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This week Women in Solar Europe (Wisu) give voice to Letizia Coradeschi, investments at Susi Partners AG in Switzerland. She says that the normalization of parental leave and flexible work schedules that support the balance between work and private life would help to maintain female talent beyond junior and mid-level positions. “Despite the obstacles, my personal experience made me believe that, in combination with perseverance and resilience, this is a space where women can thrive and lead,” she says. February 21, 2025 Women in Solar Europe (Wisu) “What kind of work are you doing?” “I help save the world.” How…

The selected bidders are Trina Solar, Antai Ke Clean Energy, Xin Yuan Electric, Guoqiang Xing Sheng Energy Technology and TBEA, with the winning bidding prices ranging from CNY 0.209 ($ 0.29)/W to CNY 0.221/W. February 21, 2025 Vincent Shaw China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) unveiled the results of the purchasing of the 2025 solar striking systems. The project includes fixed mounting systems for land-based solar energy projects, including both on the ground-based and distributed roof systems, with a total planned purchasing capacity of 10 GW, divided into five parties each of 2 GW each. The successful bidders are Trina…

The company says that its new SL22KLV heat pump system can supply heat in temperatures as low as -28.9 C. It uses R -454B as a coolant and has a size ranging from 2 tons to 5 tons. February 21, 2025 Lior Kahana The VS -based heating specialist Lennox has unveiled a new heat pump for extreme cold temperatures. Discerned SL22KLV, the new heat pump system would have an efficiency assessment of a maximum of 21 for seasonal energy -efficiency ratio 2 (seer2), 13.2 for energy -efficiency ratio 2 (EEA2) and 10.5 for heating seasonal performance 2 (HSPF2). The new…

The Spanish government has assigned € 1.2 billion ($ 1.26 billion) for seven green hydrogen clusters concentrated in Aragon and Andalusia. In the meantime, an EU consortium started its work to develop diagnostic and monitoring tools for water electrolyzers. February 21, 2025 Sergio Matalucci The Spanish government has published the provisional call for subsidies for large renewable hydrogen valleys in the country. The government wants to allocate € 1.2 billion ($ 1.24 billion) to Nextgezende -Funds to seven projects in Aragon, Andalusia, Castile and Leon, Catalonia and Galicia. “The seven beneficiaries of the H2 Valles program present developments with a…

McGrail (photo) will work on a first six -month contract, on secondment of Renewableucuk, and recruitment for the permanent CEO will start soon. Image: Renewableuk. The solar industry welcomes the appointment of Renewableuc CEO Dan McGrail as interim -CEO of Great British Energy. MCGRAIL is currently leading the trade body that represents companies that develop wind, golf, golf, tidal, storage and green hydrogen projects in the UK and is also on the board for Windeurope. He was previously CEO of Siemens Engines and Managing Director of Siemens Power Generation. He joins Start-up Great British Energy Chair Juergen Maier, who served…

In a new weekly update for PV -MagazineOpis, a Dow Jones company, offers a quick look at the most important trends in the global PV industry. February 21, 2025 Opis The Global Polysilicon Marker (GPM), the OPIS -Benchmark for Polysilicon produced outside of China, remained stable this week at $ 20,360/kg, or $ 0.046/W, as a result of unchanged market fundamentals. The global polysilicon market continues to show stability, whereby suppliers mainly encourage long-term contract customers to adhere to payment schedules and to take monthly deliveries as agreed. The relatively low American import tariffs of Malaysia have reportedly sustained some…

In the German state of Sleeswijk-Holstein, an explosion tore the outer wall away from a show house equipped with solar panels and a residential battery. The poorly damaged building, which was empty at the time of the incident, will probably be demolished. February 21, 2025 Sandra Enkhardt Image: Schönberg Voluntary fire department By ESS News Serious explosion took place in Schönberg, in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein on Wednesday afternoon. A residential building was badly damaged with a whole outside wall. The voluntary fire brigade of Schönberg reported a loud bang followed by a pressure wave. Thick smoke then rose.…

Sunbooster GmbH offers 372 W flexible solar systems, including inverters and cabling. The price for the smallest version is € 500 ($ 524). February 21, 2025 Sandra Enkhardt By PV Magazine Germany Sunbooster GmbH offers bifacial solar systems that can be mounted on existing garden gates. The market launch of the vertical product of Sunbooster, which is intended as a replacement for conventional privacy screens, will take place in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with six different sets that were initially offered. The smallest system has an output of 372 W and is sold for € 500 ($ 524), including inverter…

OCI Energy and Arava Power are their second agreement concluded forms of a joint venture to develop Project Sunroper, a 260 MWAC Sun farm in Wharton County, Texas. The project is approximately 60 miles southwest of the center of Houston and offers a critical clean energy capacity for one of the highest areas with the demand for electricity in Texas and the United States. Project Sunner is planned to start construction in 2025. “The partnership between OCI Energy and ARAVA Power reflects our shared vision of promoting solutions for solar energy and improving the reliability of the network in the…

The weekly average electricity price was more than € 140 ($ 146.35)/MWh last week on most major European markets, due to a decrease in solar and wind production and the increased electricity demand, according to the latest analysis of ALEASOFT. February 20, 2025 Patrick Jowett Weekly average electricity prices rose on most major European markets in the second week of February, according to analysis of ALEASOFT Energy Prognosing. Compared to the week before, ALEASOFT noted that the price increases in the Belgian, British, Dutch, French, German, Italian and Nordic markets, while the Portuguese and Spanish markets were the only analyzed…