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This week Women in Solar+ Europe gives voice to Eva Belletti, Country Manager Germany at SP Development Europe. She says gender diversity and inclusive leadership in the renewable energy sector enhance decision-making, resilience, and long-term success, while mentorship, sponsorship, and proactive career ownership help women navigate systemic barriers and drive meaningful change.

Panasonic has launched a new home fuel cell system for detached houses, designed to boost solar self-consumption through HEMS‑based smart scheduling. The unit generates electricity and heat from gas, supports demand response, and can supply emergency power during outages.

U.S. power plant developers and operators plan to add 86 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to the U.S. power grid in 2026 in our latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory report, a record if realized. Solar power makes up 51% of the planned 2026 capacity additions, followed by battery storage at 28% and wind at 14%.

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Germany’s SolarEnvelopeCenter project has launched a web-based planning guide for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), offering standardized design solutions for roofs and facades that comply with building codes and industry standards.

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La consultora concluye en un nuevo informe que el coste de los proyectos BESS se desplomó en 2025 hasta 78 USD/MWh, un nuevo mínimo histórico, a pesar de que la mayoría de las demás tecnologías de energía limpia se encarecieron.

Egyptian Electricity Transmission Co. (EETC) has launched an international tender for a 500 MW solar project in Egypt’s West Nile region. The deadline to submit prequalification documents is May 11.

El nuevo sistema híbrido de generación y almacenamiento para micromovilidad combina batería de ion-litio y pila de combustible de hidrógeno.

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In a new weekly update for <b>pv magazine</b>, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that January 2026 saw Europe’s coldest month since 2010, with Eastern Europe and Scandinavia enjoying above-average solar irradiance under stable, dry air, while the UK, Spain, and Portugal faced record cloudiness and rainfall that sharply reduced PV output.

Un nuevo método basado en reglas de cinco pasos que detecta y clasifica el bajo rendimiento de los sistemas fotovoltaicos utilizando únicamente los datos del inversor del lado de CA. Validado en más de 1000 sistemas, este enfoque ofrece una solución de bajo coste y baja intervención para mejorar la fiabilidad.

In a new weekly update for <b>pv magazine</b>, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.

El proyecto, desarrollado en modalidad de autoconsumo colectivo y dividido en cuatro secciones, ha sido realizado por Solar360 y ha contado con un presupuesto total de 1.355.068 euros.

Germany-based solar tracker developer Sunoyster Systems has developed a 440 W lightweight solar panel with a tempered glass cover for low-load commercial and industrial roofs.

Estonia has delivered its largest heat storage facility, begun construction on its largest solar-plus-storage hybrid project, and is preparing to break ground on an 800 MWh battery park in Valga County, set to become the largest in the Baltics.

Representantes del sector renovable han señalado en su comparecencia este jueves en el Senado retrasos regulatorios como un factor determinante, y piden terminar con el “sistema reforzado” activado tras el apagón, que incrementa la participación de centrales de gas por motivos de seguridad.

Under the terms of the deal, Germany’s NexWafe will supply its ultrathin solar wafers to Talon PV’s planned 4.8 GW TOPCon solar cell manufacturing plant in Texas. Initial qualification work will take place at a pilot production line at Fraunhofer ISE’s Photovoltaic Technology Evaluation Center.

The US-based heating solutions provider said its Hylex inverter-driven heat pump offers 2–5 ton capacity, high efficiency, Wi-Fi control, and reliable cold-climate performance down to –25 C.

Leveraging 12 years of energy storage expertise, Cubenergy has launched FlexCombo 2.0, a next-generation flexible energy storage AC Block.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has submitted the 780MW second stage of its Supernode BESS to Australia’s EPBC Act process for review.

El proyecto, promovido por Parc Empresarial Alcoi XXI, buscaría crear un microclima favorable para las vides, reducir la evapotranspiración, disminuir el riego y generar mapas digitales para el control de la producción.

New Zealand’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) has selected 32 agricultural businesses for its Solar on Farms program to test solar and battery systems across key sectors.

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India installed 7.8 GW of open-access (off-site C&#38;I) solar in 2025, pushing cumulative capacity past 30 GW by year-end, according to Mercom India.