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SPIE buys MBG Energy, EPS signs solar PPAs in Serbia, SolarDuck certified, Encavis & Better Energy sign PPAs, Albania approves 70.6 MW solar.
AGL partners with SunDrive to establish solar module manufacturing at Liddell site in NSW, aiming to create jobs & boost domestic PV industry.
Researchers at Germany’s Frauhofer ISE have analyzed the performance of a residential heat pump connected to a rooftop PV system relying on battery storage and have found that this combination significantly improves the performance of the heat pump while also increasing considerably the solar array’s self-consumption rate.
The Dutch government, through a new open-access PV database, has discovered that approximately 50% of all rooftops in the Netherlands could potentially host PV systems. However, only 8% of them could immediately accommodate solar arrays without the need for obstacle removal.
Average retail prices fell to €6.24 ($6.70)/MWh on the German electricity spot market in April, largely due to renewables covering about 70% of the network load.
The US solar industry experienced project delays and cancellations when anti-dumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) tariff enforcement threatened supply in the past. Another round may be on the way soon, according to Roth Capital Partners.
Greece to invest €1 billion for 813 MW solar PV with storage, benefiting Faethon Project and 309 MW parks, aiming for mid-2025 operation.
The US Department of Energy is funding a pilot project to demonstrate the commercial viability of storing energy in heated sand, which is capable of producing 135 MW of power for five days.
Swedish court rejects European Energy’s Svedberga Solar Project. Danish company urging legislative changes for large-scale solar ventures.
The European authorities are trying to determine whether two consortia – including subsidiaries of Longi and Shanghai Electric – violated the new EU rules on foreign subsidies when they participated in a procurement process in Romania for a 110 MW solar farm. The European Commission is expected to make a final decision within 110 working days.
SolarBank to list on Nasdaq; US mulling solar tariffs; Meyer Burger raises finance; Alternus/Acadia NY microgrids; Leeward’s project for Verizon.
Poland’s solar PV capacity surpasses 17 GW by the end of 2023, marking a 41% annual increase with over 5 GW added last year, says IEO.
A report from Climate Action Network Europe says residential rooftop solar installations in the EU have grown by 54% year-on-year, but warns a lack of grid capacity and specific strategies for rooftop solar development means member states are not keeping pace with the demand.
Germany can deploy 287 GW of solar PV on highways, railways, parking lots, & C&I, supporting ambitious targets & minimizing land use conflicts.
Beijian Energy says it will build a new factory to make heterojunction (HJT) solar cells and panels. The facility in Liaoning province will produce 4 GW of cells and 3 GW of PV modules.