PVFarm has launched the commercial version of its platform for utility-scale solar + energy storage project optimisation, RE Pilot, part of an expanding suite of tools for utility-scale renewable energy design that enables teams to explore a wide range of project configurations before progressing into detailed engineering.

Europe is on track for a record wind year. It installed 8.8 GW of new wind power capacity in the first half of 2026, a 30% increase on the first half of 2025. That’s good news for Europe’s energy security and competitiveness. But structural problems persist. Policy choices on permitting, grids, and electrification will determine whether the wind ramp-up will continue.

Inox Solar Americas, a U.S.-based solar PV module and cell manufacturing company, today announced that it has signed a 767-MW PV module supply agreement with a leading U.S. renewable energy developer and independent power producer focused on developing, financing, owning, and operating utility-scale solar and energy storage projects.

Regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company Casella Waste Systems, Inc. has joined with Waga Energy to announce the start of operations at the RNG production facility at the McKean Landfill in Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania.

PacWave South, the first fully operational, pre-permitted and grid-connected wave energy test facility in the continental United States, is now open for business. A ribbon cutting ceremony on August 27 celebrated the culmination of nearly 15 years of planning, permitting, design, construction, and close collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy’s  Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office, the facility’s operator, Oregon State University, and other partners.  

Electrification technology specialist Volue has released new research finding that two European battery projects built to the same specification, at much the same cost, can earn very different returns.

ICF, a  global solutions and technology provider, has been awarded a new $35 million contract by Entergy Louisiana to implement the utility's full residential, commercial and industrial energy efficiency portfolio to help customers better manage energy costs and improve grid reliability.

At the SMM trade fair in Hamburg last week, DNV awarded Yanmar Power Solutions Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings, type approval (TA) for its Maritime Hydrogen Fuel Cell System.

Independent EV battery diagnostics specialist AVILOO has announced the expansion of its AVILOO Battery Warranty into a further 14 European markets – extending the warranty for used EV buyers to a total of 24 countries across Europe.

Andreas Atkins tells REM that expanding the UK’s EV charging network requires early investment to manage grid, planning and cost constraints as demand grows.

Las altas temperaturas ambientales no son, por sí solas, la causa de los puntos calientes. Estos pueden aparecer por sombreado parcial, microfisuras u otros defectos internos que alteran el flujo normal de corriente dentro del módulo. Pero la creciente exposición de las instalaciones a condiciones térmicas exigentes refuerza la necesidad de valorar la seguridad como un indicador adicional de rendimiento. Los resultados comparativos permiten observar la magnitud de esa diferencia. Bajo sombreado de una sola célula, los módulos ABC alcanzaron una temperatura máxima de 80 °C, frente a los 139 °C registrados por los módulos TOPCon. En condiciones de sombreado de una superficie amplia, las temperaturas máximas fueron de 71 °C y 110 °C, respectivamente.