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The wind farm in Atalaya del Cañavate (Castilla-La Mancha) will be expanded with PV and battery storage.

MEAG invests €300 million in Spain’s largest hybrid energy plant

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The co-location project Gecama combines wind power, photovoltaics and large-scale battery storage, with a total capacity of 554 MW and 220 MWh.

This wind park nestled in Grevekulla/Sweden will soon be combined with a solar park.

Sweden – hybrid solar-wind project to break ground soon

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European Energy is set to begin developing a second hybrid facility after the successful completion of Sweden’s first large-scale hybrid wind-solar park in Skåramåla.

SMA's container solution converts alternating current into direct current and will supply energy to Cleanergy Solutions' project in Namibia from the middle of the year to produce hydrogen using electrolysis.

SMA: Gigawatt milestone achieved in hydrogen applications

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SMA Altenso, a subsidiary of SMA Solar Technology, is driving forward the flexible use of renewable energies worldwide. A project in Namibia Altenso has now passed the milestone of 1 gigawatt in total power delivered for hydrogen applications.

The Port of Valencia is a pioneer in Europe in the use of hydrogen technology in terminal operations.

Smartenergy hydrogen initiative to decarbonise Spanish ceramic cluster

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The Swiss investment firm has received approval for its green hydrogen project in Castellón, Spain. The 100 MW electrolyser will cut over 108,000 tonnes of CO₂ every year, supporting the decarbonisation of the region’s ceramics industry.

Hybrid power

Hybrid power special – free to download

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Our special issue on hybrid power plants and technology is now available. Ahead of Intersolar, find out why storage units and solar are increasingly being planned together.

Power-to-X-facility of European Energy in Kassø/Denmark.

UK: European Energy green solar hydrogen project shortlisted for funding

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Shortlisted for UK government funding, the Selms Muir Hydrogen hub in Scotland will combine green hydrogen production with solar power to support net zero goals in the United Kingdom.

The solar system is actually oversized for the building’s consumption, but with electric heating, the owner can use more of the solar power directly on site.

Netherlands: Homeowner saves €450 with solar-powered heating

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In the Netherlands, new feed-in fees introduced in August 2024 are significantly affecting solar system owners. One homeowner in southern Holland has demonstrated how to reduce the impact using solar-powered heating.

ees Europe cooperates with the HYDROGEN DIALOGUE of Nürnberg Messe.

ees Europe: Strong focus on hydrogen

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Hydrogen technology plays an important role in integrating solar and wind power into the energy system. The upcoming ees Europe 2025 is therefore taking a closer look at this and entering into a new strategic partnership.

The Extremadura region plays an important role in the Iberian Green Hydrogen Corridor.

Spain: 1.5 GW green hydrogen projects of DH2 Energy in Extremadura

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Renewable hydrogen developer and independent producer DH2 Energy is developing four large-scale green hydrogen facilities in Spain's Extremadura region. The DH2 Energy initiatives under way in Extremadura represent a total investment of €2.25 billion.

Hybrid pilot plant La Plana, near Zaragoza (Spain).

Market for hybrid power plants in Europe still in the starting blocks

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The advantages and potential of combining solar and wind parks with battery storage at one location are considerable. The main stumbling block for a market launch is the regulatory system. However, some European countries are now leading the way.

Trinasolar is delivering an integrated solar PV and energy storage solution to Low Carbon’s Sandon Brook project in the UK, similar to the one pictured here.

UK: Trinasolar starts deliveries for integrated project

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The 49.9 MW project in Sandon Brook/UK, owned and overseen by Low Carbon, is the first from Trinasolar to combine modules, mounting and energy storage.

Picture from the construction phase of the hybrid solar park in Halmstad – the battery energy storage system was installed in the open space at the bottom right.

Co-located solar park for a resilient grid completed in Sweden

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One of the first hybrid solar parks in Sweden has been successfully commissioned in Halmstad. By co-locating PV technology with modern battery energy storage, this project is an example of the interplay between renewable energies, grid stability and high energy efficiency – the path to a sustainable and resilient energy future.

Modular Hydrogen Platform (MHP) PEM electrolyzer.

