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<p>A city-owned utility is launching a pilot program to install energy management and storage systems in homes in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ann Arbor Sustainability Energy Utility is the first U.S. city-owned utility purchasing and deploying residential solar and battery systems to support behind-the-meter energy use. The pilot will test how distributed home energy resources can&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/04/ann-arbor-utility-deploying-solar-storage-systems-on-local-homes/">Ann Arbor utility deploying solar + storage systems on local homes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>According to data compiled by solar buyer Black Bear Energy, the U.S. real estate industry has crossed 1 GW of installed on-site solar capacity. The 2025 Real Estate Solar Leaderboards shows that 1.086 GW has been installed across 2,157 project from over 65 owners and managers. The Solar Leaderboard compiles data on U.S.-based projects facilitated&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/04/report-commercial-real-estate-companies-have-installed-over-1-gw-of-solar-across-us/">Report: Commercial real estate companies have installed over 1 GW of solar across US</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

En España, Sunwafe obtiene la aprobación de las autoridades asturianas para un emplazamiento de 30 hectáreas, y en Países Bajos, la fábrica prevista por Resilicon para fabricar 13 GW de polisilicio obtiene el estatus NZIA.

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With CATL and HyperStrong's 60GWh sodium-ion battery deal announcement yesterday, it's an ideal time to look at the different sodium-ion cell chemistries and battery products available for BESS today.

New federal data shows solar and battery assets will comprise nearly 80% of all new utility-scale power additions planned for the U.S. electric grid this year.

Prices for natural gas in Europe and Asia have diverged from those in the United States since the February 28 closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Utility DTE Energy has said it will forego customer rate increases for two years dependent on the success of a US$16 billion data centre campus involving a battery energy storage system (BESS).

<p>A much-discussed “return to coal” by some countries in the wake of the Iran war...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/world-will-not-see-significant-return-to-coal-in-2026-despite-iran-crisis/">World ‘will not see significant return to coal’ in 2026 – despite Iran crisis</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

<p>&#160; Exciting Job opportunity in Concentrating Solar Technology: SolarPACES TCP Executive Secretary Position The Executive Committee of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Power, Thermal, and Chemical Energy Systems Technology Collaboration Programme (SOLARPACES TCP) invites applications for the position of the SOLARPACES TCP Secretariat. Submit your application by June 20, 2026. See full application text [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org/callsecretariat/">CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: IEA SOLARPACES TCP Secretariat</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org">SolarPACES</a>.</p>

<p>Indianapolis-based Bila Solar has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system (QMS) at its solar panel assembly facility. ISO 9001:2015 certification signals that an organization has put in place a quality management system designed to support consistency, accountability and continual improvement. To achieve certification, Bila Solar implemented a formal QMS aligned with globally&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/04/bila-solar-achieves-iso-certification-at-indianapolis-panel-factory/">Bila Solar achieves ISO certification at Indianapolis panel factory</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

Beijing has introduced a stricter national carbon evaluation system that formally holds provincial governments accountable for emissions reduction and energy transition targets.

<p>Regalo Press and New York City-based publisher Simon &#38; Schuster have acquired the solar industry&#8217;s latest retrospective memoir, &#8216;SOLAR COASTER: The Untold Story of the Solar Industry One Man&#8217;s Journey... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/news/regalo-press-acquires-new-solar-energy-business-memoir/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the Soda Mountain Solar Project through its Opt-In Certification program, created to help speed up clean energy permitting and deployment across the state. The project being developed by VC Renewables will be located on approximately 2,670 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California Desert&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/04/soda-mountain-solar-storage-project-given-go-ahead-by-california-energy-commission/">Soda Mountain solar + storage project given go-ahead by California Energy Commission</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

Científicos de Finlandia señalan la necesidad de desarrollar de marcos regulatorios que incentiven la inversión en flexibilidad: ni el sobredimensionamiento de renovables, ni el refuerzo de redes, ni la gestión de la demanda son suficientes por sí solos para garantizar la seguridad de suministro en escenarios de sequía renovable.

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/11/ride-also-tm-b-header-1.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>A billion-dollar valuation is a headline that’s hard to ignore. And when it’s attached to a new e-bike brand spun out of a company like Rivian, it’s even harder not to get swept up in the excitement.</p> <p>But zoom out for a moment, and a more complicated picture starts to emerge.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/04/28/the-uncomfortable-reality-behind-rivians-new-billion-dollar-e-bike-brand/#more-461893">more…</a>

Landatu Solar explicó a <b>pv magazine</b> que consolida su actividad en soluciones estructurales para fotovoltaica con sistemas aplicados en cubiertas planas, suelo y superficies de agua, en un contexto de mayor demanda y cambios regulatorios que condicionan el ritmo de los proyectos.

IPP Grenergy has entered into a long-term toll with an 'investment grade' international utility for a solar PV co-located BESS of 680MWh in Spain.

El MIT ha desarrollado EnergAIzer, que alcanza un error medio cercano al 8% en la estimación del consumo energético para cargas reales de IA ejecutadas en GPU, un nivel comparable al de herramientas de simulación exhaustiva, pero con una latencia de cálculo de apenas unos segundos.

Matrix Renewables cierra una financiación sin recurso de 245 millones de libras para un proyecto de almacenamiento en baterías de 500 MW en Escocia; y Grenergy firma un tolling financiero a 12 años para las baterías de su proyecto híbrido Escuderos.

El robo ha sido denunciado ante la policía, que ha abierto una investigación y ha indicado que existen pistas en el caso, según una alerta de mercado emitida por BM Energy.

Sumitomo Electric will supply a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) energy storage system to enable grid integration of wind energy in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

A handful of Democratic-led states are targeting energy-efficiency programs in an attempt to provide relief on soaring utility bills. It’s surprising, given the broad support energy-efficiency programs have among Democrats — and the fact that these incentives produce energy savings that benefit both the climate and…

As data centers drive electricity demand to new heights and consumers struggle with rising energy costs, cheap, clean power remains out of reach in much of Virginia: Nearly two-thirds of counties outright ban or severely restrict large solar farms. But that’s about to change. Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a…

PV inverter manufacturer and energy storage system integrator Sungrow has re-filed its listing application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX).