Storage & Grid
Ares Management takes minority stake in Statera's 1.9GW UK portfolio
Ares Management has acquired a minority stake in Statera Energy's 1.9GW portfolio of storage and flexibility assets in the UK, marking the first European investment for the firm's Ares Infrastructure ...
Batteries, light roofs and smart charging lead PV Europe weekly picks
This week's PV Europe roundup brings product launches from JA Solar, a major battery storage acquisition by German truck charging specialist Electrofleet, and new mounting and energy management soluti...
India curtails 1.46 billion units of solar power in two months
India curtailed 1,462 million units (MU) of solar power in July and August 2026 alone, according to a new report from the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). The figure forms part of a...
Omnidian Marks 10 Years With New Commercial BESS Management Solution
Omnidian, the performance assurance platform for distributed solar and storage, is marking its 10th anniversary with the launch of a new end-to-end commercial battery energy storage system (BESS) asse...
UK co-location boom tests market frameworks as rules lag behind
Great Britain's co-location boom — pairing solar and wind farms with battery energy storage behind a single grid connection — is testing the limits of the UK's existing market frameworks, according to...
Hungary's 37% import reliance exposes deep energy mix flaws
Hungary imported 37% of its electricity consumption in 2025, with those imports concentrated in the highest-price periods of the day. The figure underscores a structural vulnerability in the country's...
AI data centers push Mexico's power grid toward 1.73 GW by 2031
Global data center electricity consumption reached approximately 415 TWh in 2024, accounting for 2-3 percent of worldwide electricity use. Annual demand growth has averaged 12 percent over the past fi...
Atmoce launches BattBank C&I storage and 25-year residential warranty
Atmoce has introduced a 25-year warranty on its residential storage system, alongside a new commercial and industrial (C&I) product called the BattBank. The announcements, reported by PV Guided Tours ...
Vertical PV overbuilding boosts output without new grid connections
Grid connection capacity has become one of the most persistent bottlenecks for photovoltaic expansion in mature solar markets. Adding new generation typically requires costly grid upgrades or faces si...
C&I solar-plus-storage payback drops to three to eight years
Commercial and industrial (C&I) solar-plus-storage systems are delivering material reductions in energy bills, with payback periods now ranging from three to eight years, according to the latest editi...