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K2 WALLPV – THE SYSTEM SOLUTION FOR SOLAR PROJECTS ON BUILDING FACADES
The new mounting systems from K2 add another dimension to the areas that can be used to generate energy. This is because they allow systematic and therefore fast PV installation on facades.
Most...
AUSTRALIA’S SOLAR REVOLUTION STARTS ON ROOFTOPS
It is a well-known fact that Australia is one of the largest countries in the world with an area of 7.6 million square metres, which is why it does not have a...
First EBRD loan to support solar power in Croatia with InvestEU
The first European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) project with the InvestEU programme, designed to support sustainable economy projects, will finance the construction of 30 MW of new solar generation capacity...
EFFICIENCY OF PANELS MADE BY GERMAN PRODUCER LUXOR SOLAR
Luxor Solar has been a manufacturer of photovoltaic modules since 2007, with headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. Their development and design center is also located there, in which they invest two to three...
EMPOWERING CITIZENS TO BECOME PROSUMERS OF SOLAR ENERGY
Serbia is making significant strides toward a cleaner and more efficient energy future with the support of the German government within the framework of the German Development Cooperation program.
PROMOTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY...
Why Don’t Solar Panels Work as Well in Heatwaves?
Heatwaves are good for generating solar energy – right?
Well, yes and no.
Recent hot weather has generated record amounts of solar power.
Germany broke a new record for solar power generation, and, in the...
The World Needs More Diverse Solar Panel Supply Chains to Ensure a Secure Transition to Net Zero Emissions
Ensuring a secure transition to net zero emissions will require increased efforts to expand and diversify global production of solar panels whose global supply chains are currently heavily concentrated in China, the...
EBRD and EU to Support Transition to Solar Energy in North Macedonia
Decarbonisation plans in North Macedonia are taking a big leap forward. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending EUR 25 million to ESM, the state-owned electricity company, to build...
EU Commissioners Breton and Simson Call for Scale up of European Solar PV Industry
Organized by the French alternative energies and atomic energy commission, CEA; European trade association SolarPower Europe; and EIT InnoEnergy, the innovation engine for sustainable energy across Europe supported by the European Institute...
Global Electricity Demand is Growing Faster than Renewables, Driving Strong Increase in Generation From Fossil Fuels
Renewables are expanding quickly but not enough to satisfy a strong rebound in global electricity demand this year, resulting in a sharp rise in the use of coal power that risks pushing...
South African Companies Now Allowed To Generate Up To 100 MW Without Applying For Generation License
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has just announced that the threshold for companies to produce their own electricity without a licence will now be increased from the current 1 MW to 100 MW....
Solar and wind in South Africa contributed more than nuclear energy for the first time
South Africa’s grid is dominated by coal. According to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), published in its latest “Statistics of utility-scale power generation in South Africa in 2020″ report, coal...
Is It Possible to Grow Berries Under Solar Panels?
Together with its Dutch subsidiary, GroenLeven, BayWa r.e. has now built one of Europe’s largest AgriPV projects at the Piet Albers fruit farm in Babberich, as well as four new test projects...
Next Generation Farming With Solar Panels
Solar panels are sprouting on farmland like mushrooms after the rain, but there’s no such thing as a free lunch. If too many solar panels replace too much cropland, there goes the...
Finland’s Fortum Wins Tender To Increase Country’s Solar Energy Capacity By 30%
The Finland-based firm Fortum has won a tender to build out the country’s total solar energy capacity by around 30%, it has revealed.
Given that Fortum is majority-owned by Finland itself, the fact...
ABB Technologies to Enable Expansion of Solar Park in Dubai
ABB has won an order worth more than $90 million from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), the leading power utility in United Arab Emirates (UAE), to build the Shams 400 kV...
