Battery Blaze Hits Warwick NY Storage Facility
PVTIME – At approximately 22:15 on 19 December 2025, a lithium-ion battery storage facility operated by Convergent Energy and Power caught fire at 28 Church Street, Village of Warwick, New…
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Queensland Centralises Oversight for 50MW+ Battery Storage Projects
PVTIME – Queensland’s battery energy storage sector has undergone a significant regulatory overhaul, with the state government formally issuing the 2025 Planning (Battery Energy Storage Systems) and Other Legislation Amendment…
EU Solar Installations Drop For First Time Since 2016
PVTIME – 2025 will see a significant change for the EU solar industry, with new installations expected to decrease to 65.1GW, marking a 0.7% fall from 2024’s 65.6GW and representing…
1.1GW Egyptian Solar Storage Project for Scatec
PVTIME – Norwegian renewable energy firm Scatec has announced two significant milestones in Africa: it has secured an equity agreement for the 1.1GW, 200MWh Obelisk solar storage project in Egypt…
3.4GW Romania Becomes Econergy’s Top European Market
PVTIME – In its Q3 2025 results, Israeli independent power producer Econergy confirmed that its Romanian renewable energy portfolio had reached 3,402MW, establishing the country as its core strategic market…
1.35GW! Philippines to Retender Renewables Over Default
PVTIME – The Philippines’ Department of Energy has announced plans to retender a portfolio of 1.35GW of solar and wind projects, following the failure of local firm Solar Philippines Power…
100GW! Iran Grants Solar Power Licences
PVTIME – Jafar Mohammadi Nejad Sijarudi, SATBA’s Deputy Director of Investments, has confirmed that Iran has awarded construction licences for almost 100GW of solar projects. He highlighted the role of…
600MW! Equinor Commissions Solar Wind Hybrid in Brazil
PVTIME – Norwegian energy firm Equinor and its Brazilian subsidiary, Rio Energy, have launched their first solar-wind hybrid project in Serra da Babilônia, Brazil, marking a key milestone in the…
EU’s 70% Made in Europe Policy Delayed to Early 2026
PVTIME – The European Commission’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act, which was originally due to be released on 10 December, has been delayed until late January 2026. At an industrial ministers…
India’s MNRE Redirects Solar Funding to Upstream Segments
PVTIME – India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued policy guidelines urging financial institutions to exercise caution when financing new standalone solar module capacity. Funding will instead prioritise…
