition that has pushed prices below sustainable levels for many producers.
According to the latest Report on China Energy Development 2026, China now supplies about 80% of the world’s solar photovoltaic modules and 70% of wind power equipment, demonstrating its dominance in global clean energy manufacturing.
That manufacturing strength has helped lower the cost of renewable energy worldwide, but it has also left Chinese producers vulnerable to prolonged price wars.
China’s renewable energy expansion reached another milestone in 2025, when the country’s combined installed wind and solar capacity surpassed coal-fired thermal power capacity for the first time.
By the end of the year, wind and solar installations had reached 1.84 billion kilowatts, equivalent to 1,840 gigawatts (GW), according to the industry report.
Renewable energy sources accounted for more than 60% of China’s total installed power generation capacity, while additional electricity generated from wind, solar and biomass met more than 90% of the country’s increase in electricity consumption.
The expansion reflects China’s efforts to strengthen energy security, reduce dependence on fossil fuels and support growing electricity demand from advanced manufacturing and emerging technologies.
However, the rapid increase in installations has not translated into stronger earnings for solar equipment manufacturers.
According to energy research consultancy Thunder Said Energy, the average selling price of solar modules produced by China’s five leading manufacturers dropped to US$130 per kilowatt in 2025, compared with US$350 in 2019.
Their average earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) margin deteriorated to negative 13%, compared with negative 8% in 2024, indicating that operating losses have continued to widen.
Although reducing headcount can help manufacturers control expenses, analysts warn that cost-cutting alone cannot restore profitability when products are being sold below production costs.
Jefferies analyst Alan Lau told Reuters that companies would continue losing money unless the industry addresses its fundamental supply-demand imbalance.
An earlier attempt by major polysilicon producers to consolidate production capacity and support prices failed to gain sufficient industry backing, leaving manufacturers without a clear solution to the oversupply problem.
The workforce reductions have affected production, research and development, and administrative operations.
Trina Solar reported voluntary employee turnover of between 18% and 19% in 2025, while Tongwei disclosed a 21% reduction in technical staff. Longi also reduced its research and development spending by 15%.
None of the five manufacturers publicly announced layoffs during the period, and none responded to Reuters’ requests for comment.
The outlook for solar manufacturers has become more challenging in 2026 as China’s domestic market slows following changes to renewable energy pricing policies.
The government has replaced guaranteed returns for renewable energy projects with market-based electricity pricing mechanisms, making developers more cautious about new investments.
Jefferies expects China to install between 150 GW and 200 GW of solar capacity this year, down sharply from the record 315 GW installed in 2025.
International demand has also failed to absorb the industry’s excess production, with China’s exports of solar cells and panels falling 10% by volume during the first eight months of 2026 compared with the same period last year.
Morningstar analyst Cheng Wang believes manufacturers have likely continued reducing their workforces this year as weaker demand adds to the pressure from excessive production capacity.
However, the industry could be approaching a turning point as Beijing prepares to introduce stricter manufacturing standards.
From January 1, 2027, new energy-intensity requirements for polysilicon and silicon wafer production, together with tougher efficiency standards for solar modules, will take effect.
Manufacturing facilities that cannot meet the new requirements could be forced to close, potentially helping remove older and less efficient production capacity from the market.
Wang expects overcapacity to persist into 2027 but believes the worst of the industry’s downturn may be over by then.
For the wider solar industry, China’s manufacturing difficulties present both opportunities and risks.
Lower equipment prices have made solar projects more affordable for countries expanding renewable electricity generation, supporting the global shift toward cleaner energy.
However, continued financial losses and shrinking workforces could also place pressure on manufacturers’ ability to invest in new technologies and maintain production over the longer term.
With China remaining the dominant supplier of solar equipment worldwide, the effectiveness of its upcoming manufacturing standards and efforts to reduce excess capacity will be closely watched by renewable energy developers and investors.
The challenge is no longer simply how quickly solar power can expand, but whether the companies producing the technology can build a financially sustainable industry alongside that growth.




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Tunisia’s state-owned National Electricity and Gas Company (STEG) has launched two tenders covering a 50 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project paired with battery energy storage and the installation of 600 MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) across ten sites nationwide.
The first tender concerns the Tataouine solar and battery storage project. It covers the installation of 50 MW of solar PV capacity, a battery storage system rated at 10 MW/20 MWh, as well as the associated high-voltage grid infrastructure and transmission lines, according to the site renewablesnow.com.
The project is supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), with bids due by December 10, 2026.
