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Valerie Thompson Editor pv magazine

Valerie Thompson Editor pv magazine

Valerie Thompson

valerie.thompson@pv-magazine.com

Articles written by Valerie Thompson

Grid-scale

Sungrow to supply massive 2 GWh Dune Plus solar-plus-storage plant in Chile as construction starts The 509 MW / 2,036 MWh Dune Plus project complement's Chile’s largest solar plant with a retrofit of BESS with contracted supply to copper giant Codelco.

Nov 25, 2025

Manufacturing

Sinovoltaics updates financial stability ranking for battery manufacturers The quality assurance service provider’s latest financial stability ranking has Tesla, Mustang Battery and Solid Power in the top three spots again, in a report that tracks manufacturers’ Altmann-Z scores over the past three years.

Valerie Thompson

Nov 24, 2025

Distributed

Football clubs add storage to solar to avoid extra time on the grid From giants to hopefuls, football clubs are stacking solar above the terraces and batteries below.

Nov 21, 2025

Fire risk and safety

‘New York model’ for safety: Strict fire codes to unlock Long Island battery storage State officials and fire deparment representatives confirmed new fire standards for Long Island BESS projects are the new cost of business in getting storage into the urban grid.

Nov 21, 2025

Technologies

Rondo Energy brings Southeast Asia’s first industrial heat battery online in Thailand Rondo's industrial heat battery is powering SCG’s Thai cement plant with 24‑hour heat, from cleaner energy sources.

Nov 21, 2025

Finance

Batteries on the move in Europe: Investors acquire 1.5 GWh from projects in Poland, Romania, UK Grid-scale standalone and co-located batteries are being snapped up, with more than 1.5 GWh acquired, including 1.2 GWh in Poland alone

Nov 21, 2025

Industry

Waratah Super Battery transformer failure raises complex insurance, procurement questions Interviews with insurance specialists show how a single transformer failure can escalate into a major delay and claims scenario at one of Australia’s largest battery projects.

Nov 19, 2025

Fire risk and safety

Wärtsilä’s Quantum3 energy storage system passes three major fire safety and explosion tests The successful testing looks to reassure the Finnish firm of its own designs, while further giving confidence to project developers, owners, and the wider community.

Nov 18, 2025

Grid-scale

Hydro approves largest pumped hydro project in more than 20 years in Norway Norsk Hydro will invest about $110 million after tax to build the Illvatn pumped hydro plant in western Norway.

Nov 18, 2025

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