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At Intersolar Europe 2024, pv magazine spoke with Helena Li, executive president of Trina Solar, about the intense competition and consolidation in the PV industry. She believes the strongest manufacturers will become stronger in the coming months and says only product diversification and innovation can move companies forward in the current overcapacity scenario. June 27, 2024 Jonathan Gifford Helena Li and pv magazine editor at Jonathan GiffordImage: pv magazineThe headline of this video interview article was changed on 28.6.2024This content is copyrighted and may not be reused. If you would like to collaborate with us and reuse some of our…

Selex Smart Electric Vehicle JSC (Selex Motors) is partnering with PoA Carbon Management JSC (PoA Carbon) to implement a pilot project to develop carbon credits for electric vehicles. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is sponsoring the partnership, called the ‘Selex Smart Electric Vehicle Project’, to develop carbon credits for electric motorcycles to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and contribute to climate change mitigation . The project will contribute to Vietnam’s efforts to achieve its emissions target. At COP 26, Vietnam committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. According to the NDC 2022, Vietnam has increased its unconditional emissions…

Demonstrators protest against the Serbian lithium mine Thousands of demonstrators gathered in western Serbia to protest the opening of a controversial lithium mining project that has been halted for years amid protests over environmental fears. The rally comes after President Aleksandar Vucic told The Financial Times this month that Serbia could start mining lithium as early as 2028, following new guarantees from Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto. The future of the vast mineral deposits to be mined by Rio Tinto near Loznica remains a perennial political fault line in the Balkan country. It puts a festering distrust in the Serbian…

The “largest European plant for the production of thin-film solar cells” will go into operation after receiving production certification. Midsummer director Erik Olsson explains pv magazine Italy Production is expected to start after the summer, at a time when demand for thin-film photovoltaics from the commercial and industrial solar segments is increasing sharply. June 28, 2024 Sergio MatalucciBy pv magazine ItalyThe Swedish company Midsummer expects to start operations in its Italian factory in Puglia after the summer. When fully operational, the plant is expected to produce 50 MW per year of thin-film photovoltaic cells.The new factory is supported by Invitalia,…

The Generali Group company has signed an agreement to acquire a minority stake in Enel Libra Flexsys, which aims to deploy 1.7 GW of battery energy storage projects in Italy. “Revenues are fully committed for 15 years through capacity agreements with Enel and capacity payments from Enel supported by Terna, the Italian transmission system operator,” Sosteneo said. June 28, 2024 Sergio Matalucci From pv magazine ESS news placeSosteneo, part of the Generali Investments ecosystem, has concluded the financing contracts of an agreement with Enel for the acquisition of 49% of the share capital of Enel Libra Flexsys. The deal was…

From pv magazine 24/06The outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine was a wake-up call for the Baltic countries and signaled the urgent need for changes in energy policy.“The energy crisis following the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine in 2022 has certainly affected all neighboring countries,” said Andres Meesak, head of smart energy solutions at Estonian regional distribution system operator (DSO) Viru Elektrivõrgud. pv magazine.The Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have learned a lot from Ukraine’s unfortunate experience, as they also have to live in the shadow of its bellicose eastern neighbor.“The most important positive impact is understanding the threat…

UL Solutions has announced a new testing protocol that addresses fire organizations’ demands for improved evaluations of battery energy storage systems for residential use. It recently appeared UL 9540B Survey of research for large-scale fire testing for residential battery energy storage systems (BESS) includes a test protocol with a robust ignition scenario and improved acceptance criteria for BESS in residential environments. The latest test method focuses on the fire propagation behavior of a BESS if a thermal propagation event occurs during the life of the system that leads to an internal fire. UL already tests the fire safety of energy…

Sinovoltaics’ latest North American Manufacturing Hub report maps current and planned capacity for 95 factories across the region’s PV module supply chain. The report follows announcements of current and future capacities at factories producing PV modules, cells, wafers, blocks, polysilicon and metallurgical grade silicon. June 28, 2024 Valerie ThompsonThe latest supply chain report from Hong Kong-based technical compliance and quality assurance company Sinovoltaics covers the North American manufacturing hub and tracks factory size, location, owner, current and planned capacity. It details 95 factories producing PV modules, cells, wafers, ingots, polysilicon and metallurgical silicon in the region, up from 81 in…

The Bulgarian Ministry of Energy is preparing to launch a tender on September 2 and provide Capex support for the construction and commissioning of 3 GWh of standalone energy storage facilities. The public call concerns projects equal to or larger than 10 MW with a minimum of two hours of storage capacity, which will mainly be used in the frequency regulation markets. June 28, 2024 Marija Maisch Renalfa’s storage project in BulgariaImage: RenalfaFrom pv magazine ESS news placeThe Bulgarian Ministry of Energy has initiated public consultations on a tender for the construction of infrastructure for the storage of electricity from…

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2024 – The World Bank Board of Directors today approved $1.5 billion in financing for a second operation to help India accelerate low-carbon energy development. The operation will aim to promote the development of a vibrant green hydrogen market, further scale up renewable energy and boost financing for low-carbon energy investments.India is the fastest growing major economy in the world and the economy is expected to continue growing at a rapid pace. Decoupling economic growth from emissions growth will require scaling up renewable energy, especially in hard-to-abate industrial sectors. This in turn will require expanding green hydrogen…