Europe

Portugal's 700 MW solar auction 10 times oversubscribed
Minister of the environment and climate action, João Pedro Matos Fernandes, revealed the development and exposed nine of the 10 lots tendered include power storage space.
Aug 6, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Portugal, Europe, auction, João Pedro Matos Fernandes
All details of Ukraine's brand-new feed-in tariffs for PV
On July 21, 2020, the Law on Feed-in Tariff Restructuring was passed by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Aug 6, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Opinions, Ukraine, Europe, feed-in tariffs, TETIANA MYLENKA
Solar shatters assumptions as it takes home tremendous 796MW in RESS auction
Solar has superseded assumptions as it scooped up 796MW in Ireland's first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) public auction.
Aug 5, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, auction, Ress
Znshine strikes Ukraine module supply bargain
Module supplier Znshine Solar has clinched a 33.28 MW supply contract which will certainly add towards the growth of a utility-scale solar plant in the Ukraine.
Aug 5, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Ukraine, Europe, mono-PERC, Znshine, module supply
Recom unveils tri-cut solar panel collection
The Jaguar series, with 20.81% effectiveness and 445 W of optimal outcome, may be a service for setups with room restrictions. The panels are based upon an unique cell design, which Recom describes as an evolution of the half-cut cell principle.
Aug 5, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, France, Europe, Recom, efficiency
Wacker CEO strikes out at Chinese competitors
Rudolf Staudigl highlighted polysilicon production overcapacity amongst Chinese competitors as he revealed Covid-19-battered second-quarter numbers for the Munich-based chemicals empire.
Aug 5, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, wacker chemie, Rudolf Staudigl, covid-19
Ireland might allot 796 MW of solar in initial renewables public auction
The government has introduced the provisionary outcomes of the country's first renewable resource purchase workout and says the 1 TWh auction will end up designating greater than 2.2 TWh of generation capacity for a typical last electrical rate of EUR0.07408/ kWh.
Aug 5, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, auction, Eamon Ryan
REC Silicon sells last remnants of Moses Lake polysilicon
The Norwegian firm mothballed its Washington State facility greater than a year ago as well as is currently reliant on semiconductor-grade poly as well as silane gas generated at its fab in Butte, Montana-- a center for which business claims it has received plenty of interest from possible buyers.
Aug 5, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, Washington, Europe, polysilicon, Montana, North America, Norway, REC Silicon
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust introduces NAV of ₤ 341.5 m as it moves right into France
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has actually released its web possession worth (NAV) as of 30 June 2020 as it unveils French acquistions.
Aug 4, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Octopus Renewables, Chris Gaydon, ORIT
English councils tender for solar car parks and storage space
2 regional authorities on the English southern coastline hurt for as much as 250 kW of solar generation capacity as well as at least 300 kWh of energy storage space under a setup which should not cost the cash-strapped councils a cent.
Aug 4, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Transport, UK, tender, Europe, solar car park
CPV panels for agrivoltaics
Swiss start-up Insolight has actually raised EUR4.6 million to bring its focusing PV module technology to commercial manufacturing. The panels have a claimed performance of 30% and power result of 160 W. Originally conceived for rootop solar, the item is currently being recommended as a fascinating alternative for agrivoltaic projects.
Aug 4, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Switzerland, Insolight, Laurent Coulot, Start-up, CPV panels
SolarEdge up 12% after hrs on second-quarter income and also strong profits-- despite Covid-19
The inverter and also energy storage company was able to preserve its streak of rewarding quarters in what was expected to be a difficult period for solar and also the Israeli business said it sees "indicators of recovery in the U.S."
Aug 4, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Inverters, Germany, Italy, Australia, Europe, Asia, SolarEdge, Israel, Oceania, Netherlands, North America, covid-19, United States, Zivi Lando
Green hydrogen economic situation evaluation for United States, Europe
A brand-new report by the International Council on Clean Transportation offers forecasts for eco-friendly hydrogen costs by 2050. The group claims to have consisted of system expenses that have been neglected in eco-friendly hydrogen economic situation evaluations thus far. Typical eco-friendly hydrogen costs, however, will certainly almost be cut in half in the United States and Europe.
Aug 4, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Market Research, USA, Europe, IRENA, hydrogen, North America
Fraunhofer ISE lands moneying for agrophotovoltaics research study at German apple orchard
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE (Fraunhofer ISE) has actually obtained EUR740,000 (US$ 866,429) in financing to check out land use problems between solar farms as well as farming land.
Aug 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Fraunhofer ISE, agrophotovoltaics, farmland pv, Ulrike Höfken
EUROPE ROUND-UP: Denmark's very first bifacial solar farm is offered, RWE to pocket French solar
A round-up of the most up to date news from Europe's solar market, as European Energy liquidates Denmark's initial solar farm constructed making use of bifacial panels and also both RWE and also Octopus grab French solar properties.
Aug 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, bifacial, Europe, finance, european energy, Fimer, Finland, Octopus, rwe,