Francois Puthod
Lightweight self-attaching PV system for zinc roofing
Créawatt unveiled this week a new version of its ultra-light Luxsiol photovoltaic system for zinc roofs. It weighs only 3.25 kg/m2 enabling all types of flat roofs made of bitumen, PVC, ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber, or T333/T250 steel sheet.
Mobile floating PV plant powers Paris Olympic village
A 78 kW floating PV plant powered the Paris Olympic Village. It was transported 900 meters along the Seine River to supply renewable electricity for the athletes village.
Mobile floating PV plant powers Paris’ Olympic village
Transported 900 metres along the Seine, a 78 kW temporary photovoltaic power plant has docked at the Athletes’ Village to meet the needs of the Olympic and Paralympic Place for renewable electricity consumption.
Paris’ solar-powered Olympic village to become collective self-consumption hub
After the end of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the 15 solar power plants installed by EDF ENR on the roofs of buildings in the athletes’ village will be integrated into a collective self-consumption operation once the future residents of the district have taken possession of the premises.
Physical and virtual batteries for maximized self-consumption
French solar equipment supplier Monabee is expanding its range of solutions with two batteries – a physical and a virtual one, which can maximize the self-consumption of electricity produced by solar panels.
Mecosun offers concrete solar carport
Mecosun says it has introduced a new solar carport in three formats, using low-carbon concrete and an embedded module mounting solution.
Solar on atypical, steeply sloped roofs
French company HDF Energy has equipped its new polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) hydrogen fuel-cell production plant with a 500 kW solar project, by adjusting the PV modules and inverters to fit the sawtooth roof design.
French startup unveils ‘low-carbon’ anodized aluminum solar carport
KparK Énergies says its low-carbon Carport Solaire Aluminium system and comes equipped with solar panels, microinverters, virtual batteries, and charging stations for electric vehicles.
Belgian wildlife park hosts world’s largest wooden solar carport
Belgian energy company Perpetum Energy has built a 40 MW solar carport at Pairi Daiza, a privately owned zoo and botanical garden in Hainaut, Belgium. It said the total investment reached €40 million ($43 million) investment.
French startup offers concrete solar carport
Visionpark said its novel solar carport solution is self-weighted and requires no foundation. It can reportedly host all kinds of solar panels and be installed quickly.
