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Applications & Installations
Luxembourg launches 40 MW solar procurement The exercise will be open to PV projects ranging in size from 200 kW to 5 MW.
Catherine Rollet
Sep 12, 2019
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Applications & Installations
France added just 397 MW of solar in six months At the end of June, France’s installed PV capacity topped 9.3 GW for a 4% increase on the figure recorded at the end of December. Only 397 MW of new capacity was put into operation, however, a much lower figure than the 490 MW deployed in the same period of 2018. Why?
Catherine Rollet
Sep 05, 2019
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Markets & Policy
PV waste: 28 tons collected in Panama and Senegal The PV Cycle Association collects and recycles PV waste. Having treated more than 30,000 tons since its creation, it estimates 150,000 tons of PV modules will reach the end of their lifecycle by 2030.
Catherine Rollet
Sep 04, 2019
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Markets & Policy
Hydrogen-powered bicycles offer new electromobility concept With the 200 hydrogen bikes offered to journalists and world leaders at the G7 summit in Biarritz proving popular, manufacturer Pragma Industries has received an order for 1,000 of them from Chilean president Sebastian Pinera. The company’s founder, Pierre Forté, wants the bike to have a societal impact in developing countries.
Catherine Rollet
Sep 04, 2019
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Applications & Installations
Engie expands presence in Africa with acquisition of Mobisol Already active through subsidiary Fenix International and start-up Engie PowerCorner, the French energy giant is expanding further by acquiring Mobisol, an off-grid systems specialist with operations in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.
Catherine Rollet
Sep 03, 2019
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Applications & Installations
France launches three solar tenders for 2 GW of capacity Two procurement exercises will be for ground-mounted PV and will be launched in January and June. A third tender, scheduled for February, will concern rooftop PV.
Catherine Rollet
Sep 02, 2019
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Research & Development
Take a break on the solar bench – but not for too long Engie has raised eyebrows with the installation of several solar benches in Biarritz, southwestern France, as a local official has asked citizens to avoid sitting on them for long periods of time in order to keep their energy yield up. But the authorities over in Cannes are clearly impressed, as the municipal government in the French Riviera resort town has also revealed plans to buy more of the PV benches, which are designed by Croatian startup Include.
Catherine Rollet
Aug 21, 2019
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Applications & Installations
Perpetum to build world’s largest solar carport in Belgium The 20 MW plant will feature 62,750 solar panels. Installer Perpetum Energy plans to commission the project in the spring of 2020.
Catherine Rollet
Aug 19, 2019
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Markets & Policy
Flanders provides incentives for residential storage Since the beginning of August the Flemish government has granted a €250/kWh rebate for the purchase of domestic batteries. The program is set to run until the end of next year.
Catherine Rollet
Aug 12, 2019