Europe & UK

Europe & UK

JA Solar Supplies Mono PERC Modules to a 33.1 MW PV Plant in Ukraine

August 29, 2019 Anand Gupta

BEIJING : JA Solar Co., Ltd, a world-leading manufacturer of high-performance photovoltaic products, announced that it supplied all high-efficiency mono PERC modules to a 33.1MW solar plant, named Scythia-Solar-2 in Ukraine, which has been successfully grid-connected in July 2019. The plant is one of the largest PV projects with mono PERC modules in the country, […]

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Italy leading fight against climate change: PM Conte

August 27, 2019 Anand Gupta

Biarritz (France): Italy is at the forefront of the fight against climate change and is a European leader in renewable energies, outgoing Premier Giuseppe Conte said during the G7 summit in Biarritz on Monday. “Italy occupies a position of leadership in Europe in the field of renewable energies. “It is spearheading efforts towards a paradigm […]

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Statkraft acquires second German electric vehicle charging firm

August 24, 2019 Anand Gupta

The acquisition of Bavaria-based E-WALD, which operates 300 charging stations and offers EV leasing services, will add a customer base of 7,000 drivers for Statkraft. OSLO: Statkraft has agreed to buy German electric vehicle (EV) charging company E-WALD GmbH, to strengthen its position in the German and European EV charging market, the Norwegian power producer […]

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No-deal Brexit likely to reduce Britain’s power trading liquidity by 10-20%

August 23, 2019 Anand Gupta

Britain is due to leave the European Union on Oct. 31. If it does so without a deal, it would no longer be coupled to European power markets OSLO: The liquidity of Britain’s short-term power markets is likely to fall by 10-20% if the country leaves the European Union without a deal at the end […]

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U.K.’s Net-Zero Carbon Target Impossible Without New Policies

August 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

Britain’s ambitious plan to reach net-zero emissions by mid-century will be impossible to achieve unless the government implements a raft of low-carbon policies now, a committee of lawmakers have said. While the ruling Conservative Party has pledged to slash emissions and even enshrined the goal in law, there is a lack of policy detail across […]

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Wave energy gets boost to pioneer green economy with US patent approval

August 16, 2019 Anand Gupta

US Patent Office grants AW-Energy’s Patent Application for WaveRoller® technology. 20 year system fatigue life rating failsafe design maximises reliability, reducing maintenance and costly downtime next generation digital hydraulics provide efficient power generation to extract energy machine learning enabled to control and optimise system performance Finland: AW-Energy Oy, the world-leading Finnish wave energy technology developer, has […]

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Yingli Supplies 110MW of Solar Panels to Solaria for 3 Projects in Spain

August 16, 2019 Anand Gupta

BAODING, China: Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (OTC Pink: YGEHY) (“Yingli” or “Yingli Solar”), one of the world’s leading solar panel manufacturers, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Yingli Green Energy Europe, S.L. (“Yingli Europe”) has supplied 110 MW of polycrystalline solar panels to Solaria Energía y Medio Ambiente S.A. (“Solaria”). The panels […]

Copenhagen Zoo Elephant House with Q CELLS modules

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Copenhagen ZOO protects its species with the power of the sun – powered by Q CELLS

August 16, 2019 Anand Gupta

In cooperation with PKA’s energy fund, SustainSolutions, Copenhagen ZOO has installed high-performance solar systems using Q.PEAK DUO solar modules from Q CELLS atop the zoo’s farm buildings. The arrays help to avoid around 170 tons of CO2 emissions annually and thus achieve the zoo’s ambitious climate goals. [Berlin, Germany, 15 August 2019] Copenhagen ZOO is […]

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BayWa AG significantly increases operating result

August 14, 2019 Anand Gupta

BayWa AG, Munich, significantly increased its operating result (EBIT) in the first half of 2019 compared to the same period of the previous year. As of June 30, 2019, EBIT amounted to € 52.2 million (previous year: € 32.1 million). Sales increased slightly to € 8.4 billion (previous year: € 8.3 billion). The improvement in […]

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Vattenfall combines wind, solar and batteries in new hybrid energy park

August 14, 2019 Anand Gupta

Vattenfall is building a new hybrid energy park, consisting of solar panels, wind turbines and batteries at Haringvliet in the Netherlands. The total capacity is 60 MW, enough to deliver renewable energy to 40,000 Dutch households when operational I September 2020. The total investment is EUR 61 million. Through this project, Vattenfall combines wind turbines […]