Europe

Germany Pledges EUR10 billion assistance for India to accomplish 500GW RE by 2030
PM Modi and Chancellor Scholz signed a joint declaration whereby the two countries will form an Indo-German partnership for green and lasting development. Both nations will additionally establish an Indo-German Renewable Energy Partnership
May 4, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, narendra modi, Olaf Scholz, India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations, Indo
Solar, wind performance enables Portuguese regulatory authority to suggest tariff cut
Portugal's electricity regulatory authority has actually claimed higher than forecasted solar as well as wind generation has enabled it to propose a 2.6% reduction in regulated tariffs to protect consumers in the country from soaring energy rates.
May 4, 2022 // Tariffs, Policy, Portugal, Europe, iberia, regulation, electricity prices
Turkey's INTEC, China's CHINT to create 154 MWp solar park in Romania
Turkey-based INTEC Energy Solutions and Chinese firm CHINT Solar said on Tuesday they are partnering to create a 154 MWp solar power plant, the largest in Romania, after authorizing an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) agreement with Israeli renewable resource projects programmer Econergy.
May 3, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, China, Europe, Asia, Chint, Turkey, Romania, Solar Park, intec
European trade bodies decry 'distorting' interventionist energy policy, call for accelerated renewables rollout
The heads of five major energy trade bodies in Europe have written to the European Union and also member states prompting them not to alter the present power price establishing system in light of the continent's energy crisis as well as rather pursue greater renewables rollout.
May 3, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Europe, SolarPower Europe, policy, european commission, energy crisis, intervention
Tesvolt unveils new battery line for commercial, industrial applications
Tesvolt's new E Series includes the TS-I HV 80 battery and the TS-I HV 100 battery, with storage space capacities of 80 kWh and also 90 kWh, respectively. Both of the devices have efficiencies of as much as 98%.
May 3, 2022 // Storage, Germany, Europe, Tesvolt
Titanium oxide nanoparticle-based perovskite PV cell with 24.05% effectiveness
A brand-new perovskite PV cell based on titanium dioxide nanoparticles exhibits low effectiveness losses when scaled up from cell to module.
May 3, 2022 // Technology, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, perovskite, Switzerland, efficiency, solar sell, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin
Alkaline polysulfide-air redox flow battery with 40% performance
UK researchers have actually developed a stable alkaline-based hybrid polysulfide-air redox flow battery that reduces "crossover" issues via a brand-new dual-membrane-structured flow cell.
May 3, 2022 // Technology, Storage, UK, Europe, efficiency, redox flow battery, Alkaline
Scotland's very first transmission system-connected battery storage project underway
Zenobē has actually started building of its 50MW/100MWh battery storage space asset in Scotland, said to be the very first transmission linked battery in the nation.
May 3, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, SCOTLAND, transmission network, James Basden, Zenobē
KKR reaches agreement to acquire French renewables developer Albioma
Investment firm KKR has actually reached an agreement to acquire French renewables programmer Albioma.
May 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, Albioma, KKR, public tender, stake acquisition
Japan's first vertical agrivoltaic project
The facility was built with heterojunction modules and placing systems supplied by German firms Luxor Solar and Next2Sun, specifically. The range in between the panel rows ranges from 8 to 10 meters and also the farming surface within the rows will be made use of by neighborhood livestock farmers as pasture.
May 2, 2022 // Plants, Japan, Germany, Europe, Asia, Luxor Solar
EPFL achieves 29.2% efficiency for tandem solar cell with fully textured silicon
Researchers in Switzerland made substantial progress with a method to perovskite-silicon tandem cell layout that they state might become integrated right into existing silicon PV production. They have announced the success of a 29.2% cell efficiency-- not far from the total record for tandem cells, and confirmed by Germany's Fraunhofer ISE.
May 2, 2022 // Technology, Europe, solar cell, Switzerland, efficiency, EPFL, Christophe Baliff
Naturgy turns sod on new 50-MW solar farm in Spain
Spanish power and also gas utility Naturgy Energy Group SA (BME: NTGY) announced on Thursday that it has actually broken ground on a 50-MW solar PV farm in Spain's area of Extremadura.
Apr 29, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Naturgy, solar farm
Ireland's very first large-scale solar farm opens in Wicklow
The very first large-scale ground mounted solar farm to supply electricity to the Irish grid has actually been opened near Ashford in Co Wicklow as well as is currently operational.
Apr 29, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Ireland, Europe, solar farm, Wicklow
Meyer Burger optimising production development to 1.4 GW in Germany to cater for European demand
Heterojunction cell and also module supplier Meyer Burger has actually started development of a brand-new module facility with an additional 400MW in Germany to cater for European demand.
Apr 29, 2022 // Manufacturing News, USA, manufacturing, Germany, Europe, meyer burger, North America, modules, cells, module production, production capacity
Keele University opens up Low Carbon Energy Generation park
Keele University has officially opened its new Low Carbon Energy Generation park, consisting of 12,500 solar panels in addition to 2 wind generators.
Apr 29, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, Europe, Solar Park, Keele University, Mark Ormerod