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.
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.
Under the coordination of the Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation, with contributions from partners including Menlo Electric, Keno Energy and Garnier, the Chernihiv Regional Hospital has been provided with a hybrid solar station.
Sector coupling is also an important topic in France, says Lucie Lochon from the Franco-German Office for the Energy Transition.
Sud Renovables is currently constructing a 4,7 MW PV system on building roofs, parking roofs of a logistics property in Catalonia. The aim is to make optimum use of the available space for harvesting the sun.
Ampero is the new FinTech software company from BayWa r.e. and offers portfolio management for owners of wind and solar plants. The Ampero software solution combines all relevant information such as financial and technical data as well as weather and energy market information.
The most important new feature of the Flipper construction lift is an additional wireless remote control. This now makes it possible to control the lift from the ground. However, there is still a fixed remote control if necessary.
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Photonica – a new Polish manufacturer of photovoltaic components enters the market with Menlo Electric as the first distributor for the EMEA region.
Juwi has brought the largest PV project in its company history online: a 223.6 MW solar park for the energy company Deriva (formerly Duke Energy) in Colorado/USA.
PMT offers a mounting system that allows for efficient and safe installation of large photovoltaic modules on flat roofs featuring Push-&-Click technology.
Outdoor swimming pools are booming in the summer heat. Because they promise to cool you down. However, the edges of the pools are often sealed. The sun burns mercilessly on the skin. A clever idea offers a remedy: solar power is better than sun cream!
Solitek has joined forces with Reech AG, a Swiss engineering and planning company, for the two projects in the Alps of Switzerland. One on the wall above a road and the other in St. Moritz.
Portugal is considered a booming PV market. However, there are a number of hurdles for private PV system operators to overcome, especially when dealing with the country's largest electricity supplier, Energias de Portugal, SA (EDP). This is described by pv Europe reader Chris Norman from the Western Algarve (Budens, Vila do Bispo).
Planners and tradesmen are personally liable if they do not install PV systems correctly and thereby cause damage. However, many are not even aware of their responsibility. Christian Ganahl, CTO of Aerocompact, provides an overview of the applicable standards and risks, and informs planners and installers how to protect themselves in the best possible way.
Solnet Group has released a new report addressing the critical issue of safety in rooftop solar installations. Titled "Safety and Security in C&I Rooftop PV,” the white paper outlines the most important considerations rooftop solar owners and installers can take to minimize risk and protect their investments.
A large PV roof project has gone into operation on the 85,000-square-meter site roofs of Steyr Automotive in Austria. The 7.5 MW system was installed using the Schletter FixGrid and ClampFit systems. Schletter Group were once again working with the energy supplier Burgenland Energie on this project.
Two years ago, the Swedish solar trade association Svensk Solenergi launched its certification of solar installers. This week, the number of certified PV installers exceeded one thousand.
The German company Technaxx has developed the 4G Wildcam, a wildlife camera trap that is fully self-sufficient because it is powered by a solar panel and fitted with a rechargeable battery.
Oil company Total is getting involved in a project to export electricity directly from Africa to the UK. It is set to deliver constant high output from 2027.
SMA will reduce its energy consumption by 24 per cent by 2024 with heat pumps, LEDs and other measures. In addition, SMA employees and visitors will have more charging options on site.
To ensure safe and secure PV installations when demand increases, the Swedish Solar Energy Association (Svensk Solenergi) has developed a new guideline for private individuals and offers its members free certification of installers.
As a result of the sharp increase in PV installations in Sweden, PV-installer safety is becoming more important, the Swedish Solar Energy Assocation (Svensk Solenergi) reports.
Berliner Stadtwerke has installed a photovoltaic system on the roof of the Topography of Terror Documentation Centre. In future, the centre in Berlin Mitte will be able to cover almost 40 per cent of its electricity needs with solar energy from its own roof.
KIT, ETH Zurich and the Jülich Research Centre have investigated the potential of single-family homes to become energy self-sufficient. In the next step, they want to investigate the impact of this self-sufficiency on the energy system.
