Europe

Netherlands to attend to grid restraints for renewables with 1 GW of mobile medium-voltage substations
Dutch transmission system driver Enexis is releasing 11 "e-house" substations in the north Netherlands, where grid capability for even more large solar as well as renewable resource projects is presently restricted. On the whole, the business stated it will certainly spend EUR43 million in the strategy "to quicken the power change."
Feb 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Grids, Europe, Netherlands, Tennet, Enexis, Han Slootweg
Power Ledger wins agreement with Italian power utility
Australian peer-to-peer (P2P) power trading leader Power Ledger has actually won a financially rewarding agreement with Alperia SpA, among Italy's biggest eco-friendly power energies.
Feb 7, 2020 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Australia, Europe, Oceania, Power Ledger, Jemma Green, Anna Lena Hörter
Hanwha Q Cells acquires 1 GW of PV projects in Spain
The projects lie across a number of Spanish provinces. The seller is Spanish developer RIC Energy.
Feb 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Hanwha Q Cells, RIC Energy
EIB authorizes EUR1 billion for clean energy tasks across Europe and Uzbekistan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has actually earmarked EUR1 billion for tidy energy tasks in Europe and Central Asia as part of a larger EUR4.9 billion facilities, real estate, transportation and communications financing bundle.
Feb 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Italy, Europe, european investment bank, eib, Tennet, Austria, zero-e solar, spanish pv
SolarEdge to Supply Enfindus With Inverters for 1 GW of Solar Projects
SolarEdge has entered into an agreement to provide clever energy items consisting of inverters and power optimisers for 1 GW of solar tasks with Enfindus.
Feb 6, 2020 // Inverters, Europe, SolarEdge, rooftop PV, International, Enfindus, Alfred Karlstetter, Gino van Neer
Fraunhofer ISE researchers develop bifacial hybrid HCPV module with output of 326 W/m2
The EyeCon module has a hybrid power output of 326 W/m ² or a bifacial performance of 28%, determined with the offered global plus behind irradiance. According to the research group, the silicon cell creates in between 23 and 42 W/m ² of additional power when the diffuse irradiance element increases from 8 to 30%.
Feb 6, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, bifacial, Europe, Fraunhofer ISE, hybrid HCPV module
21-year solar PPA for three French airports
The airports of Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, Orly and Le Bourget will be supplied with solar energy by French solar company Urbasolar and energy supplier GazelEnergie. The PV plants connected to the agreement are now in development and will begin providing power in 2021.
Feb 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, pv power plants, Europe, Edward Arkwright
ABB's electrification business posts strong returns after inverter divestment
The Swiss-headquartered technology corporation is reorganizing, stimulating the figures. That effect was magnified by acquisitions and sell-offs in 2015 with ABB announcing in July it would hand over its inverter service to Italian company Fimer.
Feb 5, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, ABB, Europe, Switzerland
Mercedes-Benz partner with Hydro-Québec for solid-state battery development
The luxury car maker is banking on the timely advancement of market-ready solid-state batteries. Mercedes will work with the Canadian research institute to rapidly incorporate brand-new technology into field applications to cut development cycle times.
Feb 5, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, Canada, France, Texas, Europe, North America, Mercedes-Benz, Jochen Hermann
Ibereolica seeks approval for 500MW job in Chile
Spanish renewables company Ibereolica Renovables has actually submitted an environmental impact declaration for its 500MW Antofogasta Task in Chile.
Feb 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Spain, pv power plants, Chile, South america, Europe, antofagasta, ibereolica
UK and Israeli firms to release 420MWp merchant solar duo in Spain
Spain is poised to host yet another major subsidy-free solar setup, an additional indication that foreign gamers wish to sidestep power purchase contracts (PPAs) completely.
Feb 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, PPA, Europe, subsidy-free solar, subsidy-free pv, hive energy, noy fund, Giles Redpath
Coronavirus could trigger solar panel cost spike
The coronavirus outbreak in China could raise solar module costs in the near term as manufacturers have actually already begun experiencing wafer and solar glass shortages. Production rates are likewise being affected by an extended brand-new year holiday introduced by the authorities as a step to deal with the infection, and the requirement employees from infected areas quarantine themselves for two weeks.
Feb 4, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, China, Europe, Asia, solar panel, Coronavirus
UK designers introduce freestanding curved panel
Item advancement company the Cambridge Design Partnership, dealing with compatriot solar service Solivus, has actually developed a curved solar module featuring a natural thin movie. The style is based upon Solivus' desire to "create a product so attractive that individuals would enjoy to have one in their garden".
Feb 4, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, UK, Europe, solar panel, Solivus, Jo Parker-Swift, Ben Crundwell
UK company to construct 'carbon-neutral' Neom desalination plant
Saudi Arabia has selected the UK-based Solar Water to develop the very first 'carbon-neutral' desalination plant in the city of Neom
Feb 4, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Saudi Arabia, UK, Europe, Asia, desalination, Neom, Nadhmi al-Nasr
Oldham Council planning to enhance renewable intake with 900kW farm
Oldham Council has actually announced its intention to construct a 900kW solar farm
Feb 4, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, solar pv, Europe, ground-mount, Counci, Local Authority, Oldham Council, Abdul Jabbar