Solar-Heat Pump Hybrids Cut Ukrainian Facility Heating Costs More Than Fivefold
A joint session of Ukraine’s solar energy association ASEU and the Ukrainian Heat Pump Association has shown how pairing solar installations with heat pumps can sharply reduce heating costs for public facilities, with a development centre in Zvyahel serving as the lead case study. At the meeting, moderated by Serhiy Ruchko, participants reviewed results from […]
DTEK’s 650 MW Poltava Wind Farm Earns EU Cross-Border Renewable Status
A 650-megawatt wind project in Ukraine’s Poltava region has secured cross-border renewable energy status from the European Commission, qualifying it for EU funding. The facility, named WIND and developed by Ukrainian energy company DTEK, is projected to produce 2 terawatt-hours of electricity per year, with output destined in part for export to Romania. The CB […]
AuroraCell Launches Sodium-Ion Home Battery Rated for 20,000 Cycles
Bulgarian manufacturer AuroraCell has introduced a residential energy storage system built on sodium-ion chemistry with a chromium oxide (NCO) cathode — a variant the company says delivers durability and cold-weather performance that standard sodium-ion cells typically struggle to match. The AuroraCell 9.7 kWh 48V RESS Pack is designed for 48V DC hybrid inverters and carries […]
Rezolv Energy Closes €561 Million Financing for 1.3 GW Romanian Solar Plant
Rezolv Energy has secured €561 million from 14 lenders to fund construction of Dama Solar, a 1.3 GW solar project in Romania’s Arad county that the company says would be the largest ground-mounted renewable energy development in the European Union. Spread across more than 1,000 hectares, the plant is scheduled to reach commercial operation in […]
Cherokee County, Iowa Lifts Battery Moratorium After Community Dialogue Overcomes Fire Fears
When Cherokee County, Iowa placed an indefinite moratorium on battery storage siting in March 2026, a planned agrivoltaic project came to an abrupt halt. The Smith brothers had intended to combine cattle grazing with solar panels and a 25 MW / 100 MWh battery system — but community fears, not the technology itself, blocked the […]
8,500 European Renewable Energy Control Systems Reachable from the Open Internet
Researchers have found 8,547 industrial control systems managing solar and wind installations across Europe exposed and accessible on the public internet — where they have no business being. The joint investigation by security firm Modat and the Netherlands National Cybersecurity Centre identified the affected interfaces, many protected by nothing more than a basic login page. […]
