Nanotechnology brings flexible, printed solar power panels
Third-generation photovoltaics are thin, light and semitransparent and come in different colors. Furthermore, nanotechnology enables printing of flexible solar power panels with endless applications. Less than a milimeter thick and weighing under 500 grams per square meter, flexible organic photovoltaic modules are the new generation of materials with wide applications, compatible with building materials. The […]
Portugal reaches world’s record low solar power prices in auction
Portugal’s government accepted an unidentified project developer’s offer of EUR 11.4 per MWh for solar power over 15 years, beating the latest all-time low achieved in an auction in Abu Dhabi. Minister of Environment João Pedro Matos Fernandes said the latest round of bidding for the construction of solar power plants in Portugal resulted in […]
Solar power is becoming more affordable for firms, households in Serbia
Solar power systems are getting cheaper every year. During the industry’s boom in Europe and the world, investment in the sector in Serbia has been weak. ProCredit Bank’s expert Danko Kalkan points to great growth potential. Prices of solar power equipment have been halved in the past several years so such systems are more profitable […]
Romania rolls out agricultural land law amid renewables producers outcry
RWEA and PATRES have warned the rules coming into force on October 13 would make it nearly impossible to develop renewable energy projects on land outside cities. Romania introduced a string of categories of individuals and entities that will have priority in buying agricultural land and it can’t be repurposed. President of Romania Klaus Iohannis […]
Suzlon to use fewer, stronger turbines for 25 MW Ivan Sedlo wind park
The subsidiary of a Danish-based company requested another environmental permit after revising the project for a wind power plant near Sarajevo. Suzlon said the Ivan Sedlo facility would consist of five instead of 12 units. The Ministry of Environment and Tourism of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina said Suzlon Wind Energy BH filed a […]
Turkey opens integrated solar cell factory within USD 1.4 billion project
Kalyon and China’s CETC built a manufacturing complex in Ankara for all components for solar power panels. The factory worth USD 400 million will supply the products to the company’s 1 GW photovoltaic project in Karapınar in central Turkey. Total investment is planned to reach USD 1.4 billion. Production officially started at Kalyon Group’s facility […]
E.ON installs rooftop photovoltaic unit in TeraPlast Industrial Park in Bistrița
TeraPlast put into operation the first solar power unit installed by the subsidiary of German E.ON in Romania. The panels on the manufacturer’s production halls and buildings will satisfy 11% of its electricity demand and the construction of two more photovoltaic facilities is underway. E.ON Energie România said it completed the construction of one of […]
Greece wants to use EU recovery funds for green power infrastructure
The government in Athens is preparing the national plan for funds from the Next Generation EU investment package, which the European Commission launched as a response to the damage from COVID-19. The local media learned Greece may lean on manufacturing cables, pylons and other elements for green energy facilities together with power links and other […]