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<p>Abstract: Growing energy demand and environmental pollution issues are placing greater demands on sustainable thermal energy storage. Research indicates that molten salt phase change materials (MSPCMs) represent a promising alternative for thermal energy storage (TES), effectively addressing the energy supply-demand imbalance. These salts typically have a range of excellent properties, such as high energy storage [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org/published-at-applied-energy-a-review-of-the-performance-and-application-of-molten-salt-based-phase-change-materials-in-sustainable-thermal-energy-storage-at-medium-and-high-temperatures/">Published at Applied Energy &#8211; A review of the performance and application of molten salt-based phase change materials in sustainable thermal energy storage at medium and high temperatures</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org">SolarPACES</a>.</p>

<p>The push to sell and install solar before the residential tax credits expire is real. Climate First Bank, the world’s first FDIC-insured, values-based, digital-forward community bank founded to combat the... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/news/climate-first-bancorp-says-october-was-its-largest-ever-solar-financing-month/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>Solar installers need all of the operations streamlining they can get these days, and Sunvoy, announced the launch of Sunvoy eSignatures this week &#8212; a built-in digital signature feature that... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/news/sunvoy-debuts-a-built-in-esignatures-feature/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>Equity Solar Illinois has announced the energization of Ducks Solar, the first community solar project combined with a battery energy storage system in ComEd’s territory. Ducks Solar’s subscribers are made up mostly of small commercial businesses. “This project not only expands access to the benefits of affordable solar energy for small businesses and municipalities but&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/11/equity-solar-illinois-checks-off-first-community-solar-storage-project-in-comed-territory/">Equity Solar Illinois checks off first community solar + storage project in ComEd territory</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Xcel Energy plans to build the Midwest’s largest battery energy storage site at the Sherco Energy Hub in central Minnesota. This follows Xcel&#8217;s proposal to build out a battery storage network across Minnesota, optimizing the state’s energy grid and helping the company meet the growing electricity needs of the communities it serves. “We’re making a&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/11/xcel-energy-expands-massive-solar-storage-project-to-offset-retiring-minnesota-coal-plant/">Xcel Energy expands massive solar + storage project to offset retiring Minnesota coal plant</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Environmental and consumer advocates are asking the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) to lower Marylanders’ electricity bills by rapidly acquiring new, low-cost clean energy and storage as authorized by the Next Generation Energy Act, which the legislature passed with bipartisan support and was signed into law by Gov. Wes Moore in April. The Maryland Chapter&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/11/environmental-groups-ask-maryland-psc-to-fast-track-storage-deployment/">Environmental groups ask Maryland PSC to fast-track storage deployment</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Distributed Energy Infrastructure (DEI) has completed a 7.1-MW solar + 4-MW battery storage project in Acton, Massachusetts, on a Superfund site formerly occupied by a chemical manufacturing facility. DEI worked with Terrasmart to safely construct the system on the contaminated site. Excavation was minimized, with electrical infrastructure designed primarily aboveground to avoid disturbing contaminated soils.&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/11/dei-completes-solar-project-on-superfund-site-in-massachusetts/">DEI completes solar project on Superfund site in Massachusetts</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

La empresa pone en contacto a promotores de instalaciones fotovoltaicas y sistemas de almacenamiento, así como de otros sistemas renovables, con inversores. Ya opera en España, Italia, Portugal y Polonia, y acaba de entrar en Alemania.

<p>Utility-scale solar projects are being built on a wider variety of site surfaces. This diversity in terrain means an increase in risks “lurking beneath the surface,” says the Terrasmart team... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/advertorial1/tracker-foundations-ebook-understand-subsurface-risk-management/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>Canada’s post-Greener Homes Loan solar market is moving from federal grants to provincial programs and private lending partnerships, led by Financeit and Charge Solar, as provinces decide whether — and... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/canada/solar-financing-in-canada-goes-private-and-provincial/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>Nearly a decade on from the Paris Agreement, there is still not an agreed way...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-cop30-could-finally-agree-how-to-track-the-global-goal-on-adaptation/">Q&amp;A: COP30 could – finally – agree how to track the ‘global goal on adaptation’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

When the International Maritime Organization's lower marine sulfur limit known as IMO 2020 took effect in January 2020, commercial shippers pivoted sharply to fueling their vessels with low-sulfur fuel oil (LSFO). In the years since, high-sulfur fuel oil has reclaimed some market share, as a growing number of commercial vessels install sulfur scrubbers that allow operators to use the heavier, cheaper fuel oils while complying with the new sulfur emission limits.

