Europe

Vattenfall-Deutsche Telekom bargain brings increase to German solar PPA scene
Germany's market for solar energy acquisition contracts (PPAs) has actually experienced the finalizing of among the very first big offers of the year, including among Europe's biggest telecom companies.
Feb 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Vattenfall, corporate ppa, solar ppa, solar ppas, deutsche telekom
Tandem Solar cell Shows 29.15% Performance
Researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) have actually accomplished 29.15% effectiveness in a solar cell made from perovskite and also silicon. This worth was licensed by the CalLab of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems. It stands for a brand-new globe document for a tandem solar aspect, the KTU scientists stated.
Feb 14, 2020 // Technology, Europe, solar cell, perovskite, Lithuania, Kaunas, Vytautas Getautis
German scientists research study solar cells with scanning electron microscopic lense
Scientists at the Centre for Solar Energy as well as Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) are making use of a brand-new scanning electron microscopic lense to examine solar cells.
Feb 13, 2020 // Technology, Germany, solar cells, Europe, electron microscopic, Theresa Friedlmeier
Kärcher indications PPA with Zestec, NESF for roof solar
A roof solar array has actually been mounted at cleaning up innovation firm Kärcher's head office in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
Feb 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, UK, PPA, Europe, rooftop PV, nextenergy capital, Nesf, Zestec, Mark Venner, Ross Grier
Israel's Noy Fund purchases risk in 421-MW PV profile in Spain
Israel's Noy Infrastructure & Energy Investment Fund has actually obtained a bulk risk in a 421-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) profile in Spain from UK's Hive Energy as well as White Light Energy.
Feb 13, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, Asia, Israel, noy fund
Spain's Continua gets go-head for 160 MW of PV plants in Peru
Spanish renewable resource firm Continua Energias Positivas got on Wednesday the thumbs-up from the Peruvian federal government to create 2 solar plants with an integrated capability of 160 MW.
Feb 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, PV plants, South america, Europe, Trina Solar, Peru, Continua
FuturaSun releases glass-glass mono module
The Italian supplier claimed the item has a 30-year efficiency service warranty and also solid resistance to negative climate. The 330 W panel has a claimed performance of 19.78% with FuturaSun reporting the 325 W as well as 320 W variations have performances of 19.48% and also 19.18%, specifically.
Feb 13, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Italy, Europe, PV module, FuturaSun
Out with old inverters, in with the brand-new
International need for substitute inverters will likely expand by virtually 40% to get to 8.7 GW in 2020, as a huge and also broadening mounted base old solar PV setups drives implementation, creates Miguel De Jesus of IHS Markit.
Feb 13, 2020 // Inverters, Opinions, USA, IHS Markit, Europe, Asia, pv inverters, North America, Miguel De Jesus
Vattenfall safeguards 10-year power supply bargain for 60 MW of German solar
A Deutsche Telekom subsidiary has actually consented to purchase solar energy from Vattenfall. Swedish power firm Vattenfall as well as the Power & Air Solutions subsidiary of German telecoms firm Deutsche Telekom, have actually authorized a business 10-year solar energy acquisition contract (PPA).
Feb 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Vattenfall, Christine Lauber
Jinko Solar the globe's largest module service provider once more in 2019
The solar titan delivered 14.2 GW of components in 2015, up 33% on 2018 for the high-water mark of one more year controlled by Chinese producers.
Feb 12, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, Jinko Solar, UK, China, First Solar, Europe, Asia, North America, Ankit Mathur
French Military prepare for 246 MW solar plant
Developer Photosol was picked as project developer via a tender released by the Ministry of the Armed Forces in August. The solar park is set up to be appointed in 2022 as well as the ministry, which has actually devoted to making 2,000 ha offered for PV projects, prepares a comparable tender in February, as well as a lot more every 6 months.
Feb 12, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, Photosol, Agathe Rosa
Innogy brings 770MW of solar, wind to DNV GL system for company purchasers
With ever-rising varieties of business organisations making renewable resource promises, German utility innogy has actually made a decision to include 770MW of its solar and also wind capability from numerous nations to a system that attaches tidy power manufacturing to business purchasers worldwide.
Feb 12, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, C&I, Germany, Europe, DNV GL, innogy, instatrust, marketplace, corporate ppas
Engie CEO expulsion to lead method for 'reorganisation, not dissolution', firmly insists French preacher
The French state has actually contested cases that Engie might be taken down complying with days of fresh rumours of breaks in between kicked out CEO Isabelle Kocher as well as the board participants that transferred to sack her.
Feb 12, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, France, Engie, Europe, Isabelle Kocher, executive reshuffle, ceo
AKASOL indications EUR20 million e-mobility battery 'Gigafactories' take care of Manz
Manz AG, making tools distributor, has actually approved a EUR20 million (US$ 21.83 million) take care of "high performance" battery manufacturer AKASOL for prepared 'gigafactories' in Germany as well as in the United States.
Feb 12, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Germany, Europe, Manz AG, North America, lithium-ion battery, AKASOL
Cutting optical losses in tandem perovskite cells
Spanish scientists have actually revealed a monolithic nano-structured perovskite silicon tandem gadget they assert can lower optical losses by greater than a 3rd contrasted to planar perovskite cells of the very same kind.
Feb 12, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Spain, solar cells, Europe, perovskite