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).
Electrical fault at PV plant triggers forest fire in Spain
A forest fire in southern Spain that burned roughly 800 hectares of pasture, crops, and oak forests originated in an electrical box of a photovoltaic plant’s tracking system, according to the Civil Guard’s Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA).
Solar self-consumption viable on all Spanish roofs, regardless of orientation
Spanish researchers have discovered that 3 kW to 5 kW rooftop solar self-consumption systems can deliver competitive payback across most roof orientations, with coplanar designs often matching the performance of optimized setups at lower cost.
Spain’s CIUDEN tests 5.8 MWh sodium‑sulfur battery with solar and hydrogen
Spanish company CYMI has completed operational testing of a 5.8 MWh sodium‑sulfur (NaS) battery at the City of Energy Foundation’s (CIUDEN) Integra2H2 project, integrated with a 2.1 MW solar plant and two electrolyzers to produce green hydrogen.
