Europe Solar Highlights: Mirova invests €140M in Hyperion Renewables, TotalEnergies backs Xlinks, Glasgow Airport’s 19.9 MW solar, EIB supports Sorégies, Solar Steel’s Turkish deal, REC Group shuts Norway silicon plants.
Spain allocates €84.86 million for 92.4 MW renewables and 6 MW green hydrogen in the Canary Islands, enhancing energy security and supporting island sustainability.
PI Berlin has developed a new tool to detect problems in inverters such as defective printed circuit boards, faulty switching algorithms, and deficiencies in components and sensors.
Swansea’s £4 billion renewable energy hub aims for one among UK’s largest solar facilities, driving the city towards net zero by 2050. Explore the ambitious green initiative.
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
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American Battery Factory has started building a $1.2 billion gigafactory in the US state of Arizona. It is set to generate approximately 1,000 job opportunities in the Tucson region.
The European Council has agreed to improve regional electricity market legislation. If the European Parliament supports the proposed reforms, it could stabilize energy prices and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, says Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, Spain’s ecological transition minister.
Scientists have utilized two blower fans with two roll-bonded bare plates to create a heat pump that can operate in variety of ambient temperature and solar radiation conditions. The system has an average daily coefficient of performance of 3.24.
RWE expands Polish solar, Egmont signs Sweden solar CPPA, Voltalia acquires Dutch plant, ib vogt’s Spain VPPA, Statkraft issues €1B green bonds.
Some see merchant solar as risky, but investors are increasingly snapping up Europe-based merchant PV opportunities for “huge profits,” a researcher from the International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Program tells pv magazine.
BKW announces 6 alpine solar plants (70 MW) in Bern, targeting 100 GWh annually. Around 45 GWh expected during the winter months of October to March.
Michigan adopts 100% clean energy target. REC Silicon’s Moses Lake fab resumes, Swift Current Energy secures NYSERDA contract, JinkoSolar advances 1 GW US factory, Summit Ridge Energy acquires 100 MW solar portfolio, Nasdaq notice to SunPower for delayed filings.
pv magazine recently spoke with Bartosz Majewski, CEO of Menlo Electric, a Poland-based solar distributor operating in Europe, about high inventory levels of solar panels in Europe.
Latest in European solar news: Axpo’s 10 MW alpine plant, insights on German renewables workforce, Voltalia’s UK solar farm, Modus’ Lithuania projects, and EPCG’s green energy collaboration in Montenegro.