The Natural History Museum in Vienna has been fitted with a brand new solar installation. It now supplies twelve per cent of the electricity needed in the listed building.
The test facility is being built on the northern runway. Various substructures will be tested for three years in order to gain insights into the effects on the vegetation. The system will save 43 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.
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The “PV2Float” project by RWE, Fraunhofer ISE and BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg is testing three floating PV systems (30 kW each) over three years. The research focuses on technical improvements, environmental impact and public acceptance. It is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
Opera Solar announces partnership with Sharp Energy Solutions Europe. This cooperation aims to transform the energy supply, starting with two projects in Hungary and Slovakia.
Portugal is considered a booming PV market. However, there are a number of hurdles for private PV system operators to overcome, especially when dealing with the country's largest electricity supplier, Energias de Portugal, SA (EDP). This is described by pv Europe reader Chris Norman from the Western Algarve (Budens, Vila do Bispo).
As part of COP28, LONGi recently announced a new three-year partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. The company will also provide solar systems and solutions as well as solar energy skills training to support refugees and host communities.
RWE has installed 20,000 bifacial solar modules in the Spanish province of Badajoz, totalling 250 megawatts of solar capacity in operation or under construction in Spain.
Volkswagen Poznań has signed a contract with Quanta Energy for the implementation of a 13 MW photovoltaic project on the premises of the plant in Września, which represents the II. Phase of the construction of the photovoltaic plant on the site.
A disused 4,000 square metre plot at the campus of Cranfield University in the UK has been transformed into an energy saving hub thanks to a government grant.
Priwatt, the Leipzig-based supplier of balcony power plants, is now offering balcony power plant sets that can be updated. Equipped with intelligent inverters, the output power can be adjusted from 600 to 800 watts with an upgrade.
Food producer Ezequiel, based in northern Spain, invested in a 613-kilowatt photovoltaic system. This now supplies clean electricity from the company's roof for the production of high-quality food - a smart investment.
In the Swiss canton of Ticino, one of the longest-serving photovoltaic plants in Europe is in operation. The plant with 288 modules on an area of almost 500 square metres has been generating electricity since 1982. It is still running today.
Futursun is one of Fimer’s most important partners in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, one of the top three states with the largest installed solar capacity.
The 2.9 megawatt solar power plant in Otaki Village generates climate-friendly electricity for 600 households. juwi Shizen Energy Operation takes over operational management of the plant.
The international solar installation manufacturer Schletter Group remains on course for growth: despite the challenging market environment, the company reported double-digit sales growth in 2021 and further boosted its profitability.
