Heat pump sales grew 34% in Europe in 2021
The heat pump markets with the highest growth in Europe last year were Poland, Ireland, Italy, Slovakia, Norway, France, and Germany.
Photovoltaics and anaerobic digestion
Researchers in Egypt have studied the use of solar power and anaerobic digestion for a 6,300-square-meter farm capable of housing 200 head of milk/beef cattle. They found that this combination could achieve a cost of energy of $0.0226/kWh.
World’s largest hybrid hydropower-photovoltaic station
Yalong Hydropower is building a 1 GW solar park that will be connected to an operational 3 GW hydropower facility on the Yalong River in southwestern China.
Just 12.9 MW of PV to compete in Croatia’s 622 MW renewables auction
Croatia’s latest procurement exercise was significantly undersubscribed, with only 150 MW of submitted projects. The selected installations will be awarded 12-year feed-in premium contracts, but they will have to start delivering electricity by 2024.
Construction begins on South Korea’s largest PV project
South Korean utility Kepco is building a 200 MW solar park on a former salt farm. It said the project will be operational by June 2023.
Chinese manufacturer unveils 210 mm busbarless heterojunction solar module
China’s Cando-solar Photoelectric Technology said its newest solar panel has a power output of up to 425 W and a power conversion efficiency of up to 22.1%. Its temperature coefficient is -0.24% per degree Celsius.
US lifts tariffs on solar products from Canada, Mexico
Canada, the United States, and Mexico signed an agreement to lift Trump-era tariffs, after an independent panel said that the duties violated the provisions of existing trade agreements.
South Sudan set for grid solar
Kampala-based developer Aptech Africa says it plans to build a 12 MWp solar plant in Juba.
Solid-state batteries with bi-layer cell design
Ion Storage System’s $30 million capital raising will go toward scaling up its solid-state battery cell production facility in the US state of Maryland, with aims to produce 10 MWh per year by the end of 2023, for a range of applications.
Vietnamese government fears legal action from solar investors
The Vietnamese government is reportedly concerned about legal action from solar investors if its new power development plan does not prove ambitious enough.