The second tender, published on September 24, covers the deployment of battery energy storage systems across ten sites divided into three regional lots: 210 MWh in northern Tunisia, 180 MWh in the central region and 210 MWh in the south.
The planned 600 MWh of storage capacity is intended to strengthen Tunisia’s electricity system by improving its ability to store and manage energy. Combined with the solar project, the investments form part of efforts to support renewable energy integration and enhance the flexibility of the national power grid.
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Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE: AMRC) and the Roseburg Urban Sanitary Authority (RUSA) have completed a $1 million solar and battery storage project at RUSA’s main office in Roseburg, Oregon, marking the first phase of a broader energy infrastructure modernization initiative.
The project includes a 39.4-kilowatt DC solar photovoltaic system expected to generate approximately 51,580 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, enough to offset 100% of the main office’s electricity consumption.
The installation also features a 184-kilowatt-hour battery energy storage system designed to maintain essential administrative and operational functions during power outages.
Funding included an $870,870 grant from the Oregon Department of Energy’s Community Renewable Energy Program, along with support from the Energy Trust of Oregon.
The completed installation is the first of three planned projects intended to improve energy reliability, reduce operating costs and support wastewater management operations across RUSA’s facilities.
“Partnering with Ameresco allows us to modernize our facilities, safeguarding the long-term well-being of our community as a result,” said Jim Baird, General Manager of RUSA.
“Through smarter energy use and resilient infrastructure investments, we’re advancing reliable wastewater management while ensuring continued service for our customers in both everyday operations and critical situations.”
The next two phases will involve installing a 900-kilowatt ground-mounted solar system at RUSA’s wastewater treatment plant and a 400-kilowatt floating solar system at its natural treatment system.
Construction on both projects is expected to begin in fall 2026.
Together, the three installations are designed to strengthen energy resilience across facilities responsible for wastewater treatment and related services in the Roseburg area.
“Operating a wastewater treatment facility requires substantial energy consumption, which is why RUSA’s initiative and others like it are so important to build a more efficient energy future,” said Louis Maltezos, Co-President of Ameresco.
The broader initiative has received two 2026 Best of the Best Awards from the Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies and the 2026 Excellence in Resource Recovery & Sustainability Award from the Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association.
Ameresco, headquartered in Massachusetts, provides energy infrastructure, efficiency and modernization services to public and private sector customers across North America and Europe.
Since its founding in 2000, the company reports delivering more than $15 billion in solutions and contracting over 5 gigawatts of energy resources.
The Roseburg project adds to Ameresco’s portfolio of renewable energy and infrastructure upgrades for public agencies, with additional solar installations planned to support RUSA’s wastewater operations.

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Europe has now lived through two energy crises in four years, and on the surface the second looks like a smaller copy of the first. In Spain, Germany and Greece, day-ahead prices rose in both, and in each case the shock followed a war that began in late February. Underneath, the two crises played out very differently across the day. In the months after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the cheapest hour of the average day still cost €149 ($165.6)/MWh in Spain, €193/MWh in Germany and €252/MWh in Greece. Between March and September 2026, front-month TTF averaged roughly €54/MWh, about half as much again as in the same months of 2025, which puts the fuel cost of a gas plant running at 55% efficiency near €97/MWh before carbon. Yet averaged over the 2026 window, the cheapest hour of the day fell to between €16/MWh and €25/MWh in all three markets, far below what any gas plant needed to run, while night prices rose by €36 to €51/MWh against the same dates in 2025.
That difference is consistent with the much larger solar fleet that sits between the two shocks. Average output in the peak solar hour doubled in Spain and Greece between the 2022 and 2026 windows and rose by half in Germany, and prices in the hours that output covers moved far less with fuel prices than they did four years ago. This analysis asks what that larger fleet means for energy security: how much of the day now stays clear of crisis prices, why that stops at sunset, and how far battery storage could carry it into the evening and night. To answer it, the comparison uses two event windows of identical length. The first runs for 227 days from the invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 to 8 October 2022, and the second for 227 days from the start of the war with Iran on 28 February 2026 to 12 October. Both open in late February, so day N of each crisis falls in nearly the same week of the year, and each contains 21,788 quarter-hour price intervals. The same calendar dates in 2025 serve as a reference without an energy crisis.
Far more solar was running when the second shock arrived. Solar output reported to ENTSO-E over the 227-day window rose from 23.8 TWh in 2022 to 49.4 TWh in 2026 in Spain, from 48.5 TWh to 74.7 TWh in Germany and from 4.7 TWh to 10.0 TWh in Greece. In the average hour of peak output, Spanish solar delivered 21.2 GW against 10.8 GW in 2022, German solar 39.8 GW against 26.5 GW and Greek solar 5.2 GW against 2.7 GW.