MAN Energy Solutions and Quest One building demonstration plant for large-scale electrolyzer

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A demonstration plant for the Modular Hydrogen Platform (MHP) large-scale electrolyzer from Quest One is being built on the MAN Energy Solutions site in Augsburg, Germany. Test operation and field data will enable comprehensive optimization of plant operations as well as the assembly and service concept of the electrolyzer.

Electrolsis test site at ZSW in Stuttgart, which aims to provide impetus across Europe.

Work to extend the ElyLab electrolysis test site for strategic technologies for Europe is starting

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The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung - ZSW) in Stuttgart/Germany has started work on the further expansion of its electrolysis test site in line with the “ElyLab” testing and innovation centre.

H-TEC SYSTEMS will supply three ME450 PEM electrolysers for a 3-megawatt hydrogen production plant for Finnish energy company Helen Oy.
Finland

3H2 pilot project: 1,350 kg green hydrogen per day

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MAN Energy Solutions and H-TEC Systems in cooperation with Helen Oy will execute Helsinki Hydrogen Plan. The 3H2 pilot project combines four different sectors, electricity, heating, transportation and hydrogen as well as flexibility between them.

Wind and solar generation at the same grid feed-in point, as here at the open-cast lignite mine Garzweiler in the far west of Germany.
Hybrid power plants

VSB plans one of Europe’s largest solar-wind hybrid energy parks in Finland

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With the 450-megawatt hybrid project, the company based in Dresden, Germany is planning a utility-scale plant for continuous green electricity generation.

 Visualization of the hybrid solar and wind park in Sweden.
Nordics

Sweden:  First large-scale hybrid wind and solar farm 

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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.

Project partners at the kick-off for the new R&D project BiReMiH2 for the production of biohydrogen.
Renewables research

Biohydrogen from microorganisms?

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Until now, hydrogen has been produced from fossil resources or with the help of electrolysis. But what potential do biogenic residues offer? This is what the BiReMiH2 project of the HY2.ZERO network in southern Germany is investigating.

 A large crowd at the Sungrow stand at last year's Intersolar. New products for utily-scale applications are one of the focal points of this year's trade fair presentation of Sungrow at Intersolar Europe 2024.
Trade fairs

Intersolar Europe 2024: Sungrow unveils broad range of solutions

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Sungrow will unveil a lineup of cutting-edge, all-scenario products at Intersolar Europe 2024 this week in Munich.

 EM-Power Europe 2024 presents a wide range of solutions for more digitalization and flexibility.
EM-Power Europe

Flexible consumers take the burden off the grid

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EM-Power Europe, part of The smarter E, will present the latest products, technologies and trends in grid and energy management that will help make the energy system more flexible.

 The smarter E Forum: Manufacturers, users and associations share their practical knowledge about big topics such as smart grids and prosuming on all three exhibition days ot the Smarter E Europe from June 19-21, 2024, in Munich.
The smarter E Forum

Sector coupling in practice

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The smarter E Forum offers visitors of The smarter E Europe practical knowledge on the major topics of the energy transition such as smart grids, sector coupling, digitalization, flexibility and much more.

Sectors4Energy

Economical energy solution through neighbourhood planning

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A new housing estate in the municipality of Kressbronn on Lake Constance in Germany generates ground-level geothermal energy for the community. Find out more about this in July at the Sectors4Energy conference in Cologne.

 Large-scale mtu battery storage system at a solar farm of Abo Wind in Bavaria/Germany.
Interview Rolls-Royce Power Systems

"Microgrids can also pay off in Central Europe"

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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.

 Construction work on the new solar park began in February with the ramming of the specially coated posts of the mounting system.
Hybrid power

SENS and Windpower combine wind farm with new solar plant

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The new Berching-Altmannsdorf solar park will feed solar power into the grid of the Berching community wind farm. As with the wind farm, the citizens are once again involved.

 The combination of wind and PV systems, as BayWa r.e. is now realizing in Spain, offers a number of advantages.
Hybrid plants

Spain: Pioneering 188 MW wind-PV project

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BayWa r.e. is setting new standards with its first project in Spain to combine solar and wind energy projects. The project comprises three wind farms with a total capacity of 135 MW and two solar farms with a total capacity of 53 MW.