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The FHS will state that if developers cannot meet the requirements to install PV cover on the roof, equal to 40% of the floor space of a building, a “reasonable amount of” coverage is still required. Image: Geograph via Wikimedia Commons. Ministers have confirmed the Future Homes Standard (FHS), which is published in the fall, will foresee that all new -build properties have installed solar PV. Energie -Secretary Ed Miliband said that “common sense” in De Standaard is a “monumental step” in the promise of the government to unleash a “revolution on the roof”. The proposed FHS will explicitly promote…
The Aerocompact of Austria says that its new PV mounting system can be installed on foil, bitumen, gravel and concrete roofs. It is said that the wind loads of a maximum of 1.7 kn/m2 and snow loads of a maximum of 3.5 kn/m2 can withstand. June 6, 2025 Lior Kahana Aerocompact has launched the Compactflat S_Base, a PV mounting solution with a flat roof with a basic plate designed for one-person, tool-free assembly on foil, bitumen, gravel and concrete surfaces. “It is only supplemented with module clamps and brackets made from aluminum, which offer corrosion resistance, exceptional durability and maximum…
Wärtsilä Bess -units at EDF’s 50MW/100MWH Bustleholme project. Image: Wärtsilä EDF Renewables UK has sustained the Finnish technology group Wärtsilä for two Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects. The deal, announced yesterday, deals with the 47.5 MW/95MWH Indian Queens project in Cornwall and the 50 MW/100MWH Bredbury project in Greater Manchester. Both are currently under construction, planned with Bredbury for commercial operation at the end of 2025 and Indian Queens in the first half of next year. It means that Wärtsilä has now been contracted for supplying eight grid -scale battery projects for EDF in the UK a total of…
Scientists in India have designed a new pollution room that is able to emulate the polluted conditions of a certain geographical location in a shorter time frame, with larger panels compared to conventional setups. The new room can be used to estimate the losing losses and cleaning costs for potential solar energy power plant locations, to improve existing pollution models, to investigate how tilt angle influence pollution and to evaluate the effectiveness and durability of anti-smaring coatings. June 6, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Researchers from the University of Tezpur in India have developed a new type of pollution room that is…
This week, women in Solar+ Europe give a voice to Krystyna Kacperska, marketing director Europe at the Poland -based Segenolar. She says she never labeled her leadership style, but she always sought to lead authentically. “That includes vulnerability. I lead in the same way as I live: solution -oriented, assertive, empathetic and open. I give a lot to what is happening at work, and although I still learn to set limits and link, I know that care makes me a stronger leader,” she says. June 6, 2025 Women in solar energy+ Europe Working in the solar industry has been a…
All locations are in the south of England and two were attracted together with Bess. Image: Low carbon. Earlier this week, the French energy giant Totoengies acquired a pipeline of eight solar projects from Low Carbon with a total capacity of 350 MW, together with two battery storage projects of a total of 85 MW. The companies have not indicated which projects took over total benchmarks, but updates for companies house have unveiled most sites, all of which are ready to build the stage. Callie’s solar farm -A 39 MW PV factory in Buckinghamshire, with 80 hectares of land southeast…
The supplier of heating solutions established in the UK has developed a pre-designed and ready-made unit that is compatible with the most residential heat pumps available on the market. It can be placed under a standard hot water cylinder and indirectly transfer the heat from the pump via a plate change to the central heating. June 6, 2025 Emiliano Bellini The Heating Specialist Heat Saviour, established in the VK, has unveiled Heat Saviour, a pre-mounted retrofit unit for heat pumps that are reportedly can reduce the installation time and costs by 20%, while easily maintenance is also guaranteed. “Installing and…
Gaspijplidingbedrijf Enbridge marked the completion of the 130 MW Orange Grove Solar Project, the first solar facility in the Lone Star State, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Telecom giant AT&T has signed a long -term virtual electricity purchase agreement for the export of the project. The Array consists of 300,000 solar panels that are on 920 hectares. Orange Grove Solar Project in Jim Wells County, Texas. “We are happy to deliver extra zero emission electricity in the network to support local and Texas state-wide economic growth and the demand for energy,” said Matthew Akman, Executive VP of Corporate Strategy and…
Researchers in Germany have unveiled new highly efficient photovoltaic technology for micracular concentrator that enters into built-in production processes for micro-components to enable lower costs. A demonstrator who was dependent on the Micro-CPV module achieved the efficiency of 36% based on IEC62670-3 Concentrator standard test conditions. June 5, 2025 Valerie Thompson The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) of Germany has developed new high efficient, cheap, micrivoltaic technology (micro-CPV) technology for applications in Agrivoltaics applications and power plants in sunny dry climate zones. In view of an evolution of conventional concentrator photovoltaic (CPV), the Micro-CPV module is based…
Larks and other bird species bloom in the solar parks of Germany, where the breeding success is larger than that of many other habitats. These PV project sites become valuable hiding places and benefit from both animals in the wild and the surrounding environment. June 5, 2025 Cornelia Lichner By PV Magazine Germany Larks have become rare in the German agricultural landscape. But at the moment I can hear several. There, a different one, only 30 meters away. From the ankle -high grass, the vertical rises into the sky and starts to vibrate loudly after just a few meters. The…