Poland’s transition from net metering to net billing
Poland’s micro-installation market is rapidly consolidating as it shifts from net metering to net billing.
EU energy fund to commit $514 million for solar projects at Romanian mining waste sites
Panels will be installed at waste sites in five mining towns as part of the latest, €2.4 billion ($2.57 million) round of investment from a fund set up to help coal-dependent European member states with the energy transition.
Celebrating ‘golden decade,’ Poland set to reach 12 GW of PV capacity in 2022
Solar power is the main driver of renewable energy development in Poland, which is on track to achieve 20 GW of PV capacity by 2025, according to a new report. Regulatory changes and rising electricity prices led to a “spectacular success” for the country’s PV industry in 2021.
Challenges and prospects in the Polish PV market
pv magazine spoke with Marcin Jedrachowicz, sales manager for Eastern Europe at JinkoSolar, about the challenges and prospects of the thriving Polish solar sector. According to him, photovoltaics has now reached full maturity in the country and its growth rate is comparable to that of Europe’s largest PV markets.
The Hydrogen Stream: World’s first hydrogen-powered towboat
Shipbuilder Hermann Barthel has developed the world’s first push boat to combine battery-electric propulsion with hydrogen and fuel cell technology. Iberdrola and Fertiberia, meanwhile, have commissioned Europe’s largest green hydrogen production plant.
Moduły fotowoltaiczne TOPCon typu N podbijają polski rynek fotowoltaiczny
Podczas webinaru pv magazine Jinko Solar zaprezentuje własną technologię TOPCon, a także przeanalizuje trendy rynkowe. Do webinarium dołączy także Menloelectric i Polenergii, który omówi potencjał technologii TOPCon na polskim rynku.
Storing renewables with high-rise elevators
Lift Energy Storage Technology is a proposed long-term storage solution that relies on elevators to bring solid masses to the tops of buildings in charging mode. It then lowers the same mass to produce electricity in discharge mode.
Module brands that earn the trust of solar installers
The latest global PV installer survey by Germany’s EUPD Research offers a hint of the solar brands which installers, mostly based in Europe, gravitate toward. This year’s report also ventured to South Africa and considered mounting systems for the first time.
EBRD stumps up €46m for ‘Poland’s biggest solar park’
The London-based international lender has provided finance for the “up to 286 MW” project alongside Poland’s two biggest retail banks.
IFC boosts green lending in Poland
International Finance Corp. has underwritten potential credit losses on part of a $730 million loan book held by the Polish operations of Santander, freeing up finance to be issued for more green projects, including renewables.
