Jera Nex acquires U.S. solar sites from Lightsource bp
Jera Nex has purchased two US solar arrays totaling 395 MW from Lightsource bp. The acquisition marks Jera Nex’s first deal since it launched in April. Lightsource bp will continue to manage assets and provide maintenance services at the projects.
New bidding strategy for PV asset owners operating in spot market
Conceived by an international research team, the new bidding strategy applies to the day-after and the intraday markets. It uses a technique that transforms results from probabilistic models into actual scenarios. Their method showed its ability to yield increased revenues and reduced imbalance.
GoodWe unveils solar inverter for commercial and industrial projects
The inverter is designed for small C&I applications and can be easily set during commissioning to a range of sizes and voltage outputs.
Dual-axis solar tracker based on UV, MEMS sensors
Researchers have designed a new tracking system that utilizes an arithmetic optimization-based PID controller. The proposed tracker uses two different sensor types – a UV sensor and a micro-electromechanical solar (MEMS) sensor. The first one calculates the intensity of UV radiation received from the sun, and the second one forecasts the sun’s path across the sky.
Sunrun stock rises on strong cash generation in Q2 earnings
The residential solar and energy storage provider increased its battery attachment rates and net subscriber value of its customers.
Solid-state battery from ION reaches 800 cycles, no sign of common solid-state issues
The solid-state battery developer announced it has achieved 800 cycles with its battery, marking significant progress towards commercialization. If this trend continues, the development holds promising potential for grid-scale projects.
Atlanta Motorsports Park goes solar
The motorsports club with an F1-style track is installing a solar array that is expected to power about 60% of its operations.
Goldman Sachs invests $440 million in renewable independent power producer
The strategic investment in BrightNight will support the development of utility, commercial, and industrial solar and energy storage projects.
Nextracker posts 50% year-over-year revenue growth
The solar tracker manufacturer increased its fiscal Q1 2025 revenue to $720 million, up from the previous year’s revenue of $480 million.
Rethinking renewable energy control systems to create a smarter grid
New cloud computing technology can leverage industrial IoT protocols and extend the capabilities of SCADA with a software-first approach.
