Hi-tech batteries support boost in demand for household solar energy
Engineers at Gridtential Energy, Inc. and Electric Applications Incorporated (EAI), supported by the Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI), are working to further develop quick and safe ‘plug and play’ solar powered energy storage systems...
EIT InnoEnergy and SolarPower Europe launch the European Solar Initiative
The European Solar Initiative, an industry-led effort supported by the European Commission, aims to re-develop the photovoltaics (PV) industry value chain in Europe, and capture the booming European demand for solar PV, estimated at...
LONGi´s Hi-MO 4m all black PV module obtains Class 1 fire certification for the...
LONGi has announced today that its Hi-MO 4m all black PV module has obtained the highest (Class 1) fire safety certification for the Italian market, having successfully completed all relevant testing. Criteria for reliability and...
Spain’s first rural energy community is constituted
Castilfrío de la Sierra, in Soria, has been chosen for the Hacendera Solar project, as an energy community that will cover part of the municipality’s demand for electricity and will help reduce carbon emissions...
Wind is growing too slow for EU economy to go climate-neutral
WindEurope has published statistics on wind energy in Europe in 2020. Europe built 14.7 GW of new wind farms in 2020. This was 19% less than what was expected before COVID. 80% of the...
Acciona and SSE Renewables sign agreement for offshore wind power projects development
Acciona and SSE Renewables, part of UK FTSE-listed SSE Plc, have signed an exclusivity agreement to develop offshore wind power projects in Spain and Portugal. The companies will also jointly explore further opportunities in...
Hydrogen demand could triple by 2050
Hydrogen is emerging as a viable, low-carbon energy source for some industrial and transportation uses and depending on incentives and uptake, the demand for hydrogen could nearly triple by 2050. Bain & Company has...
Electrification of vehicle fleets to boost decarbonisation
The electrification of vehicle fleets will be the catalyst for clean mobility throughout the 2020s in Europe, accelerating the decarbonisation of transport, improving air quality in cities, boosting the deployment of charging infrastructure and...
Iberdrola plans first industrial-scale floating offshore wind farm in Spain with an investment of...
Iberdrola is planning what will be the first industrial scale floating offshore wind farm in Spain, to which it would allocate more than €1 billion of investment to commission 300 MW of clean energy...
Acciona and Plug Power to launch a JV to develop green hydrogen projects in...
Acciona and Plug Power Inc. announces the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to launch a 50-50 joint-venture (JV) headquartered in Madrid. The JV will be a leading platform for the development of...
