The Hydrogen Stream: Japanese scientists develop proton-conducting perovskites for fuel cells
Scientists from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) have developed a highly oxygen-deficient perovskite for protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs), while the European Commission has approved its fourth Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI).
Brookfield seeks to acquire Neoen for €6.1 billion
Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management has revealed plans to buy France-based Neoen for €6.1 billion ($6.6 billion).
France may lower FIT threshold for rooftop PV from 500 kW to 100 kW
The French authorities might be poised to lower the feed-in tariff (FIT) threshold for rooftop PV from 500 kW to 100 kW. France’s Direction générale de l’énergie et du climat (DGEC) says the proposed measure is designed to reduce the expense of the FIT scheme, despite opposition from trade groups such as Enerplan and SER.
French startup offers concrete solar carport
Visionpark said its novel solar carport solution is self-weighted and requires no foundation. It can reportedly host all kinds of solar panels and be installed quickly.
Recurrent Energy secures €1.3 billion financing for European project pipeline
The subsidiary of Chinese-Canadian solar manufacturer Canadian Solar says the financing will go towards developing and constructing solar and battery energy storage projects across Spain, Italy, the UK, the Netherlands, France and Germany.
A closer look at CEA-INES’ timber-framed silicon heterojunction solar module with 22.57% efficiency
The French research institute presented in a scientific paper the technical details of its recyclable heterojunction module with a power output of 566 W and a carbon footprint of just 313 kgCO2eq/kW.
Australian startup, EDF team up to test electrolzyer tech
A startup spun out of the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has secured a grant to build a 5 kW electrolyzer that will be deployed at a UK power plant operated by French energy utility EDF.
Carbon aims to start 500 MW pilot production at module factory in France
Carbon, a French PV module maker, says its new €1.7 billion ($1.8 billion) manufacturing facility will initially produce TOPCon products.
Recom subsidiary Sillia closes plant in France and moves to Italy
The subsidiary operated a module manufacturing facility in Lannion, Brittany, northern France. According to Recom, the annual production capacity of the Sillia plant had been expanded from 50 MW in 2017 to 500 MW. The Recom Group as a whole remains unaffected by this liquidation and is in the process of consolidating its European cell and module manufacturing in one central location in Padua, Italy.
Advanced solution for C&I energy storage
In this pv magazine Webinar we’ll hear about SigenStor battery systems that can be easily installed, expanded, and retrofitted to existing solar systems – making them uniquely dynamic.
