Europe

German programmer acquires solar rights in Italy
WFW recommended on the deal for 156 hectares of growth land in Sicily
Aug 24, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, blue elephant, WFW
CdTe breakthrough might lead to more reliable solar cells, UK scientists say
New insight into exactly how chlorine improves the efficiency of cadmium telluride (CdTe) cells could result in also higher performances, according to a group of researchers at Loughborough University in the UK.
Aug 24, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, UK, Europe, CdTe, cadtel, cell efficiency, module efficiency
European solar broke records in June and July yet even more progress needed
Solar PV plants generated 10% of the EU-27's electricity demand throughout June and July this year, new analysis by power thinktank Ember has found.
Aug 23, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Europe, decarbonisation
PASH Global reaches fin close for USD-26m solar strategy in Puerto Rico
UK-based programmer PASH Global has secured the needed financing for a USD-26-million (EUR 22.3 m) project in Puerto Rico that asks for photovoltaic panels to be set up in addition to pick gasoline station owned by oil provider Puma Energy.
Aug 20, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, UK, Europe, North America, Puerto Rico, Pash Global, Patrick Haggarty
Ofgem to investigate Community Energy Scheme UK's solar sales practices
The sales practices of the Community Energy Scheme UK are being brought into question with the opening of an investigation by energy regulator Ofgem.
Aug 20, 2021 // Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Ofgem, Community Energy Scheme UK
Researchers develop innovation for sustainable next-generation batteries
Researchers have established a new innovation which might allow lithium batteries to be changed with even more sustainable alternatives.
Aug 20, 2021 // Technology, Storage, UK, Europe, lithium-ion, Sodium-ion batteries, Magda Titirici, Zhen Xu
Austria to sustain small-scale solar PV projects with EUR 20m
The Austrian government has actually offered even more EUR 20 million (USD 23.5 m) to the Climate and Energy Fund to sustain the installation of solar PV systems of up to 50 kW against the backdrop of strong demand, the Federal Association of Photovoltaics in Austria stated.
Aug 19, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Austria
Romania's General Meel Electric wins agreement to build 3 MWp solar plant for UT Midia
Romanian electric setups business General Meel Electric has won a 10.26 million lei ($ 2.44 million/ 2.08 million euro) agreement to construct a 3 MWp solar power plant for neighborhood combined heat-and-power plant Uzina Termoelectrica Midia (UT Midia), UT Midia stated
Aug 19, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, General Meel Electric, UT Midia
Germany awards 155.6 MW of solar-plus-storage in Aug advancement tender
As lots of as 16 solar-plus-storage projects with an incorporated capacity of 155.6 MW won the technology tender in Germany with a quote due date of August 1, the Federal Network Agency stated on Wednesday.
Aug 19, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Germany, tender, Europe, solar-plus-storage projects
National Grid ESO develops solar projections with AI
Grid operator is collaborating with Open Climate Fix to create a first-of-its-kind PV 'nowcasting' service
Aug 19, 2021 // Technology, Grids, UK, Europe, Jack Kelly, Electricity System Operator, ESO, Carolina Tortora
Sowitec loses 400 MW of Brazilian solar to unrevealed investor
German renewable resource developer Sowitec stated today it has actually unloaded an up to 400-MW solar project in Brazil to an unrevealed worldwide energy supply group.
Aug 18, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Sowitec
SSE acquires first battery storage project
Developer gets 50MW system in Wiltshire from Harmony Energy
Aug 18, 2021 // Storage, UK, Europe, England, SSE, Richard Cave-Bigley
JinkoSolar Signs Lasting Deal with Germany's Wacker For Polysilicon
70,000 lots of polysilicon will certainly be supplied to Jinko Solar under the bargain for a 6 year period. The action could be connected to the United States restriction on imports where sourcing of polysilicon has actually been done from suppliers in Xinjiang, China.
Aug 18, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Jinko Solar, Germany, Europe, polysilicon, solar modules, Wacker Chemie AG, Kangping Chen
EU solar hits record height
PV panels produced 39TWh in June-July 2021 which is 10% of participant states' electrical energy, claims Ember
Aug 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Europe, Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia
7C Solarparken increases EUR 26m to fund portfolio development
German photovoltaic (PV) plants proprietor 7C Solarparken AG (ETR: HRPK) has actually increased EUR 25.8 million (USD 30.37 m) in gross earnings as part of a share concern and also the fresh resources will certainly be utilized to broaden the company's capacity to 500 MWp.
Aug 17, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, 7C Solarparken