Josh Cornes, market research analyst at Solar Media, tracked UK solar installations in the first half of 2025 and found that the growth in installed capacity over the past six months was almost the same as for the whole of 2024. In 2025, the UK's solar installed capacity has exceeded 2GWp, ushering in the best start in nearly a decade, and there are 3.GWp of large-scale ground-mounted photo...
Recently, the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) Yangbajing 50MW Solar-to-Storage Project in Dangxiong County, Tibet, and the SPIC Dangxiong 50MW Solar-to-Storage Project in Dangxiong County, Tibet (collectively, the "Dangxiong Phase I and II Projects"), for which the Guiyang Institute of Energy Engineering and Research (GIERE) was responsible for the EPC general contracting, were successfu...
A new study led by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) suggests that a deeper understanding of the type of ultraviolet (UV) radiation used to test solar cells could accelerate their long-term performance evaluation and improve their efficiency. The study focuses on TOPCon solar cells, which have become mainstream in the industry over the past two years, but whose durability has been a major c...
This year, photovoltaic (PV) professionals have their sights set on airports. With the end of the era of full grid access and the advent of market-based electricity trading, more and more PV projects are prioritizing the search for optimal energy consumption scenarios. This year, while reviewing successful PV EPC (Electronic Photovoltaic Construction) projects, I've noticed a surge in the number o...
On October 18th, Air China flight CA139 from Hangzhou to Incheon experienced a sudden incident at high altitude: a fire erupted in the overhead bin. According to an official Air China announcement, the fire was caused by a lithium battery spontaneously combusting in a passenger's carry-on luggage stored in the overhead bin. Fortunately, the crew responded quickly and handled the emergency p...
In the new energy industry, we often hear about the "behind-the-wall" electricity sales model, but many people don't understand it. Today, let's explain what "behind-the-wall" electricity sales actually are. In addition to "full grid connection" and "self-consumption with surplus grid connection," distributed generation projects can participate in market-based transactions, selling electric...
Italy has secured contracts for a total of 1.1 GW of photovoltaic (PV) projects in its non-price-based FER-X tender under its Net Zero Industry Act. A total of 88 projects were awarded, nearly half of the 157 projects (total installed capacity of 1.85 GW) shortlisted in November. Organized by the Italian energy management agency, this tender will award contracts to projects using non...
The results of Poland's capacity market tenders were recently released, and the number of winning bids for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) projects declined compared to last year, influenced by a reduction in the depreciation factor for energy storage technology. The state-owned transmission system operator (TSO) PSE released the list of winning bids, with a total capacity obligation ...