Europe

New silicon/perovskite solar cell globe record nears 30% effectiveness
Silicon has long been the gold standard for solar cells, however it's starting to reach its limitation. Perovskite is emerging as a promising companion, and now designers have attained a new efficiency record closing in on 30 percent for this sort of tandem solar cell.
Dec 11, 2020 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, perovskite, silicon, efficiency, HZB, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
Sungrow Materials Inverters for 100 MW Solar Plant in Hungary
Solar PV inverter remedies service provider-- Sungrow has introduced that it has supplied its medium-voltage inverter solutions to a 100 MW solar plant in Kaposvàr, south-west Hungary, which is just one of the biggest solar projects and biggest financial investment of this nature in whole Central Europe. Committing to sustain Hungary's climate policy targets, consisting of power manufacturing in a carbon-neutral way by 2050.
Dec 11, 2020 // Plants, Inverters, Sungrow, Hungary, Europe, PV Power Plant, László Palkovics, Wang Guopeng, Lewis Li
Hydro-Quebec installs 9 MWh storage system in France
Hydro-Québec, Canada's largest electrical energy producer, is involved in the installment of a huge battery storage center in France.
Dec 11, 2020 // Storage, France, Europe, Hydro-Québec, Sophie Brochu
Greencells locations initially EUR15m of environment-friendly bond, bags Poland EPC deal
Solar EPC as well as O&M supplier Greencells has efficiently put the initial tranche of a secured environment-friendly bond, raising EUR15 million (US$ 17.9 million) to finance a growth press.
Dec 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, EPC, Poland, O&M, Europe, green bond, greencells, Andreas Hoffmann
Meyer Burger to take a US$ 2.2 million loss on heterojunction solar cell line agreement
Meyer Burger Technology has actually concurred a settlement with Swiss headquartered PV maker, EcoSolifer over a 2015 on heterojunction (HJ) solar cell line contract that will cause a CHF 1.97 million (US$ 2.22 million) loss for Mayer Burger.
Dec 10, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Hungary, Europe, c-si manufacturing, meyer burger, Switzerland, monocrystalline wafer, heterojunction solar cell, Ecosolifer
Solar engineers PVcase launch variation 2.0 design software
Solar design business PVcase has released the 2nd version of its layout software.
Dec 10, 2020 // Software, UK, Europe, PVcase, David Trainavicius, Douglas Geist
Canadian pension huge launches UK renewables business
Renewable Power Capital will certainly buy solar, onshore wind and also battery storage space
Dec 10, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, canada pension plan investment board, Bruce Hogg, Mark Hanson, Mariano Berges, Steve Hunter, Renewable Power Capital, CPP
Report outlines benefits of solar-storage for structures
RE-Source Platform's most recent study defines cutting-edge on-site organization models that business can gain from
Dec 9, 2020 // Market Research, Europe, RE-Source Platform, Karol Gobczynski
ERG revealed to establish 600 MW PV portfolio in Germany
Italian ERG SpA, via its subsidiary ERG Development Germany GmbH & Co. KG., and also Aream Advisory GmbH, part of the Aream Group, have authorized a co-development arrangement to apply an onset solar portfolio of around 600 MW in eastern Germany.
Dec 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, ERG, Luca Bettonte
Siemens Energy to deliver Uniper grid services
Firm will certainly set up and commission turning grid stabilisation units at two English sites
Dec 8, 2020 // Grids, UK, Europe, England, Siemens Energy, UNIPER, Karim Amin
EDF to optimise UK battery crew
SWGT's 30GW of utility-scale storage space possessions will certainly be covered by the bargain
Dec 8, 2020 // Storage, UK, EDF, Europe, Olivia He, Adam Clarke
Austria supports PV systems with another EUR20 million
The Austrian Climate and Energy Fund gets additional subsidies for photovoltaic systems, introduced the Minister of the Environment Leonore Gewessler (The Greens).
Dec 8, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Austria, Herbert Paierl
EnBW plans to develop 2 PV plants with 150 MW each in Brandenburg
German utility EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG plans to mount two more solar parks in Brandenburg, beginning in 2021. The facilities "Gottesgabe" and "Alttrebbin" with a set up ability of around 150 MW are complying with on the heels of the 187 MW Weesow-Willmersdorf project, which is currently partially being appointed. By 2025, the business plans to cover around half of its profile with renewable resources.
Dec 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, enbw, PV Power Plant
Mining firm plans 766MWp facility in Brazil, ReneSola offers Polish parks
A round-up of the most up to date information in solar project advancement, as Brazilian mining firm Vale intends a 766MWp center, a 500MW portfolio modifications hands in Canada and also ReneSola offers Polish parks.
Dec 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Canada, Poland, South america, Europe, Brazil, North America, renesola, PV Power Plant, Josef Kastner, Solar Park, modus
Heat storage in solar plants
Tim Bruewer information optimum thermal management for using molten salt in solar thermal nuclear power plant with focused radiation
Dec 7, 2020 // Technology, Thermal, Europe, efficiency, Tim Bruewer, thermal power plants