9+ hour, 30+ min ago   (381+ words) “The scientific gap addressed in the present work is not the individual use of PVT, heat pumps, refrigerants, or TiO₂-based materials, but the experimentally resolved interaction between passive face thermal regulation, active refrigerant-based heat extraction, and seasonal refrigerant response within…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (943+ words) Hamburg-based digital utility Rabot Energy launched its new standalone home battery designed specifically for apartment renters in June 2026, and ESS News had the chance to speak with Konrad Schade, chief operating officer and managing director at the company, about both…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (464+ words) South Korea is expected to install 3.5 GW of solar this year, according to a report from the Korea Eximbank. The state-owned export credit agency’s report adds the country installed 3.1 GW of solar in 2025, meaning the market is set to grow…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (208+ words) Lebanon’s Ministry of Interior and Municipalities, Ministry of Public Works and Transport, and Ministry of Energy and Water have issued new rules for the deployment of PV systems with capacities of up to 1.5 MW. The government said the interim provisions…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (323+ words) The U.S. solar industry installed 19.2 GW of PV capacity in the first half of 2026, according to the latest US Solar Market Insight report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. This compares with around 18.7 GW deployed in the…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (314+ words) WattPower has introduced its 506KTL grid-forming inverter, a 506 kW string inverter designed for utility-scale solar projects. The Indian manufacturer said the inverter is designed to help engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies and renewable energy developers meet evolving grid-code requirements while…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (286+ words) Indian state-owned power utility NTPC has invited expressions of interest (EoI) for the development and installation of grid-connected battery energy storage systems (BESS) using sodium-ion battery technology at its existing thermal power plants and office buildings. The pilot program will…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (416+ words) According to the latest solar energy dashboard published by France’s Ministry in charge of Energy (SDES), 3 GW of new solar capacity was connected in the first half of 2026, slightly above the 2.9 GW added during the same period in 2025. Installations larger…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (520+ words) The Netherlands added 1.4 GW of solar capacity in 2025, according to figures published by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). The official figure is down on estimates which put Dutch solar additions at around 2 GW last year. It also represents a sharp…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (458+ words) Pile load testing can therefore be particularly valuable for utility-scale PV projects. Static axial tension and pullout tests can establish actual load-displacement behavior, allowing geotechnical and structural engineers to optimize pile lengths rather than relying solely on conservative correlations. With…...