By 2026, large-format 210mm silicon wafers and ultra-high-power modules (exceeding 640W) have become the dominant market standard. Yet, the drive for ever-higher power output has exacerbated a hidden technical conflict: the high currents associated with large-format cells lead to excessive current loads and surging internal resistance losses, placing greater engineering demands on cell-cutting str...
The Spanish government has announced plans to create a capacity market for the national electricity system in order to secure “security of supply” and fully integrate energy storage and demand management into the energy storage system. Announced this week by Sara Aagesen, deputy prime minister and minister for ecological transition and the demographic challenge, the system will see gen...
Night has just fallen over a county town in the south, yet the convenience store by the roadside remains open. Standing at the checkout counter, the owner opens the month's electricity bill, his brow furrowing even deeper. Refrigeration units run all night, the air conditioner stays on from opening to closing, and the cash register and surveillance system must remain powered without interruption. ...
The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) and cybersecurity firm Modat have confirmed that nearly 8,000 physical and virtual photovoltaic (PV) power assets across Europe are publicly accessible via the internet, exposing a wide range of entities—from individual operators to national-level organizations—to significant cybersecurity risks. Modat’s Soufian El Yadmani and ...
With two fires occurring in just 10 days, energy storage safety has once again become an unavoidable topic for the industry. On October 2, a Power Conversion System (PCS) unit caught fire at the Kayak Energy Storage Center in Florida, USA; even after the open flames were extinguished, the unit continued to smolder for another four hours. On October 12, a fire broke out in the finished-goods wareho...
UAE state-run renewables developer Masdar has started construction of the 200 MW Chereh Dam Floating Solar PV (FPV) Project in Malaysia. The plant is expected to begin operations in 2028 and when complete, it will be one of the largest FPV developments in Southeast Asia. Development of the facility will be carried out by Chereh Solar, the engineering, procurement, and construction (E...
On November 1, in the Kangping Community of Sajin Subdistrict, Xingyi City, Guizhou Province, resident Yang Congxuan stood beneath a photovoltaic (PV) carport, looking up at the solar panels overhead. "It’s much better now—my vehicle is protected from both the sun and the rain," she remarked. Previously, vehicles parked in the open were constantly exposed to the elements; now, the sola...
