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Germany’s Solarmax facing bankruptcy

Residential PV storage systems and inverters provider Solarmax is provisionally filing for bankruptcy in Germany but will continue to operate.

From policy to practice: aligning governments, industry, professional networks to champion DEI

In a new article for pv magazine, Women in Solar Europe (WiSEu) explains why the renewable energy industry should finally embrace equity, diversity, and inclusion (DEI). “At a micro level, networks like Women in Solar Europe are critical to creating the environments of belonging, psychological safety, and support that individuals need to thrive and contribute to the energy transition,” says Carmen Madrid, founder of the WiSEu Network.

German startup offers refurbished solar modules in balcony PV systems

Germany’s Panelretter is now offering German customers plug-in solar devices that use refurbished second-life solar modules. There are three different models with output ranging from 400 W to 810 W. The prices for the complete sets start at €220 ($232).

Global hydrogen atlas shows potential import countries for Germany

Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems have analyzed the techno-economic potential of importing hydrogen to Germany from Brazil, Morocco, Canada, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates.

Northern Europe takes the brunt of first winter systems

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that European solar generation displayed a sharp north-south divide in November. Southern Europe benefited from a stabilizing high-pressure system that deflected much of the Atlantic’s moisture-laden air masses northward.

Germany concludes rooftop PV tender with average price of €0.0904/kWh

The German authorities have selected 119 MW projects totaling 259 MW in the nation’s latest rooftop PV tender. The final prices ranged from €0.0745 ($0.0787)/kWh to €0.0969/kWh.

Researchers claim record-breaking 25.7% efficency for perovskite-organic tandem solar cell

Conceived by a research team from Germany’s University of Potsdam and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the tandem cell is based on a wide-bandgap perovskite bottom cell and a narrow-bandgap organic top device. The researchers used a compound known as cyclohexane 1,4-diammonium diiodide for suface passivation.

Solargain digital twin integrates condition monitoring, quality assurance

Above Surveying, a U.K.-based services and software company, announced adding large-scale PV condition monitoring to its Solargain digital twin tool as a result of its partnership with Kiwa PI Berlin and 2DegreesKelvin.

TotalEnergies to acquire Germany’s VSB Group

France’s TotalEnergies is set to buy German renewables company VSB Group for €1.57 billion ($1.65 billion). It has also agreed to sell 50% of a 2 GW solar-plus-storage portfolio in Texas for $800 million.

Higher gas costs driving up European electricity prices, says AleaSoft

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting says European electricity prices rose last week due to lower wind energy production and higher gas prices. All analyzed markets, except France and the Nordics, recorded average prices above €100 ($104.85)/MWh.

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