How solar parks can increase biodiversity
Thursday, 25 July 2024
by Peder Thomsen
How solar parks can increase biodiversity Solar parks often get stick for their impact on biodiversity – but recent research and fresh approaches are telling a different story and demonstrating that solar installations can actually enhance local ecosystems. Biodiversity and renewable energy 1000 times the natural rate. That’s how quickly species around the world are
- Published in Risk
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The grand guide to solar energy
Wednesday, 05 June 2024
by Peder Thomsen
Solar energy is quickly becoming a cornerstone in the battle against climate change, accounting for nearly three-quarters of the newly added renewable energy capacity in 2023. This article dives into the fundamentals of solar energy, its renewable nature, uses, and the numerous advantages it offers now and in the future. How does solar energy work?
- Published in Tech
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How to craft a better solar panel decommissioning plan
Thursday, 25 January 2024
by We Recycle Solar
Solar panel decommissioning is at an inflection point. Shifts in commodity prices and secondary markets, coupled with rising costs and inflation are calling traditional assumptions about decommissioning into question. Between a massive oversupply of new panels, falling prices, and rising costs, solar decommissioning has become more expensive than many utilities and other solar owners initially
- Published in News
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Denmark’s Answer to the “Not-In-My-Backyard” Challenge
Thursday, 21 December 2023
by Peder Thomsen
Denmark, long admired for its strides in renewable energy, has presented its new agreement to transform the country into a net energy exporter whilst trying to overcome the universal ‘Not-in-my-backyard’ attitude keeping many developers worldwide from breaking new ground. The deal, which comes in the wake of the newly amended European Renewable Energy Directive, rewards
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The Case for New Electric Interconnectors
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
by sakudarte
In October 2014, the European Council endorsed the European Commission’s proposal to extend the electric interconnectors target from 10% to 15% by 2030, considering cost factors and potential commercial exchanges. Electric Interconnectors: Facilitating Renewable Energy Exchange Across Europe Our energy production and consumption increasingly rely on interconnectors. Renewable sources like offshore wind and solar replace
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New Rules on Authorization Procedures for Renewable Energy Plants
Friday, 29 July 2022
by Tommaso Tomaiuolo
The following article explains the introduction of new frameworks in regard to renewable energy installations in Italy according to the official decree. On July 14, the Senate renewed its confidence in the Government by definitively approving, in the text dismissed by the Chamber, the bill for the conversion, with modifications, of the Decree-Law no. 50 of
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The Current PV Global Supply Chain
Friday, 08 July 2022
by sakudarte
The global solar PV supply chain has seen a big shift in geographical hubs in the last 10 years with Europe, the USA, and Japan being overtaken by Chinese production. In 12 years, the PV cells global manufacturing capacity jumped from almost 25 GW (2010) to more than 220 GW (2022), with China currently weighing up
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The Ultimate Guide on Agrivoltaics in Italy
Wednesday, 06 July 2022
by sakudarte
The Italian authority has published the formal general guidelines regarding agrivoltaics. This document was developed and published within a working group coordinated by the ministry of ecological transition – the department for energy and provides precise definitions of agrivoltaic systems, separating agrivoltaics from advanced agrivoltaics. Agrivoltaic plant is the one which: i) adopts innovative integrative
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Italian solar sector defines standards for agrivoltaics
Friday, 22 April 2022
by Emiliano Bellini
Italian renewable energy associations ANIE Rinnovabili, Italia Solare, and Elettricità Futura have released a joint position paper defining a series of standards for agrivoltaics projects. A document compiled by three Italian renewables associations identifies with extreme precision the area that is allowed to be used for power generation in the two most common agrivoltaics configurations — solar arrays with elevated
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Energy storage appears to be fully charged for exponential growth
Wednesday, 26 January 2022
by John Fitzgerald Weaver
Lithium-based energy storage volumes in the U.S. are expected to grow by multiple orders of magnitude in the coming years, with a 1000% capacity increase by 2023. You can see the original article here. Lithium-based energy storage volumes deployed to the United States will grow by multiple orders of magnitude in the coming years, with
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