Italy launches call for €1.5 billion rebate scheme for PV in agricultural buildings
The Italian government hopes to deploy 375 MW of PV capacity via the rebate scheme. The funds will be provided through the post-Covid recovery plan.
German state supports balcony solar power generation via rebate program
The government of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has allocated €10 million ($9.93 million) to support the deployment of balcony solar modules with a power output of up to 600 W.
Artifical intelligence model to forecast entire region’s solar output using real-time satellite data
Combining satellite images of Australian rooftops with those of real-time cloud cover to create accurate forecasts of distributed solar output for suburbs and perhaps even whole regions and states is the focus of a new Australian startup, Solstice AI.
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.
Rooftop PV for pre-cooling of residential, commercial buildings
Australian researchers have developed a way to use rooftop PV to run air conditioners to pre-cool residential and commercial buildings. They have identified several factors that could help reduce a building’s energy costs.
PV with gravity storage, redox flow batteries in buildings
Indian researchers have developed a new hybrid system featuring a conventional rooftop PV system, a solar tree, two gravity power modules for building (GPMBs), and a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB), with power exclusively provided by the two solar installations.
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.
Solar-plus-storage for LED lighting in commercial buildings
Indian researchers claim that commercial buildings with LED lighting could gain energy independence by installing standalone solar-plus-storage systems. They said a 914.4 kW PV system linked to lithium-ion batteries could be enough to power an entire building with an estimated annual demand of 190,830.7 kWh.
Impact of heat pumps on Ireland’s energy system
New research from Ireland shows that electrification could lead to more efficient utilization of renewable energy and the national transmission network.
Turkey simplify rules for self-consumption, solar irrigation
Turkey’s new provisions state that self-consumption projects and solar irrigation installations can be built without the need for construction permits.
