Italian solar investments risk moving
Friday, 26 July 2024
by Peder Thomsen
Italian solar investments risk moving Republished with permission from IlSole24OreNew regulations for photovoltaic plants risk pushing investors towards Northern Italy, creating a territorial imbalance. Recently approved regulations have tightened the rules for installing large-scale ground-mounted photovoltaic systems and agrivoltaic plants. The criteria that determines which areas of the country, particularly agricultural land, that can host
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Photovoltaics
EU battery storage market trends in 2024
Friday, 14 June 2024
by Peder Thomsen
EU battery storage market trends in 2024 In the heart of Europe’s energy transition, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are becoming more and more critical to deploy to help reshape our power landscape. And future prospects for the technology are looking bright. In fact, BESS became the most invested-in energy technology in 2023, so it’s not
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BESS
How to boost insurers’ confidence in BESS
Monday, 11 March 2024
by Ben Cook
How to boost insurers’ confidence in BESS With BESS failures having increased ten-fold, here’s your guide to getting sceptical insurers onside and boost insurers’ confidence in BESS projects. Table of Contents More BESS means more failures Battery energy storage system (BESS) failures have increased ten-fold since 2016, with “issues pertaining to the quality and performance
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BESS
2024: The Year of The Energy Grid?
Tuesday, 16 January 2024
by Peder Thomsen
Pending further developments, TenneT very recently announced a loan agreement with the Dutch State for EUR 25 billion, which will safeguard the TSO operator’s investments in grid expansions in the Netherlands and Germany. Photo: ABB Photo 2024: The Year of The Energy Grid? As we enter further into 2024, developers still anticipate governments to take
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Electrical Grids
Upcoming offshore wind auctions in 2024
Tuesday, 12 December 2023
by Aegir Insights
Upcoming offshore wind auctions in 2024 2023 was a busy offshore wind auction year worldwide with more than 10 lease auctions and five support and off-take auctions have taken place. 2024 is currently setting itself up to become the busiest year in the offshore wind history ever according to Aegir Insights, who takes us through
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Wind
Automated evaluation of German battery storage
Monday, 07 August 2023
by Thomas Striegler
Automated evaluation of German battery storage The Battery Charts project brings a cutting-edge website that offers an automated evaluation of battery storage in Germany using data from the German Federal Network Agency’s public database (MaStR).This article gives a brief introduction to the different elements. Table of Contents German strides in battery storage The project is
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How MACSE is optimizing the Italian market
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
by Peder Thomsen
How MACSE is optimizing the Italian market Italy’s new MACSE mechanism, recently approved by the DGCOMP, is set to procure the bulk of long-duration storage. We give you a quick overview at how MACSE is set to optimize the Italian BESS market. Legislative support for energy storage systems In response to this necessity, Legislative Decree
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BESS
Authorization Procedures for Italian Renewables
Friday, 29 July 2022
by Tommaso Tomaiuolo
Authorization Procedures for Italian Renewables The following article explains the authorization procedures for Italian for Italian renewables following the introduction of new frameworks regarding renewable energy installations in Italy according to the official decree. Table of Contents The Aid Decree On July 14, the Senate renewed its confidence in the Government by definitively approving, in
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The Ultimate Guide on Agrivoltaics in Italy
Wednesday, 06 July 2022
by sakudarte
The Ultimate Guide On Agrivoltaics In Italy With the formal guidelines regarding agrivoltaics in Italy in place, this article acts as an easy and straight-forward guide on agrivoltaics in Italy following the official definitions. Table of Contents The definition of agrivoltaics in Italy Agrivoltaic plant is the one which: i) adopts innovative integrative solutions with
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Grid codes and why they matter
Wednesday, 25 May 2022
by sakudarte
What are grid codes, and why they matter An increasing number of countries aim to replace polluting conventional generators with clean renewables. This would lead to solar and wind production covering almost 80% of the total generation. The change in the electric system going from dispatchable conventional generators to renewables production will require investments and
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Electrical Grids
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