Europe

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
Incorporating perovskite with silicon, solar cells transform even more energy from sun
Lots of nations around the globe are devoted to reducing emissions or getting to net-zero exhausts to meet the United Nations' environment goals of keeping temperature increases listed below 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050. Renewable energy modern technologies, particularly solar power panels, will play a substantial role in achieving these goals.
Aug 17, 2021 // Technology, UK, Europe, solar cell, oxford pv, perovskite, silicon, efficiency, Laura Miranda Pérez
UK storage space start-up swoops on 160MW battery pipeline
Field is also in 'advanced discussions' for an additional 330MW of sites
Aug 17, 2021 // Storage, UK, Europe, Start-up, Taavet Hinrikus, Amit Gudka, Field
Spain to hold auction for 3.3 GW of solar PV and also wind in October
Spain will execute an auction this October for 3.3 GW of solar PV and also wind capability as the nation's federal government aims to accelerate renewables deployment in the face of soaring electrical power costs.
Aug 17, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, UNEF, Europe, auction, tenders
Trianel includes 15.9 MWp of solar ability in Germany
German community utilities team Trianel has actually increased its portfolio with the conclusion of 2 solar parks in the states of Saxony-Anhalt as well as Rhineland-Palatinate with a total capacity of 15.9 MWp.
Aug 16, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, Trianel
Law firm WFW suggests on financing for 50-MW Spanish solar plant
London-based law firm Watson Farley as well as Williams (WFW) said on Friday it has suggested on the funding of the recently ushered in 50-MW Huelva 2021 solar (PV) plant in Andalusia, Spain.
Aug 16, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, Watson Farley and Williams, WFW
Bluefield solar bags 45MW UK PV-battery
Capitalist obtained the project co-located with a 25MW storage space website for ₤ 5m.
Aug 16, 2021 // Plants, Storage, UK, Europe, John Rennocks, Bluefield Solar
Solar power and also desalination to be effectively connected for first time in brand-new project
Cranfield University will certainly join 19 research companions spread out through 12 countries to establish a first-of-a-kind plant which pairs concentrated solar power (CSP) as well as desalination methods.
Aug 16, 2021 // Plants, UK, Europe, Cranfield University, Chris Sansom, DESOLINATION
Making ferroelectric solar cells much better
Researchers claim that utilizing a number of really thin layers of ferroelectric crystals can cause substantially far better ferroelectric solar cell performance. But do not draw the panels off your roofing system yet. Conventional cells are still far more effective than ferroelectric devices-- at the very least, in the meantime.
Aug 16, 2021 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, solar efficiency
New Study Accelerates Development of Organic Solar Cells
A lot of today's solar cells are made from silicon and are heavy, inflexible, and expensive to create. By comparison, organic solar cells hold the assurance of being light-weight, flexible, and also inexpensive to make.
Aug 16, 2021 // Technology, Canada, New Zealand, China, Europe, Asia, silicon, Oceania, Belgium, North America, University of Cambridge, organic solar cells, Alexander Sneyd
France opens up several tenders for 1.6 GW of wind, solar, HPP
France's energy regulatory authority CRE has actually released a series of tenders for solar photovoltaic (PV), onshore wind and hydropower capability as part of a new procurement scheme laid out in its multi-year power strategy.
Aug 13, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, tender, Europe, CRE
Slovenia's DEM to develop 2 mln euro ($ 2.3 mln) solar plant
Slovenian hydro power producer Dravske Elektrarne Maribor (DEM), a device of state-owned electrical energy manufacturer as well as trader Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE), said it will begin building following week a solar power plant worth greater than 2 million euro ($2.3 million).
Aug 13, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Slovenia, PV Power Plant, Dravske Elektrarne Maribor, DEM