Spanish startup offers portable solar-plus-storage generators for irrigation
Spanish startup Nomad Solar Energy and Full&fast have deployed a portable solar-plus-storage system at a Madrid farm to provide off-grid power for irrigation.
Stochastic optimization for PV-powered EV charging stations
Scientists have developed a new optimization approach that combines both day-ahead optimization and real-time optimization to improve operations of PV-driven EV charging stations. The framework is based on the autoregressive moving average and the Latin hypercube sampling models.
Encapsulant delamination behavior in PV glass recycling
Researchers in Spain investigated effective separation of encapsulants from PV glass with a focus on melting behavior and resistance to the hot knife-method of delamination. The results indicated that thermoplastic polyolefin encapsulants were the easiest to remove from the PV glass.
Vertical rooftop PV deployed in Spain with east-west orientation
Norwegian vertical PV specialist Over Easy is developing several vertical rooftop PV projects in Spain. It said one of the projects, a 2.4 kW vertical, has an east-west orientation and is located in the Elche business park, near Alicante, in the southern part of the country.
Saharan dust events can reduce PV power output in Mediterranean area by up to 50%
New research from Hungary shows that Sarahan dust events can reduce PV power output in five Mediterranean countries by an average of 25-40%. The scientists stressed the need for including real-time dust monitoring and cloud interactions in solar forecasting.
Magtel wins €500 million Spain tender for 289 MW pumped hydro with solar
Magtel has secured a tender for a €500 million ($586 million) 289 MW/2,554 MWh pumped hydro project in Spain that will be colocated with 229 MW of solar.
Self-powered electroluminescence for daylight PV system inspection
Scientists from Spain have developed a daylight electroluminescence method that uses other strings to supply current to the inspected string. It was simulated and then tested in two 50 MW PV plants. Comparative assessment against lab-electroluminescence resulted in acceptable diagnostic performance.
The Hydrogen Stream: Canada, Germany sign hydrogen-focused joint declaration
The two countries will work to develop an hydrogen corridor to sell hydrogen from Canada’s east cost to German ports. Meanwhile, ITM Power and ABO Energy start joint works to produce hydrogen in Spain and Finland.
Solar Organic to build PV, battery factory in Spain
Solar Organic Centro España S.L. plans a solar panel and battery factory in south-central Spain with 10 GW of annual capacity for passivated emitter and rear contact (PERC) and tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) modules.
Spain’s rooftop PV segment up 11% in Q2
Spain’s rooftop PV installations rose 11% in the second quarter after falling 17% in the first three months of the year, but overall rates remain below 2024 levels, according to Unión Española Fotovoltaica (UNEF).
