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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/08/Tesla-Full-Self-Driving-Beta-Hero.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>Tesla has quietly removed Basic Autopilot from its online configurator in the Netherlands. New orders now only offer Full Self-Driving (Supervised) — no free driver-assistance tier at all.</p> <p>The change makes the Netherlands the first European market where Tesla has stripped Basic Autopilot from the buying experience, mirroring the controversial move it made in North America back in January.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/05/12/tesla-removes-basic-autopilot-netherlands-fsd-only/#more-467041">more…</a>

<p>U.S. solar panel manufacturers have filed a new tariff circumvention investigation request, this time on product coming from Ethiopia. The filing alleges that manufacturers using Chinese-origin components are exploiting Ethiopia as the latest export site to circumvent antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders on solar products. There has been an uptick in imported solar cells and panels&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/us-solar-panel-makers-request-a-look-at-ethiopian-exports-for-unfair-practices/">US solar panel makers request a look at surge in Ethiopian exports</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>If you heard that the federal solar tax credit expired and assumed that meant solar was no longer worth it, you’re not alone. A lot of homeowners think the same thing. But here’s the truth: The tax credit that used to benefit homeowners didn’t disappear, it shifted. You can still benefit from it, just in&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/did-the-solar-tax-credit-expire-in-2026-heres-what-homeowners-need-to-know/">Did the Solar Tax Credit Expire in 2026? Here’s What Homeowners Need to Know</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>The solar market has always been competitive, and it’s only becoming more so. In fact, 54% of solar salespeople reported that competition increased in their market over the past year — with 30% saying it got much more competitive. And this intense competition is reshaping what it actually takes to win. The natural response to&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/solar-competition-is-up-and-trust-is-winning/">Solar competition is up — and trust is winning</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Energy infrastructure firm GameChange Solar has introduced a first of its kind solar tracker monitoring system in collaboration with robotics inspection and analytics company Raptor Maps. Promising to give solar... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/operations-maintenance/gamechange-solar-raptor-maps-partner-for-robotic-solar-inspection-system/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

La CNMC propone modificar los procedimientos PO 7.4 y PO 14.4 para fomentar la prestación dinámica del servicio de control de tensión e incorporar una nueva modalidad de consigna fija.

Chinese renewable energy solutions provider Envision Energy will explore renewables opportunities in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, with Nova Scotia-based Cape Breton China Corp.

US sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery startup Alsym Energy and California-based renewables developer Juniper Energy have announced a 500MWh strategic partnership.

<p>The annual Solar Risk Assessment report from kWh Analytics underscores the critical importance of industry collaboration as grid dependence on renewables intensifies the need for resilience strategies. A leader in... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/energy-storage/report-top-risk-management-challenges-for-renewables-and-bess/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

Ford Motor Company has officially launched its energy storage subsidiary, which the US automaker first announced late last year.

<p>During its recent investor event at the New York Stock Exchange, Corning Inc. set a target for its newly created Solar business unit: to achieve $3 billion in revenues by the end of 2030, as a key building block of the company’s long-term growth plan. Yet, commentary from the solar industry following this key announcement&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/what-does-cornings-3-billion-2030-solar-target-mean-for-the-pv-industry/">What does Corning&#8217;s $3 billion 2030 solar target mean for the PV industry?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

Ford Energy, su nueva filial especializada en sistemas de almacenamiento energético con baterías (BESS), ensamblará en Estados Unidos sistemas de almacenamiento a gran escala. Las primeras entregas comerciales están previstas para finales de 2027.

The fire spread beneath the roof structure and required extensive manual dismantling of PV-integrated components before being fully extinguished. A firefighter was injured by electric shock during the blaze.

La sensibilidad del mercado ibérico a las variaciones del gas se redujo un 53% entre 2022 y 2025, año en el que cada incremento de 1 €/MWh en el precio del gas se tradujo en una subida de apenas 0,089 €/MWh en el precio eléctrico.

BayWa r.e. will manage and maintain Germany's largest operational BESS when it comes online later this year, while Terra One has started building a smaller project in the same state.

The Chinese manufacturer said its novel TOPCon cell design enables partial replacement of silver with aluminum paste while maintaining TOPCon-level efficiency of over 27% and compatibility with existing production lines.

El incendio tardó más de siete horas en extinguirse: la presencia tejas solares dificultó significativamente las operaciones de extinción, especialmente el acceso a los focos de combustión ocultos bajo la envolvente del tejado. Un bombero recibió una descarga eléctrica durante los trabajos.

Cuerva explicó a <b>pv magazine</b> que el proyecto, ejecutado para Asigran, consta de 386 módulos fotovoltaicos JAM72D40‑600/MB, de 600 Wp, y dos inversores Huawei SUN2000‑100KTL‑M1 de 100 kW. El sistema incorpora un dispositivo de seguridad para intervención de bomberos.

As states seek out much-needed supplies of clean, reliable energy, some are looking to an unconventional source: abandoned oil and gas wells harnessed for geothermal heat. Millions of inactive wells are littered across the United States , the relics of earlier eras of fossil fuel production. A large number of the…

New York City’s biggest buildings face a huge change: By 2050, they must reduce their planet-warming pollution to net-zero, thanks to the metropolis’s Local Law 97 . In other words, tens of thousands of structures will need to yank out fossil-fueled systems that heat water and spaces, and replace them with…

The power generation arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the Philippines’ largest private electricity distributor, has completed a grid-scale battery storage project.

<p>Source:CSTA [CSTA News we missed from January 2026:Ed] On 29 December, China Energy&#8217;s first tower concentrating solar power (CSP) project—the 100 MW Qingyu HVDC Phase-II plant of Qinghai Gonghe Co.—was successfully synchronized to the grid. The plant is the group&#8217;s maiden tower CSP venture. Despite the thin air of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, complex processes and [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org/china-energys-first-tower-csp-joins-two-by-powerchina-at-talatan/">China Energy&#8217;s first Tower CSP joins two by PowerChina at Talatan</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org">SolarPACES</a>.</p>

Energy storage owner-operator BW ESS has submitted a 700MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act for environmental assessment.

In this interview with ESN Premium, Keith Lovegrove of ITP Thermal warns that Australia's energy storage sector risks over-reliance on lithium-ion batteries.

<p>Abstract: As the penetration of renewable energy sources such as wind and photovoltaic generation continues to rise, the inherent randomness and intermittency of their output pose significant challenges to system frequency stability. To address the limited frequency regulation capability under high renewable penetration, this paper proposes a short-term optimal scheduling approach for a cascade hydropower-wind-photovoltaic-concentrated [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org/published-at-energy-conversion-and-management-short-term-optimal-scheduling-of-a-cascade-hydropower-wind-photovoltaic-concentrated-solar-power-hybrid-power-system-considering-dynamic-frequency-secur/">Published at Energy Conversion and Management &#8211; Short-term optimal scheduling of a cascade hydropower-wind-photovoltaic-concentrated solar power hybrid power system considering dynamic frequency security constraints and flexible load response</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org">SolarPACES</a>.</p>