Latest news © Velka Botička Topic of the Week: Agri-PV Farmers show great interest in photovoltaic systems 04/25/2024 - At Agritechnica, suppliers of agrivoltaic systems presented solutions on how farmers can utilise their land multiple times. They also showed future scenarios of how modern agriculture can develop in the course of the solar energy transition. © Goldbeck Solar Netherlands Goldbeck Solar builds huge photovoltaic plant for Eneco Solar 04/25/2024 - The plant will reach 51 megawatts. It will be combined with a wind farm, which has various advantages but also poses some challenges in terms of project planning. © RWE Iberia Spain: RWE puts 92 MW solar farm in operation 04/25/2024 - RWE increases its Iberian solar capacity to 300 MW and commissioned a 92-megawatt (MW) ground-mounted photovoltaic plant in the province of Cádiz in Andalusia. © SolarPower Europe National Energy and Climate Plans EU: Higher solar targets – but grid and storage planning insuffienct 04/25/2024 - With 26 of 27 EU Member States having submitted their National Energy and Climate Plans solar targets have increased by 87%. Despite the boost NECPs fail to connect the dots with grid deployment, modernisation, and flexibility. © Luxor Solar Specialist modules Low-glare solar module with special glass 04/25/2024 - Manufacturer Luxor Solar has developed the special Non Reflect module. This means that interference caused by light immissions can be taken into account in projects. © Erich Burnett/Oberlin College Topic of the Week: Agri-PV Ohio solar farm to become largest agri-PV project in the US 04/24/2024 - The 1-billion-dollar Oak Run Solar Project, approved by the Ohio Power Siting Board last week, will sit on over 6,000 acres in Madison County, west of Columbus, Ohio in the United States. © Solarwatt Solarwatt Combining a landmark historic building with photovoltaics 04/24/2024 - The Natural History Museum in Vienna has been fitted with a brand new solar installation. It now supplies twelve per cent of the electricity needed in the listed building. All latest news Latest videos © Screenshot YouTube/Oxford PV Perovskites Video: 2024 perovskite breakthroughs are the future of solar © Vorsatz Media The smarter E Europe 2023 Jan Lengerke of Enphase Energy: Home Energy Management and the new IQ8 microinverter © Vorsatz Media The smarter E Europe 2023 Leonhard Peböck and Robert Müllehner from Fronius: Sector coupling all from one hand More product / company videos markets © Margriet Fotografie Opinion „We shouldn’t be quick to judge COP29 host“ 04/24/2024 - Really? Again? And less polite words to that effect have been the exasperated sentiments of climate activists to Azerbaijan’s unveiling as the host of COP29 – another fossil fuel economy coming after petro-powered UAE’s 2023 desert jamboree. It is easy to conclude there’s as much an emergency in seriousness as there is over climate realism, Gerard Scheper, CEO of Europe Solar says. © Longi Manufacturers Longi awarded for its ESG performance 04/24/2024 - Longi has been awarded the Silver Sustainability Rating by EcoVadis, the international authoritative corporate social responsibility (CSR) assessment platform. More about markets financing © EBRD EBRD/Eiffel €45 million joint loan for 16 solar power plants in Poland 04/23/2024 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and French asset manager Eiffel Investment Group (Eiffel) are supporting the development of solar energy generation in Poland by extending a joint loan of €45 million to PL-SUN Sp.z.o.o. © IRENA Energy transition Major utilies intent to raise renewable capacity by 2.5 times to 2030 04/23/2024 - The Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA) adopted the UNEZA Roadmap to 2030, which targets a total increase of renewable energy capacity within their portfolios to 749 GW by 2030, an increase of 2.5 times relative to 2023. More about financing hybrid generators © European Energy Nordics Sweden: First large-scale hybrid wind and solar farm 04/22/2024 - European Energy has started constructing Sweden’s first large-scale hybrid park in Skåramåla in the municipality of Tingsryd, where the existing wind farm is supplemented by a solar park. © GVO Media Interview Rolls-Royce Power Systems "Microgrids can also pay off in Central Europe" 04/11/2024 - Rolls-Royce Power Systems is focusing heavily on battery storage systems, energy management and microgrids. Armin Fürderer, Director of Energy Solutions, and Jan Henker, Senior Expert Automation & Controls, explain this in an interview. More about hybrid generators inverter © Vorsatz Media The smarter E Europe 2023 Leonhard Peböck and Robert Müllehner of Fronius: Sector coupling all from one hand 03/24/2024 - PV Guided Tours: 24 hours sun are possible – with using PV for heat and mobility. Fronius has all solutions for that in the assortment. What this involves, You will learn from Leonhard Peböck und Robert Mühllehner, product marketing manager at Fronius International. © Vorsatz Media The smarter E Europe 2023 Junning Xu of Growatt: Intelligent PV solutions for a green future 03/24/2024 - PV Guided Tours: The market is calling for intelligent solutions around photovoltaics and energy storage. Find out now what these look like and how they work. Junning Xu is the product manager for Germany. He explains all the new features. Find out more in our video of pv Guided Tours! More about inverter mounting © Smartvolt Topic of the Week: Mounting systems A foldable solar system that speeds up installation 04/10/2024 - A foldable solar system for flat roofs could speed up installation. The Swiss company Smartvolt and licence partners offer the smart solar box in Switzerland and abroad. It arrives at the installation site pre-assembled, wired and ballasted on reusable plates. © Schletter Group Topic of the Week: Mounting systems Schletter Group installs 48 MW project in Italy 04/09/2024 - Mounting systems manufacturer Schletter Group continues to grow in the Italian market. In cooperation with the general contractor EnValue, Schletter has successfully installed two ground-mounted systems with a total output of 48 MW near the Italian city of Udine. More about mounting