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Energiequelle commissions German solar park
The 2.75 MW project was built on a former land fill website
May 27, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Solar Park, ENERGIEQUELLE, Ole Martens
Solar developer ib vogt signs US$ 45m loan arrangement to fund international growth plans
Solar developer ib vogt has signed a EUR40 million (US$ 45 million) syndicated loan agreement with its long-standing German bank partner Commerzbank AG to support its global growth strategy.
Dec 8, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, IPP, ib vogt, loan
Uniper to acquire power from 198-MW solar portfolio in Germany
German power group Uniper SE (ETR: UN01) announced on Monday that it has entered into an off-take contract with a system of Enerparc AG for the purchase of 208 GWh of solar power annually.
Jun 20, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, UNIPER, solar portfolio
Aleo Solar introduces a new solar module to the market
Aleo’s new product will become commercially available in January 2020. Within the framework of the recent trend, the Germany-based photovoltaics maker is tending to increase the cell size. The advanced PV device is said to provide up to 333 watts of power production.
Nov 28, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, Taiwan, solar module, Aleo
PV-powered hand sanitizer wins Covid-19 hackathon
An ESA-backed hackathon increased the concept of transforming end-of-life PV components right into hand sanitizers. The group that won the hackathon is currently functioning to swiftly present the service at range to include the Covid-19 spread.
Apr 20, 2020 // Technology, Germany, pv modules, Europe, covid-19, Estonia, SunCrafter, Joana Kamenova
New metallization process cuts silver demand for modules by 30%
Fraunhofer ISE has worked with German technology companies to improve the metallization process in silicon solar cells. The result could drive down module costs quite a bit.
Sep 8, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, solar cell, Fraunhofer ISE, PERC, metallisation, wickon hightech, koenen, murakami, Florian Clement
Module distributions for 125-megawatt solar energy plant as well as "energy village" have begun
Chinese solar group Trina Solar Co. Ltd. has actually supplied the initial bifacial "Vertex" modules for a 125-megawatt ground-mounted solar power plant in Bundorf, Germany.
Dec 15, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, Trina Solar, PV Power Plant
Siemens to Build 100 MW Battery Storage Facility in Germany
The plant, with a storage capability of 200 MWh, is intended to use excess RE and also cover demand peaks in the power grid. The 5,000 square meter power storage center is expected to power 20,000 families annually.
Jul 20, 2021 // Storage, Germany, Europe, Siemens, Wunsiedel, Zukunftsenergie Nordostbayern GmbH, Marco Krasser, Bernd Koch
HoloSolis' French PV Gigafactory Seeks Environmental Approval
French startup HoloSolis to build 5-GW PV factory in Grand Est, creating 1,700 jobs and producing 10 million solar panels annually. Construction starts soon!
May 14, 2024 // Manufacturing News, France, Europe, HoloSolis
Tubesolar Files for Insolvency, Administrator Seeks M&A Solutions
Tubesolar AG, a flexible perovskite developer, has filed an application for insolvency proceedings and appointed an administrator to initiate a M&A process. With a EUR 4.68 million capital increase in 2022, the company is continuing operations with assured salaries for its 140 employees.
Jul 3, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Tubesolar AG
Two tactical Euro solar deals reported
State-owned power firm China Three Gorges is reportedly prepared to provide to EUR600 billion for 13 solar possessions possessed by X-Elio in Spain while Germany's ib vogt is up for sale, according to Reuters.
Jul 21, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Canada, Spain, Sweden, France, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, Switzerland, North America, x-elio, Three Gorges
Commerz Real acquires 50MW agrivoltaic project
Bank claims acquisition makes these sort of solar power projects accessible to private investors
Dec 8, 2022 // Plants, Germany, Europe, Commerz Real, Yves-Maurice Radwan
Deutsche Post tests solar-powered ship for parcel shipping in Germany
Deutsche Post AG (ETR: DPW), operating as Deutsche Post DHL, is testing the transport of parcels on the Spree river in Berlin with a solar-powered ship as part of a pilot project which is the initial of its kind in Germany.
Oct 7, 2022 // Transport, Germany, Europe, Deutsche Post AG, solar-powered ship
BayWa r.e. markets 64.4-MWp solar farm in Poland to Alternus Energy
German renewables business BayWa r.e. AG announced that it has actually sold its 64.6-MWp Witnica solar farm in Poland to Ireland-based independent power manufacturer Alternus Energy Group Plc (OSE: ALT).
Sep 1, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, baywa r.e., Benedikt Ortmann, PV Power Plant, Alternus Energy, solar farm, Vincent Browne
Modular systems to generate perovskite-silicon cells on six-inch wafers
Researchers in Germany are scaling up initiatives to bring perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell innovation into commercial scale manufacturing. The scientists state production cells of that kind is feasible on widely-available six-inch silicon wafers as well as modular systems are being created to do so at scale.
Sep 8, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, solar cell, Bernd Stannowski