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<p>The Sun Pond solar and storage project in Maricopa County, Arizona, is now online. The 111-MW solar and 340-MWh storage project was developed by Longroad Energy and constructed by McCarthy Building Companies.  Two California utilities, Ava Community Energy and San José Clean Energy (SJCE), have contracted for the output of Sun Pond via long-term PPAs.&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/arizona-solar-storage-project-comes-online-to-benefit-california-utilities/">Arizona solar + storage project comes online to benefit California utilities</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Energy infrastructure firm Shoals Technologies Group Inc. has opened its new battery energy storage system (BESS) focused &#8220;mega facility&#8221; manufacturing plant in Portland, Tennessee. Located about 40 miles north of... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/batteries/shoals-opens-battery-manufacturing-mega-facility-in-northern-tennessee/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>Renewable energy investor Skyview Ventures and its solar firm Davis Hill Development has expanded its partnership with HiveTracks to integrate apiaries and environmental monitoring across its solar portfolio. The company&#8217;s... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/sustainability/skyview-ventures-hivetracks-expand-partnership-to-multi-state-solar-portfolio/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>Chinese-owned lithium battery manufacturer Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) has sold a majority stake in its Tennessee cell manufacturing facility to Fixx Energy, a new U.S. name. Founded in Japan in 2007, AESC eventually became majority owned by China&#8217;s Envision Group as it expanded its manufacturing operations around the world. The company established a factory&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/aesc-sells-tennessee-lithium-battery-cell-manufacturing-plant-to-fixx-energy/">AESC sells Tennessee lithium battery cell manufacturing plant to Fixx Energy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>EV battery repurposing firm Moment Energy has completed a $40 million Series B funding round, advancing its plans to build the world&#8217;s largest second-life battery factory. The Coquitlam, British Columbia-based... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/batteries/moment-energy-completes-fundraising-for-second-life-battery-factory/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p> &#160; Powering a city under the Mediterranean sun I spent a week in Barcelona this April, and I left the Catalonian capital with the understanding that cities can be living things. They cannot breathe or think; they have no arteries carrying oxygen-rich blood or mouths with which to speak or eat. Yet, even without&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/may-2026-magazine/">May 2026 issue: The Future of Solar</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

Commercial electricity sales in Virginia increased by nearly 30.0 million megawatthours (MWh) between 2019 and 2025, much faster growth than in any other state except Texas, a much larger state, according to our Annual Electric Power Industry Report. The growth in sales of electricity in Virginia is largely driven by a concentration of data centers, as well as electric vehicle adoption and building electrification.

<p>Shoals Technologies Group&#8217;s new 638,000-ft2 manufacturing facility in Portland, Tennessee, officially marked its grand opening this week. The site will make Shoals&#8217; line of electronical balance of system (eBOS) products for the solar, storage and mission-critical facility industries. “As demand for energy infrastructure continues to accelerate, this new Mega Facility allows Shoals to scale alongside&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/shoals-opens-humongous-solar-ebos-manufacturing-site-in-tennessee/">Shoals opens humongous solar eBOS manufacturing site in Tennessee</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Renewable energy investor Skyview Ventures is deploying an environmental monitoring program across its portfolio of solar projects to manage pollinator activity on these sites. Through its solar subsidiary, Davis Hill Development, Skyview is integrating HiveTracks biodiversity monitoring on eight solar projects in New York, West Virginia, Tennessee and Connecticut. Skyview invested in HiveTracks and tested&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/skyview-ventures-integrates-monitoring-program-for-beekeeping-on-solar-project-sites/">Skyview Ventures integrates monitoring program for beekeeping on solar project sites</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets is progressing with plans to introduce a grid fee that would see large-scale electricity producers, including solar power plants, contribute to the costs of the electricity grid. Its introduction is expected no earlier than January 2032.

Iron flow battery company ESS Tech Inc has signed a letter of intent for a strategic partnership with US sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery startup Alsym Energy.

IPP R.Power has enlisted power firm Axpo to optimise a 300MW/1,200MWh BESS in Poland, one of the largest such deals seen in Continental Europe. Axpo will provide the full scope of optimisation services for the 4-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) in Dzięgielewo, east-central Poland, set to come online in 2028. The agreement runs for [&#8230;]

The French energy regulator has released the specifications for the ninth period of the PPE2 ground-mounted solar auction, covering projects above 500 kW and setting a submission deadline of July 30, 2026.

La tasa de utilización de las refinerías de FPCC cayó al 43% en abril, debido a que varios envíos de crudo programados no llegaron a su destino como consecuencia de la guerra en Oriente Medio.

Global corporate funding in the solar sector reached $11.1 billion in the first quarter of 2026, with debt financing at its highest level in more than 10 years, says Mercom Capital Group.

El barril de crudo West Texas Intermediate (WTI), de referencia en EEUU, se abarataba un 1,5%, hasta los 104,8 dólares por barril.

"Esperamos no llegar ahí, pero nos estamos preparando (...), la esperanza no es una estrategia", añadió Dan Jorgensen.

When wholesale electricity prices drop below zero during periods of excess renewable generation, as they did over the recent holiday weekend in Europe, flexibility becomes a revenue source.

With the “AMAG Energy Flexpool,” existing photovoltaic systems in commercial, industrial, and multi-family buildings can now participate in the Swiss balancing energy market without additional hardware and via fully remote integration. Self-consumption, however, remains fully possible.

El Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA) ha adjudicado a Eiffage Energía la construcción de una planta fotovoltaica para autoconsumo por 2,77 millones de euros. La conversión de energía se realizará mediante un inversor central Power Electronics HEMK GEN3 de 3,82 MVA.

Oman’s Nama Power and Water Procurement (PWP) is looking for a consultancy to carry out an initial assessment of a proposed hydrogen-based independent power project with a capacity of up to 1 GW. The deadline to submit proposals is June 21.

Australia’s rooftop solar market climbed by 31% in the past month with the latest data revealing that a record 442 MW of small-scale PV capacity was installed across the country in April 2026.

Two battery energy storage systems (BESS) in South Australia and Queensland have received federal environmental clearance under the EPBC Act.

A German research team has developed a nondestructive, on-site method to quantify water ingress in photovoltaic modules using near-infrared absorption (NIRA) spectroscopy calibrated with Karl–Fischer titration (KFT). The approach enables precise measurement of absolute moisture content in sealed modules without disassembly, improving inspection, failure analysis, and lifetime prediction.

The Australian government has announced the results of Capacity Investment Scheme Tenders 5 and 6 for WA, awarding contracts to 10 projects.