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Italy approves 6 GW of utility-scale solar in first 10 months of 2024

Italy’s regional governments approved 6 GW of utility-scale solar projects between January and October 2024, according to updates from Terna’s Econnextion map. Most of these projects are concentrated in Sicily, Lazio, Puglia, Sardinia, and Basilicata.

3Sun earns TÜV Rheinland certification, clearing way for PV module sales

Italian heterojunction module manufacturer 3Sun says it started production at its factory in Catania, Italy, in September.

Learning from leading rooftop solar markets

A report from the Council of Energy, Environment and Water has analyzed nine of the ten countries with the largest rooftop solar markets to offer recommendations to other economies looking to accelerate rooftop solar deployment.

Italy allocates 322 MW of PV in latest renewables auction

The Italian authorities have allocated 410.6 MW of renewables capacity in the nation’s 15th procurement exercise for clean energy. Developers have offered a maximum discount ranging between 2.01% and 5.35% from the auction ceiling price of €0.07778 ($0.08272)/kWh.

Research shows tilt angles over 30 degrees delay solar module thermal failures

A Chinese-Italian research team has analyzed the influence of different tilt angles on the thermal failure of the photovoltaic façades or roofs in fire conditions, finding that when the tilt angle exceeds 30 degrees, the time to failure increased significantly.

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Italian startup offers green hydrogen generation, storage system for homes

Italian startup Hybitat Srl has developed a hydrogen production and storage system for long-term storage of surplus residential and commercial solar power. The system includes a main unit with an electrolyzer and fuel cell, as well as a storage unit with 3 kg of hydrogen capacity and 100 kWh of energy capacity.

The Hydrogen Stream: Uniper delays 2030 hydrogen target

Uniper has told pv magazine that it has delayed its 2030 hydrogen investment target.

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Solar brick based on perovskite, textile ceramic technology

A European research team has sought to combine for the first time perovskite solar cell technology with textile ceramic in a novel building-integrated photovoltaic device. The result is a solar brick with potential for future commercialiation, according to its creators.

Greek researchers develop privacy-preserving PV forecasting technique

Researchers from Greece have developed a PV forecasting technique for prosumer schemes using federated learning, a machine learning method that sends local model updates to a central server for correction. Their simulations show surprising results compared to centralized forecasting.

Energy storage more than half of new Italian grid capacity for 2025

Italian electricity transmission system operator Terna has published the results of 2025’s main capacity market auction.

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