Iberdrola, Prosolia secure approval for 1.2 GW of solar in Portugal
Iberdrola says it will build the massive Fernando Pessoa solar facility in Santiago do Cacém, about 200 kilometers south of Lisbon.
New photovoltaic-thermal solar panel from Spain
Spanish PVT specialist Abora Solar has developed aH72SK modules, which combine solar panels with power conversion efficiencies of 17.8% and a thermal efficiency rating of around 70%. Its total area is 1.96 square meters.
Acciona energizes 125 MW solar plant in Spain
Located in Spain’s southern province of Badajoz, the project is the largest PV facility built by Acciona in its home country.
Spain installed 2.5 GW of distributed PV systems in 2022
Spain’s cumulative PV capacity under its self-consumption regime hit 5.24 GW at the end of December.
From 300 GW to 3,000 GW per year – a utopia?
The photovoltaic industry is expected to achieve annual global expansion of 300 GW as early as this year. That sounds like a lot, but is it enough? In view of climate change and rising energy demand, it is time for a new vision.
Spain introduces rebates for renewables-linked storage
The Spanish authorities have allocated €150 million ($161 million) to a new energy storage program.
Weekend read: Is EU doing enough?
The European Union has set ambitious targets for solar PV expansion but is Brussels designing the right policies to support growth? Andreas Walstad investigates.
BVG to set up 2 GW solar module fab in India
Bharat Vikas Group (BVG) says it will build a 500 MW, fully automated PV module production line in India, with plans to eventually expand it to 2 GW.
Solar PPAs key for hydrogen economy
Scientists in Spain have assessed the potential of power purchase agreements in ensuring the development of green hydrogen projects powered by utility-scale photovoltaics. They presented an operational multi-state modeling of electrolyzers and showed how solar plants under PPAs could significantly increase their rate of return.
New model to predict cloud movements, improve grid integration for renewables
Meteo for Energy offers meteorological prediction and energy production models for photovoltaic, solar thermal, and wind power generation. The new model applies “deep learning” to images from the Meteosat satellite.
