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Sandra Enkhardt pv magazine news director germany
Sandra Enkhardt pv magazine news director germany

Sandra Enkhardt

Sandra is News Director of pv magazine Deutschland. She has been reporting on solar since 2008.

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Flow batteries
VoltStorage advances its iron-salt battery technology German flow battery firm VoltStorage says its next stage of technology development will deliver 20-fold increase in performance.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jul 24, 2024
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Finance
Commeo files for insolvency, seeks new investor The surprise withdrawal of the main investor put the provider of large battery storage systems in trouble. According to Commeo, business operations are continuing without restrictions for the time being, despite the provisional insolvency.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jul 23, 2024
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varta hq
Finance
Varta announces restructuring, delisting plans German battery maker Varta AG has notified the competent local court in Stuttgart of a restructuring project in accordance with the German Corporate Stabilization and Restructuring Act (StaRUG), as it seeks avert possible insolvency. Various debt and equity financing options are being examined for the updated restructuring concept.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jul 22, 2024
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Tenders
Germany wraps up Innovation Tender awarding 512 MW of solar-plus-storage projects Germany has concluded the latest round of Innovation Tender, securing 512 MW of capacity at an average price of €0.0833 ($0.089)/kWh.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jul 03, 2024
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Tesla Powerwall 3
Products
Tesla launches Powerwall 3 in UK & Germany Almost ten years after the "Powerwall 1," US EV giant Tesla has launched its home battery system, Powerwall 3, in the United Kingdom and Germany. The Powerwall 3 is being officially presented at The smarter E Europe this week.
Lior Kahana, Sandra Enkhardt, Carrie Hampel
Jun 19, 2024
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Containers with batteries on fire
Fire risk and safety
Fire in a battery container causes EUR 700,000 in damage in Germany The cause of the battery container fire in Thuringia, Germany, is still unclear. The damage caused is enormous.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jun 18, 2024
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Screenshot from Eco Stor online tool
Software
Eco Stor: Online calculator determines storage requirements for energy transition The "dunkelflaute" is a kind of a bogeyman in the energy transtion narrative. Now, a new tool from German-Norwegian storage provider Eco Stor can be used to determine exactly which storage capacities and how many reserve power plants are needed for stable power system operation, even in periods with little photovoltaic and wind production.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jun 17, 2024
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Photo of Vienna
Tenders
Austria offers €17.9 million to fund storage The Austrian authorities have offered €17.9 million ($19 million) to fund medium-sized electricity storage systems, with €10 million from the climate action protection ministry and €7.9 million from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
Sandra Enkhardt
Jun 14, 2024
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Large storage facilities in Germany
Policy
New tax regulation to ease storage deployment in Germany The 2024 draft annual tax law proposes that 90% of trade tax revenue from energy storage systems goes into the pockets of local municipalities, potentially opening the doors to greater community acceptance.  
Sandra Enkhardt
Jun 07, 2024

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