Renewable Energy

Netherlands allocates €416.6 million for the construction of utility-scale batteries connected to ground-mounted solar farms or large rooftop PV systems.

The amount of unsold panels in European warehouses may have doubled between mid-July and the end of August, and it may reach 100 GW by the end of the year.

PV module importers in the Netherlands saw the solar module recycling fee increase. The money generated will be used to finance a guarantee fund.

PV module prices have fallen since the start of the pandemic in 2020, reaching a global two-year low in April 2023, according to the EIA.

The rise in gas prices, the decrease in wind energy production and higher demand boost European electricity market prices.

There were multiple reports of fires involving batteries connected to residential PV systems in Germany and Austria in September. Read on for details.

Consumers Energy has announced plans for an 85 MW solar power plant to be sited at the former Karn Coal Power Plant site in Michigan.

Bulgaria has opened a consultation round, seeking to establish 570 MW wind and solar PV along with 150 MW battery energy storage capacity.

The European Council has adopted the new RED, putting in motion the EU’s plans to aim for 42.5% renewable energy target by 2030, instead of 32%.

1KOMMA5° is to produce TOPCon solar modules in Germany. The plan is to start with 1 GW production capacity by 2024 and scale it up to 5 GW annually by 2030.

Solar PV industry in Europe has voiced its stance against any trade barriers for imported solar modules in a single market

At the end of 2022, the US had a minimum of 947 GW of utility-scale solar power plant capacity in interconnection queues of which 48% or 457 GW was paired with a battery.

Renfe, the state-owned railway company in Spain, will construct a pilot solar PV plant with 20 MW capacity to supply traction energy for its trains.

RCT Power GmbH has launched a ‘Giga-Fab’ in Germany’s Augsburg region with 2 new production lines with a capacity to roll out around 5,000 hybrid solar inverters per month.

Lightstar Renewables has started work on a 2 MW agrivoltaic project that it calls as the 1st such power plant in New York.