Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2021
We’ll be hanging virtually with German political heavyweights such as foreign minister Heiko Maas and energy peer Peter Altmaier at this year’s Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2021 to hear what contribution solar and storage can make to combating climate change.
Iron redox flow battery promises to store power at €0.05/kWh
The Landshut University of Applied Sciences and German start-up Voltstorage will initially develop a residential battery with a capacity of 8 kWh. At a later stage, they want to fabricate a 50 kWh device for applications in the commercial segment.
Canary Islands allocates 255 MW of PV through rebate scheme
The Solcan scheme had a budget of €20 million. Most of the assigned PV capacity will be located in the islands of Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura.
Synchronizing solar power peaks with demand from electric boilers
Recoy, an Amsterdam-based startup, will help Dutch utility Liander to manage peak PV generation by diverting electricity to grid-connected electric boilers. The energy will be used for the heating needs of big power consumers.
Greece, Cyprus and Israel take a further step to link their grids
The three Mediterranean countries of Greece, Cyprus and Israel signed this week an agreement to develop a subsea cable that links their electricity grids. Upon completion, the so-called EuroAsia Interconnector will be the world’s longest subsea power cable and could boost solar PV development in all three countries substantially.
Solar tile made in Germany
German manufacturer Autarq is selling its solar tiles at a price ranging from €25 to €30 per piece. It claims a PV system built with these products can cover around 70% of household needs.
Covid-19 outbreak at PV plant construction site in Portugal
A total of 6 Covid-19 positives have just been detected among workers at the Solara4 plant, located in the Portuguese Algarve. According to information obtained by pv magazine, work at the facility has been partially stopped.
Floating PV for desalination
Spanish water-treatment specialist Emalsa has teamed up with Instituto Tecnologico de Canarias ITC and Universidad Europea de Canarias to study the feasibility of a 1.53 MW floating solar plant that could potentially power the Piedra Santa desalination plant in Gran Canaria.
Saipem wants to set up green hydrogen production in Italy, Albania and Morocco
The Italian gas contractor started to develop three green hydrogen projects in the southern Italian region of Apulia and has identified land for potential projects in Albania and Morocco.
Air-processed perovskite solar cell with 18.3% efficiency
The methylammonium-free perovskite solar cell was fabricated through a deposition technique that is claimed to reduce by around 30% the use of solvents during the perovskite deposition. The estimated overall cost of the proposed synthetic process is around €0.025 per cell.
