Europe

Ukraine's legislation on FIT restructuring has passed: The specialist sight
Ukrainian renewable resource lawyer Svitlana Teush takes a look at the legislation which will certainly specify the cuts to be used in Ukraine after extensive negotiation between federal government as well as the clean energy sector.
Jul 22, 2020 // Policy, FiT, Ukraine, Svitlana Teush, Europe
Planned law could unlock 4 GW of UK storage space projects
The federal government's Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has actually prepared second legislation focused on relieving the building of huge scale power storage projects for renewables. Around 100 such batteries could be deployed thanks to the proposed guidelines, according to the department.
Jul 22, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, BEIS
Building begins on 64 MW unsubsidized Polish solar plant
The project, readied to be commissioned this year, will certainly sell power to an unspecified commercial customer under a power acquisition contract.
Jul 21, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Europe, Benedikt Ortmann, Baywa re
Solar film with incorporated optics to raise performance of PV panels
Finnish firm ICS has actually developed a foil which it asserts can dramatically increase the return of photovoltaic panels, when put on the edges of a PV module. Germany's Fraunhofer ISE has actually validated that the increase in efficiency for conventional solar components with the solar movie is ranging from 5% to 10%.
Jul 21, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Europe, Finland, ICS, Kari Rinko
Two tactical Euro solar deals reported
State-owned power firm China Three Gorges is reportedly prepared to provide to EUR600 billion for 13 solar possessions possessed by X-Elio in Spain while Germany's ib vogt is up for sale, according to Reuters.
Jul 21, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Canada, Spain, Sweden, France, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, Switzerland, North America, x-elio, Three Gorges
Octopus Renewables takes 'interesting action' as it gets 9.1 MW of roof solar
Octopus Renewables has actually gotten a 9.1 MW profile of functional property UK roof solar assets.
Jul 20, 2020 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, UK, Europe, Peter Dias, Octopus Renewables
BayWa r.e. breaks ground on Poland's largest solar farm, eyes 600MW PV pipe
BayWa r.e. has actually broken ground on a 64.6 MWp solar farm in Poland-- the nation's largest-- as it sets sights on a 600MW profile in the nation.
Jul 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, EPC, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Poland, Europe, eastern europe, grid parity, subsidy-free, baywa r.e., development
New protocols determine solar cell failings during manufacturing
2 new pass/fail procedures are stated to be able to different cells which offer high hot-spot possibility, reveal high current leakage as well as demonstrate intermediate actions. The arranging method relies upon a hands-on solar simulator, an infrared cam as well as a tool to gauge seclusion.
Jul 20, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Spain, Europe, solar cell
Shell taps sonnen to pilot 'first of its kind' solar-storage tariff in the UK
Shell's power supply department has actually released a new solar and storage tariff in the UK that aims to "change" just how domestic solar installations are used.
Jul 18, 2020 // Residential, Tariffs, UK, Europe, solar-plus-storage, shell, Shell Energy, Sonnen, Colin Crooks
Second life batteries find new residence at Suffolk College
Connected Energy is to set up the initial of its brand-new generation of second life power storage space systems as part of a Suffolk County Council project.
Jul 17, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, Connected Energy, Matthew Lumsden, Justine Oakes
Wales selected for lithium-ion gigafactory and 200MW solar ranch
Britishvolt has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Welsh government for the advancement of its "landmark" gigafactory.
Jul 17, 2020 // Large-Scale, Storage, UK, Europe, Britishvolt, Orral Nadjar
How the cracks are developing
Scientists in the United Kingdom have examined the development of cracks in PV cells, validating that the heats cells are exposed to during soldering for interconnection are a leading root cause of breaking. Their searchings for will certainly help future study right into module integrity and also forecasts of just how fractures are most likely to form.
Jul 17, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, UK, Europe, University of Wolverhampton
Debt consolidation in the French solar module industry
Two module makers, Systovi and Voltec Solar, plan to sign up with forces to create a bigger gamer in the French solar manufacturing area.
Jul 17, 2020 // Manufacturing News, France, Europe, PV module, Systovi, Voltec Solar, François Guérin
Brand-new tools for solar cell metallization
The system can metallize the front and also back sides of silicon solar cells with unprecedented accuracy and also rate, Fraunhofer ISE stated. The technology is likewise appropriate for elements such as printed motherboard or chip cards.
Jul 17, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, solar cell, Fraunhofer ISE, Florian Clement, Andreas Lorenz
Foil method for PID examination misguiding so one side of bifacial module is stressed
Arise from PID cardiovascular test can be misguiding when bifacial PV modules are PID-stressed from simply one side making use of the aluminum foil technique in IEC TS 62804, according to a new study by Belgian researchers. An unintended electrical field arises between the non-stressed side of the cell and the based inside of the climate chamber, which might have the undesired result of creating added PID stress and anxiety.
Jul 17, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Europe, Belgium, Hasselt University, Jorne Carolus