Pilar Sánchez Molina
Solar tops EU power mix in June with record 22% share
Solar accounted for 22% of electricity in the European Union in June, surpassing nuclear as the largest source, while renewables supplied 54% of net power in the second quarter, driven by rising PV output.
AI platform compiles data on Spain’s renewable energy projects
Orka Energía has unveiled an artificial intelligence platform that compiles and updates data on more than 4,000 renewable energy projects under development in Spain, including capacity, status, substations, and developers.
New open-access simulation software for solar cell modeling
Developed by a professor at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, the Soley software is claimed to enable precise optoelectronic modeling of photovoltaic devices and accurately reproduce the behavior of photodiodes under illumination.
Spanish startup offers portable solar-plus-storage generators for irrigation
Spanish startup Nomad Solar Energy and Full&fast have deployed a portable solar-plus-storage system at a Madrid farm to provide off-grid power for irrigation.
German airport installs solar modules on chimney of thermal power plant
Cologne-Bonn Airport has installed 80 adhesive photovoltaic panels on the 27-meter chimney of its cogeneration plant in a pilot project using Heliatek modules.
California now hosting canal top solar-plus-storage plant
California has completed the 1.6 MW Nexus canal-top solar pilot, adding a 75 kW iron-flow battery system as part of a $20 million state-funded project to test water and energy benefits.
Vertical rooftop PV deployed in Spain with east-west orientation
Norwegian vertical PV specialist Over Easy is developing several vertical rooftop PV projects in Spain. It said one of the projects, a 2.4 kW vertical, has an east-west orientation and is located in the Elche business park, near Alicante, in the southern part of the country.
Renewables investments shifting from US to EU, says BloombergNEF
Utility-scale solar investment fell 19% globally, led by mainland China, Spain, Greece, and Brazil, while EU spending rose 63%, says BloombergNEF (BNEF).
Magtel wins €500 million Spain tender for 289 MW pumped hydro with solar
Magtel has secured a tender for a €500 million ($586 million) 289 MW/2,554 MWh pumped hydro project in Spain that will be colocated with 229 MW of solar.
Solar Organic to build PV, battery factory in Spain
Solar Organic Centro España S.L. plans a solar panel and battery factory in south-central Spain with 10 GW of annual capacity for passivated emitter and rear contact (PERC) and tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) modules.
