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Risen Energy has unveiled an anti-glare heterojunction solar module featuring a dual-layer optical design and a power output of up to 730 W. The bifacial panel achieves a maximum efficiency of 23.5% and has received Class AAA anti-glare certification from TÜV Rheinland.

Wood Mackenzie's global storage outlook projects seven-fold growth by 2035, passing 7 TWh, with falling costs and policy support accelerating battery storage in emerging and advancing markets. C&I storage is described as a 'sleeping giant waking up'.

A Wood Mackenzie report says four-hour battery storage is now cheaper than open-cycle gas peakers in 43 modeled markets, though tariffs threaten near-term U.S. cost gains.

According to PV Magazine, rooftop solar generation on Australia's main grid continues to reach new highs, with clear skies helping drive record output from household and business solar systems across the National Electricity Market.

A CleanTechnica article reports that zero-emission bus procurement has moved past treating battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell buses as parallel technologies awaiting a market verdict. It says that after years of operating both, rebuilding depots, and installing charging and refuelling infrastructure, transit agencies have overwhelmingly chosen battery-electric.

The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) say the main obstacles to battery energy storage system (BESS) deployment in Southeast Asia are policy and market rules rather than technical issues.

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has remade two revenue determinations for the Waratah Super Battery in New South Wales, giving it an extended term and a new revenue model under which trading profits flow to consumers.

Australians installed 276,011 home battery storage systems in the first half of 2026, 52% more than in the previous six months, according to the report. The headline states this growth outpaced rooftop solar installation growth.

According to CleanTechnica, the agrivoltaic movement combines solar panels with agriculture, offering farmers new opportunities to improve their financial situation at a time of skyrocketing fuel costs. The headline's reference to Trump is an editorial framing, and the supplied context provides no further details.

A CleanTechnica article revisits Janus Electric, an Australian company that converts diesel semi-trucks to electric drive with battery swapping. Drawing on an interview with CEO Ben Hutt, the piece argues battery swap uses fewer batteries than commonly thought; the supplied excerpt is truncated and does not include the specific figures.

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory researchers propose reversing the traditional approach—heating plasma first, then raising its density. Their calculations suggest future reactors could reach self-sustaining fusion with far less energy while avoiding hidden ignition problems; the finding is based on calculations, not experiments.

China and the EU have made a deal aimed at cutting the flood of hybrids into the EU. The article notes China became a dominant force in the global EV industry, with Chinese companies improving plug-in hybrid battery capacity, range and efficiency; the deal’s specific terms are not provided in the available context.

Austria's final solar subsidy round of the year received 43,300 applications within its first 10 minutes, far exceeding demand in the previous round. The government is reportedly preparing to overhaul the scheme in 2027, shifting focus from PV installations to battery storage and smart energy management systems.

Austrian company Sunbooster has secured a European patent for its bifacial solar fence technology, now protected in 18 EU member states. The company is expanding into France, where it has completed its first 3.7 kW installation using vertically mounted PV strips with a reported efficiency of 22.8%.

At Solar & Storage Live Italia, panels organised by Women in Solar+ Europe (WiSEu) and Solar+ Leaders argued that decisions made in a project's first months, and the inclusive teams built to make them, matter as much to energy security as megawatts and capital.

More than 70% of announced U.S. solar manufacturing expansion plans have yet to be financed, and forecasted capital expenditure for 2027 expansions reflects a hesitant financing climate. Tesla's Texas plans have the potential to boost the entire sector's spending outlook, according to the report.

A PV Magazine commentary argues that batteries create flexibility, but the intelligence behind them determines how much of that flexibility the grid can harness. It suggests India's next clean energy benchmark may be getting the maximum out of every gigawatt rather than just adding new ones.