Europe

EDF starts deal with floating PV facility
20MW project to be constructed on French reservoir
Feb 3, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, France, floating PV, Europe, EDF Renewables, Nicolas Couderc
Tiny 3-D frameworks improve solar cell efficiency
A brand-new approach for constructing unique solar cells could substantially enhance their performance. Not just are the cells composed of slim layers, they additionally include especially arranged nanoblocks.
Feb 3, 2021 // Technology, Germany, solar cells, Europe, efficiency, Martin Luther University, Akash Bhatnagar, Lutz Mühlenbein
Ampyr Solar will certainly establish 4 GW PV projects throughout Germany, the Netherlands and UK
Naga Solar Holding BV, Dutch programmer of solar parks, roofing system placed as well as floating PV systems, announced the development of Ampyr Solar Europe (ASE), a joint endeavor with AGP Group and also Hartree Partners.
Feb 3, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, UK, Europe, Netherlands, Ampyr Solar, Naga Solar Holding BV
Sonnedix acquires Italian and Spanish projects
Solar driver Sonnedix has gotten a 3MW capability solar plant in Sicily from ICS S.r.l, and a 15.7 MW PV collection in Spain from Danish institutional financiers.
Feb 3, 2021 // Plants, Spain, Sonnedix, Europe, Axel Thiemen
Endesa plans environment-friendly hydrogen projects powered by 2GW of renewables in Spain
Spanish energy Endesa is preparing to create 23 environment-friendly hydrogen projects in Spain that will be powered by nearly 2GW of solar and also wind capacity.
Feb 3, 2021 // Plants, Solar to Fuel, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, Europe, hydrogen, Endesa, renewable hydrogen, greenhydrogen, Rafael González
Germany's Federal Network Agency signs up 54GW of solar PV
Germany's solar developers almost set up 5GW of brand-new PV ability this year, after a further 525MW added in December alone.
Feb 3, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Germany, solar pv, Europe, bsw, Carsten Körnig, germany subsidy cap, bundesverband solarwirtschaft
Solar firms 'have to develop their capability' to navigate Europe's PPA market
European PV asset owners need to ensure they have the ideal abilities and knowledge to effectively operate in the continent's power purchase arrangement (PPA) market, according to panellists speaking today at the Solar Finance as well as Investment Europe meeting.
Feb 3, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, PPA, Europe, allianz global investors, encavis, Bluefield, Dierk Paskert, Armin Sandhoevel
Kobus Partners re-finances 37.7-MWp Spanish solar portfolio
Fund management company Kobus Partners introduced today it has actually refinanced a 37.7-MWp solar portfolio in Spain, safeguarding an overall of EUR 207 million (USD 250m) from crossbreed bonds as well as project finance purchases.
Feb 2, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, Kobus Partners
Research might significantly decrease expense of electron sources
Rice University engineers have uncovered modern technology that can lower the expense of semiconductor electron resources, vital elements in devices varying from night-vision goggles and also low-light cams to electron microscopes and particle accelerators.
Feb 2, 2021 // Technology, UK, solar cells, Europe, perovskite, Rice University, efficiency, Los Alamos National Laboratory, LANL, Aditya Mohite
Salt battery style gets over 'bump' in the road to aid electric vehicles go above and beyond
Making use of salt as a key ingredient, Chinese and also British researchers have actually designed a new sort of rechargeable battery that can accelerate the shift to greener, electrical transportation on our roadways.
Feb 2, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Transport, UK, China, Europe, Asia, University of Nottingham, George Chen, Cheng Peng
How to give light-capturing 'solar-cell boosters' an intense future
To aid advertise so-called radiant solar concentrators, TU/e researcher Michael Debije along with professionals in Italy and the UK propose details dimension procedures as a brand-new golden standard.
Feb 2, 2021 // Technology, UK, Italy, Solar Panels, Europe, Eindhoven University of Technology, luminescent solar concentrators, Michael Debije
Lightsource indications power contract for 152 MW solar farm in Indiana
Lightsource BP, UK-based developer and operator of solar installations, has become part of an online power purchase arrangement (VPPA) with Verizon Communications Inc. that will certainly make it possible for building of a new 152.5 MW solar farm in Indiana.
Feb 1, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Lightsource BP, Europe, vppa, solar farm, Verizon Communications Inc
Poland energy Edison Energia releases 200MWp module tender
Polish energy Edison Energia has introduced a tender for PV modules totalling 200MWp of prospective ability.
Feb 1, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Poland, pv modules, utilities, Europe, JinkoSolar, LONGi, tenders, tenders and auctions, edison energia, supply tender, Kamil Sankowski
Hartree Partners introduces 4GW solar business AMPYR Solar Europe
Hartree Partners has introduced the launch of a brand-new solar venture, AMPYR Solar Europe (ASE).
Feb 1, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Hartree Partners, Stephen Hende
Storage financier Gresham in battery double
45MW of new projects brings UK financier's portfolio to nearly 400MW
Feb 1, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Gresham, John Leggate