Europe

Photon Energy acquires risk in Aussie solar-hydro storage space carbon monoxide RayGen
Amsterdam-based Photon Energy NV has actually acquired a minority risk in Australia's RayGen Resources Pty Ltd with which it will certainly establish a 100-MWp/1,000-MWh solar-plus-storage project.
Apr 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Netherlands, Amsterdam, photon energy, Georg Hotar, RayGen
Iberdrola looks for nod for wind-plus-storage, solar projects on Canary Islands
Iberdrola SA has strategies to develop a 13-MW wind ranch with storage space as well as a 5.5-MW solar park on the Spanish island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands island chain.
Apr 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, wind-plus-storage, solar projects
Spanish federal government to hold public appointment on power storage space as well as hydrogen method
Spain's federal government is opening up a public assessment on the duty power storage space as well as hydrogen need to play in its nationwide power mix over the following 10 years.
Apr 10, 2020 // Commercial, Residential, Storage, Grids, Policy, Spain, Europe, hydrogen, covid-19
Manz to partly return to procedures after Easter
The PV manufacturing devices supplier claimed its workers will certainly go back to operate at to 2 areas in Germany as intended after the Easter break, regardless of problems regarding the Covid-19 pandemic.
Apr 10, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, Italy, Europe, Martin Drasch, covid-19, WESTERN EUROPE, Manz
ENGIE granted 235MW of wind and also solar tenders in France
French international utility firm ENGIE has actually won an overall of 235MW solar and also wind projects throughout the current round of tenders in France.
Apr 9, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, Engie, tender, Europe
Portugal fast-tracks 30 MW of tiny solar to aid hard-pressed organisations
The Ministry of Environment and also Climate Action will certainly allow 220 self-consumption projects with generation abilities of no greater than 1 MW to be linked instantly. The common wordy allowing procedure has actually been side-stepped as the federal government looks for to make it possible for financially-stricken business to gain from reduced power expenses throughout the general public wellness situation.
Apr 9, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Policy, Portugal, Europe, Joao Pedro Matos Fernandes
Software program for digital nuclear power plant powered by property solar-plus-storage
With its sonnenVPP, German battery business Sonnen intends to boost the effectiveness of online nuclear power plant which it states can use key harmonizing power from residences with solar and also storage space and also can run approximately 90% even more cost-effectively.
Apr 9, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Storage, Software, Germany, Europe, solar-plus-storage, VPP, Sonnen, Jean-Baptiste Cornefert
Cambridgeshire County Council to develop 2.5 MW solar carport
A 2.5 MW solar carport with battery storage space is to be integrated in Cambridgeshire.
Apr 9, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Storage, UK, Europe, electric vehicles, Local Authority, Solar Storage, Solar Carport, Cambridgeshire, Solar Rooftop
Huge solar PV success with 20 years of EEG
Twenty years of EEG: For several, this is a factor to commemorate; for challengers, a factor to curse. Despite your analysis, the success of the EEG in developing solar photovoltaics as an essential power resource is remarkable as well as will certainly transform the globe right. Solar energy is currently less costly than all various other power kinds as well as is offered on a mass range.
Apr 9, 2020 // Opinions, Germany, Europe, CARSTEN PFEIFFER, BNE, KARL-HEINZ REMMERS, SOLARPRAXIS AG
Enphase Energy Signs Up With Hand with Courant Naturel to Tap Solar Rooftop Market
With an objective to catch the household solar rooftop market in southwest France, Enphase Energy, among the leading providers of solar microinverters around the world, has actually participated in an inverter supply contract with Soual-headquartered Courant Naturel.
Apr 9, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Inverters, Rooftop PV, France, Enphase Energy, Europe, rooftop PV, rooftop solar, solar inverter, Dave Ranhoff, Courant Naturel, Paulo De Araujo
Spain is Europe's most inexpensive market for corporate solar PPAs
The country's solar field offers the most affordable average rates for corporate power purchase agreements on the continent, according to brand-new research by BloombergNEF.
Apr 8, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Spain, PPA, Europe, Helen Dewhurst
Europe's largest solar park now on-line
Ibedrola's 500 MW Núñez de Balboa solar park has actually begun industrial procedures, complying with the completion of building and construction in December.
Apr 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV plants, Europe, Ibedrola
WoodMac expects 106 GW of newly deployed solar this year
As Chinese PV makers are currently on the way to completely utilizing their production capacities, it is becoming increasingly clear how much coronavirus containment actions will impact global need. Timber Mackenzie anticipates a decrease in domestic PV need as well as a shift in investment to business projects, which is why it currently just expects 106 GW of capacity additions this year.
Apr 8, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, China, Europe, Asia, woodmac, North America
All-organic, sustainable proton battery from Sweden
A team of scientists at Sweden's Uppsala College have actually created a proton battery based upon abundant natural products. They claim the battery can be charged "immediately" while running at reduced temperatures, and can be cycled more than 500 times without considerable capacity loss.
Apr 8, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Sweden, Europe, Uppsala University, Christian Strietzel
Switzerland renews assistance for renewables
The Swiss government has decided to prolong its incentives for renewable energy jobs, while also changing them to advertise better competition. Additionally, it prepares to replace feed-in tolls for massive solar installments with a new auction device.
Apr 8, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Switzerland