Belgium’s Flanders region mapping PV potential of landfill sites
The Flemish Public Waste Agency said that solar energy deployment is one of the options on the table for the reuse of landfill sites.
Belgian manufacturer unveils 400 W black glass-glass heterojunction solar module for residential applications
The new product features a power conversion efficiency of 22.0% and a temperature coefficient of -0.25% per C.
Belgium’s Flanders region wants to retroactively cancel green certificates for large PV systems
The retroactive measure should affect PV systems totaling more than 500 MW. The Flemish government claims the cancellation of the green certificates may help save up to €1.2 million, while the local renewable energy association ODE Vlaanderen is ready to question the legal underpinning of the draft law.
New method to evaluate performance, LCOE of elevated agrivoltaics
Scientists in Belgium have developed a way to assess elevated agrivoltaic projects, by calculating key performance indicators such as energy yield and levelized cost of energy (LCOE). They have found that shade-tolerant crops such as potatoes could potentially be paired with around 1,290 GW of PV capacity in Europe.
The Hydrogen Stream: Project to produce hydrogen from waste plastic takes shape in the UK
In other news, Plug Power revealed plans to build a 35-ton-per-day green hydrogen generation plant at Belgium’s Port of Antwerp-Bruges and UK researchers developed an artificial leaf device made from bismuth oxyiodide that is able to harvest sunlight to produce hydrogen fuels.
Belgian grid operator expands network to host more solar, heat pumps, EVs
Fluvius said it wants to deploy another 30,000 kilometers of the low-voltage grid, 6,000 kilometers of the medium-voltage grid, and 22,450 distribution cabinets.
Photovoltaic sanitary water heater from Belgium
Belgian heating specialist Wanit has developed a solar water heater that purportedly reduces the cost of domestic hot water by 85%. The PV water heater solution includes a main dual tank and a solar connector that links the tank with a rooftop PV system and residential battery.
Belgium’s Flanders region allocates 57.2 MW of PV in fourth renewables auction
Belgium’s latest renewables procurement exercise resulted in final prices for PV that ranged from €0.03 ($0.0316)/kWh to €0.06/kWh.
Belgium extends VAT reduction for residential PV, heat pumps
Belgium’s federal government has decided to reduce to 6% the VAT on PV systems and heat pumps deployed on buildings erected over the past ten years. This measure was previously applied only to projects developed on buildings that were more than ten years old.
Belgium hits 7GW milestone
Belgium deployed around 850 MW of new PV systems in 2021, which is 300 MW less than in 2020 but more than what the local industry had expected.
