Storage & Grid
8,000 European Solar Systems Exposed to Internet Cyberattacks
Roughly 8,000 European solar energy systems are exposed to internet-based cyberattacks, according to research by Dutch security researchers NTSC-NL and Modat. The figure is a lower bound: it covers on...
AmpereHour and Ampt Partner on Direct-to-Battery Storage Systems
Pune-based battery energy storage system (BESS) provider AmpereHour Energy has partnered with US-based DC optimiser company Ampt to deploy direct-to-battery (D2B) storage systems. The partnership, ann...
Maryland's first storage capacity round falls 360 MW short of target
The Maryland Public Service Commission has awarded 440 MW of capacity in the first storage solicitation under the state's Next Generation Energy Act, leaving the round 360 MW short of its 800 MW targe...
EU clean power cushions gas shock but storage gap threatens stability
Clean electricity generation cushioned Europe from a severe gas price shock in 2026, but a widening storage gap now threatens grid stability, according to the Eurelectric Power Barometer 2026.
Solar's Record Growth Meets Grid Bottlenecks as 2031 Dominance Looms
Solar energy is consolidating its position as the world's fastest-growing power source, with record deployment, large financing rounds and forecasts pointing to its emergence as the largest global con...
First PNAST Allocates 228 MW Transmission Capacity to Three Data Centers
Brazil's first cycle of the Competitive Process of the National Policy for Access to the Transmission System (PNAST) concluded with 228 MW of Basic Network capacity allocated to three data center proj...
LONGi Europe CEO: Modules and Storage from a Single Source
LONGi Europe President Leon Zhang has addressed the growing role of battery storage in utility-scale solar in the latest CEO Talk video interview published by pv Europe on 7 October 2026.
Ofgem Extends NESO Grid Connection Offer Deadline to 31 October
Ofgem has granted the National Energy System Operator (NESO) a second extension for Gate 2 Phase 1 grid connection offers, moving the deadline from 30 September to 31 October. The extension affects ar...
GB Grid: cutting delays beats financing, BloombergNEF's Peter Hall says
The UK's new state-owned Great British Grid (GB Grid) company should treat the reduction of connection delays as its most powerful cost-cutting tool, according to BloombergNEF's head of grids research...
Hithium sodium-ion storage moves from validation toward bankable deployment
Hithium's first-generation sodium-ion battery platform has cleared a key safety milestone as the manufacturer positions the technology for large-scale energy storage deployment. The company said its ∞...