Before Peter Dutton’s Coalition charge off into yet another inquiry into the merits of nuclear power, they might want to take a closer look at what’s happening in Europe, where the failure of France’s huge nuclear power plant fleet is causing bigger problems for EU power supplies than Russia’s withheld gas supply. France has been […]
Electrified cars market share grows in Europe as total sales fall – EQ Mag Pro
BERLIN : The share of battery-electric cars among new registrations in Europe grew to 9.9% in April to June from 7.5% a year prior, data showed on Wednesday, as fossil-fuel powered cars lost market share and total sales dropped. In absolute terms, around a third more battery-electric cars were sold in the first six months […]
Europe stares at its worst energy crisis in decades – EQ Mag Pro
New Delhi : Europe is in the grip of its worst energy crisis in many decades. The intense heat wave has made things worse for the continent, which is staring at an economic recession. “Europe is now forced to operate in a constant state of uncertainty over Russian gas supplies, and we can’t rule out […]
KSTAR continues to develop energy storage market in Europe – EQ Mag Pro
KSTAR has continued the development of energy storage market in Europe. As one of TOP providers of smart energy solutions, KSTAR has continued its renewables drive with more than 25 GW installation worldwide, especially in Europe. In 2019, KSTAR and CATL entered into a major alliance, with the subsequent creation of CATL – KSTAR. The […]
Commission approves €1.2 billion Italian scheme under Recovery and Resilience Facility to support investments in photovoltaic panels in the agricultural sector: European Commission – EQ Mag Pro
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1.2 billion Italian scheme made available through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (‘RRF’) to support investments in photovoltaic panels in the agricultural sector. The scheme will also contribute to the EU’s strategic objectives relating to the EU Green Deal. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in […]
Hanwha Q-cells Rebrands QENERGY For Europe – EQ Mag Pro
QENERGY Solutions SE is a new Europe focused renewable energy subsidiary of Hanwha Solutions Corporation It has been formed as an umbrella organization bringing together QENERGY Europe and QENERGY France The company boasts of 12 GW renewable capacity under its development portfolio comprising 9.5 GW solar, 2.25 GW wind and 500 MW storage capacity Plans […]
Europe may shift back to coal as Russia turns down gas flows – EQ Mag Pro
Germany may take ‘painful’ move to fire up coal power Italy, Austria also looking at burning more coal Surging gas prices add to already rising inflation FRANKFURT/MILAN : Europe’s biggest Russian gas buyers raced to find alternative fuel supplies on Monday and could burn more coal to cope with reduced gas flows from Russia that […]
Europe needs 14GW/year of energy storage – EASE – EQ Mag Pro
The European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE) assesses Europe’s storage needs around 200GW by 2030 and 600GW by 2050. With the current installed storage capacity at approximately 60MW and a historic deployment level of 1GW/year, a massive ramp-up in uptake of at least 14 GW/year is required to meet the targets, according to EASE. […]
World’s first production-ready solar car to take the road later this year – EQ Mag Pro
The $263,000-priced Lightyear 0 model uses power derived from the sun to add as much as 70 kilometres (43 miles) of driving range per day A Dutch company is starting deliveries of the world’s first production-ready solar car to customers later this year, promising months of charge-less driving in summer conditions. Lightyear, founded in the […]
Bundesnetzagentur Selects 204 MW Rooftop PV Capacity With €0.070/KWh Lowest Winning Bid – EQ Mag Pro
Bundesnetzagentur has announced winners of its 3rd rooftop solar PV auction The round was undersubscribed due to significant increase in offered capacity compared to the previous round Tariffs were capped at €0.0891 per kWh and lowest winning bid received was €0.070 per kWh Germany’s Federal Network Agency or Bundesnetzagentur has selected 163 bids with a […]