12+ hour, 6+ min ago   (300+ words) By 2050, sodium-ion batteries with fast learning rates could deliver storage at 1114/MWh cheaper than lithium-ion at 1622/MWh while also offering higher energy-to-power ratios and high cycle durability, a new research finds. By 2050, sodium-ion batteries with fast learning rates could deliver…...

15+ hour, 40+ min ago   (130+ words) The 500 MW/1 GWh Jiayuguan NingSheng project combines lithium batteries and supercapacitors to support grid stability and renewables integration. The 500 MW/1 GWh Jiayuguan NingSheng project combines lithium batteries and supercapacitors to support grid stability and renewables integration.From ESS News China's…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (294+ words) The Chinese perovskite solar technology developer said the result is currently under testing by an unspecified third-party authoritative laboratory in China. The achievement is part of the company's efforts to bring its perovskite cell technology closer to commercial production. China's…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (336+ words) The first stage of the biggest approved battery project in Australia is now fully operational with Origin Energy announcing the initial stage of the 700 MW / 3,160 MWh battery energy storage system being built next to its Eraring coal-fired generator in New…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (330+ words) A startup led by Cambridge University scientists and the former chair of Oxford PV is attempting to commercialize flow battery electrolytes with greater energy density than vanadium-based batteries. Kodiaq Technologies claims its electrolytes can be deployed as a drop-in solution…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (217+ words) UNSW researchers boosted TOPCon solar cell efficiency by locally thinning the rear poly-Si layer, reducing parasitic absorption while preserving wafer integrity. The champion cell built with this approach achieved 25.10% efficiency with improved bifaciality and maintained strong passivation. Baseline n-type TOPCon…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (429+ words) U.S. startup Quilt has introduced a new three-zone ductless heat pump for residential use, offering independent temperature control across three areas with a single outdoor unit. The system uses R32 (difluoromethane) as the refrigerant and can reportedly achieved a coefficient of performance…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (203+ words) China's Astronergy says its ASTRO N7 Pro module targets utility-scale PV plants and commercial rooftops, offering quarter-cell architecture, bifacial gains, and a 30-year performance guarantee. Astronergy, the solar module unit of China's Chint Group, has introduced a new tunnel oxide passivated…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (524+ words) More than 1.2 GWh of new behind-the-meter energy storage capacity was installed across Australia in December 2025 as households and businesses sought to take advantage of the federal government's revised AUD 7.2 billion ($4.9 billion) Cheaper Home Batteries Program. The latest figures from energy…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (395+ words) UNSW researchers developed an experimentally validated model linking UV-induced degradation in TOPCon solar cells to hydrogen transport, charge trapping, and permanent structural changes in the passivation stack. They show that thicker aluminum oxide layers significantly improve UV resilience by limiting…...