Figure 1. Average solar output by local hour over the first 227 days of each crisis and the same dates in 2025. Author’s aggregation from ENTSO-E data.
That output arrives in a narrow band. In the 2026 window, 66% of Spanish solar energy and 75% of German and Greek solar energy was produced between 10:00 and 17:00. On a full-year basis, ENTSO-E solar output rose from 31.1 TWh in 2022 to 52.4 TWh in 2025 in Spain, from 55.7 TWh to 73.8 TWh in Germany and from 6.3 TWh to 11.5 TWh in Greece.
In the 2022 window, prices were high in every hour. Front-month TTF averaged roughly €155/MWh between March and September 2022, and even the cheapest hour of the average day stayed at €149/MWh or more in all three markets. In the 2026 window the same markets produced a deep midday trough, and the average day stayed below €50/MWh from 10:00 to 18:00 in Spain, from 10:00 to 17:00 in Greece and from 11:00 to 16:00 in Germany.
Figure 2. Average day-ahead price by local hour, first 227 days of each crisis and the same dates in 2025. Author’s aggregation from ENTSO-E data.
Set against 2025, Spanish prices between 10:00 and 17:00 averaged €22/MWh, about €5 above the same hours a year earlier, while evening prices between 19:00 and 23:00 were €44/MWh higher and night prices between midnight and 06:00 about €50/MWh higher. The seven midday hours make up 29% of the day but contributed 4% of the rise in Spain’s baseload price and 13% in Germany. In Greece the midday block was €4/MWh cheaper than a year earlier, while night prices rose by €46/MWh.
Figure 3. Change in average day-ahead price by local hour, 2026 crisis window minus the same dates in 2025. Author’s aggregation from ENTSO-E data.
Gas prices are consistent with this shape. Monthly TTF closes rose from about €31/MWh in February 2026 to about €84/MWh by 12 October, and even the lowest price from March onwards, around €38/MWh in April, implies a fuel cost of roughly €70/MWh for a gas plant. The cheapest hours of the average day, at €16 to €25/MWh, and the 10:00 to 17:00 averages of €22 to €45/MWh sit well below that cost, so these hours show little sign of the fuel shock. The increase appeared instead in the hours solar cannot reach, where night and evening averages of €116 to €178/MWh sit above the €97/MWh average fuel cost of a gas plant. The ENTSO-E data do not name the price-setting plant in each interval, so this reading rests on price levels and timing.
Negative prices show how far the midday has moved. The 2022 window had none in Spain or Greece and 32 hours in Germany. The 2026 window had 547 hours in Spain, 459 in Germany and 476 in Greece, and between 19% and 23% of solar output in each market was produced while prices were below zero.
Capture prices in the 2026 window are 74% lower than in 2022 in Spain, 76% lower in Germany and 83% lower in Greece, and capture rates are between 36 and 48 percentage points lower. Both the level and the shape of prices changed. Splitting the fall in the capture price between the two on a logarithmic basis, the lower baseload accounts for 55% of the decline in Spain, 62% in Germany and 57% in Greece, and the weaker relative value of the solar profile accounts for the rest.
Figure 4. Solar capture price and capture rate over the matched 227-day windows and the 2025 reference. Author’s aggregation from ENTSO-E data.
The 2025 reference shows that most of the relative decline was already in place before the new crisis. Over the same dates last year, solar’s capture rate was already 52% in Spain, 47% in Germany and 52% in Greece. Against that reference, the 2026 window was 5.6 points lower in Spain and 9.4 points lower in Greece, and 2.7 points higher in Germany. On a full-year basis the decline is steady: Spain’s capture rate fell from 90% in 2022 to 55% in 2025, Germany’s from 94% to 51% and Greece’s from 94% to 58%.
Another way to read the result is to ask how much of each euro added to the baseload price reached solar. Between the 2025 reference and the 2026 window, Spanish solar captured 37 cents of each extra euro and German solar 57 cents. Greek solar captured almost nothing over the full window: its capture price from March to June fell from €49/MWh to €33/MWh, in months with 285 negative-price hours against 12 a year earlier, which offset its summer gains. Monthly baseload prices stayed more than 10% above their 2025 levels in every month from May in Germany, July in Spain and August in Greece, while gas climbed from a monthly average of about €46/MWh in June to about €74/MWh in September. From July to 12 October, the costliest stretch of the window, solar captured 41 cents of each extra euro in Spain, 45 in Germany and 32 in Greece. Germany is the exception in the matched comparison. Its capture rate rose slightly against 2025 even though solar output in the window grew by 18%, and its negative-price hours fell from 548 to 459.
