Germany

Germany's Rhenish mining area to go greener
The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia as well as a team of municipalities as well as energy firms plan to greater than double the capacity for sustainable power generation in the Rhenish lignite mining location to 5 GW by 2028 as well as push the expansion of green power for heating.
Mar 22, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Germany, Europe, mining
Aventron acquires 4.8-MW battery in Germany
Swiss green power producer Aventron AG announced today it has actually obtained a 4.8-MW/ 5-MWh battery in Germany as part of a method to steadily enhance its available electricity storage volume.
Mar 21, 2022 // Storage, Germany, Europe, aventron
German retailer Netto to spend EUR 100m in solar roofing systems, heat pumps
German retail chain Netto will invest concerning EUR 100 million (USD 110.5 m) to install rooftop solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) systems and heatpump and also replace gas home heating at its stores as well as logistic centres in the residence market in a quote to cut reliance on Russian gas as well as reduce its carbon footprint.
Mar 18, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Netto
Renewables growth should be leading priority for policymakers-- RWE CEO
Russia's intrusion of Ukraine implies that ensuring security of energy supply via the expansion of renewables ought to be a priority for policymakers, according to the CEO of German utility RWE.
Mar 16, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Australia, Europe, financial results, Oceania, new south wales, policy, rwe, utility, company results, energy crisis
Sono introduces development with solar car development
German solar-powered car firm Sono Group (NASDAQ: SEV) is already servicing the building and construction of 37 series-validation devices of its very first solar electric vehicle (SEV) which is expected to get in series manufacturing in 2023.
Mar 15, 2022 // Transport, solar car, Germany, Europe, Sono Group, Jona Christians
Mass-Production all set 28.7% efficient solar cell fabricated in Germany
The record was set by energy solutions supplier Q CELLS as well as German research centre Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin. The 28.7% effectiveness was accomplished for a 2-terminal tandem solar cell combining a mass-production all set silicon bottom cell based on Q.ANTUM modern technology as well as a top-cell based upon perovskite innovation.
Mar 10, 2022 // Technology, Germany, Q CELLS, Europe, Steve Albrecht, Daniel Jeong, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Bernd Rech, silicon bottom cell, tandem cell efficiency
H-TEC strategies automation of PEM electrolysers
Parent company Man Energy Solutions to spend EUR500m to transform the hydrogen professional
Mar 2, 2022 // Solar to Fuel, Germany, Europe, green hydrogen, MAN Energy Solutions, H-TEC, Uwe Lauber, Gunnar Kilian, Robin von Plettenberg
Germany to accelerate renewable energy implementation amid Ukraine crisis
Germany is set to swiftly increase solar and also wind implementation as it advances plans for renewables to account for all the nation's electricity needs by 2035.
Mar 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, tender, Europe, decarbonisation, deployment target, energy crisis, Olaf Scholz, Kerstin Andreae
EnBW payments 300 MW solar duo in Germany
German energy firm EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG (ETR: EBK) is slowly putting into procedure two subsidy-free solar parks in the state of Brandenburg with a combined result of 300 MW which will provide around 90,000 houses with green electricity.
Feb 28, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, enbw
'Workhorse' of photovoltaics integrated with perovskite in tandem for the very first time
Tandem cells made from silicon and perovskite are able to convert the wide power range of sunlight into electrical energy extra successfully than the respective single cells.
Feb 28, 2022 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, HZB, ISFH Hameln, Lars Korte
Construction work begins on 24 MWp German solar park for BASF plant
A joint venture of German regional energy firm envia Mitteldeutsche Energie AG (enviaM) as well as BASF SE (ETR: BAS) has actually released the construction of a 24-MWp solar park in the state of Brandenburg that perseverance a nearby plant of the chemicals producer.
Feb 21, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Solar Park, BASF plant
Axpo signs PPA for Obton's 11-MWp solar farm in Germany
Swiss renewables firm and also power investor Axpo Holding AG introduced on Monday that it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Denmark's Obton A/S to off-take electrical power from an 11-MWp solar farm in Germany.
Feb 21, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, PPA, Europe, obton, solar farm
Football club SC Freiburg prepares world's biggest PV system on stadium
German football club SC Freiburg is planning to construct a 2.4-MWp solar power system on the roof covering of its stadium in the city of Freiburg which is readied to come to be the world's largest photovoltaic or pv installation on a stadium until now.
Feb 18, 2022 // Plants, Rooftop PV, Germany, Europe, moritz borgmann, Meyer Burger Technology AG, Europa Park stadium
Steag compensations 4.35 MWp solar park on previous NATO site in Germany
A subsidiary of German power team Steag GmbH has taken into operation a 4.35-MWp solar plant that was improved the site of a previous NATO missile base in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
Feb 18, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Solar Park, STEAG, NATO
AMPYR Solar Europe protects ₤ 334m for solar assets in Europe
AMPYR Solar Europe's (ASE) has actually introduced a brand-new collaboration with CarVal Investors, which will certainly help it develop over 2GW of solar energy capacity by 2025.
Feb 18, 2022 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Germany, CarVal Investors, Europe, Netherlands, Andrew Gould, Jonathan Hunt, ASE, AMPYR Solar Europe's