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The German regulator BNetzA's latest draft decision on grid fees from 4 August 2029 onwards still leaves uncertainty for energy storage project business cases.

<p>The world's largest cattle station, located in South Australia, has deployed rooftop solar to tackle energy reliability and the diesel costs impacting its operations.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/07/worlds-largest-cattle-station-installs-microgrid-as-primary-power-source/">World’s largest cattle station installs microgrid as primary power source</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com">pv magazine Global</a>.</p>

En concreto, esta inversión es un 118% superior a la realizada en el ciclo anterior y beneficiará a los más de 1,3 millones de clientes de Neoenergia Brasília.

Tras una investigación en virtud del artículo 232 sobre el polisilicio y sus derivados, la Casa Blanca ha anunciado sus planes de aplicar un arancel del 15 % a las importaciones de polisilicio en Estados Unidos, junto con precios mínimos para el polisilicio y para los lingotes, obleas, células y módulos solares derivados de dicho material.

<p>Emerge Renewables this week announced the lighting of furnaces at its new solar glass manufacturing facility at the Keshwana Industrial Area in Rajasthan. The company says that once fully operational, the facility will be able to produce glass sufficient for 2.5 GW of modules per year.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/07/emerge-renewables-starts-up-solar-glass-factory-in-india/">Emerge Renewables starts up solar glass factory in India</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com">pv magazine Global</a>.</p>

El fabricante alemán de baterías Varta ha solicitado un procedimiento de insolvencia con administración propia, que incluye su negocio de almacenamiento solar y sistemas de gestión energética.

Taigua, la empresa municipal del Ayuntamiento de Terrassa, ha puesto en marcha las instalaciones fotovoltaicas de Can Poal y Sulleva, con 420 módulos Jinko y dos inversores de 100 kW en la primera, y un sistema aislado con almacenamiento en la segunda, que suman una inversión conjunta de 214.956 euros.

El Ayuntamiento de Cubas de la Sagra ha abierto un contrato mixto de 3,39 millones para ceder a una ESE la gestión energética, el mantenimiento y la explotación de las instalaciones de autoconsumo fotovoltaico municipales, con un plazo de ejecución de 15 años y financiación FEDER.

See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . This story and map will be regularly updated with the latest on the Trump administration’s orders forcing coal plants to stay open. It was shocking back in May 2025 when the Trump administration took the unprecedented step of forcing an old coal plant to…

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has awarded €360 million (US$415 million) to 1.14GW of solar PV co-located with battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.

EV manufacturer Ola Electric has entered India’s utility-scale battery storage market with a vertically integrated business model.

ZEBRE has submitted the 180MW/360MWh Noblevale Battery in Queensland for federal environmental assessment under the EPBC Act.

The U.S. Department of Defense has for months refused to conduct routine military evaluations of proposed onshore wind farms, creating a de facto moratorium on the clean energy source at a time of exploding electricity demand. On Thursday, a federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump ordered the agency to…

<p>The Trump administration has revealed the results of the Sec. 232 trade investigation on the polysilicon industry. Each imported solar component consisting of polysilicon — wafers, cells and finished panels — will have a 15% tariff, regardless of country of origin. Polysilicon-only imports will not have a 15% tariff. The tariffs will begin in 120&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/08/sec-232-polysilicon-results-the-price-of-all-imported-solar-panels-is-going-up/">Sec. 232 polysilicon results: The price of all imported solar panels is going up</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Solar panel manufacturer Heliene has permanently laid off 93 employees at its Mountain Iron, Minnesota, solar panel assembly facility, effective Aug. 5, 2026. The jobs are primarily solar panel assembly positions, although some human resources positions were included in the notice. Heliene confirmed to Solar Power World that 182 positions are still active in Mountain Iron.&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/08/heliene-lays-off-workers-at-mountain-iron-solar-panel-assembly-facility/">Heliene lays off nearly 100 workers at Mountain Iron solar panel assembly facility</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

When the Trump administration issued stop-work orders on all five offshore wind projects under construction late last year, it offered one justification: The turbines could compromise national security. Experts were immediately critical of this assertion , not least because it came after months of unrelenting…

<p>Researchers from North Carolina State University (NC State) have improved day-ahead solar forecasting by up to 13% over current tracking models, the university says. The new research model &#8220;emphasizes the... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/utility-scale-solar/nc-state-researchers-improve-solar-forecasting-by-13/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>Washington, D.C.&#8217;s water district DC Water has completed a 1.8-MW solar installation on its Brentwood Reservoir property. Through the Solar for All program, the facility will provide utility bill savings to more than 500 income-qualified D.C. households and up to $3.8 million in lifetime electricity bill savings, advancing D.C.&#8217;s climate, clean energy and energy equity&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/08/washington-d-c-water-district-installs-1-8-mw-system-through-solar-for-all-program/">Washington, D.C., water district installs 1.8-MW system through Solar for All program</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

De acuerdo con las previsiones actuales, la máxima reducción de producción solar será de aproximadamente 5 GW, lo que equivale a alrededor del 13% de la demanda máxima prevista para un miércoles típico de agosto. No obstante, REE pondrá en marcha medidas preventivas.

<p>China has released a five-year plan dedicated to addressing climate change.&#160; The 15th five-year plan for a national response to&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-is-in-chinas-new-five-year-plan-for-climate-change">Q&amp;A: What is in China’s new five-year plan for climate change?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

La tecnología aportó el 19% del consumo nacional, y superó a la generación hidroeléctrica (16%), la eólica (13%) y la biomasa (5%). El país alcanza los casi 7 GW de potencia fotovoltaica instalada, según IRENA.

There is an opportunity for locally designed and manufactured BESS solutions in Europe, with the possibility of future EU controls of Chinese imports, former head of BESS products at Northvolt said.

<p>Renewable energy firm Ørsted has announced the beginning of commercial operations for Old 300 Storage, a 250 MW / 500 MWh battery system in Needville, Texas. Located in rural southeastern... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/projects/orsted-energizes-old-300-storage-battery-system-in-texas/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

A US court has upheld a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) plan to speed up the permitting process for connecting energy projects to the grid.

Market conditions look favourable, but some developers are finding it difficult to prove their revenue projections will hold up.