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.
SolarEdge has entered into a collaboration with Scania Regional Council in the south of Sweden to explore the potential of agrivoltaics (Agri-PV), the combined production of solar energy and agricultural crops on the same land.
Flower acquires Sweden`s largest battery park, Bredhälla, from the solar and wind power company OX2. It provides ancilliary services for grid stability.
A 128 MW solar park in Svedberga near Helsingborg in Southern Sweden may not be built. In a judgment, the Land and Environment Court of Appeal has endorsed the county administrative board's policy of prohibiting the construction of a solar park on the property.
In 2023, over 200 000 Swedish homeowners received a tax reduction for the installation of green technologies. They invested a total of SEK 22 billion, 80% more than in 2022 (SEK 12 billion). But in 2024, a decline is expected.
With a continued high interest in photovoltaics, forecasted by the Swedish Solar Energy Association, companies like Soltech see themselves well positioned for the future.
IBC Solar repositions itself in Sweden with a new strategy. The business in Sweden will no longer be conducted via the authorised wholesaler and franchisee IBC Solar AB, but will be served directly by the German company IBC SOLAR.
Axpo commissioned its first large-scale battery storage facility in Sweden. It was connected to the grid in Landskrona, in the south of the country.
Soltech CEO Stefan Ölander with a review of 2023 and an outlook for 2024. As an important trend among others he sees hybrid solutions and solar facades.
Better Energy signed a ten-year PPA with the furniture manufacturer Vestre. A new solar park south of Stockholm will provide the electricity.
The tax reduction for green technology was introduced with the aim of accelerating the energy transition, but with the Swedish Tax Agency's new interpretation of the legislation, batteries are not eligible for the tax reduction.
Installations of stationary domestic solar batteries are gaining momentum across Sweden. But there are major regional differences.
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.
Axpo, Egmont, and Soltech Energy Solutions have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a new 11 MW solar plant in southern Sweden.
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.
The storage power plant will stabilise the power supply in the greater Stockholm area. It is part of a total package of 100 megawatts of storage capacity.
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.
Solar Express and Chinese solar module supplier LONGi have agreed a three-year deal to supply the new Himo X6 solar modules. The high-performance panels use HPBC technology, in which the cells are contacted on the back.
LevelTen Energy released its latest PPA Price Index report, which shows that in Q3 2023, the blended index of wind and solar 25th Percentile (P25) PPA prices increased a modest 2% across Europe. But there were some important exceptions and stability may not last long.
Enphase Energy recently announced that it has entered the solar markets in Sweden and Denmark through an expanded agreement with German-based climate tech start-up 1KOMMA5° (translating to “One point five degrees”) to offer Enphase systems, powered by microinverters and batteries.
Intec and Chint will provide EPC and O&M services for a new PV project with 64 MW capacity in Hallstavik, Sweden for solar developer and independent power producer Alight.
Nidec Energy develops integrated battery storage solutions and environmentally friendly products. Mass production will start in 2025, with more than 8 GWh per year of battery block modules and solutions to be produced from 2027.
The municipalities Skurup, Sjöbo and Borgholm are the best in Sweden when it comes to solar energy. The people of Skurup have now installed 6 times more PV per person than the national average.
Axpo will develop one of the largest battery storage facilities in SwedenAcquired from project developer SENS (Sustainable Energy Solutions Sweden), the facility in Filipstad is designed to provide ancillary services to help balance the electricity grid. It is combined with a solar park.
Two Swedish landmark large scale PV projects developed by Helios Nordic Energy AB reach RtB, with a combined electricity production capacity of 113 GWh, are handed over to Danish solar energy company Nordic Solar A/S.
