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Corporate social responsibility

New Solar2Share Collective

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Solar2Share Collective welcomes companies from the industry and beyond to jointly donate solar systems for hospitals, schools, and kindergartens worldwide. By the end of 2024, up to twenty facilities will be able to transition to renewable energy thanks to this initiative.

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New opportunities for the European battery industry

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The battery industry is steadily moving forward: With the increasing electrification of vehicles and the expansion of renewable sources of energy, the global demand for batteries is growing. New technologies, as well as strategic and geopolitical decisions, will impact the battery and electromobility sectors, creating both opportunities and challenges.

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Topic of the Week: PPAs

RWE and PPC building PV projects with nearly 1 GW in Greece

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RWE and PPC continue to forge ahead with Greece’s energy transition through their joint venture company Meton Energy S.A. The company has taken the final investment decision for the construction of an additional 450 MW PV park in the country.

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Utility storage

Italy sees first deployment of new smart battery system

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Lithuanian company Omnispower Europe, in collaboration with partners, has developed a smart battery capable of operating efficiently even in extreme temperatures. This system has now been deployed in Italy.

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Financing

Spain: Solar PPA of Apple and IB Vogt

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IB Vogt has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Apple to provide solar power with a capacity of 105 MW from a project in the province of Segovia, Spain.

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SolarPower Europe

New report: Oman solar investments opportunities

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A new report of SolarPower Europe offers key insights into the Omani solar sector, and opportunities for international investment. The country will need to install minimum 13 GW solar by 2030.

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Top products of the week

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A complete system for solar roofing, new bifacial solar panels designed for carports, an inverter for traction current and a complete mounting system for pitched roofs. Thses are our top products of the week:

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Topic of the Week: PPAs

PPA in Denmark finances new 107 MW solar park

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Fujifilm  Diosynth Biotechnologies, has entered into a ten-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to offtake 40 GWh of renewable energy annually with Better Energy. It contributes to establishing a new 107 MW solar park near Vedde.

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Agri-PV

Wemag to build solar plant in Brandenburg together with agricultural businesses

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The owners of the newly founded Erneuerbare Energie Prignitz want to build a total of 140 megawatts of solar power capacity. The local population is to benefit from solar power generation.

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Agriculture

Sweden: Collaboration for Agri-PV

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SolarEdge has entered into a collaboration with Scania Regional Council in the south of Sweden to explore the potential of agrivoltaics (Agri-PV), the combined production of solar energy and agricultural crops on the same land.

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Energy storage

Denmark: Solar park with storage for grid stabilization

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A 10 MW lithium-ion battery system is expected to be installed by the end of 2024 at Better Energy Hoby solar park on Lolland in Denmark.

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Roof mounting

Mounting system for pitched roofs complete

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The Proline pitched roof system from the Schletter Group is based on a new profile geometry and new connecting elements. This makes the system lighter, more resilient and easier to install than its predecessor.

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Topic of the Week: PPAs

New record for corporate renewable PPAs in Europe

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There was unprecedented growth in 2023 in the European corporate power purchase agreement (PPA), with companies procuring a record number of new renewable energy capacity of 10.4 gigawatts.

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Perovskites

Video: 2024 perovskite breakthroughs are the future of solar

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For his YouTube channel Undecided with Matt Ferrell, the renewables youtuber goes for a deep dive of the latest and upcoming developments in perovskites and tandem solar cells:

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PV installation

Standardised installation of solar cycle paths

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A project team from Vorarlberg in Austria has developed a system with which cycle paths can be quickly and scalably covered with solar modules. The solution offers the chance to generate plenty of solar power from sealed surfaces - and protection for cyclists.

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Manufacturing

Solar Charter for European PV manufacturing

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23 EU Energy Ministers and representatives from the solar sector signed the Solar Charter as a commitment to support  European solar manufacturing.

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Railways

An inverter for traction current

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The Kassel-based company Smart Railway Technology presents PV2Rail, a specialised photovoltaic inverter. It is designed to feed directly into the railway power grid at 16.7 Hertz instead of 50 Hertz.

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Topic of the Week: PPAs

Australia’s largest corporate solar PPA signed

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A large Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) has been signed between European Energy and Rio Tinto. The long-term agreement ensures that all the energy from an upcoming 1.3 GW solar farm will be supplied to the mining company.

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SolarEdge acquires Wevo Energy

EV charging optimization and management software start-up under new ownership

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SolarEdge today announced that it completed the acquisition of Wevo Energy. Wevo is a software start-up specializing in EV charging optimization and management for sites with large quantities of EV chargers such as apartment buildings, workplace carparks and public charging locations.