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African green hydrogen could feed German and Japanese industry and water drought-stricken nations

Trade bodies the Africa Solar Industry Association and the African Hydrogen Partnership hosted a two-day virtual conference to discuss the role green hydrogen can play in economic growth across the continent–and how it could drive desalination in freshwater-starved coastal countries.

SMA exceeds €1bn in sales for first time since 2012

German inverter manufacturer SMA has managed to shake off the impact of the pandemic by posting strong revenue and profits for 2020.

Cost comparison between agrivoltaics and ground-mounted PV

Researchers in Germany have stated that agrivoltaic projects are still considerably more expensive than ground-mounted PV plants. They found the agrivoltaic developers may incur higher costs during the approval process or due to design constraints. Furthermore, the use of special components such as modules, mounting systems and trackers may significantly increasing a project’s cost, especially if vertical plants are planned or the modules must be elevated to let the agricultural machinery operate underneath.

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A guide to Europe’s booming PPA market

Recently, the market for power purchase agreements has evolved, opening grand opportunities for solar companies. In this pv magazine Webinar, we will look at a Swiss alpine solar project in greater detail and learn what it takes to build a good PPA project.

Axpo expands large scale storage business

The Swiss energy group takes on the operation of a 1.25 MW battery storage system owned by Rhiinenergie AG. The storage facility will provide grid balancing services for the country’s grid operator.

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Incentives crucial to avoid green, blue, and even purple hydrogen fading to grey

An Anglo-German report has suggested the environmentally-friendly desire to use only clean power to produce hydrogen, outlined by nations such as Germany, could end up being more emissions-heavy than the more pragmatic embrace of blue hydrogen under consideration in the U.K.

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Swiss firm finalize acquisition of 49% stake in Baywa re

With the new investor on board, Baywa re wants to expand its renewables business even further.

Special tracker for agrivoltaics

German tracker manufacturer Ideematec has adapted its Horizon L:TEC tracker for a series of agrivoltaic projects totaling 100 MW that will be developed in France by Spanish developer Amda Energía. The new tracker is claimed to be able to operate synergistically with the agricultural equipment.

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Wacker reports slight revenue growth for polysilicon business

The German polysilicon manufacturer reported higher sales volumes and a better product mix for its polysilicon segment.

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Canadian Solar acquires German off-grid specialist

Berlin-based start-up Solarworx specializes in the supply of modular, off-grid, solar-plus-storage solutions.

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