Sweden to lower solar subsidy, scrap tax breaks for electricity micro-production
The Swedish government is considering reducing the subsidy for solar installations and removing the income tax reduction for households and businesses that micro-produce renewable electricity. Svensk Solenergi, Sweden’s leading solar association, has criticized the proposals.
Timber framed solar carports for residential, commercial applications
Sweden-based Innoventum has launched a solar carport line equipped with bifacial modules in a larch wood structure. The solution may include electric vehicle charging, energy storage, LED lighting, and inverter systems.
Enerpoly opens zinc-ion battery factory in Sweden
Sweden’s Enerpoly has ambitious plans to make its 6,500m2 plant the center of global and European zinc-ion battery innovation. It is aiming for final capacity of 100 MWh annually by 2026.
Sweden adds 460 MW of solar in H1
Sweden installed 460 MW of solar in the first half of 2024, following a record deployment year in 2023. However, market growth has been sluggish due to lower electricity prices and uncertainty around green tax deductions for batteries, according to Svensk Solenergi.
Lightweight mobility with vehicle-integrated photovoltaics
A European consortium of commercial and research groups is developing lighter weight, solar-powered, cost-conscious, three and four-wheel prototype vehicles for passengers and cargo. The $13.4 million project aims for a platform that has standardized components, including the battery, powertrain, and solar PV parts, as well as support for end-of-life, maintenance, and refurbishment.
Northvolt closes Cuberg’s ops, shifts lithium-metal battery R&D to Sweden
Three years after acquiring US-based Cuberg, Swedish battery maker Northvolt has decided to shut down the California unit and move future lithium-metal battery R&D to Sweden.
Alight, Svea Solar sign agreements with Sveaskog for 2 GW of solar in Sweden
Sveaskog, Sweden’s largest landowner, is teaming up with solar companies Alight and Svea Solar to develop 2 GW of new solar capacity. The first two projects under the agreement are already underway.
H-TEC to start 1 GW capacity production of PEM electrolyzers in September
H-TEC will be able to produce more than 1 GW of electrolyzers starting next year. “We installed the first production lines and will have our official opening in September this year,” Maximilian Kuhnert, sales manager at H-TEC, told pv magazine.
Switzerland publishes database on alpine PV systems
The alpine-pv.ch platform is a joint project of four universities of applied sciences. Above all, it shows how much potential there is in alpine photovoltaic power plants to counter the looming winter electricity problem in Switzerland.
PV cell integrating molecular thermal storage tech achieves 14.9% solar utilization efficiency
Scientists in Sweden have integrated a PV device with a molecular solar thermal (MOST) energy storage system, which acts as as a solar cell optical filter and cooling agent. The proposed combination achieves a 0.2% higher PV efficiency and solar storage efficiency of 2.3%.
