German Govt Funds Study on Economic Viability of Floating PV Updated On Tue, Jul 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is funding a research project to develop the technology of floating PV systems and investigate its economic viability. The government is partnering with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg to carry out the so called “PV2Float project.” Floating PV systems […] Read more
Poor Weather-led Drop in Wind Output Slashes German RE Use Updated On Tue, Jun 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy In the first half of 2021, renewable energies covered around 43 percent of gross domestic electricity consumption, compared to 50 percent of it in the same period in 2020, say the preliminary calculations of the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW). The […] Read more
German Researchers Fabricate Black Perovskite Cells with 15% Efficiency Updated On Mon, Jun 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy In a recent paper entitled “Efficient Thermally Evaporated γ-CsPbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells,” published this month in the journal Advanced Energy Materials, scientists report on the fabrication of a ‘black perovskite‘ PV device — a solar cell based on all-organic cesium-lead iodide (CsPbI3) — by thermal evaporation. Researchers at the Dresden University of Technology (TUD) note that […] Read more
GE Renewable to Dismantle Decommissioned Wind Turbines in Germany Updated On Mon, Jun 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy California-based GE Renewable Energy and German company Neowa GmbH have signed an MoU for a multi-year agreement to dismantle decommissioned Germany-based onshore wind turbines and recycle a variety of components—including blades—during partial and full repowering, contributing to the lifecycle circularity of the wind industry. The companies will also jointly explore the potential to expand Neowa’s unique […] Read more
Scientists in Germany Develop Cost-effective Solar Cell Deposition Method Updated On Wed, Jun 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Researchers led by the Technical University of Ilmenau in Germany claim that if silicon dioxide (SiO2) films are deposited at room temperature without complex vacuum systems, they can be a good, cost-effective candidate for use in commercial c-Si solar cell production lines. SiO2 deposition is used as a passivation layer or a protective layer in various types […] Read more
BASF & RWE to Build a 2GW Offshore Wind & H2 Project in Ludwigshafen Updated On Mon, May 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy German chemicals giant BASF and energy company RWE presented a project idea on Friday to build an additional offshore wind farm with a capacity of 2 GW to provide the Ludwigshafen chemical site with green electricity and enable CO2-free production of hydrogen. The aim is to electrify the production processes for basic chemicals, which are […] Read more
Green Hydrogen Not a Blanket Alternative to Fossil Fuels? Updated On Thu, May 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Green hydrogen is increasingly being built up as the ideal clean fuel for a carbon-neutral tomorrow, but is it a viable replacement for the use of fossil fuels in cars or domestic heating systems? In a recently published study conducted by Germany’s Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), scientists have found that even though […] Read more
Power Factors Set to Acquire Software Platform 3megawatt Updated On Wed, May 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy Costa Mesa-headquartered Power Factors, LLC, a leading renewable energy software provider in the U.S., announced today its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire 3megawatt GmbH, the German developer of the best-in-class BluePoint asset management software platform. Power Factors, LLC, offers hardware-agnostic software-as-a-service solution for performance monitoring, asset management, and optimization. 3megawatt’s mission is to […] Read more
EnBW Financial Results Q1 2021: Earnings Decrease “Temporarily” Updated On Tue, May 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy German electric utility company EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG (ETR:EBK), headquartered in Karlsruhe, yesterday released the financial results of the first quarter of 2021. The company said that due to temporary effects, it reported slightly lower first-quarter earnings in 2021 than in the previous year. This is expected to even out over the course of the […] Read more
