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Smart buildings key to overcoming rooftop PV hurdles
In its latest monthly column for pv magazine, SolarPower Europe explains how several European countries are moving away from support schemes for injections and towards the adoption of time-variant...
View ArticleCan the grid cope with the surge in electricity demand?
The grid needs to modernize to meet a booming demand for electricity, which is only predicted to grow even further in coming years. IEC Standards are key to help with the transition.Electricity demand...
View ArticleBattery storage on a capacity market
In Germany – but not only there – there is a heated debate about the pros and cons of a capacity market. The German Renewable Energy Association is against it, and recently the German New Energy...
View ArticleSpain approves construction of 24,870 MW of PV
These are 283 renewable projects for 28 GW, 66% of the 428 that started the process, and 70% after undergoing modifications to meet various conditions, particularly of an environmental nature.From pv...
View ArticleGermany’s Priogo files for insolvency
The photovoltaic installation company is struggling with the current difficult market situation. A solution for its continuation is now being sought.From pv magazine Germany At the end of last week,...
View ArticleThe Hydrogen Stream: thyssenkrupp nucera sees uncertainties in the medium term
Thyssenkrupp nucera warns of possible delays in hydrogen projects, with consequences for producers. Meanwhile, Shanghai Electric seems bullish about the market and its ability to drive costs...
View ArticleCroatia allocates 413.5 MW of PV in reneweables auction
The auction concluded with an average price of €0.056 ($0.065)/kWh for the PV technology.The Croatian Energy Market Operator (HROTE) has announced the final results of the renewable energy auction it...
View ArticlePhilippines announces renewables, energy storage auction
The Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE) has said that energy storage and maximizing the country’s existing renewable energy infrastructure will be a major theme for its next green energy auction....
View ArticleClearway switches on its first battery storage retrofit in California
The 147MW/588MWh Rosamund Central battery energy storage project in Kern County, California, is paired with a 192 MW solar farm, which was completed in 2020.From ESS News Independent power producer...
View ArticleWeiheng Ecactus releases three-phase all-in-one battery storage system
The Chinese manufacturer's new battery energy storage system consists of an inverter ranging in size from 5 kW to 13 kW and a storage system of 10 kWh to 30 kWh. Up to five units can be connected in...
View ArticleEU launches second cross-border solar, wind tender
A call for the EU’s second cross-border renewables tender has gone out and will remain open until March 4, 2025. Luxembourg is providing €52.4 million ($56.7 million), while Finland and Estonia have...
View ArticleOperating heat pumps in residential complexes via reinforcement learning
Researchers in Germany have proposed to use a machine learning technique known as reinforcement learning to optimize heat pump performance and reduce electricity consumption in apartment complexes....
View ArticleTender kicks off for hydro-floating solar hybrid in Thailand
Thailand’s Electricity Generating Authority has opened a tender for the design, supply, construction and commissioning of a floating solar array to be built at a dam with an existing hydroelectric...
View ArticleIndia can leverage its solar and storage edge to avoid power shortages
Large-scale solar-plus-storage is the main option left to avoid power shortages as such systems can be deployed much faster than new thermal and hydro assets. Recent gigawatt-scale solar-plus-storage...
View ArticleMoldova sets new approval process for power plants above 20 MW
Moldova’s Energy Minister, Victor Parlicov, says the new regulation will facilitate the authorization of renewable energy capacities, in particular those on the free market and without a support...
View ArticleSpain unveils €2.3 billion support program for hydrogen development,...
The country's ecological transition ministry has published the regulatory bases of aid to large hydrogen clusters, industrial capacities in solar, wind energy, heat pumps, batteries and electrolysers;...
View ArticleUK government earmarks GBP1.5 billion for contracts for difference pot
The UK government has increased the budget for its sixth Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction by half. Extra allocation includes millions of pounds for technologies such as solar and onshore wind,...
View ArticleConsultants requested for business support to solar SMEs in Uganda
A tender has begun in Uganda seeking consultants to support a business development programme aimed at supporting small to medium-sized enterprises in solar and cooking. The deadline for applications is...
View ArticleParis’ solar-powered Olympic village to become collective self-consumption hub
After the end of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the 15 solar power plants installed by EDF ENR on the roofs of buildings in the athletes' village will be integrated into a collective...
View ArticleBinational tender launched for 1 MW floating PV plant in Brazil, Paraguay
The plant will be located in the reservoir of the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant. The tender is open until September 5, and the designated time period for the installation of the floating solar plant...
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