Europe

Norwegian state-owned electricity supplier Statkraft has signed an arrangement to obtain the British solar developer Solarcentury.

Renewables will certainly be in charge of almost 90% of brand-new power capacity this year as the field shrugs off COVID-19, with an even better 2021 imminent.

Wood Mackenzie claims government auctions need to incentivise flexible power

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has detailed strategies to "significantly boost" its profile as it launches a brand-new share issuance program.

European Energy stated 37MW of the 44MW project north of Skive has panels that comply with the sun's motion

Manufacturing capacity of Saft's Zhuhai plant will be around 200 containers annually or the equivalent of 480MWh

BayWa r.e. will include 500MW of added floating solar in the coming years in a move to make use of raising need for the technology amongst possession proprietors.

Swansea has actually continued its solar power rollout, with the Egni Co-op revealing the completion of 2 even more projects.

Highview Power has actually started website work for its 50MW/250MWh fluid air power storage space center in Greater Manchester.

Hanwha Q Cells GmbH obtained a 429 MW solar project portfolio in Spain from RIC Energy, located in Aragon and also Castilla y León in the northwest of the country. RIC Energy will certainly establish the projects, start of building is anticipated in Q4 2021.

Scientists at Linkoping University, Sweden, dealing with the perovskite family of products have actually taken a step forwards as well as created an optoelectronic magnetic double perovskite. The exploration opens up the possibility to couple spintronics with optoelectronics for quick and energy-efficient details storage.

Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, covers 700 square kilometres as well as makes up the launch variety, 3 functional launch facilities with another under development for Ariane 6, as well as propellant factory. Together they prepare to 20% of the country's energy supplies.

Sterling and Wilson Solar Limited, has actually opened its new workplace in Spain. Located in Seville, the workplace will work as the company's head office for its European operations serving and tapping markets like Portugal, Spain, Italy, Poland, to name a few.

In October 2020, the University of York in the UK, collaborating with NOVA University Lisbon, increased the capability of solar panels to take in light by a spectacular 125% by 3D geometry like a square block maze. This enhances the diffraction price indicating probability of light being soaked up. They guarantee lighter, thinner, less expensive, more flexible solar panels.

Spanish international energy company Iberdrola is investing EUR2.3 million ($2.7 million) to set up solar PV at its combined existing consolidated cycle gas plant in Castellon.