Volvo slashes prices of electric SUVs by more than $10,000 ahead of new model release
The Driven AU EV ·
Volvo cuts prices on its existing EX30 and EX40 electric offerings in preparation of the EX60 SUV launch later this year.
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BBDF 2026: Hybrid PPAs face slow uptake among industrial buyers
PV Magazine GLOBAL Solar ·
Industrial energy consumers are showing resistance to signing hybrid solar-plus-storage power purchase agreements compared to traditional solar-only contracts. Despite rising market interest in integrated firming solutions, the increased complexity of these hybrid structures is currently slowing their adoption among large-scale buyers.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Sungrow storage overtakes inverters in 2025
PV Magazine GLOBAL Solar ·
Sungrow reported that energy storage systems surpassed solar inverters to become its primary revenue driver in 2025. The Chinese manufacturer achieved double-digit growth in both total revenue and profit during this period.
Neuron Energy plans 5 GWh battery storage factory in India
PV Magazine GLOBAL Storage ·
Indian EV battery firm Neuron Energy intends to establish a 5 GWh manufacturing plant in Maharashtra to produce grid-scale storage systems. This facility marks the company's strategic expansion into the utility-scale battery energy storage market.
VIDEO – Energy Storage Summit 2026: How can you ensure quality and performance when buying BESS?
Energy-Storage.News GLOBAL Storage ·
How do you ensure quality and performance and mitigate risk when buying BESS equipment? Expert speakers from consultancies, analytics firms and independent power producers discussed the topic in a recent panel discussion.
Malaysia’s solar capacity surpasses 5.7 GW
PV Magazine GLOBAL Solar ·
Malaysia installed more than 1.4 GW of solar capacity during 2025, bringing the nation's total deployment to over 5.7 GW across various government initiatives according to IEA-PVPS data.
Spin-flip emitters could control energy pathways in singlet fission solar cells
PV Magazine GLOBAL Solar ·
Japanese researchers developed a molybdenum-based spin-flip emitter that efficiently harvests triplet excitons from singlet-fission tetracene dimers, producing strong near-infrared emission.
Zambia tenders 300 MW of solar
PV Magazine GLOBAL Storage ·
The first bid window of Zambia's new Carbon Feed In Premium Program plans to develop 300 MW of solar across projects that are connected to on-site battery energy storage systems. The deadline to submit expressions of interest is May 31.
‘Motherhood further shaped my leadership perspective’
PV Magazine GLOBAL Storage ·
This week Women in Solar+ Europe gives voice to Margarita Licht, Product Manager BESS & Charging at Germany's Goldbeck Solar.
Rooftop solar now accounts for one-fifth of Puerto Rico’s generation capacity
PV Magazine GLOBAL Solar ·
Distributed solar additions have vastly outpaced all other forms of generation as Puerto Rico’s overall power generation capacity continues to grow.
Terabase Energy advances automated PV construction with robotics, AI tools
PV Magazine GLOBAL Solar ·
California-based Terabase Energy is scaling up its automated solar construction platform and expanding its engineering software ecosystem to improve project delivery and performance modeling.
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Hydro-Québec launches grant for residential, commercial solar
PV Magazine GLOBAL Solar ·
Hydro-Québec has introduced a grant offering up to CAD 1,000 ($718.40) per kilowatt installed, covering up to 40% of eligible costs to accelerate rooftop solar adoption and reduce payback periods for residential and business customers in the Canadian…
Agratas advances 20 GWh battery plant in western India
PV Magazine GLOBAL Storage ·
Agratas, the global battery business of the Tata Group, has completed the steel frame of its Sanand facility in India, with production expected to begin in 2027.
Bauer Solar launches 480 W back-contact solar module
PV Magazine GLOBAL Solar ·
The German manufacturer said its new back-contact solar panel has a power conversion efficiency of up to 23.52%.
Copper, indium, selenium micro-islands pave the way for next-gen micro-concentrator solar cells
PV Magazine GLOBAL Solar ·
A German research team has developed CuInSe₂ micro-concentrator solar cells using laser-assisted metal-organic chemical vapor deposition to grow indium islands directly on molybdenum-coated glass, forming absorber arrays without masks or patterning.
TCL Zhonghuan to acquire control of DAS Solar in consolidation move
PV Magazine GLOBAL Solar ·
TCL Zhonghuan has agreed to take majority control of Chinese solar manufacturer DAS Solar, a producer of advanced n-type modules based on tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) and back-contact (BC) technologies.
Heat dome and high pressure boost southern US solar as polar vortex clouds the north
PV Magazine GLOBAL Solar ·
In a new weekly update for pv magazine , Solcast, a DNV company, reports that last month North America saw a stark solar divide, with southern regions like northeastern Mexico, southeastern Texas, and much of California experiencing 20–25% above-aver…
New intrusion detection systems boost protection of SCADA systems against cyber threats
PV Magazine GLOBAL Solar ·
An international reserch team developed two deep learning-based IDS models to enhance cybersecurity in SCADA systems.
Swiss startup offers lifetime guarantee for second-life batteries
PV Magazine GLOBAL Storage ·
Switzerland startup Evolium Technologies’ subscription-based business model offers residential battery owners a lifetime guarantee on second life batteries.