Germany

Greencells issues EUR25m environment-friendly bond to go after 1.8 GWp EPC pipe
German solar design, procurement and also building (EPC) service provider Greencells has actually released a safeguarded environment-friendly bond worth EUR25 million, the proceeds of which will certainly be used to target a considerable EPC pipeline.
Nov 13, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, green bond, greencells, Andreas Hoffmann
BayWa: International trade with solar modules flourishes
German BayWa AG reports incomes prior to rate of interest and also tax obligations (EBIT) of EUR102.7 million ($ 121 million) for the first nine months of this year, a significant increase on the previous year's number of EUR77.3 million.
Nov 13, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, BayWa AG, Klaus Josef Lutz
RWE's solar as well as wind portfolio to reach 10GW by year-end regardless of commissioning delays
Germany's RWE is on track to increase its solar as well as wind portfolio to 10GW by the end of 2020 as the company increases its renewable energy development following project appointing hold-ups due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Nov 12, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Germany, Europe, rwe, Markus Krebber, green hydrogen, covid-19
Kaco launched Blueplanet 105 kW and 125 kW inverters
German manufacturer Kaco New Energy GmbH released a brand-new PV inverter with 105 kW for commercial and also industrial customers.
Nov 10, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Inverters, Germany, Europe, Kaco New Energy GmbH, Blueplanet, Kurt Desimpelaere
Environment-friendly hydrogen: Utilizing solar energy for water splitting
Max Planck scientists evaluate the destruction of photo-electrodes for water splitting as well as publish their current lead to ACS Applied Energy Materials
Nov 6, 2020 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, Germany, Europe, hydrogen, Max Planck, Siyuan Zhang, Christina Scheu
AE Solar releases "Ecplise" modules
AE Solar GmbH, a module supplier based in Königsbrunn near Augsburg, Germany, is releasing a new module series on the marketplace.
Nov 5, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, PV module, AE Solar GmbH
'Everything about the sun': Solar plant powers up at Sol brewery
Inauguration of solar plant at Sol brewery in Netherlands will certainly help parent firm Heineken reach goal of attaining 70 per cent renewable energy across its production centers
Nov 4, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, UK, Australia, Europe, Oceania, Netherlands, Africa, South Africa, Sol brewery, Diederik Vos
Luxcara jumps on 172MW German solar
Building and construction to begin this year with industrial operation to start at the end of 2021
Nov 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Germany, Europe, Belectric, Luxcara, Martin Zembsch
Solar cells of the future
Organic solar cells are less expensive to generate as well as more flexible than their counterparts made from crystalline silicon, yet do not supply the same level of effectiveness or stability. During his doctoral thesis, Andrej Classen, who is a young researcher at FAU, showed that boosts in performance can be achieved using bright acceptor particles.
Nov 2, 2020 // Technology, Germany, solar cells, Europe, efficiency, Christoph Brabec, Thomas Heumüller, Andrej Classen, i-MEET, FAU, Larry Lüer
Schornhof solar park connected to German power grid
Renewable energy business Statkraft has revealed that the first 30MWp of the Schornhof solar park near Ingolstadt, Bavaria, has been attached to the German power grid.
Nov 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Grids, Germany, Europe, Statkraft, Solar Park
LONGi pens deal to expand solar module supply reach into northern Europe
LONGi Solar has authorized a take care of German-based dealer EWS which will certainly see its module supply reach broaden into northern European markets.
Nov 2, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, LONGi, PERC, hi-mo4, scandinavia, ews, wholesaler, half-cell, mono
Meyer Burger extends solar cell growth cooperation in Switzerland
German solar innovation company Meyer Burger Technology AG (SWX: MBTN) recently revealed an expansion for an additional three years of its solar technology collaboration with Swiss r & d centre CSEM.
Oct 28, 2020 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, meyer burger, Switzerland, CSEM, Gunter Erfurt
Home Solar Demand Surges Through the Roof in 2020
Around the globe, the residential solar market is solid. Lockdown constraints have actually provided customers extra factor to pay attention to their power expenses, and even more time to pursue house improvements like solar.
Oct 28, 2020 // Residential, Market Research, USA, Germany, Australia, Europe, Oceania, North America
Reliable, natural solar cells of the future
As part of his doctoral thesis, a young researcher at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg has actually devised a means to make natural solar cells extra effective.
Oct 20, 2020 // Technology, Germany, solar cells, Europe, efficiency, organic solar cells, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Christoph Brabec, Thomas Heumüller
Neutrons reveal twinning in halide perovskites
A great 10 years back, study groups uncovered the class of semi-organic halide perovskites, which are currently making a rapid career as brand-new products for solar cells. The combined organic-inorganic semiconductors accomplished efficiencies of over 25 percent within a few years.
Oct 15, 2020 // Technology, Germany, solar cells, Europe, perovskites, Joachim Breternitz