China’s TOPCon cell prices rise on tighter downstream oversight
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
AI + ESG: A new era for supply chain sustainability and predictive risk management
The integration of AI and ESG is redefining what supply chain management can be. AI brings the speed, scale, and foresight to manage complexity with confidence. ESG ensures that capability is channelled into transparent, accountable, and sustainable outcomes.
Global H2 investment tops $110 billion, says Hydrogen Council
Global hydrogen investment has topped $110 billion, up $35 billion from last year, with total committed capacity exceeding 6 million tons (metric tons) per year (mtpa), says the Hydrogen Council.
Analysis of 6,276 connectors for rooftop PV systems
Sandia National Labs researchers have created a new dataset on the rates and types of rooftop PV connector failures. Their analysis has shown that tight wire bending radius, extra dirty connectors, and loose nuts are the most common failure causes in 6,276 connectors deployed between 2014 and 2017 across seven U.S. regions.
Renewables investments shifting from US to EU, says BloombergNEF
Utility-scale solar investment fell 19% globally, led by mainland China, Spain, Greece, and Brazil, while EU spending rose 63%, says BloombergNEF (BNEF).
Husk secures local currency debt facility to scale solar minigrids in Nigeria
Husk has secured a ₦5 billion (approximately $3.2 million) revolving, local currency debt facility from United Capital Infrastructure Fund (UCIF) to support the deployment and scaling of solar minigrids across Nigeria.
The Cybersecurity gap in solar and how to close it
In recent months, solar energy has been recognised by the EU Commission as critical grid infrastructure, with a growing awareness around cybersecurity in particular raising questions about Europe’s energy security. In this article, solar cybersecurity specialist Uri Sadot – Managing Director at SolarDefend and Elected Chairman of SolarPower Europe’s Digitalization Group – discusses what PV installers, developers, EPCs and system owners can do to better protect themselves – and the grid.
The Hydrogen Stream: MIT-WPU develops carbon-negative technology to produce green hydrogen and BioCNG from agricultural waste
The researchers state that their carbon-negative process has the potential to reduce green hydrogen production costs to $1 per kilogram, while also generating biochar and patented biofertilizers as valuable byproducts.
Bluetti debuts world’s first sodium-ion portable power station
The Pioneer Na will be available globally from mid-October, 2025.
Huasun achieves 34.02% efficiency for perovskite-heterojunction solar cell
The Chinese manufacturer said the result was achieved thanks to new perovskite crystallization additives and high-mobility carrier transport layer materials.
