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Applications & Installations
Austria doubles financial support for solar rebates The government has ramped up its budget for the rebate scheme to €10 million.
Ralph Diermann
Jun 23, 2020
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Thyssenkrupp increases annual electrolyzer capacity to 1 GW The German conglomerate’s electrolyzers boast efficiency levels of up to 80%. The modular devices can be connected to form plants of almost any size.
Ralph Diermann
Jun 09, 2020
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Another 500 MW of unsubsidized solar for Denmark German PV asset manager Encavis and Danish renewables company Greengo have already secured approval for one large project.
Ralph Diermann
May 28, 2020
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Energiekontor secures third solar PPA in Germany The German solar developer has secured a power purchase agreement from French energy giant Engie, which has agreed to buy electricity from a 41.5 MW solar plant under development in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern region.
Ralph Diermann
May 06, 2020
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German PV tender delivers record low solar power price of €0.0355/kWh The 100 MW tender was five times oversubscribed and the average final price tariff offered was €0.05 lower than the previous procurement round.
Ralph Diermann
Feb 19, 2020
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Next2Sun Mounting Systems begins crowdfunding The German start-up provides mounting structures for bifacial solar modules as well as PV systems which can be installed as a fence to enclose pastures. Next2Sun Mounting Systems is offering 5% annual interest over five years.
Ralph Diermann
Feb 10, 2020
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Markets & Policy
The weekend read: Guilt-free solar flying? Synthetic kerosene produced from green hydrogen promises emissions-free air travel. That sounds good – and it does not even cost that much. But there is still much more work to be done. After all, only fuel-cell airplanes can make hydrogen-powered flight truly climate-neutral, and it will take some time before these aircraft are ready for widespread use.
Ralph Diermann
Dec 14, 2019
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EU Commission presents ‘historic’ European Green Deal plan Described as “historic”, the draft outlines the future climate protection course of the European Union. Overall, the EU should become climate neutral by 2050, and trigger €1 trillion in investment. €100 billion is expected to be made available for the transition. This is to be formalized in a climate law in the coming months. Although solar was noticeably absent in the draft, plans have been detailed by SolarPower Europe as to how it could be included.
Becky Beetz, Ralph Diermann
Dec 12, 2019
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Guilt-free solar flying? Synthetic kerosene produced from green hydrogen promises emissions-free air travel. That sounds good – and it does not even cost that much. But there is still much more work to be done. After all, only fuel-cell airplanes can make hydrogen-powered flight truly climate-neutral, and it will take some time before these aircraft are ready for widespread use.
Ralph Diermann
Dec 09, 2019