In September, Spain’s day-ahead market averaged €143/MWh, slightly above the €141/MWh of September 2022, yet Spanish solar earned €66/MWh against €116/MWh four years earlier, and its capture rate fell from 82% to 46%. The obvious objection is that the second crisis is simply milder, and it is fair as far as it goes: TTF averaged roughly €54/MWh between March and September 2026 against roughly €155/MWh in the same months of 2022, baseload prices in the three markets are less than half their 2022 levels, and a smaller fuel shock leaves a smaller premium to spread across the day. The September comparison, however, holds the baseload almost constant and still shows solar earning 43% less than four years ago. With the baseload almost equal, the difference shows up in the shape of the day.
Figure 5. Spain, monthly baseload and solar capture price, January 2022 to 12 October 2026. Author’s aggregation from ENTSO-E data.
The same shape that cuts solar’s capture rate creates the trade for storage. On the average day of the 2026 window, a battery charging in Spain’s two cheapest consecutive hours would have paid about €16/MWh and one discharging in the two dearest would have sold at about €147/MWh, a spread of €131/MWh against €88/MWh over the same dates in 2025. In Germany the spread widened from €123/MWh to €161/MWh, while in Greece, where evening prices were already high in 2025, it moved from €150/MWh to €157/MWh.
Figure 6. Spread between the two dearest and the two cheapest consecutive hours of the average day, by window. Illustrative, before losses. Author’s aggregation from ENTSO-E data.
The volume waiting to be moved is large. Across the three markets, solar output produced while prices were negative in the 2026 window averaged about 128 GWh a day. Every megawatt-hour shifted from those hours into the evening would work on both sides of the problem: it would add demand in hours when prices are below zero, which would support the capture price, and it would add supply in the night and evening hours where the 2026 price rise was concentrated. The spreads above come from averaged profiles rather than a dispatch model, so they leave out round-trip losses and day-to-day variation, and each new battery narrows the spread the next one earns.
For the energy trilemma, the data point the same way. In the hours solar covers, prices stayed far below the rest of the day through this gas shock, which serves decarbonisation and part of affordability. Extending that to the whole day, and reducing exposure to the next gas shock, would mean carrying part of that midday energy into the evening and the night, the hours where prices tracked the gas shock, and solar paired with storage is a direct way to do it. Contracts and support schemes that value the profile a plant delivers rather than its raw output, and grid connections shared between solar and batteries, could push investment that way.
Four years ago, solar hedged its owner against a crisis that reached every hour of the day. In 2026 the hours the fleet covers stayed largely insulated from the gas shock, a protection the baseload average hides because it blends noon with midnight. The next step is to carry that protection past sunset.
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Rooftop solar output in Australia’s National Electricity Market reached a new all-time high of 17,488 MW at noon on Sunday, according to pv magazine. The publication reported that the fresh peak exceeds the prior record of 16,993 MW set only two weeks earlier by 495 MW, and stands 2,388 MW, or 15.81%, above the 15,100 MW recorded on 4 October 2025.
Geoff Eldridge of Global Power Energy, through its GPE NEMLog service, described the milestone as part of a remarkable run that has produced four new records across three regions in just five days. At the moment rooftop solar hit its new high, the combined share of distributed PV and utility-scale solar in NEM consumption reached a record 72.29%, compared with 70.80% on 12 September 2026.
On Wednesday, 7 October, Victoria posted 4,191 MW of rooftop solar generation, above its earlier high of 4,036 MW set in January this year. Renewables accounted for 65.9% of the state’s total generation during that peak interval.
South Australia also set a new rooftop solar peak of 2,070 MW on 7 October, exceeding the previous peak of 1,970 MW set two weeks earlier. Renewables covered 96.3% of the state’s total electricity demand at the time of that high.
On Friday, 9 October, New South Wales recorded a new rooftop solar generation peak of 6,346 MW, which was 241 MW above the previous record of 6,106 MW set nine days earlier.
Eldridge noted that the new peaks are instantaneous output records rather than daily energy production records, while adding that they demonstrate the growing contribution of renewable energy across the NEM. He said they reinforce the expanding contribution of consumer energy resources and the changing daytime operating environment across the market.
The Australian Energy Market Operator reported that between 1 January and 30 September 2026, renewable energy accounted for an average of 44% of all electricity generation across the NEM. Roughly 4 million Australian homes and small businesses have adopted rooftop solar, with an estimated 22 GW of rooftop PV capacity installed, and 2026 is on track to be a record year for installations.
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