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Netherlands-based business Lightyear has been servicing solar-powered EVs for the last six years using design competence from its World Solar Challenge-winning owners, and currently the Dutch brand is ultimately prepared to put something right into production. Satisfy the Lightyear 0, a smooth electric sedan that can theoretically drive for hundreds of miles on solar power alone. If you assume you're having deja vu, don't worry. The 0 is almost similar in design to Lightyear's One that was revealed in 2019, however it's obtained a new name and also a few tweaks for manufacturing. (Lightyear says the 0 name stands for just how the brand began with an empty slate.) It has a streamlined teardrop body made from recovered carbon fiber, with its drag coefficient of simply 0.19 being a skosh far better than the Mercedes-Benz EQS however somewhat worse than the Mercedes Vision EQXX. The 0's front end has a smaller reduced intake as well as even more upswept fronts lights with amazing chevron LEDs, while the taillights currently adhere to the curve of the rear end. The 0 use cameras instead of mirrors, though they're currently installed in the front fenders, and Lightyear also fine-tuned the layout of its side skirts and also some other information. Most importantly, the 0 is available in a handful of genuine shades, consisting of three different browns and also a remarkable minty eco-friendly. Lightyear additionally improved the 0's indoor, which is still cool now much less concept-like. The cabin uses lasting, vegan products like microfiber furniture, plant-based natural leather, textiles made from recycled containers, rattan palm wood trim and also shielded bit foam. Placed on the dash is a 10.1-inch touchscreen that runs the Android Automotive operating system, and the 0 has functions like integrated navigating, Android Auto as well as Apple CarPlay, phone-as-key capability and also over-the-air updates. The 0 has space for 5 grownups, though while the indoor looks spacious and open the lack of a sunroof or back home window may make it a little claustrophobic. With the back seats up the 0's hatchback freight location has 22 cubic feet of space, matching the EQS. The 0's specifications have altered from the first One model, as well. At 200.1 inches in length the 0 is precisely as long as a Volvo S90, yet its curb weight of 3,472 pounds is literally one ton lighter than the EQS. It includes a 60-kilowatt-hour battery pack with four electric motors that offer just 174 horse power however a large 1,269 lb-ft of torque. Lightyear states the 0 will strike 62 mph in 10 seconds as well as reach a top speed of 100 mph, but rate isn't the point. Maximum range is a declared 388 miles on the European WLTP cycle, as well as the 0 can obtain more than 320 miles in an hour of being plugged in to a quick battery charger. But undoubtedly the 0's main event technique is its photovoltaic panels. The 0 has 5 square meters of dual bent solar arrays on the hood, roof and also hatch that can bill the car while driving or parked. This offers the 0 with as much as 44 miles of range each day in ideal conditions-- in addition to the 388-mile WLTP range. Lightyear states proprietors of the 0 with a day-to-day commute of around 22 miles could drive for 2 months in the Netherlands' summer without requiring to connect in, while people in Portugal or Spain could go without charging for seven months. Depending on the climate the sun can supply around 3,700 to 6,800 miles of range per year. Just 946 devices of the Lightyear 0 will be produced, and also it ain't low-cost. Lightyear states the 0 begins at 250,000 Euros (regarding $266,000), virtually double the at first introduced price of the One in 2019. The 0 has an 8-year bumper-to-bumper service warranty, at the very least. Manufacturing begins this fall with initial shipment remaining in November, and also the 0 is unlikely to come to the United States.

setup times. It is presently offered in Germany, Belgium, France and also the

deliveries went down from 200 MW in 2018-- 92 MW in Germany, 65 MW in the Netherlands, as well as 51 MW in Spain-- to 50 MW in 2019. UNITED STATE sales,

Neoen secured a US$64 million loan from French development bank Proparco and Netherlands counterpart FMO after landing the project contract in a tender held by the

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the government of the Netherlands. The energy utility accepted submissions from 23 companies from Europe, Asia

of writing, the event’s third day has concluded with Solar Team Twente of the Netherlands leading the Challenger group (before any penalties are applied), beating

Co Wicklow. Statkraft also operates in the PV markets of India, the Netherlands, Spain and the U.K. and wants to deploy 2 GW of solar generation capacity by

researchers from two major research universities (UG in Netherlands and NTU in Singapore) have found out how to avoid wasting electrons from semiconductors. This

125MW Maryvale solar farm is one of five being jointly developed by Netherlands-based renewables developer Photon Energy, China's Canadian Solar and Polpo

for a project portfolio covering 237MWp of solar ability in Italy and the Netherlands last month. Greece's government has pinned its hopes on the fast-growing

and also operates solar as well as wind projects in 8 nations, including the Netherlands, Italy and Chile. It entered the Greek market earlier this year with the

Europe, target audience including its indigenous Poland, Germany and the Netherlands, with a growth into new markets additionally being lined up. Marta

Netherlands-headquartered Photon published 2021 revenue of EUR36.4 million (US$ 41.1 million), a 29% increase year-on-year, with its portfolio currently containing 90.5 MWp of solar plants throughout 4 markets: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Australia. EBITDA grew 14% to EUR9.6 million. In December, the company attached a 1.4 MWp solar project in Hungary, the company's very first European power plant to market electrical power on a merchant basis. Offered the growth in power rates across Europe, Photon stated selling power right into the market "is a core part of our method, and also our team believe that this is properly of structure and also running power plants moving forward". In Q4, Photon secured a 1,200-hectare website in South Australia that it will make use of to develop a 300MW solar plant including 3.6 GWh of energy storage space based on technology from RayGen, a Melbourne-based start-up that Photon obtained a minority passion in back in 2020. In terms of project development in Europe, Photon last year greater than doubled its pipe in Hungary, Poland as well as Romania to 490MWp. The company claimed while its focus for development will certainly get on broadening PV ability in Australia, Hungary, Poland and also Romania, it is likewise investigating additional markets in Central Europe, Central and South America, the Middle East as well as Africa. Together with solar growth and generation, the group has another significant business line, Photon Water, which gives clean water solutions. Georg Hotar, CEO of Photon Energy Group, stated the firm is aiming to expand its behind-the-meter solar organization, providing commercial clients remedies used by Photon Water, adding: "This fits perfectly with our strategy to combine renewable energy and also clean water in solutions for individuals of both."

is part of a $300 million pot created from donations from the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Switzerland. Other countries that will benefit from the CIF are Kenya,

through successful initiatives in places like Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands, policy still needs to catch up to promote Agri-PV more widely across