Germany

Rheinland Solar has constructed a 750 kW floating solar plant to power several sieving makers as well as suction excavators at a quarry in Germany. On weekends, the excess electricity is offered to the grid at market prices.

An EU-funded study project worked with by German research study institute Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin has actually evaluated a number of configurations for solar-powered hydrogen generation. First results revealed which may be one of the most ideal PV modern technologies for electrolysis.

Tandem cells combine 2 various semiconductors that convert various parts of the light spectrum into electric power. Metal-halide perovskite substances primarily make use of the noticeable parts of the spectrum, while CIGS semiconductors convert rather the infrared light.

The German federal government is planning to tender 5.3 GW in the roof sector and 13.5 GW for large-scale PV projects.

Eco-Tec, an Austrian PV business, is accepting a start-up, Meine Blumenwiese, to ecologically update ground-mounted solar projects. The two companies aim to create clean power while likewise creating brand-new environments for a variety of bugs as well as animals.

The Austrian Institute of Technology, Fraunhofer ISE, and Forster Industrietechnik are creating a brand-new rooftop PV system idea for freeways. They aim to harness the capacity of underexploited roadway networks to produce electrical power.

According to the latest numbers from the Federal Network Agency, the nation's advancing installed PV power has actually currently gotten to 51.98 GW.

PV project programmer and operator ReneSola Power is increasing down on initiatives to expand its organisation in the United States and Europe, targeting a complete project pipeline of 1GW by the end of 2020.

Using an ingenious high-speed video clip arrangement, researchers in Germany had the ability to observe the screen-printing process utilized in solar cell metallization, on a time scale of less than 50 milliseconds. Insights into the paste's behavior and the mechanisms at the workplace during display printing will improve the procedure as well as the formulation of the silver paste it relies upon.

Centrotec, a German energy efficiency specialist, has actually obtained Switzerland's Pari Group, which holds an 80% stake in German PV module supplier Sonnenstromfabrik.

Statkraft and Naturstrom AG have authorized a power acquisition contract for a 50 MW solar array in Bavaria, while BayWa r.e. has actually revealed a brand-new solar-wind crossbreed project, with 22 MW of solar capability.

In markets like Germany, green hydrogen manufacturing costs will certainly equal fossil-fuel-based hydrogen by 2030, brand-new research study shows.

The Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH), the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) as well as the Institute for Materials as well as Components in Electronics at the University of Hannover, in addition to Centrotherm, Singulus, Meyer Burger as well as Von Ardenne are associated with a study project focused on achieving a 27% conversion effectiveness for silicon solar cells based on perovskite.

Germany's RWE has raised around EUR2 billion to accelerate its standing in renewable energy.

A novel anion exchange membrane layer has been developed by German chemical company Evonik. Its designers assert it can make hydrogen generation cheaper, as the cells used for electrolysis featuring the tool would not need rare-earth elements.