The work will be carried out as part of the PEPR TASE, and more specifically the Minotaure project. The work will be carried out primarily at C2N, in collaboration with the Geeps and UMR-IPVF, in close collaboration with the other Minotaure project partners. C2N is a CNRS and Université Paris-Saclay laboratory. The researcher will be […]
Commission opens two in-depth investigations under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation in the solar photovoltaic sector
The Commission launched two in-depth investigations under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation. The investigations relate to the potentially market distortive role of foreign subsidies given to bidders in a public procurement procedure. The Commission will assess whether the economic operators concerned did benefit from an unfair advantage to win public contracts in the EU. The investigations […]
Up to €1.7bn of EIB finance for new solar power plants in Spain, Italy and Portugal
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved framework financing of up to €1.7 billion for Solaria to support the construction of some 120 photovoltaic power plants. Mostly located in Spain, as well as Italy and Portugal, they will have a total capacity of approximately 5.6 GW and will produce an estimated 9.29 TWh a year. […]
Brazil: EIB lends €300 million to Banco Santander Brasil for small-scale solar energy investments
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the world’s largest multilateral public bank, and Banco Santander (Brasil), the largest foreign bank in Brazil, have signed an agreement to foster the use of renewable energy in Brazil. Ricardo Mourinho Félix, Vice-President of the EIB, and Carlos Rey de Vicente, Banco Santander’s Regional Head for South America, signed a […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Efficient and circular artificial photosynthesis
Expected Outcome Project results are expected to contribute to some of the following expected outcomes: Advance the European scientific basis, leadership and global role in the area of renewable and solar fuels, while creating evidence for policy making; Provide solar fuel breakthrough solutions towards a fossil-free economy and ecosystem by bridging solar energy and fuel […]
Seaweed and solar energy join hands at sea
Two EU-backed Dutch companies have created the first offshore solar and seaweed farm in the North Sea, making solar energy production and seaweed cultivation possible in the same space. An offshore solar energy system developer and a seaweed company have created the world’s first combined solar and seaweed farm in the North Sea. The two […]
SOLAR-ERA.NET Cofund 2 Additional Joint Call
The proposal aims at raising emerging solar cell technologies with high efficiency / low cost potential to the industrial scale and beyond. Scope The overarching goals are: to re-build European technological leadership in the sector by pursuing high-performance PV technologies and their integration in the European energy system and to bring down the levelized cost of […]
H2020: Secure, clean and efficient energy: Converting Sunlight to storable chemical energy
This project (LC-SC3-RES-29-2019), which aims to convert solar energy into storable chemical products that provide a sustainable alternative, belongs to the Secure, clean and efficient energy sub-programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme. To replace fossil energy with sustainable alternatives that provide the same flexibility and convenience of use, we need to store sustainable energy on […]
H2020: Secure, clean and efficient energy: Solar Energy in Industrial Processes
This call, which focuses on the incorporation of solar energy into industrial processes in order to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, is part of the Secure, clean and efficient energy sub-programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme. The potential of applying solar energy for industrial purposes is still largely untapped. Using solar energy to provide the […]