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© J. Garnitz
Solar market:

Kai Lippert from EWS: "Logistics remains challenging“

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The specialist solar wholesaler from northern Germany finished 2021 with strong growth - a plus of 60 per cent in solar modules alone. Now Managing Director Kai Lippert is preparing for the hype to continue - in all markets.

© SDE/Energy Endeavour Foundation
Covid:

Solar Decathlon Europe 2023 in Bucharest is cancelled

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Due to the continuing uncertainty caused by the corona pandemic, the Energy Endeavour Foundation has decided not to hold the competition for the best solar architecture.

© Van der Valk Solar Systems
Mounting systems:

Van der Valk are optimistic for the coming year

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In a recent communication, Dutch mounting systems manufacturer Van der Valk Solar Systems have looked back at 2021 with all its challenges. More importantly, however, the prospects for 2022 are promising:

© Solar Promotion
The smarter E Europe Restart:

We will be broadcasting live from Munich!

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In less than two weeks the most important trade fair of the renewables industry returns: The smarter E Europe Restart in Munich. It will be smaller in scope. However, the event promises to be packed with innovations. There are two that stand out: Green hydrogen and our new PV Guided Tours.

© Statkraft
Global Market Outlook:

Solar power on track for terawatt scale by 2022

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Today, SolarPower Europe released its new Global Market Outlook during The smarter E Industry Days event. The report provides market intelligence for the global solar sector for 2020, and forecasts capacity for 2021–2025.

© SMA Solar Technology AG
Sales figures Q1 2021:

SMA increases profitability in the first quarter of 2021

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SMA Solar Technology AG achieved a considerably better operating result from January to March 2021 than in the first three months of the previous year.

© Cornwall Insight
Emissions trading:

Determining the price of the UK ETS scheme

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Carbon prices, especially the EU Emission Trading System (ETS), have experienced considerable volatility over the last year, influenced first by COVID-19 and more recently by expectations of increased EU climate ambitions.

© Energy Watch Group
Covid recovery:

How green is Europe’s green recovery plan?

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Since the beginning of 2020, Covid-19 has had most of the world in suspense. The pandemic has not only had an impact on our private lives but also took over most of political decision making and media coverage.

© Masksol
Coronavirus:

Anti-coronavirus masks now available with solar cells

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An inventor from Berlin has covered the surfaces of N95 masks with solar cells – as commonly used in solar watches. This can be used to charge a mobile device or electrically cool two vials of Astrazeneca vaccine. The first delivery is due in Rotterdam soon.

© Viridian Solar
UK:

Solar installers poised to roll-out green home upgrades via local authorities

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Thousands of households are due to receive free green home improvements this year under the Green Homes Grants Local Authority Delivery scheme, with solar PV and solar thermal eligible alongside other technologies and building fabric upgrades.

© Viessmann Group
Viessmann:

Strong growth despite Corona

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The Viessmann Group successfully mastered the past financial year. After a global market slump at the beginning of the Corona pandemic, the family-run company was able to make significant gains.

© BayWa r.e.
New report „Decade That Matters“

Analysis of online conversations about perception of the climate crisis

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BayWa r.e. launched its new “Decade That Matters” report, a deep dive into online climate discussions over the past 10 years and what these may tell us about where we are heading over the next 10 years.

© BloombergNEF
Sustainable energy:

USA: 33.6 GW new PV and wind in 2020

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The 2021 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook shows resilient, clean energy growth in the USA 2020, despite overall economic decline in a COVID-19 pandemic year.

© EuPD Research
Netherlands:

High potential in the Dutch PV market

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EUPD Research will publish the results of the 13th edition of the Global PV InstallerMonitor 2020/2021 for the Dutch market in February. The survey sheds light on the rooftop PV segment in the Netherlands.

© my-PV
Staffing:

my-PV takes in new international sales staff

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The Austrian PV specialist my-PV was able to double half-year sales and increase the number of employees by a third compared to the previous year - despite Covid-19-related restrictions.

© DLG
Trade fairs:

Energy Decentral lowers hurdles for trade fair participation

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The trade fair, which focuses on the supply of electricity to farms, had to be cancelled as a presence event. But the organisers have developed an innovative online platform.

© EVBox Group
EV charging:

EVBox Group installs 200,000 charge ports worldwide

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The EVBox Group, a global provider of flexible and scalable electric vehicle charging solutions, has now installed 200,000 EV charging stations all over the world.

© SMA
International business:

SMA with record inverter sales in Australia

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SMA sells 1.6 gigawatts of inverter capacity for for 15 large-scale PV power plants in Australia in 2020.

© Messe Düsseldorf/Constanze Tillmann
Covid-19:

Energy Storage Europe 2021 is cancelled

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Due to the ongoing corona pandemic, Messe Düsseldorf has decided to postpone Energy Storage Europe 2021 by one year.

© Huawei
IHS Markit:

2020 is the “pivot point” for noncarbon energy

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For the past 30 years, noncarbon energy’s share of global primary energy demand compared to fossil fuels held remarkably steady—now energy transition is starting to accelerate.

© Cornwall Insight
EV charging:

Demand for more charging infrastructure as EV ownership increases

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Analysis by Cornwall Insight shows the number of public charge points per EV in the UK has fallen to its lowest level since 2018. In fact, for every one EV, there are 0.28 public charge points.

© Cornwall Insight
E-mobility:

Electric vehicle registrations surpass National Grid’s System Transformation projections

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Data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed that by October more than 75,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) had been registered over 2020, representing more than the total BEV registrations for 2018 and 2019 combined.

© DFID / Abbie Trayler-Smith
Global Solar Council:

Solar power with broad benefits for green recovery plans and SDGs

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Amid coronavirus stimulus programs to spur economic activity, PV offers benefits in terms of employment, health, education, gender equality and poverty alleviation, Global Solar Council Virtual Forum highlighted.

© BloombergNEF
New Energy Outlook 2020:

COVID-19 saves 2.5 years of emissions

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The stark drop in energy demand due to the coronavirus pandemic will remove some 2.5 years’ worth of energy sector emissions between now and 2050, according to BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) latest New Energy Outlook 2020.

© Malte Forstat
CO2 emissions:

PIK study highlights Covid-19’s impact on global emissions

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The first half of 2020 saw an unprecedented decline in CO2 emissions – larger than during the financial crisis of 2008, the oil crisis of 1979, or even World War II.