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Spanish startup deploys utility-scale batteries made from used EV devices

The Port of Alicante will install three 7 MW systems, each comprised of hundreds of 14 kW modules assembled by Spanish startup GDV.

Kinematics acquires Spanish solar tracking controller specialist

The acquisition of P4Q brings Kinematics expertise in full-stack electronics, including its tracker controls brand, Suntrack.

The Hydrogen Stream: PV-hydrogen polygeneration system for humid climates

Researchers have proposed an atmospheric polygeneration system for hot, humid climates that generates water, cooling, and hydrogen, while Inpex has started preparations for a blue hydrogen production project in Niigata, Japan.

ABB to acquire Gamesa’s power electronics, storage business

ABB has agreed to purchase Gamesa’s power electronics and storage business, which produces doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) wind converters, industrial battery energy storage systems (BESS), and utility-scale solar inverters.

Spanish company fined for selling solar power at night

The Spanish authorities have hit renewable energy supplier Contigo Energía with a €6 million ($6.3 million) fine for selling PV energy at night.

The Hydrogen Stream: IGI Poseidon, Corinth Pipeworks test H2 transport pipes

IGI Poseidon has partnered with Corinth Pipeworks to test carbon-steel pipes for hydrogen transport under high pressure, while Axpo has begun building a green hydrogen plant in Switzerland to fuel vessels and other applications from 2026.

Spanish researchers find revamping modules and inverters is the most profitable strategy

A group of researchers have carried out a techno-economic analysis of three revamping strategies for an operating photovoltaic power plant in southeast Spain. They found the highest production value by installed power is obtained when both the modules and inverters are replaced.

Spain’s Acciona Energía to develop agrivoltaics over canal

The agrivoltaic project, with a production capacity of up to 5,011 MW, will cover 2 km of the Orellana Canal in Cáceres, western Spain.

Researchers complete Europe’s first PV soiling loss assessment

A European research group has adapted a soiling model for use across the continent, analyzing scenarios with complete and partial rain cleaning to calculate energy losses and increases in the levelized cost of energy (LCOE), marking Europe’s first techno-economic PV soiling assessment.

Bringing clean African electrons to Europe

A raft of ambitious interconnection projects has been announced to bring African electrons to European shores. While there are financial and supply chain challenges to overcome, the renewables potential on offer across North Africa is exciting investors.

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