Sandra Enkhardt

1 week ago | pv-magazine.com | Sandra Enkhardt

From pv magazine GermanyGermany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) reported 1.1128 GW of newly installed net PV capacity in May 2025. The figure compares with 1,223 MW in May 2024 and 945 MW in April 2025. Cumulative installations for the January-May 2025 period reached 5.97 GW, slightly below the 6.16 GW added in the same period a year earlier, said Bundesnetzagentur.

1 week ago | pv-magazine-india.com | Sandra Enkhardt

From ESS NewsFlexbase Group has begun construction on what could become one of Europe’s largest flow battery storage installations, breaking ground on an 800 MW/1.6 GWh redox flow system in Laufenburg, Switzerland. The project combines utility-scale storage with an AI data center and district heating network in an ambitious multi-use development. The Swiss developer started work this month on the technology center following regulatory approval, with commercial operation targeted for summer 2028.

1 week ago | pv-magazine.com | Sandra Enkhardt

From ESS NewsFlexbase Group has begun construction on what could become one of Europe’s largest flow battery storage installations, breaking ground on an 800 MW/1.6 GWh redox flow system in Laufenburg, Switzerland. The project combines utility-scale storage with an AI data center and district heating network in an ambitious multi-use development. The Swiss developer started work this month on the technology center following regulatory approval, with commercial operation targeted for summer 2028.

1 week ago | pv-magazine.com | Sandra Enkhardt

From pv magazine GermanyFerry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, an indoor arena in Vienna, will soon reopen as a new sports stadium following a renovation that included the installation of more than 1,130 PVT hybrid modules from German manufacturer Sunmaxx. Partner companies Wagner Solar GmbH, Fortuna Solar eG, and FIN – Future is Now Kuster Energielösungen GmbH were responsible for the installation and planning, Sunmaxx said this week. The PVT system is combined with geothermal energy and brine heat pumps.

3 weeks ago | pv-magazine.com | Sandra Enkhardt

From pv magazine GermanyGermany’s day-ahead electricity spot price turned negative for 130 hours in May, out of a total 744 hours for the month, according to data from Fraunhofer ISE. Negative prices occurred on 21 of the 31 days in May, typically when photovoltaic systems were operating at full capacity – between mid-morning and mid-afternoon. These periods lasted from three to nine consecutive hours.