French utility Engie and developer Neoen are planning to invest about €1 billion ($1.2 billion) to build a 1-gigawatt solar-powered, low-carbon energy park in France, comfortably breaking records for Europe s largest solar project and incorporating green hydrogen production to supply transportation and energy needs.
The Horizeo project in western France’s Nouvelle-Aquitaine region will also include the development of a data center that will use power generated by the project. Engie said that remaining power not used by the green hydrogen electrolyzer or data center would be contracted out via power-purchase agreements, with no plans to take advantage of France’s renewable tendering programs.
Coveme: Pushing for a greener solar industry with emphasis on material innovation
Separating backsheets from solar PV modules is one of the most challenging issues for module recycling, because of the glues involved. Given the difficulties in pulling apart the layers, which are typically made of virgin plastic, they are usually burned. However, there are some industry players taking steps to improve the design, recyclability and reusability of backsheets. One of them is Italian backsheet specialist, Coveme, which recently partnered with pv magazine s UP Initiative. In the following interview, CEO Gian Paolo Fedrigo explains what the company is doing to step UP its sustainability .
The Korea Energy Agency (KEA) will likely launch two 2 GW tenders in April and October. These will include the procurement of large-scale solar PV parks for the first time.South Korea may allocate around