EU Solar Power producers endorsed Russian EV-charger manufacturer for bridging the transition gap
The mobile H2-powered EV-charger by Russian L-Charge was presented at Munich Smarter Europe and was highly praised by solar power producers as it could help storing, reconverting and distributing energy produced from green hydrogen.
Russian group starts building 1.3 GW solar factory in Kaliningrad
Unigreen Energy plans to open a 1.3 GW, vertically integrated factory in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea. Initially, the facility will have an annual module production capacity of around 500 MW.
Russia’s renewables auction concludes with lowest solar bid of $0.059/kWh
In the procurement exercise, the Russian energy regulator allocated 775 MW of PV capacity, 1,851 MW of wind power, and 96 MW of hydropower capacity. The auction concluded with an average price of RUB 5.18 ($0.070)/kWh.
Russian scientists achieve 21.1% efficiency in perovskite solar cell via Mie-resonant silicon nanoparticles
A Russian-Italian research group has developed resonant silicon nanoparticles that are claimed to improve the performance of perovskite solar cells. These particles serve as nanoantennae – they catch light and it resonates inside them, which amplifies the cell’s light absorption.
Solar+storage in the Russian Arctic
Hevel Energo Servis has developed a new solar+storage project under Russia’s energy service scheme to help independent power producers to sell power to municipalities with diesel power plants via a competitive bidding scheme.
The Hydrogen Stream: Russia unveils hydrogen strategy, Germany provides more funds for power-to-X
ThyssenKrupp has also said it is working on a green hydrogen and ammonia project in the Emirates and three U.S. companies are planning to develop low-cost renewable hydrogen generation for use in transportation and distributed energy applications.
Plans for HJT gigafactory in Russia
The controlling shareholder of Russian PV manufacturer Hevel Solar says it has started construction on a gigafactory to manufacture solar ingots, wafers and heterojunction (HJT) cells in the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia, between Lithuania and Poland.
The Hydrogen Stream: Off-grid hydrogen power solution based on alkaline fuel cell from Israel, first green hydrogen production in Russia
Israel-based GenCell has unveiled an off-grid hydrogen power solution based on alkaline fuel cell (AFC) technology. Italian energy giant Enel and Russian technology company Rusnano want to set up Russia’s first green-hydrogen production project at a wind farm in the Murmansk region.
The Hydrogen Stream: 200 MW electrolyzer in the Netherlands, Russian-French partnership for blue hydrogen
French energy company TotalEnergies and Russia’s second-largest natural gas producer, Novatek, are exploring new opportunities in the development of decarbonized blue hydrogen and ammonia. Anglo-Dutch energy major Royal Dutch Shell has awarded the Australian engineering company Worley a services contract to support the development of a new 200 MW electrolysis-based hydrogen plant in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Russian oil giant Lukoil commissions 20 MW solar park
The facility is located on an area of an oil refinery comprising 17 unused sites.
