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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/05/engwe-zip-foldig-bike-head.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>ENGWE is best known for <a href="https://electrek.co/2025/02/25/engwe-le20-review-can-this-budget-electric-cargo-bike-hang-with-the-big-boys/">chunky folding fat tire e-bikes</a> and <a href="https://electrek.co/2024/07/01/engwe-l20-2-0-review-a-52v-electric-bike-thats-surprisingly-good-for-799/">budget-friendly commuter models</a>, but the company is now taking a decidedly more refined turn with the launch of its new ENGWE Zip compact folding e-bike.</p> <p>It’s got a lot of interesting angles, but the most eyebrow-raising might just be the USB-C charging battery that powers the bike, allowing riders to charge it with a standard laptop charger.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/05/28/theres-a-new-low-cost-e-bike-that-charges-by-usb-c/#more-469273">more…</a>

We forecast natural gas consumption by the U.S. electric power sector this summer will remain near recent highs and set a record next summer in our May Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). Despite a 2% increase in overall U.S. electricity demand this summer, we expect natural gas-fired electricity generation to be similar to last summer, primarily because of forecast increased generation from renewables. In the May STEO, we forecast natural gas consumed by the U.S. electric power sector will average 43.7 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) during the summer (June–September), the same as in the summer of 2025, and 4% above the five-year summer average (2021–2025). We forecast natural gas consumption for power generation will increase 6% (2.4 Bcf/d) during the summer of 2027 to 46.1 Bcf/d, surpassing the previous record set in 2024 by 3%.

<p>Matrix Renewables and EPC contractor SOLV Energy have started construction on the Tormes Solar Project, a 457-MWDC photovoltaic solar facility located in Navarro County, Texas. During construction, Tormes Solar is expected to support approximately 450 jobs. &#8220;We are proud to announce the construction of the Tormes Solar Project and to continue investing in Texas communities&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/matrix-renewables-and-solv-start-construction-on-457-mw-texas-solar-project/">Matrix Renewables and SOLV start construction on 457-MW Texas solar project</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>GameChange Solar announced that its single-axis solar tracker is compatible for automated module installation through SUNPURE&#8216;s Saturn systems. Saturn can install modules on racking while running on uneven terrains. SUNPURE claims the system can install 600 to 1,000 modules per day. “With labor shortages continuing to impact utility-scale solar construction, automation will play an important&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/sunpure-automated-module-installers-compatible-with-gamechange-solar-trackers/">SUNPURE automated module installers compatible with GameChange Solar trackers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Anza has announced the launch of Energy Storage DG in an attempt to solve a pricing and data gap for commercial, industrial, and distributed energy storage developers. The new subscription-based... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/products/anza-launches-new-solar-and-storage-platform-embargo-5-28/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>Distributed energy products manufacturer Mango Power is launching a new microinverter for the U.S. residential solar market. Mango Power S Pro Microinverter 5000 W is sold as a set of 10 500-W microinverters, each with maximum power point tracking (MPPT) capabilities and a 25-year warranty. S Pro eliminates the intermediate DC-DC conversion stage often found&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/mango-power-modular-microinverter-hits-us-residential-solar-market/">Mango Power modular microinverter hits US residential solar market</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

Un nuevo RD en información pública obligará a las ciudades de más de 45.000 habitantes a planificar sus redes de calor y frío antes de 2028 y propone aprovechar el calor residual de instalaciones de más de 8 MW.

<p>Europe has been hit by a searing heatwave, which has shattered temperature records across France,...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/media-reaction-uk-and-europes-mind-boggling-may-heat-and-climate-change/">Media reaction: UK and Europe&#8217;s ‘mind-boggling’ May heat and climate change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Brattle Group's Andrew Levitt and Dr Long Lam, about PJM and managing load growth.

