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Solar farms with large battery storage systems will soon become standard.
Investor newsletter

Solar parks with large storage systems achieve exciting returns

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It will be about solar parks with large storage systems. These combined power plants allow for interesting business models and are becoming the standard in project business. Sign up for the newsletter to receive the latest specialist information on your desk.

 No more tax penalty: System operators in Italy no longer have to pay a levy on the installed output of their solar generators.
Italy

Italian government suspends tax penalty for solar systems

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Operators of medium-sized and large photovoltaic systems in Italy used to have to pay a tax based on output. The Italian government has now suspended this.

Solarpower Europe offers a new online tool to compare the solar ambition of the EU27 member states.
Solarpower Europe

New interactive solar database for EU countries

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Solarpower Europe launched a new EU27 country level solar target database. It allows to discover how much solar each EU country has already installed and to compare each country's NECP solar target with current market projections.

New EU regulation aims to fasten solar installations.
European Union

Landmark EU law to support rapid solar installations

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The EU adopts an emergency law to address the calls from its citizens and industries for a structural, renewable-based, solution to the energy crisis. Meanwhile, EU Energy Ministers were unable to agree a higher, 45% renewables target for Europe for 2030.

Hanover's Mayor Belit Onay (Greens) and Enercity Managing Director Susanna Zapreva inaugurate the first two plants on the roofs of primary schools.
Germany

City of Hanover plans six megawatts of photovoltaic power on municipal roofs

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Hanover plans to use the roofs of municipal buildings for the installation of solar generators in the next few years. The first two systems on two primary schools have already been built by cooperation partner Enercity.

The Austrian solar sector is doing well. But the annual expansion will have to continue to rise.
Austria:

New solar installations at double the level of 2 years ago

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Photovoltaic systems with an output of 749 megawatts were newly installed in Austria last year. Compared to 2020, this is a more than two-fold increase. Photovoltaics can thus cover five per cent of electricity consumption.

Maintenance:

An autonomous cleaning robot for solar panels

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With the SolarCleano B1 (‘SolarBridge’), SolarCleano recently unveiled a new generation of autonomous robots for the cleaning and predictive maintenance of solar installations.

Building noise barriers with solar panels is a good solution, but it has limitations.
Switzerland:

101 gigawatt hours of solar power from noise barriers possible

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Solar installations on noise barriers along federal roads and railway lines can supply 101 gigawatt hours of electricity every year - according to current technical standards.

Thanks to its mechanical self-locking capacity, the Schletter Tracker is as stable as a fixed installation system.
Intersolar Europe 2021:

Schletter Group presents upgrades to products

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The solar mounting system manufacturer Schletter Group is presenting a number of upgrades to its successful systems at this year's Intersolar Europe. The focus is on material efficiency, aerodynamics and easy handling.

Christian Rahn (48) is the new Managing Director of the solar platform Otovo in Germany.
Business development:

Norwegian solar platform entering Germany

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The platform for solar plants, Otovo, originating from Norway, prepares the market entrance in Germany. For this purpose Christian Rahn was hired as Managing Director as of  September 1.

The six MPP trackers give the system designer more flexibility in arranging module strings to maximise yields.
Commercial-scale solar:

String inverter for commercial rooftop installations

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Delta's M50A three-phase string inverter delivers up to 55 kilowatts of maximum AC apparent power.

From now on, the portal informs them about data and any problems to the second.

Expanded monitoring portal for solar systems

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PV monitoring company Plexlog has revised its cloud-based monitoring system. Customers now have direct and full configuration access to the data logger interface via the Plexlog online portal and receive information on their solar system in real time.