<p>DOE terminates hundreds of clean energy project grants Washington, D.C.  The Dept. of Energy announced it planned to terminate hundreds of grants issued through the Offices of Clean Energy Demonstrations and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Many solar-related initiatives and projects could be impacted by these cuts, including efforts to expand training for O&#38;M technicians&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/11/the-solar-policy-scoop-november-2025/">The Solar Policy Scoop: November 2025</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

President Donald Trump’s megalaw will soon slam the door on tax credits for homeowners who want to install heat pumps or make other energy-efficiency improvements . But there’s still one way to tap federal assistance for cleaner heating. The same law allows installers of geothermal heat pumps and systems that store…

While the federal policy and regulatory landscapes in 2025 are, to put it mildly, full of uncertainty and outright antagonism — from the cancellation of programs like Solar for All to the rapid drawdown or outright elimination of the Inflation Reduction Act’s incentives for technologies like solar, storage, wind, and…

<p>Recent news from New Zealand has ignited a harsh and misinformed commentary on electric buses. It appears that a petrol Subaru crashed head on into a passenger bus. Sadly, the bus driver died and the occupants of the car were injured. The callous comments on the news article are worse, ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/11/01/is-an-electric-bus-a-fire-risk/">Is An Electric Bus A Fire Risk</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>The storm that hit Jamaica last week was made more powerful by hotter ocean temperatures caused by human activity.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/11/01/we-are-jamaica-and-jamaica-is-us/">We Are Jamaica And Jamaica Is Us</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>When Brunei quietly announced that it would recognize the airworthiness rules of China’s Civil Aviation Administration, it seemed like a bureaucratic footnote. But the decision is a bellwether. By accepting CAAC certification as valid within its own jurisdiction, Brunei effectively declared that it trusts Chinese aviation regulators as much as ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/11/01/trust-in-transition-why-global-aviation-is-starting-to-fly-on-chinese-certification/">Trust in Transition: Why Global Aviation Is Starting to Fly on Chinese Certification</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>The US manufacturer First Solar plans to build a new 3.7 GW factory, aimed at pushing more CdTe solar cell technology into the US market.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/11/01/first-solar-expands-cdte-solar-cell-manufacturing-footprint-in-us/">First Solar Expands CdTe Solar Cell Manufacturing Footprint In US</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>Golden Week in China has always been a national ritual of movement, most often compared to Thanksgiving in the USA. Highways fill, train stations hum, and the country seems to breathe in and out in rhythm with its people heading home or out to see the country. It has also ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/11/01/golden-week-goes-electric-chinas-holiday-travel-becomes-a-showcase-for-the-clean-economy/">Golden Week Goes Electric: China’s Holiday Travel Becomes a Showcase for the Clean Economy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/10/Waymo-cities-2025.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1400" /></div><p>Autonomous taxi company Waymo faced scrutiny last month when a car was caught on video illegally passing a stopped school bus that was letting children off in Atlanta. Now, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking into it.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/01/nhtsa-is-investigating-waymo-robotaxis-for-passing-stopped-school-bus/#more-441662">more…</a>

<p>I am now eligible for an extended warranty for my Tesla Model Y that will be four years old next month. Should I accept their offer? </p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/11/01/tesla-extended-vehicle-warranty-is-it-worth-it/">Tesla Extended Vehicle Warranty — Is It Worth It?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/07/unforgivable.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>Nobody ever says “this is business” before doing something nice, and the recently reborn Lion Electric company is keeping that streak alive by doing the unthinkable to cut costs: they’re going to void the warranties on hundreds of electric school buses.</p> <p><strong>UPDATE 01NOV2025</strong>: <a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/01/lion-electric-schools-bus-warranties-voided-leaving-districts-stuck/#:~:text=The%20Quebec%20Ministry%20of%20Education%20has%20ordered%20Lion%20school%20bus%20models%20be%20taken%20out%20of%20service%20immediately%C2%A0after%20a%20pair%20of%20LionC%20electric%20buses%20caught%20fire%20in%20Montreal%2C%20Quebec%20on%20Sept%209th">two Lion Electric buses caught fire, now they’re in more trouble</a>.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/01/lion-electric-schools-bus-warranties-voided-leaving-districts-stuck/#more-426801">more…</a>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/11/liebherr-mk-120-5-1e-stage-1920x1080-1.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>The first-ever Liebherr MK 120-5.1E electric crane in customer hands has rolled into the narrow, historic streets of Bern’s old town at 20 meters tall with a 45 meter reach and (of course) zero emissions, no vibrations, and almost no noise.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/01/liebherr-mk120-5-1e-electric-mobile-crane-rolls-into-bern/#more-441635">more…</a>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/10/P1066005.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>We recently got a chance to test out a few Chinese EVs in the US, despite that none of the models are actually available here. It gave us just a small taste of the variety and quality of vehicles coming out of the world’s largest EV market – and largest car exporter.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/01/we-tested-these-4-chinese-evs-in-the-us-but-dont-ask-us-how/#more-440050">more…</a>