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We catch up with James Mills, managing director of UK BESS investor Adaptogen Capital, about UK market dynamics, its expansion into Europe, and BESS capex in 2026 and beyond.

US renewable energy developer, Longroad Energy’s Sun Pond solar-plus-storage project in Maricopa County, Arizona, US has reached commercial operation.

Second life battery storage firm Moment Energy has announced a US$40 million Series B funding round to accelerate its battery factory.

Las renovables en su conjunto han supuesto el 59,8% de toda la generación total nacional en abril, el primero de la historia en el que la fotovoltaica lideró el mix en España.

<p>Source: ESPLaza On April 30, a major milestone was achieved at the world’s highest-altitude concentrated solar power (CSP) tower project—the Tushuo 100 MW CSP plant in Amdo County, Tibet—where all 15,927 heliostats manufactured by Dongfang Boiler have been successfully delivered. As a key energy project in the Tibet Autonomous Region and the region’s first tower-type [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org/dongfang-delivers-heliostats-for-the-highest-altitude-csp-project-in-tibet/">Dongfang delivers heliostats for the highest altitude CSP Project in Tibet</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org">SolarPACES</a>.</p>

"El modelo de evaluación de sistemas ACAES combina compresión adiabática, almacenamiento térmico en lechos packed‑bed y expansión en turbinas para transformar excedentes renovables en energía gestionable a gran escala, con eficiencias round‑trip cercanas a 0,78 y un LCoS estimado en torno a 80 €/MWh", explicó a <b>pv magazine</b> el responsable de la investigación.

Un estudio demuestra que los sistemas fotovoltaicos en cubierta instalados en establos lecheros pueden reducir significativamente el flujo de calor a través del techo y mejorar las condiciones térmicas en el interior durante los periodos de mayor estrés térmico por la tarde.

Back in 2017, Tesla promised to bring an all-electric semitruck to market that would have a longer range and lower cost than its competitors. Then, the trucking industry waited — and waited. The initial production target of 2019 came and went, as did each newly announced date over the next three years. But in 2022,…

<p>During a trial run in April, 2026, one of the most recent new CSP projects in China, the 100MW tower CSP project at Tangshan Haitai&#8217;s 1 GW Qiquanhu PV Industrial Park, set an operation record. It ran continuously and safely around the clock for 96 hours straight, with daily generation exceeding 1 million kWh, according [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org/tower-csp-at-tangshan-haitais-massive-solar-park-runs-a-record-96-hours/">Tower CSP at Tangshan Haitai&#8217;s massive solar park runs a record 96 hours straight</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org">SolarPACES</a>.</p>

<p>Safe harbor isn’t just a compliance exercise. It’s the single most effective move an EPC, developer or asset owner, can make right now to lock in a stronger competitive position through 2030. Act on or before July 4th, 2026, and every project in your pipeline could qualify for at least the 40% ITC, including the domestic content adder. Here’s what you need to know. By Kleber Facchini, Director, CC&#038;I Products&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/the-safe-harbor-playbook-lock-in-full-itc-value-by-july-4th-and-win-through-2030/">The Safe Harbor Playbook: Lock in Full ITC Value by July 4th and Win Through 2030 </a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

The developer Ocean Winds cut controversial deals with the Trump administration last week to abandon two U.S. offshore wind developments. But across the Atlantic, it’s making big strides — especially with floating wind. On Monday, Ocean Winds said its 30-megawatt project in the south of France has started…

<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.