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Annual U.S. crude oil exports in 2025 decreased 3% from 2024, the first annual decrease since 2021. Exports decreased to Europe and the Asia and Oceania region, the two top regional destinations for U.S. crude oil. Despite fewer crude oil exports, U.S. crude oil imports decreased by more. Overall, U.S. net imports of crude oil—total imports minus total exports—decreased from 2.5 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2024 to 2.2 million b/d in 2025.

Global long-duration energy storage (LDES) deployment figures soared in 2025, but newer technologies risk being outcompeted by the incumbent, lithium-ion (Li-ion).

Joshua Murphy, head of energy storage for IPP Econergy, sat down with Energy-Storage.news for a video interview to discuss various business and financial topics at the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London last month.

<p>Tracker manufacturer FTC Solar has signed a five-year, 1-GW supply agreement with U.S. developer Strata Clean Energy. &#8220;As we conclude our first 500 MW of 2P projects with Strata, we’re incredibly pleased to be selected to work with them again on an additional 1 GW of future projects,” said Yann Brandt, president and CEO of&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/03/strata-clean-energy-signs-1-gw-ftc-solar-tracker-supply-agreement/">Strata Clean Energy signs 1-GW FTC Solar tracker supply agreement</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>As solar power becomes the fastest growing source of energy in the United States, it has matured from a growth-first industry to one attempting to balance growth with full-lifecycle accountability. This year, several trends are converging to create a solar panel recycling landscape never seen before. How the industry, especially solar panel recyclers and those&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/03/with-great-solar-power-comes-great-recycling-responsibility/">With great solar power comes great recycling responsibility</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Despite consistent policy headwinds from a number of sources, including the federal government, the U.S. solar industry installed more than 43 GW of new capacity in 2025, according to a... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/policy/solar-year-in-review-report-shows-positive-signs-despite-slowdown/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>An energy storage component supplier is establishing a manufacturing site in Indiana that will create at least 300 jobs. Hanjung America, a subsidiary of South Korea-based Hanjung NCS, is building its first North American facility in Huntington, Indiana. The company is a supplier for Samsung SDI and will make cooling systems and direct-injection fire extinguishers&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/03/south-korean-ess-component-supplier-will-build-us-factory-in-indiana/">South Korean ESS component supplier will build US factory in Indiana</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Officials from Millard County in Utah have granted zoning approval for Creekstone Energy to build a solar project on 13,000 acres of state trust land to help power its hyperscale data center campus in Delta, Utah. Creekstone executed a long-term solar lease with Utah&#8217;s School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (TLA), wherein revenue generated from the&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/03/1-gw-solar-project-planned-for-utah-hyperscale-data-center/">1-GW solar project planned for Utah hyperscale data center</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are now an investable asset class, and infrastructure funds are acquiring developer platforms and financing large portfolios to accelerate deployment across Europe. Carlos Candil and Carlo de Haas of Lincoln International break down the trend.

El sector renovable español se encuentra en un punto de inflexión crítico. Tras una década de despliegue masivo de energía solar y eólica, la red eléctrica se enfrenta a un desafío sin precedentes: la incapacidad de gestionar los excedentes de producción. Para dar respuesta a este "cuello de botella" estructural, nace una de las alianzas industriales más potentes del año.

India-based Involtics has launched its GTSI series of single-phase hybrid inverters in 3 kW, 3.6 kW, 5 kW and 6 kW sizes for residential solar systems.

Researchers from Nanchang University and Trina Solar found that TOPCon solar modules exhibit metastable “degradation–recovery” under UV exposure, with light soaking fully restoring performance and no impact on real-world energy yield. Their findings highlight the need to refine UV testing standards to better reflect field performance and guide PV reliability assessments.

Octopus Australia has broken ground on the 486MWh Blind Creek Solar Farm and Battery site in New South Wales (NSW).

The NSW Independent Planning Commission has approved Edify Energy's 400MWh Burroway solar-plus-storage project in Australia.

PwC e InnoEnergy señalan que este mercado, esencial para e-fuels y aviación, ya genera contratos de compra a largo plazo. Su rentabilidad exige optimizar la integración térmica en plantas de biomasa. Actualmente, los nórdicos lideran el despliegue de infraestructuras de almacenamiento, asegurando la bancabilidad de proyectos de transformación.

La infraestructura fotovoltaica instalada por Seipasa consta de 182 módulos de 550 Wp, y ha supuesto una inversión total de 99.815 euros.

Plans to build Australia’s first large-scale silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing facility in Queensland have been put on the fast track by the federal government in a nod to the project’s potential to play a key role in supporting a domestic solar supply chain.

En la primera semana de marzo, los precios de la mayoría de los principales mercados eléctricos europeos aumentaron respecto a la semana anterior y la mayoría alcanzó promedios semanales superiores a 80 €/MWh.

Canadian researchers proposed a laminate-free solar module using polycarbonate instead of EVA and glass. The new encapsulation technique reportedly enables easy disassembly, reuse of solar cells, and open-source local manufacturing.

El presupuesto total es de 159.696 euros y las empresas interesadas pueden presentar sus ofertas hasta el 26 de marzo. El plazo de ejecución de las obras es de cuatro meses.

South Carolina regulators and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are investigating Silfab Solar’s Fort Mill manufacturing plant after releases of potassium hydroxide and hydrofluoric acid within the same week.

Lots of Americans are electrifying their cars and homes, enticed by the prospect of lower bills , cleaner air , and less planet-warming pollution . But all that new electric equipment creates a serious challenge: It requires bigger, better infrastructure to manage the increased flow of electrons, from the electrical…

This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter . Mike Fleming was always interested in geothermal energy — how it works, how sustainable it is, and how efficiently it can heat homes and businesses. But Fleming, who has a decade of experience drilling wells in New England,…

Last spring, when the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina installed a giant solar array on its new headquarters in Winston-Salem, leaders of the project hoped it would inspire other nonprofits to follow suit. Sure enough, it has done just that. A 400-kilowatt solar array is now being built at the…

El fabricante promete una inversión de más de 400 millones para producir en un futuro módulos de baterías en Navarra.