Europe

La Réunion stadium hosts 1.25 MW/1.33 MWh of solar-plus-storage
The project was picked in a tender for storage space implementation in non landmass grid adjoined locations that was wrapped up by France's Energy Regulatory Commission in 2016.
Apr 21, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Rooftop PV, France, Europe, solar-plus-storage, Réunion, Albioma, Frédéric Moyne
A photovoltaic thermal panel for heat-pump homes
Dutch business Triple Solar has actually released a photovoltaic thermal solar panel for property structures which can be attached to a salt water or water heatpump. The maker claims the heater based upon the panel is an excellent option to much less reliable air as well as water heatpump and also extra pricey geothermal systems. The grid-connected PV system can export excess power under web metering programs.
Apr 21, 2020 // Technology, Thermal, Europe, Netherlands, Triple Solar BV, photovoltaic thermal, Mark Hoff
Switzerland supplies added $47m for solar motivations
The federal government wishes to see off a prospective downturn in the PV market as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The rise indicates CHF376 million well worth of refunds will certainly be readily available for planetary systems.
Apr 21, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Switzerland, covid-19
SunPower idles all solar cell as well as module setting up plants
High-performance PV supplier SunPower has actually idled every one of its factory situated in the United States, Mexico, France, Malaysia and also the Philippines to limit the functional and also economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 21, 2020 // Manufacturing News, USA, Malaysia, France, SunPower, pv modules, Europe, c-si manufacturing, Asia, solar cell, Philippines, Mexico, North America, covid-19
Austria's last coal nuclear power plant closes down
Austrian power supplier Verbund has actually closed down its coal-fired area home heating plant in the state of Styria as prepared. This indicates that coal power generation in Austria is currently background, leading the way for a button to a 100% sustainable power supply by 2030.
Apr 20, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, coal, Austria, Magnus Brunner, Wolfgang Anzengruber
PV-powered hand sanitizer wins Covid-19 hackathon
An ESA-backed hackathon increased the concept of transforming end-of-life PV components right into hand sanitizers. The group that won the hackathon is currently functioning to swiftly present the service at range to include the Covid-19 spread.
Apr 20, 2020 // Technology, Germany, pv modules, Europe, covid-19, Estonia, SunCrafter, Joana Kamenova
Clarifying dark catches
In the last years, perovskites - a varied series of products with a details crystal framework - have actually become appealing choices to silicon solar cells, as they are more affordable and also greener to produce, while attaining an equivalent degree of effectiveness.
Apr 16, 2020 // Technology, UK, solar cells, Europe, perovskite, silicon, efficiency, Sam Stranks
Encavis gets BayWa r.e. Dutch solar profile
European independent power manufacturer (IPP) Encavis has actually gotten a profile of Dutch solar possessions with an integrated capability of 80MWp from renewables developer BayWa r.e
Apr 16, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, pv power plants, Europe, Netherlands, finance, baywa r.e., Floating solar, encavis, lsdigital, financedigital, secondary market
Tandem solar cell globe document: New branch in the NREL graph
Tandem cells integrate 2 various semiconductors that transform various parts of the light range right into electric power. Metal-halide perovskite substances mostly make use of the noticeable parts of the range, while CIGS semiconductors transform instead the infrared light.
Apr 15, 2020 // Technology, NREL, Germany, Europe, solar cell, efficiency, CIGS, Steve Albrecht, Marko Jost
UK can see 900 MW of solar contend in aid round intended following year
Expert Cornwall Insight stated the number, drawn from its Renewable Pipeline tracker, connected just to the percentage of the country's 13 GW solar pipe which had actually currently requested or protected preparation approval.
Apr 15, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, BEIS
One more upright PV plant in the Alps
Greater than 1,200 solar components will certainly be mounted on the south side of a dam 2,100 meters over water level. The center prepared by utility EWZ is readied to prepare this year.
Apr 15, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV plant, Europe, Switzerland, Alps
Solar removed in problems to Dutch football arena
A stopped working leading rail girder link was in charge of the 2019 roofing system collapse at AZ Alkmaar's football arena, an examination by Dutch design company Royal HaskoningDHV has actually exposed. The collapse was caused by solid wind lots throughout a tornado.
Apr 15, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Europe, Netherlands, Thorsten Kray, Robert Eenhoorn, AZ Alkmaar’s football stadium
Polish coal titan increases down on 2.5 GW solar press regardless of service retrenchment
The proprietor of a double-digit-gigawatt profile of coal-fired power will certainly push in advance with a change to renewables also as it closes down its non-essential organisation over the COVID-19 dilemma.
Apr 15, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Europe, coal, Coronavirus, covid-19, lsdigital, financedigital, lignite
Spanish solar back in play as short-lived building and construction freeze is raised
Building and construction of solar plants in what is viewed as among Europe's a lot of appealing markets has actually currently returned to, adhering to the training of lockdown steps that brought job to a stop for over a week.
Apr 14, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, O&M, Iberdrola, pv power plants, Europe, Solarpack, Coronavirus, covid-19, núñez de balboa
Hevel establishes course to greater heterojunction cell efficiency on bigger n-type mono wafers
Russia-based high-efficiency heterojunction solar module manufacturer Hevel Group has actually begun creating heterojunction solar cells making use of the M2 (156.75 mm x 156.75 mm) n-type mono wafer, offering cell height power as much as 5.88 Wp.
Apr 14, 2020 // Manufacturing News, pv modules, Europe, c-si manufacturing, Asia, solar cell, n-type mono, Russia, heterojunction solar cell, Hevel Group