Solar-powered coffee bikes from Germany
Germany’s Liontron said it can prepare 300 cups of coffee per day from the PV modules and storage tech on its bicycles for beverage vendors. This means its mobile coffee shops can operate without grid connections.
New models to predict crop yields in agrivoltaics
A Swedish-Italian research group has applied state-of-the-art models for global horizontal irradiance decomposition to assess photosynthetically active radiation in agrivoltaic projects – an important variable to properly predict crop yield.
New battery for residential, commercial applications
Dutch manufacturer MG Energy Systems is offering a new storage system in two versions, with capacities of 5.8 kWh and 7.2 kWh and nominal capacities of 230 Ah and 280 Ah.
BayWa r.e. to develop hybrid solar-storage-hydrogen project in France
The Community of Communes of Haute-Saintonge on the mid-Atlantic coast of France has picked BayWa r.e. to develop an innovative hybrid project on the site of the Pôle Mécanique de la Haute Saintonge.
TotalEnergies, InVivo switch on vertical agrivoltaic system in France
TotalEnergies said its new 111 kW pilot facility in France will show the impact of solar panels on agricultural yield, while also shedding light on biodiversity, carbon storage, and water quality.
Italy hits 720 MW/1,361 MWh of distributed storage capacity
Italy added 303 MW/632 MWh of distributed energy storage capacity in the first half of 2022. The segment continues to grow in the country, with the regions of Lombardy and Veneto being the two largest contributors.
The Hydrogen Stream: Bilfinger, Gasunie to commission first hydrogen deep underground storage in 2026
Gasunie will establish a total storage capacity of approximately 26 million kilograms of hydrogen, with the first storage facility to be operational by 2026. Porsche Engineering has revealed its findings on the potential of hydrogen combustion engines, while hydrogen plans advanced in Australia and Portugal.
Green hydrogen project wins €10 million grant from Portuguese government
Fusion Fuel is set to receive a €10 million ($10.09 million) grant from the Portuguese government to develop a 6.6 MW green hydrogen project.
Long-term, heat-based energy storage in aluminum
Nine partners from seven European countries are involved in the €3.6 million ($3.7 million) “Reveal” research project, which says buildings could be heated in the future by storing energy from PV, wind and water in aluminum.
Evolar claims 25-year stability for perovskite cells
Evolar, a Swedish manufacturing startup, has put its perovskite cell technology through industry-standard accelerated reliability testing. It said its results show that the cells would likely remain stable for more than 25 years in the field.
