UK plans shift from gas to hydrogen heating in homes
The UK government has publicly submitted a series of proposals for more efficient residential heating. One of them seeks to introduce requirements for all newly installed gas boilers to be “hydrogen-ready” from 2026.
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.
Italy, Tunisia secure €307 million for 600 MW interconnector
Italian grid operator Terna and its Tunisian counterpart, Steg, have secured €307 million ($327 million) to invest in an €850 million subsea cable link between Partanna, Sicily, and Cape Bon, Tunisia.
The Hydrogen Stream: US team assesses atmospheric methane risk for hydrogen
Princeton University researchers have published a study on how the transition to hydrogen-based energy systems would affect the tropospheric burdens of methane and hydrogen, while Provaris Energy said it is moving forward with its compressed H2 carrier.
Eiffage acquires French solar developer Sun’R
Eiffage Concessions, a unit of Eiffage, has acquired a 75% stake in Sun’R.
New foldable solar system for rooftop applications
German manufacturer Kopp has developed an easy-to-install, four-module foldable PV array. The system uses n-type TOPCon solar modules with outputs of 430 W and efficiency ratings of 22.02%
Agrivoltaics for soybeans
Italian researchers have looked at how soybeans could be grown in agrivoltaic installations and have found that the impact of shading is less significant than previously believed.
Meyer Burger to commercialize 29.6%-efficient perovskite tandem solar cells
Meyer Burger is working with several research institutes in Switzerland and Germany to integrate perovskite tandem technology into its manufacturing processes.
Alight, Neoen sign largest PPA in Sweden
Alight and Neoen have agreed to sell power to H&M from a 90 MW solar project under a long-term power purchase agreement. Construction will begin in the second half of 2023.
French solar tender concludes with final average price of $0.08112/kWh
The French authorities have allocated around 180 MW of utility-scale solar capacity in the nation’s latest procurement exercise.
