Egypt’s Kemet has signed three agreements with Chinese companies over the last week, covering plans for a 5 GW solar cell complex, a 5 GWh battery energy storage factory and Egypt’s first solar inverter factory. January 19, 2026 Patrick Jowett Image: Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy Egyptian company Kemet has signed a cooperation agreement with Chinese clean energy conglomerate GCL to develop an industrial complex for manufacturing solar cells in Egypt. According to a s...

The Export-Import Bank of Korea is investing in a 132 MW solar plus 325 MWh battery energy storage project in Guam, under development by a consortium of Korean developers. December 24, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Oskar Kadaksoo, Unsplash The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) is set to provide $241 million in financing for a large-scale solar-plus-storage project in Guam. The Yona solar power project will consist of a 132 MW solar plant and 325 MWh battery energy storage system to be develope...

Industry leaders have recommended buyers sourcing battery energy storage systems (BESS) look past sticker prices and headline figures during a pv magazine Week Europe 2025 webinar. In a session on what to consider when purchasing BESS, held as part of pv magazine’s virtual conference last week, panellists discussed pricing, supplier and product reliability and the outlook for battery storage in Europe. Ed Mulloy, Solution Engineer at Accure Battery Intelligence, advised that due to industry fi...

A report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) notes that while it is still uncertain whether sodium-ion batteries will become a disruptive alternative to lithium-ion technology, they could offer significant cost-saving opportunities in applications such as electric vehicles and large-scale energy storage. November 28, 2025 Patrick Jowett Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) could offer a promising cost-reduction alternative to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), according to a report from the...

A football club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester, has opened a tender for the supply and installation of a 80 kW solar array alongside 40 kW of battery storage. The deadline for applications is November 30. November 20, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: pv magazine Greater Manchester-based Avro football club is searching for a contractor to supply and install a solar-plus-battery storage system. Available tender details state the selected contractor will be required to provide a complete turnkey sol...

Aurora Energy Research says regulatory shifts in Czechia are creating strong short-term revenue prospects for utility-scale battery storage, with a two-hour system commissioned next year projected to earn an internal rate of return above 15%. November 17, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: NGEN From ESS News Czechia’s battery storage capacity is set to reach 6 GWh by the end of the decade, up from around 2.3 GWh today, according to analysis by Aurora Energy Research. The country’s current battery fl...

Finland has inaugurated the world’s largest sand battery, a 1 MW/100 MWh thermal storage system developed by Polar Night Energy. The unit is already exceeding efficiency targets. August 28, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Polar Night Energy Finland has inaugurated the world’s largest sand battery this week, a 1 MW/100 MWh thermal storage system developed by Polar Night Energy. The industrial-scale unit in Pornainen began operating in June after district heating company Loviisan Lämpö commis...