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Some quick snapshots from the presentations and panels at Energy Storage Summit Asia 2025, taking place this week in Manila, Philippines.

US utility Xcel Energy has proposed to build out a 200MW battery storage network across Minnesota, US.

El Ayuntamiento de A Cañiza ha instalado dos plantas fotovoltaicas de 50 kWp y 24 kWp en los pabellones municipales de A Cañiza y Valeixe para autoconsumo colectivo, ejecutadas por Construelectric Systems Galicia.

La fintech valenciana impulsa el desarrollo de un sistema de almacenamiento de 2,5 / 5 MWh en Alemania y un conjunto de nueve instalaciones fotovoltaicas industriales en España, que suman más de 3,2 MW y la participación de más de 560 inversores.

California has labored for years to build enough clean energy to wean itself off fossil fuels. Now the effort is paying off in an undeniable way. President Donald Trump’s Department of Energy might tweet that solar plants are “essentially worthless when it is dark outside.” But in California, batteries are proving…

California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed three bills that aimed to boost the use of virtual power plants, undermining an opportunity to decrease the state’s fast-rising electricity costs and increase its grid reliability. On Friday, Newsom vetoed AB 44 , AB 740 , and SB 541 , which were passed by large majorities…

The NSW Independent Planning Commission has granted planning approval for Potentia Energy's 500MW Tallawang solar-plus-storage project.

<p>GameChange Solar, a global provider of solar tracker and fixed-tilt racking solutions, has engineered a rivet connection option for module mounting on its Genius Tracker system. This solution provides EPCs and project owners with an alternative to traditional bolted module connections. &#8220;By integrating rivet-mounted modules into our Genius Tracker system, we are providing customers with&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/10/gamechange-solar-introduces-rivet-mounting-option-for-genius-tracker/">GameChange Solar introduces rivet mounting option for Genius Tracker</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Direct mail marketing company The Best Postcards recently completed a 344-kW solar system on the roof of its facility in Cheshire, Connecticut. The system, financed using C-PACE through Connecticut Green Bank, is estimated to produce energy cost savings of more than $2.3 million over the expected useful life of the solar system. Smart Roofs Solar installed&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/10/connecticut-marketing-company-uses-c-pace-funding-to-go-solar/">Connecticut marketing company uses C-PACE funding to go solar</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Governor Jared Polis outlines a two-year Dispatchable Distributed Generation (DDG) program designed to fast-track local solar and storage projects for Xcel and Black Hills, easing Denver-area grid constraints and deferring... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/news/details-on-colorados-push-for-dispatchable-distributed-energy/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

The United States is well stocked with propane heading into the winter. For the week ending September 26, U.S. propane inventory was 103 million barrels, about 13 million barrels more than the previous five-year average for this time of year, based on data in our Weekly Petroleum Status Report.

<p>The UK’s Climate Change Act is a landmark piece of legislation that guides the nation’s...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-what-the-climate-change-act-does-and-does-not-mean-for-the-uk/">Factcheck: What the Climate Change Act does – and does not – mean for the UK</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

<p>Utility plans distributed storage installations at commercial and nonprofit sites to strengthen grid reliability and support clean energy growth Xcel Energy is proposing a first-of-its-kind battery storage network across Minnesota... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/energy-storage/xcel-energy-proposes-200-mw-distributed-battery-network-across-minnesota/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>TerraSol Energies recently completed a solar + storage project for Team Toyota of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. The installation features an 820-kWh Fortress Power eSpire commercial energy storage system paired with a 700-kW solar array. The new system will help Team Toyota save over $2 million in energy costs over the next 25 years, while strengthening&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/10/pennsylvania-toyota-dealership-installs-significant-solar-storage-system/">Pennsylvania Toyota dealership installs significant solar + storage system</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>The topic of critical minerals is common in the news lately, especially when parsing the latest escalations in the U.S.-China trade war. When the U.S. government imposed high tariffs earlier this year on Chinese goods, China responded by placing export restrictions on certain crucial metals. One of those metals is tellurium, a rare element needed&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/10/could-we-run-out-of-critical-minerals-for-solar-panel-production/">Could we run out of critical minerals for solar panel production?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Since the dawn of the solar industry, people have been trying to figure out how to make solar panels accessible to low-income and historically underserved communities. The obvious challenge is the cost barrier, which can be at least partially overcome through subsidies, net-metering programs, leasing arrangements and low-cost financing. But there are other obstacles that&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/10/if-community-solar-programs-are-successful-why-not-try-community-storage/">If community solar programs are successful, why not try community storage?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

El conjunto de las tres actuaciones suma una potencia fotovoltaica de 54,32 kWp, una capacidad acumulada de baterías de 72,25 kWh, y un porcentaje estimado de autoconsumo del 80%.

Un fuerte aumento de la energía solar, y en menor medida de la eólica, propició que las energías renovables superaran a la generación de carbón por primera vez en la historia en el primer semestre de 2025.

El proyecto, promovido por Solartec Renovables, contará con un presupuesto de ejecución de 855.454,68 euros. En total, la superficie de captación ocupará 4.207 m2.

Endurance y Kenergy han firmado una alianza estratégica para impulsar conjuntamente nuevas plantas BESS Stand-Alone en España y en México por 800 MWh de capacidad de almacenamiento en los próximos años.

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/10/Tesla-FSD-v14.png?w=1600" /></div><p>Tesla has started to release its (Supervised) Full Self-Driving (FSD) v14 update, its first significant update in a year, to customers.</p> <p>Here are the full release notes:</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2025/10/07/tesla-fsd-v14-release-notes/#more-437615">more…</a>

Es una de las conclusiones del informe elaborado por la CNMC sobre le citado proyecto de real decreto de medidas urgentes para el refuerzo del sistema eléctrico.

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/11/Zero-motorcycle-nu-concept-header.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>Zero Motorcycles, one of the world’s leading Western electric motorcycle manufacturers, announced that it is relocating its global headquarters from California to the Netherlands. The move marks a major strategic shift for the company as it doubles down on Europe, which has long been its largest market for electric two-wheelers, despite the American company’s US base of operations.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2025/10/07/e-motorcycle-maker-zero-moving-headquarters-from-the-us-to-europe/#more-437611">more…</a>

El Ingecon H2 Megalyzer es un rectificador modular de alta capacidad diseñado específicamente para plantas de producción de hidrógeno renovable.

A French–Moroccan research group has developed a two-stage hierarchical techno-economic model to optimize AC multi-bus microgrids in remote areas. This microgrid configuration is more complex than that of standalone systems but offers several advantages in terms of cost efficiency and energy reliability.