How to optimize heat exchangers in heat pumps
Scientists have developed a new model for heat exchangers of heat pumps, combining strengths of numerical modeling and machine learning.
Heliup switches on 100 MW lightweight solar panel factory in France
Heliup has commissioned a 100 MW factory in France to produce lightweight solar panels for flat commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftops with limited load-bearing capacity, using ultra-thin glass technology.
Comment optimiser la conception des centrales photovoltaïques de moins de 2 MW ?
Dans le cadre de ce webinaire organisé par pv magazine France, nous présenterons comment le logiciel RatedPower peut accompagner les développeurs, EPC, bureaux d’études et consultants dans l’optimisation des centrales photovoltaïques en nous focalisant sur les puissances de moins de 2 MW.
French parliament eases solar mandate for large parking lots
The French National Assembly has passed an amendment to ease rules on outdoor parking facilities, drawing protests from solar and renewable energy stakeholders who warn it undermines climate progress.
French startup offers solar carports made of aluminum
Photovoltaic system shade structures made of steel, wood or concrete are common. Much less so are those made of aluminum, the material used for their construction by Closura, a French designer and manufacturer of gates and outdoor shelters.
Agrivoltaics offer more advantages in arid regions, new research finds
New research from France has compared the performance of agrivoltaics in Spain and the Netherlands and have concluded that the former – a dry region with high solar radiation levels – offer more technical advantages over the latter, which is characterized by abundant rainfall and lower solar radiation.
France, Italy set daily solar generation records
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting says increases in solar energy production contributed to lower electricity prices across major European markets last week. Most analyzed markets also continued to experience negative hourly prices.
French commune harnesses local solar power
The new 300 kWp power plant in the Haute-Loire commune of Rosières, designed with a mounting system made from local wood, is part of a collective self-consumption operation that sells surplus energy to green supplier Energie d’ici in the local currency, the LIEN.
Carbon unveils first PV panels
At the Intersolar trade show in Munich, the startup Carbon is showcasing its first PV modules, which will be available from mid-2026 in power ranges from 445 Wp to 505 Wp. A third module, with power outputs from 615 Wp to 625 Wp, will later complete the Carbon One series.
Nowos extends lithium battery repair to include stationary, industrial equipment
Netherlands-based Nowos is expanding its micro-mobility battery repair business to cover a wider range of batteries as demand for its service grow in France, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. It is now adding new repair hubs in Poland and Germany.
