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UK Government blocks GB Energy from using solar panels manufactured with Chinese slave labour

UK Government blocks GB Energy from using solar panels manufactured with Chinese slave labour

The UK Government has moved to block the new publicly-owned clean energy company, GB Energy, from using solar panels imported from China and using slave labour to manufacture them.

Matrix And rPlus Energies Successfully Commission Idaho Solar Project

Matrix And rPlus Energies Successfully Commission Idaho Solar Project

Matrix Renewables, backed by TPG Rise and rPlus Energies, have successfuly commissioned Pleasant Valley Solar 1. This landmark solar power generation facility in Ada County, Idaho, has a capacity of approximately 200 MWac / 261 MWdc, making it the largest operational solar facility in Idaho Power’s system.

University of Queensland Researchers Set Solar Cell World Record

University of Queensland Researchers Set Solar Cell World Record

University of Queensland researchers have set a world record for solar cell efficiency with eco-friendly perovskite technology. A team led by Prof. Lianzhou Wang has unveiled a tin halide perovskite (THP) solar cell capable of converting sunlight to electricity at a certified record efficiency of 16.65%.

PV

UK councils outpace homeowners in rooftop solar uptake, new data shows

UK councils outpace homeowners in rooftop solar uptake, new data shows

Local authorities in the UK are outpacing private homeowners in their rates of rooftop solar adoption, according to research by British solar company Gryd Energy.  

Tigo Energy introduces comprehensive high-performance off-grid solar package

UK MPs support solar farms’ biodiversity benefits

Catalyze Acquires 48 MW of New York Community Solar Projects from hep solar

Shawton Energy Joins Co-op Framework to Support Rooftop Solar Expansion

Zelestra closes $113 million financing for Jasper County solar plant in Indiana

Amid funding dip and consolidation, $300M flows to off-grid solar as market gathers momentum

Resonance Invests in Big Solar Co-op Rooftop Solar Program

TotalEnergies Commissions Solar Power System for ILS Facility in Oman

China
Oxford PV and Trinasolar announce a landmark Perovskite PV patent licensing agreement

Chile
Grenergy launches a reverse energy auction in Chile

Panorama

Global Poll Shows Business Leaders Support Rapid Transition Away From Fossil Fuels

Global Poll Shows Business Leaders Support Rapid Transition Away From Fossil Fuels

A landmark global poll of business executives across 15 countries shows overwhelming support for a rapid transition away from fossil fuels to renewable electricity. 

Six American Cities Excelling in Renewable Energy Use

Storage

Sweden
BW ESS and Nordea Bank sign largest ever battery storage financing in the Nordics

BW ESS and Nordea Bank sign largest ever battery storage financing in the Nordics

BW ESS has secured a SEK 628 million green loan agreement with Nordea Bank for its 211MW/211MWh portfolio of operational battery storage assets in Sweden, owned in partnership with Ingrid Capacity.   

Volytica introduces contract tracker at ees/Intersolar Europe

GoodWe to Showcase Next-Gen Residential, C&I Storage and Utility-Scale Solutions at Intersolar Europe 2025

Cummins Launches Next-Gen BESS in the UAE

Apatura secures planning consent for new 50 MW BESS in East Kilbride

Agenda

InterSolar Europe

InterSolar Europe

17 th Solar PV & Energy Storage World Expo

Intersolar Mexico

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Conference 2025


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El jurado de la feria ees (la gran feria europea de las baterías y los sistemas acumuladores de energía) ya ha seleccionado los productos y soluciones innovadoras que aspiran, como finalistas, al gran premio ees 2021. Independientemente de cuál o cuáles sean las candidaturas ganadoras, la sola inclusión en este exquisito grupo VIP constituye todo un éxito para las empresas. A continuación, los diez finalistas 2021 de los ees Award (ees es una de las cuatro ferias que integran el gran evento anual europeo del sector de la energía, The smarter E).