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👏 CANDHy project showcases innovative hydrogen solutions at European Hydrogen Week Pedro Casero Cabezón, our Technical Area Manager, presented our project CandHy - Compatibility Assessment of Non-steel Metallic Distribution Gas Grid Materials with Hydrogen. The Foundation is the project coordinator for CANDHy and leads WP3, focusing on the design, development, and execution of an experimental campaign. 🎉 This project was selected for an oral presentation at the #EUProjectsPavilion showcasing the numerous projects funded by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership. 🎤 Pedro Casero highlighted: “This presentation provided us with the opportunity to share the advancements of our project, particularly during this fascinating phase of testing natural gas distribution materials and evaluating their behavior in contact with hydrogen". #Hydrogen #Innovation #Sustainability #CANDHy #EuropeanHydrogenWeek2024

The Guarantees of Origin market is evolving, driven by increased demand for renewable energy and stricter EU regulations. Growing amount of companies are using GOs to meet sustainability goals. Check out Laura’s interview, what the market actors are thinking about the GO market development right now. #RenewableEnergy #GuaranteesOfOrigin #Sustainability

Back in the cold here in the UK and reflecting on a great event. My key take aways....... Day 1 looked at the PV module supply chain and highlighted that the industry is now very much in a manufacturing down turn following its production peak in 2023. It’s the second such ‘supply glut’ in the industry’s history (previously in 2012), which has pushed prices to an all-time low. It is expected that production will begin recovery in 2026 where it is forecast to hit 1TW annual production, with prices predicted to remain at todays levels. TOPCon and PERC are now the dominant technology, where TOPCon has overall and growing dominance. Global module production is now almost entirely dominated by Chinese manufacturers. Supplier inventory levels remain very high in Europe due to falling installation rates, where supply is clearly outstripping demand. Price pressure on the manufacturers is catalysing innovation to increase module performance as well as reduce materials cost. This is manifesting in production quality risks and is of increasing concern to buyers. What struck me as a service provider across thousands of operational assets, with a window into the operational reality of our aging asset fleet, was the effort and investment going in to continually squeeze the individual module performance by decimals of percentage points, yet in my mind the biggest yield prize for the industry is to improve quality and the operations of solar plants. Incremental performance gains achieved in module technological advances pale into insignificance compared to the daily operational losses we are experiencing as an industry.   Day 2 of the conference focused on the buyer side of PV modules. Large diversity in module materials supply and manufacturing is a challenge to buyers who are concerned about use of forced labour and general supply chain ethical standards. This is leading to an increased need in supply chain audits and robust traceability records. Steven Xuereb of Kiwa PI Berlin presented the challenges associated with this increasing need from buyers and how they are providing supply chain audit services starting with the verification of the raw quartz through to the ingot, wafer, cell and module. A question was posed regarding the solar asset secondary market, and how sellers need to be able to evidence that ESG standards were met in the component supply when the asset was originally constructed, something the industry has been incredibly poor at doing. Whilst travelling back from the event I reflected on this growing requirement as the industry matures and it clearly underlines the importance of continuous and seamless digital record keeping throughout the asset lifecycle. Above's ‘digital twin’ platform, SolarGain, is being used by our clients for many purposes, this growing need is another one to add to the list. #solar #digital #conditionmonitoring

☀️We introduce you to PV4Plants’ partner, R2M Spain ! 🏢R2M Solution Spain is a consultancy company with a wide expertise in European R&D projects focused on energy and environmental topics. Their mission is to bridge the gap between the market and the innovative products and services developed in European projects like PV4 Plants🌉 🗞️R2M is leading the Communication, Dissemination, and Exploitation activities. From establishing the project identity and communication plan to competence analysis and managing exploitable results. IPR protection, scalability and replicability, and clustering activities with other projects are also part of R2M’s work🌐 🚀R2M’s extensive experience and strategic approach is key for the success and impact of PV4 Plants. Together, we are committed to push the boundaries of innovation and sustainability in the agricultural sector. #Innovation #Sustainability #R2MSolution #EuropeanProjects #PV4Plants #AgroPV

𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒆/𝑹𝑵𝑮, 𝒂 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 In this video appointment with the European Biogas Association we explore the topic of 𝐆𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬, i.e. the regulations that specify the quality characteristics of gas, with a particular focus on 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐞/𝐑𝐍𝐆. Standards are essential for several reasons: 📎 they 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐞/𝐑𝐍𝐆, ensuring its compatibility with the existing networks and infrastructures 📎 they 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 by establishing limits for potentially harmful components 📎 they provide a 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 for producers to demonstrate their compliance 📎 they stimulate 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Let's watch the video with George Osei Owusu, Technical and Project Officer at EBA: https://bit.ly/3V7syJu

AgriVoltaics moves forward:

[📽 #Magpietalks] Cédric Virciglio, Strategic Planning Director, explains how HAROPA PORT will integrate the new technologies from MAGPIE and how the last workshop has created synergies between local and EU stakeholders. #GreenDeal #GreenTransport #Energy #Horizon2020 #Agenda2030byAIVP (The MAGPIE project is funded by the European Union)

🎥 Check out the highlight moments from the official launch of PotisEdge’s Canada R&D Center! 🚀 We’re excited to showcase this key milestone in our global expansion. Watch the video for a glimpse of the event and see how we’re driving innovation in energy storage! #PotisEdge #EnergyStorage #Innovation

🚀Thrilled to share that today we held another successful workshop on the Croatian Power Market! 💡 Grateful for the engaging discussions and insights shared by industry experts. Hurry up to our webpage to catch the last two spots for our last workshop this month! #CROPEX #CroatianPowerMarketWorkshop #EnergyIndustry

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗜𝗢𝗚𝗔𝗦 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀? Participants of an international workshop taking place today under the beautiful scenery of Hight Tatras in Poprad (Slovakia) are looking for the answers. 🔌 They are exploring also the ways how to generate alternative revenue incomes via innovative solutions out of electricity production. 🌟 Inspiring success stories of biogas productions from Slovakia, Italy, Denmark, the Czech Republic and other European countries are here to help, too. 🚌 Since it is much better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times, the attendees are heading to Poprad-Matejovce biogas plant in the afternoon. 🔥 Here they will see one of the examples of efficient use of produced thermal energy in Slovakia. The energy obtained from renewable sources supplies heat to 1,000 households, 384 apartments nearby. As well as a kindergarten and a primary school. We are organising the event thanks to the EU funded ALFA Project. #biogas #workshop #ALFAproject #electricity_production #CatchUsIfYouCan Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL | APRE - Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea | AzzeroCO2 | Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH) | Sustainable Innovations (SIE) | White Research | Food & Bio Cluster Denmark | European Biogas Association