Europe

Energyra works on restarting PV factory in the Netherlands

The insolvent photovoltaic manufacturer is still talking to potential investment partners, but it claims that it could resume PV module production at its shuttered factory in the Dutch municipality of Zaanstad on short notice.

Nov 29, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Europe, Netherlands, Energyra, Daniel Kuijk

Total Quadran launches a solar-plus-storage facility in New Caledonia

The new facility is the second phase of the 11.2MW Hélio Boulouparis 1. The first phase of the project became operational in May, 2017.

Nov 29, 2019 // Storage, France, Europe, Total

Interface in solar cells is a key to alternative manufacturing methods

The group of scientists headed by Professor Julien Bachmann controls the interlayer in solar cells to achieve high efficiency while using cost-efficient technologies and materials.

Nov 29, 2019 // Technology, solar cells, Europe, Julien Bachmann

Vattenfall heads to the Netherlands for 1.2MW floating solar debut

Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall is to build its first floating solar farm in the Netherlands, a country increasingly seeing floating solar appear on its doorstep.

Nov 29, 2019 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, solar pv, floating PV, Europe, Netherlands, Vattenfall, shell

Axpo is developing a new Alp-based solar project

The energy company is creating a 2-megawatt plant in the canton of Glarus. It will be installed on the wall of the dam at the Muttsee reservoir in the Alps. The facility is claimed to produce large amounts of power, including the winter season.

Nov 28, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Axpo, Europe, Switzerland

Modus Group completed 13.5 MW PV project in Ukraine

Green Genius, renewable energy company of the Lithuanian Modus Group, has implemented their first solar energy project in Ukraine.

Nov 28, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Ukraine, Europe, Green Genius, Lithuanian Modus Group

Aleo Solar introduces a new solar module to the market

Aleo’s new product will become commercially available in January 2020. Within the framework of the recent trend, the Germany-based photovoltaics maker is tending to increase the cell size. The advanced PV device is said to provide up to 333 watts of power production.

Nov 28, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, Taiwan, solar module, Aleo

Iberdrola launches a huge energy storage system in Spain

The solution was developed by i-DE, a power distribution unit of the Spanish utility giant. The 3-megawatt-hour battery is meant to strengthen electricity supply in the area, taking into consideration the surrounding solar arrays.

Nov 28, 2019 // Storage, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, i-DE

Ikea puts aside €200m for carbon-positive vision

The furniture brand has touted its plan for a sustainable future before. Now, ahead of the COP25 climate change conference, Ikea says it will spend €200 million improving raw material sourcing and realizing 100% clean energy supply for its production operations.

Nov 27, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Sweden, Europe, ikea, Torbjörn Lööf

Solarwatt offers an innovative smart EV charging solution

Solarwatt and Keba offer a new charging system for solar-powered EV. The product is meant for the United Kingdom’s market.

Nov 27, 2019 // Storage, UK, Europe, Solarwatt, Keba, charging system, solar-powered EV, Rolec

Researchers have discovered how to avoid energy waste by solar modules

Hot electrons can appear a key to maximizing energy collection from the sun by photovoltaic panels.

Nov 27, 2019 // Technology, pv modules, Europe, Asia, Netherlands, Singapore, PV cells, UG, NTU

7 Companies That Are Leading the Way for Solar-Powered Cars

The naysayers aren't stopping big automakers and startups from developing the technology. There are some ideas where the payoff for success would be so huge that you just have to try.

Nov 27, 2019 // Transport, Japan, Toyota, NEDO, TESLA, Germany, Sono Motors, Hyundai, Elon Musk, Europe, Asia, Korea, Squad Mobility, Robert Hoevers, Light Year, Stella Ersa, Sion, New Energy, Koji Makino

Solar energy: the 8 ideas that will make panels more efficient and cheaper

A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency released this week explains how the sun looks set to shine on solar energy systems over the coming decades, with a wealth of advancements and dropping prices that could boost adoption.

Nov 27, 2019 // Technology, Rooftop PV, Thermal, Floating PV, TESLA, South Korea, Europe, Asia, IRENA, PERC, Norway, perovskites, International Renewable Energy Agency, Thin-film cells, Tandem cells, SINTEF

Mitsubishi-led consortium to scoop up European energy major Eneco in €4.1bn deal

A consortium featuring Mitsubishi and Japanese utility Chubu is set to buy out European energy major Eneco as Mitsubishi targets further European growth.

Nov 26, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Asia, Netherlands, mitsubishi, Eneco, shell, energy major, chubu, m&a

Grenergy seals 200MW solar supply agreement in Spain

Grenergy Renovables has penned a solar supply agreement with Spanish utility Galp, its first such agreement in the country.

Nov 26, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Galp, pv power plants, solar pv, Europe, Grenergy Renovables

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