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The country is making steady progress on solar expansion – but there's still ground to cover. While current demand for PV systems remains modest, speakers at this year’s Swissolar conference outlined how that could soon change.
The so-called autarky boiler is now available in three sizes from Timo Leukefeld. Thanks to the ingenious technical concept, it also saves landlords time and money, as the decentralised boiler eliminates the obligation to monitor for legionella.
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).
Food producer Ezequiel, based in northern Spain, invested in a 613-kilowatt photovoltaic system. This now supplies clean electricity from the company's roof for the production of high-quality food - a smart investment.
The Swedish PV market saw strong growth in 2021, with solar parks above 1 MW in the lead.
Notably, photovoltaic systems and large-scale solar power plants combined with electrical energy storage are becoming more and more important for grid control and managing grid congestion, forming the backbone of our energy infrastructure. At Intersolar Europe Restart from October 6–8, 2021 in Munich, they will take center stage.
Sungrow announced recently it forged the contract to supply equipment to juwi for the 36 megawatt off-grid solar farm and a 7.5 megawatt battery energy storage system at Sukari gold mine operated by Centamin in Egypt.
The module manufacturer Sonnenkraft from Austrian town of St. Veit an der Glan in Carinthia has expanded its production building with a solar-roofed storage area. In doing so, they have paid attention to both aesthetics and high yield.