La planta, con una inversión de 595.390,10 euros, se ha ejecutado sobre la cubierta de la nave industrial de Coceda en Valencia y está compuesta por 1.735 módulos fotovoltaicos monocristalinos de 560 Wp y nueve inversores de 100 kW. La compañía instaló en 2024 dos plantas fotovoltaicas en Barcelona que suman una potencia aproximada de 2.850 kWp.

Se trata de una de las dos unidades PVbos de 500 kW cada una que contempla el proyecto. Esta primera plataforma forma parte de un sistema fotovoltaico offshore flotante de 1 MW de potencia total, concebido para operar en mar abierto mediante tecnología flotante de gran capacidad.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has initiated a programme to encourage battery energy storage systems (BESS) and other inverter-based resources to adopt grid-forming technology.

LG Energy Solution’s US battery storage system integrator arm has signed a 1.5GW/6GWh deal with Michigan utility DTE Energy.

El 16 de junio publicarán las solicitudes admitidas, el 24 del mismo mes se abrirán las ofertas económicas y la adjudicación está prevista para los primeros días de julio.

Los casos de grietas en el vidrio de los módulos fotovoltaicos comenzaron a aparecer hace unos cinco años. La rotura espontánea del vidrio es ahora uno de los principales problemas de la industria solar, pero las presiones de fabricación y la falta de estándares están dificultando la búsqueda de soluciones.

IPP ContourGlobal has put a solar-plus-storage project in Chile with a 6.5-hour BESS into commercial operation in Chile.

Actualmente, según BNEF, existe más del doble de capacidad manufacturera necesaria para cubrir la demanda global en buena parte de la cadena de valor solar, eólica y de baterías, lo que continúa presionando los márgenes de los fabricantes.

TagEnergy has commissioned a 240MW/480MWh project in France while Iberdrola has done the same with a 58MW/120MWh system in Spain, the two largest projects in each country. Meanwhile Engie, ACL Energy and Chint Solar Europe have moved to construction on projects in Belgium, Italy and Germany.

Chinese system integrator HyperStrong has been contracted to work on a 100MW/440MWh battery storage project in Malaysia.

Menards is a Midwest staple: The Wisconsin-based chain, known for its “Save BIG Money” slogan, is the nation’s third-largest home-improvement retail brand, behind Home Depot and Lowe’s. But in Illinois, it’s slowly becoming more than just a place for folks to pick up ceiling hooks and gardening gloves, as developers…

When a neighborhood-scale geothermal network came online in Framingham, Massachusetts, two years ago, it was hailed as groundbreaking. The first-of-its-kind system, owned by the state’s largest utility, Eversource, delivers warm and cool air to some 140 customers through pipes much like the ones that used to carry…

El contrato cuenta con un presupuesto total de 152.111 euros, un plazo de ejecución de 30 días y un periodo de recepción de ofertas abierto hasta el 16 de junio. El procedimiento de contratación es abierto simplificado con tramitación ordinaria.

RWE has received official sign-off from the AEMO and Transgrid to operate Australia's first 8-hour BESS at full capacity.

<p>A 1.1-MW ground-mounted solar project is now operational at the University of Colorado &#8211; Boulder. The array, sited on two acres near a parking lot on East Campus, broke ground in April 2025. “This project is another example of how CU Boulder continues to put campus climate action into practice through investments in our infrastructure,”&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/1-mw-solar-project-comes-online-at-cu-boulder/">1-MW solar project comes online at CU Boulder</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Large-scale solar contractor Sunstall has launched a new recovery division to serve solar asset owners whose systems are failing to meet production expectations. Sunformance specializes in a full range of post-construction solar services — diagnostics, repair, repowering, redesign, retrofit and insurance remediation — deployed by Sunstall&#8217;s own expert field crews. Sunformance offers solar asset owners a&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/sunformance-launches-as-recovery-division-of-solar-installation-arm-sunstall/">Sunformance launches as &#8216;recovery&#8217; division of solar installation arm Sunstall</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>