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1Komma5°, Enphase plan European virtual power plant relying on solar, storage, heat pumps and EV recharging

Through a strategic partnership, the two companies want to equip 1.5 million buildings in Europe with photovoltaics, storage systems, recharging solutions for electric vehicles, and heat pumps by 2030.

JinkoSolar shipped 25.2GW of PV products in 2021

The Chinese module manufacturer saw its sales and turnover increase significantly in the past financial year. The company said it is benefiting from increasing demand for n-type products worldwide, and also for distributed generation systems, with which higher returns can be achieved.

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Vattenfall energizes hybrid wind-solar-storage plant in the Netherlands

The Haringvliet energy park consists of a 38MW solar facility a 22MW wind power complex and 12 battery containers. The three systems share the same grid connection.

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Tesla opens gigafactory in Germany

The first Model Y electric cars have rolled off the assembly line at the US electric car manufacturer’s first European factory.

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Austria allocates another €250million for wind and solar

The new funds are part of a package of measures aimed at reducing the effects of the energy crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine.

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Longi wants to challenge recent ruling in patent dispute with Hanwha Q-Cells in the Netherlands

The Chinese module manufacturer said it will now start preparation of the appeal to The Supreme Court of the Netherlands and the European Court.

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Slovakia’s first solar module factory

Slovak manufacturer Agora Solar is planning to build a 150MW factory in Vranow, in the eastern part of the country. The facility will produce glass-glass panels and may reach a capacity of 500MW by 2024.

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Hanwha Q-Cells says injunction against Longi was extended

According to the Korea-based photovoltaic manufacturer, the court of appeal in The Hague has extended the cross-border injunction against Longi. It now applies in eleven countries in which Longi is not allowed to sell the solar modules affected by the patent litigation, Hanwha Q-Cells states.

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Solarwatt is the first solar module manufacturer enabling carbon compensation

The company’s German customers can buy, together with the modules, CO2 certificates so that the products are completely neutral. According to the manufacturer, the additional costs are about €11 per module.

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Svolt unveils new storage solutions for residential, commercial PV systems

The Chinese manufacturer has presented new products based on its lithium-iron phosphate battery technology. Their capacity ranges from 10.6 to 639.6kWh.

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