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A German study group is attempting to determine whether the mix of solar as well as storage with straight combining as well as without the help of optimal power point tracking (MPPT) electronics is possible. According to its findings, this particular configuration may be reliable, yet it will likely require special panels and batteries.

The French power regulator has actually expanded the optimum allowed range between participants of an energy community from 2 kilometres to 20 km.

Researchers in the Netherlands are trialing a floating solar installation based on flexible thin-film PV components. The suggestion behind their principle is that such modules, in combination with a recently made flexible racking system, will certainly produce a system able to roll with the activity of the water, rather than attempting to oppose it.

Solarcentury as well as Dutch banking company Rabobank have gotten to monetary close on a EUR20 million (US$ 22.4 million) deal to sustain the growth of 2 utility-scale solar ranches in the Netherlands.

The 6.5 MW solar project will be constructed with PV modules supplied by Croatian manufacturer Solvis d.o.o.

Altec Metalltechnik has actually developed a mounting system that it asserts can be combined with all roofing system types, no matter the kind of component.

2 Sussex colleges have been interacting to develop solar powered automobiles that have actually raced all over the world.

103MW center in Apulia took a year to develop as well as covers exact same location as 200 football pitches

Industry body the VDMA stated company fell 55% from the final three months of in 2015 to the very first quarter of this year for the most awful resort since 2012. The nature of the order book and sales numbers can both be clarified by the international progression of Covid-19, according to the organization.

A 103 MW solar park built by Danish programmer European Energy has actually been linked to the grid after a year of building job. The project had actually been started in 2011 and also at one stage appeared doomed, when a nationwide feed-in tariff program ended.

Renewables firm Ellomay Capital has actually been forced to reduce the range of its prepared 340 MW Manara Cliff project, in the north of the nation, because 2 competing schemes have actually currently demolished a huge percentage of the capability allocation presently used by the federal government.

Scottish ice cream manufacturer appreciates springtime solar document

Statkraft has actually entered the UK solar developer market for the first time, thanks to a Joint Development Agreement with solar developer UK Power Associates Ltd (UKPA).

Spain's PV industry has actually welcomed government approval of a plan of legal actions focused on quickening the nation's change to 100% renewables.

Electric vehicle producer Electra has subscribed to make use of a system which checks use throughout a gadget's in-vehicle lifetime to evaluate the potential for more usage in stationary applications.