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Major Demo Keeps Quaise Energy on Track to Power the World with Clean, Renewable Geothermal Energy

The mother lode of geothermal energy is some two to 12 miles beneath the Earth’s surface where the rock is so hot that if water could be pumped to the area it would become supercritical, a steam-like phase that most people aren’t familiar with.

Ultimate Guide to Battery Aging - How to Prevent Aging in Battery Energy Storage

This article will explain aging in lithium-ion batteries, which are the dominant battery type worldwide with a market share of over 90 percent for battery energy stationary storage (BESS).

Future Proofing Off-Grid Systems Against Obsolescence

The ReadyEdge is a system monitoring and site management device that connects to one or multiple compatible Morningstar charge controllers to aggregate their operating data and enable remote management.

Battery Manufacturer Cuts Scrap by 90% and Streamlines Prototyping

Lithos has now built a repeatable system through PICO to speed up prototyping, minimize losses, and ensure every change is intentional, traceable, and scalable.

Battery inspection using machine vision – fast, reliable, and variable

Averna has developed a procedure for automating battery inspection for one of its customers. The fact that potential errors are extremely varied increases the complexity of the inspection process.

Jinko Solar Expands into Energy Storage

Although contracts for solar and energy storage are inherently different, many of the terms and conditions remain the same, so customers can enjoy a more streamlined purchasing process, reducing cost and time.

District Energy Technology for Data Centers

By aggregating the thermal needs of multiple buildings, district energy systems create economies of scale that enable investment in highly-efficient, industrial-scale or renewable assets that may not make economic sense for an individual building.

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Reliability in Extreme Latitude: Sungrow Deploys 60MWh Battery Storage Project Close to the Arctic Circle

This project supports Finland's renewable energy grid and is part of the FRV AmpTank joint venture. The company is developing battery storage projects for both short-duration and long-duration storage at multiple locations.

Sungrow Releases the Groundbreaking PowerTitan 3.0 Energy Storage System Platform

The 30ft PowerTitan 3.0 Plus version is the world's largest BESS both in capacity and energy density, reducing land footprint by 45% and cabling by 10%. Record-breaking energy density with up to 684Ah stacking battery cells and 12.5MW/50MWh per AC block.

Kiwa PVEL Releases 11th Edition of the PV Module Reliability Scorecard

In the 11th edition, Kiwa PVEL names a total of 50 manufacturers as "Top Performers" in one or more of the tests, with nine manufacturers named as Top Performers with at least one model type listed in each of the seven test categories.

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Cadiz Signs Second MOU for Hydrogen - Solar Development at Cadiz Ranch

Clean energy and digital infrastructure projects at Cadiz expected to generate $7- $10 million per year in lease revenue and water supply sales, in addition to supporting sustainable water and farming operations and data center development.

Natural Power supports Brookfield's $1.74 billion acquisition of National Grid Renewables

Global independent renewable energy consultancy, Natural Power, has provided technical due diligence on behalf of Brookfield Asset Management, one of the world's largest clean energy investors, in support of its acquisition of National Grid's U.S. onshore renewables business for $1.74 billion.

PVH USA Case Study Confirms Industry-Leading Tracker Resilience in U.S. Hurricane and Snow Belt Regions

Wind-tunnel-tested design, less than 2-minute storm-stow and AI-driven SCADA combine to protect solar assets in Florida and the Midwest

Risen Energy Launches Integrated Solar Storage Systems at SNEC 2025

Full-stack residential, C&I, and utility-scale solutions highlight seamless PV, storage, and energy management integration

LG Energy Solution and Toyota Tsusho Establish a Battery Recycling Joint Venture in the U.S.

-The joint venture company Green Metals Battery Innovations will construct a pre-processing facility in North Carolina to extract black mass, a key material for battery recycling -The new facility objective is to achieve an annual processing capacity of 13,500 tons of scrap, equivalent to over 40,000 automotive batteries -LG Energy Solution's first battery recycling JV in North America signifies a strong commitment to collaboration on a closed-loop system and circular economy

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OMCO Origin® Factory-Direct Trackers

OMCO Origin® Factory-Direct Trackers

A One-In-Portrait (1P) solution for a wide range of solar projects within utility scale, distributed generation (DG), and community solar markets manufactured and factory preassembled in the USA at OMCO Solar with full-scale support, and design for quick, easy and safe installation, and fewer trackers per MW. OMCO makes all structural components with domestic steel and this balanced design allows for more accurate targeting and reduced energy consumption. OMCO Origin® Factory-Direct Trackers include universal module mounts with options for all commercially available modules, labor-saving bearings with 6 adjustable ways to compensate for posts and terrain issues, and foundation solutions for every terrain including OMCO C Piles.

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Nature's Generator

Nature's Generator

Nature's Generator Inc., is one of the original North American solar generator brands. Established in 2015, with distribution facilities located in North America, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. Nature's Generator continues to design and develop industry leading whole home power solutions that are designed for easy home integration.