The Spanish government has announced plans to create a capacity market for the national electricity system in order to secure “security of supply” and fully integrate energy storage and demand management into the energy storage system. Announced this week by Sara Aagesen, deputy prime minister and minister for ecological transition and the demographic challenge, the system will see gen...
Night has just fallen over a county town in the south, yet the convenience store by the roadside remains open. Standing at the checkout counter, the owner opens the month's electricity bill, his brow furrowing even deeper. Refrigeration units run all night, the air conditioner stays on from opening to closing, and the cash register and surveillance system must remain powered without interruption. ...
SolarPower Europe has forecast that the EU solar workforce will decline from 874,000 FTEs in 2025 to 766,000 by 2030, despite growth in operations and maintenance, manufacturing, and recycling employment. The European Union’s solar workforce is expected to decline by 12% by 2030 as annual solar deployment stagnates around current levels and productivity gains reduce labour requirements, acco...
