Europe

The scientific team from TalTech has finally succeeded in improving the performance of their innovative photovoltaic cells by replacing part of copper in absorbing layer with silver.

LITEN, a major European research institute, announces a 24.25 percent record, approved by the German independent calibration and test laboratory.

Greece’s largest international airport has set a goal to operate as a net zero carbon emitter by 2025, mainly via investing in on-site solar. Should the goal be met, the airport will be Europe’s first to rely on self-generated electricity and operate with net zero emissions.

The European Commission has approved use of capital given by seven member nations to back Europe-wide R&D projects across the lithium-ion battery value chain, with the purpose of possibly unlocking an extra $5 billion in private sector investment

The photovoltaic park developed by Chint Solar was commissioned a month and a half ago. The PV modules for the project were manufactured by Astronergy, the company’s unit in Germany.

French renewable energy producer Akuo Energy said Friday it has secured a contract to construct in Tonga a power storage system with a capacity of 23.4 MWh/6 MW.

The Portuguese unit of France's Engie SA (EPA:ENGI) has obtained solar energy firm Ikaros Hemero together with a project pipeline of over 50 MWp, local press reported Saturday.

British Gas and Oil supermajor BP announced it increases its stake in solar developer Lightsource BP in an effort to help accelerate the organization's growth and its aspirations to develop 10GW of renewable energy assets by the end of 2023.

Energy company Energia Group has bought Irish solar developer Solar Farmers Ltd, which has two solar projects in Co Meath.

The distribution system operator for southern and central Scotland says it wants to optimize onshore renewables potential with the addition of storage and solar into its clean electricity business. The company said hybrid projects combining wind, storage and solar will become the market standard in 2021.

The primary venture being organized under the joint enhancement understanding (JDA) is a 200MW utility-scale sun oriented photovoltaic (PV) plant in the west Armenia.

The 2.5-megawatt PV facility will be operating under a program meant to protect grid operators against going bust

Liten is creating software to assess energy waste in solar facilities at every stage of operation. The algorithm is intended for optimized maintenance and guaranteed performance of large-scale PV plants.

Rooftop solar, energy storage and other less-mainstream green energy technologies are among the targets of a new colossal renewable fund, the creation of the world’s largest asset manager.

Spanish-Japanese renewables company Univergy International has established a new subsidiary, Univergy Polska SP, in the Polish city of Sopot in order to help develop a five-project PV pipeline.