Aggreko Energy acquires C&I solar developer
Aggreko Energy has bought commercial and industrial (C&I( solar developer Infiniti Energy, expanding its commercial and industrial development portfolio.From pv magazine USA Aggreko Energy...
View ArticleRhoss launches non-reversible water-source heat pumps for high-temperature...
Italy-based Rhoss has developed a cascaded water-source heat pump that uses either R1234ze or R515B as the refrigerant. It can purportedly produce hot water to a temperature of up to 85 C.Italian...
View ArticleCandi Solar Secures $38 million to support clean energy in Africa, Asia
Philippe Flamand, the director and co-founder of Candi Solar, tells pv magazine about the company's recent $38 million funding round and its plans to deploy renewables in emerging markets.Candi Solar,...
View ArticleSolar parks provide refuge for birds, claim Chilean researchers
Chilean researchers from Universidad Mayor say that the 10.8 MW La Colonia photovoltaic plant, built by IM2 Solar Chile and Enel Green Power, provides a habitat for birds.From pv magazine LatAm...
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Horizon Power unveils solar hydrogen microgrid in Western Australia
Horizon Power has developed a solar hydrogen microgrid in Western Australia, including a custom control program for autonomous management of its subsystems in Denham, according to a new report produced...
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GoodWe eyes potential of Europe’s C&I storage market
Ron Shen, vice president of power electronics manufacturer GoodWe, recently spoke to pv magazine at The smarter E Europe event in Munich, Germany, about the company's position in the European market...
View ArticleThe Hydrogen Stream: Hydrogen power plants feasible but inefficient, says CATF
The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) says in a new report that dedicated clean hydrogen production and use is often a costly, inefficient decarbonization strategy for the power sector, while American...
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Photovoltaics for cold climate data centers
A Japanese-Finnish research group has assessed the levelized cost of energy of solar power plants supplying electricity to data centers in cold climates and has found that PV electricity could be...
View ArticleNavien unveils residential air-source heat pump
The South Korean heating specialist said its new heat pump can achieve a seasonal coefficient of performance of up to 4.87 and flow temperatures of up to 75 C.South Korea-based heating solutions...
View ArticleHungarian startup offers PCM-based thermal battery with energy density of 30...
Hungary-based Heatventors is offering its new thermal energy storage system with capacities of 10 kWh, 30 kWh, and 60 kWh. The thermal battery is combinable with solar PV and has an expected service...
View ArticleGerman developer to build 135 MW solar park in Denmark
Germany’s Belectric has been chosen to build a 135 MW solar park for NRGi Renewables in Aarhus, Denmark.German solar developer Belectric is set to construct a 135 MW solar park near Aarhus, Denmark....
View ArticleGerman firm hits energy independence with solar, batteries, hydrogen
Esysteme21 has built a 100% self-sufficient energy system with photovoltaics, hydrogen and battery storage. The German solar company describes the concept as a solution for medium-sized...
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Italy’s regional authorities approve 3.358 MW of PV in H1
Italy’s regional governments approved 3.358 MW of solar in the first half of this year, with Sicily leading by approving around one-third of the total new capacity.From pv magazine Italy The regional...
View ArticleEDF wins Israeli PV tender with bid of $0.019/kWh
EDF has won an Israeli solar tender with a bid of $0.019/kWh, securing a 100 MW project to sell energy at a record price of ILS 0.07 ($0.02)/kWh.EDF Renewables, a unit of French energy giant EDF, has...
View ArticleResidential PV power forecasting method based uniquely on direct radiation
Researchers in Spain have created a novel PV forecasting method that uses only direct radiation as a parameter. They found it to be “comparable, if not superior" to four established forecasting...
View ArticleBiodiversity expanding at 138 MW solar project in Hungary
Ecological monitoring reveals rising plant and bird species diversity at a 138 MW nature-friendly solar park in Hungary during its first year of operation.A biodiversity survey has recorded an increase...
View ArticleSomalia opens tender for off-grid solar-plus-storage plants
Somalia's Ministry of Energy and Water Resources has launched a tender for off-grid solar-plus-storage power plants to serve 46 education facilities in the southeast of the country. The deadline for...
View ArticleAmazon hits 100% renewable energy goal seven years ahead of schedule
The retail giant matched 100% of the electricity used in its operations with investments in renewable energy in 2023.From pv magazine USA Amazon set a goal in 2019 to match all of the electricity...
View ArticleAlbania’s 300 MW solar tender attracts lowest bid of €0.0397/kWh
The Albanian authorities have revealed that a recent 300 MW solar tender has attracted a lowest bid of €0.0397/kWh. The government has shortlisted nine bidders with an average offered price of...
View ArticleMicroclimates could bolster case for agrivoltaics
A new paper finds that combining photovoltaics with crop farming can result in revenue gains over the life of a PV system at a diverse range of locations in the United Kingdom. Researcher Aritra Ghosh...
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