French startup Ensol creates platform to speed up residential PV deployment
Ensol, a French startup serving the residential PV and home energy solution market, has raised €3 million in venture capital from Paris-based investors, Otium Capital, a fund that backs early-stage companies, and BetterAngle, a business angel group.
L’apport des onduleurs strings ultra-puissants pour le solaire à grande échelle
Dans ce webinaire de pv magazine France, Sungrow explorera les fonctionnalités de son onduleur triphasé de 352 kVA, le SG350HX, visant à répondre aux besoins de puissance et de rendement des grandes centrales photovoltaïques.
French startup unveils off-grid solar refrigerators
French startup Koolboks has developed off-grid solar refrigerators that offer continuous refrigeration for up to four days via solar modules, ice storage, and lithium-ion batteries. The units are available for rental and include two LED lighting bulbs and USB ports to charge phones.
HDF Energy to produce fuel cells in France, hydrogen in 30 countries
HDF Energy has expanded its operations to make fuel cells in France. It says it plans to produce green hydrogen infrastructure for low-carbon hydrogen production and non-intermittent renewable electrical power in 30 countries throughout the world.
French firms deploy 10 wind-PV generators on commercial rooftop
Segula Technologies and Wind my Roof recently installed 10 hybrid wind-solar generators on the rooftop of a commercial building. Each system features a 1,500 W wind turbine and two 800 W solar modules. A smart storage system will support a microgrid in the building.
Recom unveils 720 W heterojunction solar modules
Recom’s newest solar panels feature efficiencies of up to 23.2% and a temperature coefficient of -0.24% per degree Celsius. The company is offering a 30-year power output guarantee for 91.25% of the initial yield.
Optimiser le design des centrales solaires C&I sur grandes toitures
Dans ce webinaire de pv magazine France, nous explorerons les fonctionnalités du nouveau logiciel PVcase Roof Mount, dédié aux systèmes solaires en toiture, à partir d’études de cas concrets apportées par PVcase et le bureau d’études Aveil.
BayWa re starts building agrivoltaic project in France
BayWa re has started working on a project featuring 1,440 semi-transparent PV modules at a fruit farm in Brumath, France. It says the plant will generate 464 MWh of electricity per year.
Lhyfe expanding hydrogen production with focus on offshore wind
Jérémy Langon, head of energy sourcing and site development for Lhyfe, tells pv magazine that the France-based hydrogen producer is focusing on a combination of renewable sources, including offshore wind, to scale up hydrogen production.
Strategies to develop ‘solar neighborhoods’
A group of scientists across the world have created a list of recommendations that can help create solar neighborhoods. In a recently published study they highlight the importance of legislative frameworks and advanced computing.
