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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.

The new Special Edition on the decentralised generation and use of solar power in agriculture has been published. It is available to download free of charge.

Longi presented its BC-based Module Hi-Mo 9 yesterday evening in Madrid, which uses silicon solar cells with a world record efficiency of 27,3 %.

Scan Global Logistics has signed a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement with Better Energy to offtake renewable energy in Sweden.

The German module manufacturer Bauer Solar has increased the output range of its recently launched Pure and Black bifacial glass-glass modules by ten watts. Both series now achieve a module output of 445 watts with an efficiency of 22.3, thanks to N-type Topcon cells.

Romania sees a growing number of large solar parks. In Giurgiu a 172 MW solar park is being developed, that is expected to get commissioned in 2024.

Chemitek Solar and SolarCleano have announced their collaborative participation at Intersolar Europe 2024, alongside their ambassadors. The event will take place in Munich from June 19th to 21st, 2024.

Sungrow announced that its liquid cooled Power Titan, will equip SSE Renewables largest 320MW / 640 MWh battery storage project at Monk Fryston, North Yorkshire/UK.

H-Tec Systems and Bilfinger collaborate for green hydrogen projects in Europe. The non-exclusive strategic partnership is centered on the development of large-scale electrolysis projects.

The Austrian company My-PV presents the AC Elwa 2 electric heating rod, which converts surplus solar energy into hot water.

Solar farms in the UK are getting bigger, research shows, as developers and investors look to maximise returns through economies of scale. Peter Curtain, Director of Allerton Communications, shares his insights.

Looking beyond the horizon: The installation company Alfa Solvind i Skåne from Dalby serves customers in the southern Swedish region of Skåne. Managing Directors Jonas and August Lundberg provide exclusive insights into their day-to-day business.

Jens Holm, Sustainability Policy Director of the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC), sees the EU CSDDD Directive and the Forced Labor Regulation as an opportunity for European PV production and as a lever against social and environmental dumping by Chinese manufacturers.

Andreas Wöll, Managing Director of Eco-Worthy Europe, on the future of the European solar industry and the possibilities and opportunities of European-Chinese cooperation.

Braas has increased the output of its PV Premium solar roof elements from 105 to 120 watts. That is an area output of almost 200 watts per square metre. The dimensions of the photovoltaic module remain the same.

CEO Talk: The market for solar rooftop installations with self-consumption solutions in the commercial and industrial sector needs more installation capacity. MaxSolar wants to close this installation gap by implementing a B2B solution for installers and solar companies. How it works, tells Christoph Strasser, CEO of MaxSolar.

Rural photovoltaics can be an infrastructure that supports both the agricultural landscape and agriculture in Italy, our guest author Sandro Esposito, managing director CCE Italy explains.

A total of 15 universities and companies are involved in the project. The aim is to develop industrially usable and environmentally friendly cells. However, sodium is a tricky element and its use in storage technology is still in its infancy.

Longi announced the launch of its newly developed Tera silicon wafers for the mass market in September. They are suitable for the currently prevailing solar technologies such as Topcon, heterojunction (HJT) and back contact cells (BC).

Azerbaijan is performing a balancing act between more gas for Europe and more renewable energies. A tour of the country, which will host the World Climate Change Conference in November, showed that there is at least some gradual movement towards more climate protection.

New carport system, a strategic partnership for a shared wallbox, a solar heat pump system with PVT technology and a new portfolio with longer warranty. These are our top products of the week:

Axpo is joining a large-scale green hydrogen project in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It includes a 30MW electrolyser powered by a 45MW solar plant.

The European Commission recently announced the projects that have won the European Hydrogen Bank’s first competitive auction to provide financial support for renewable hydrogen projects and DH2 Energy’s project Hysencia located in Spain is one of the winners.

Norges Bank Investment Management, manager of the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund Government Pension Fund Global, has signed an agreement to acquire a 49 percent stake in a 644 MW solar portfolio of the Spanish power producer Iberdrola S.A..

Solar Solutions Group, the official supplier of AEG solar modules, announces new warranty terms for all AEG solar module series.