"High initial investments are key hurdles for solar projects"

Regensburg - High initial investments are the decisive reason for many end customers to decide against photovoltaic systems. The company Enerix wants to change this and is cooperating with a bank to do so. energate spoke to Managing Director Peter Knuth.

EIB and Enpal launch Europe's first solar securitisation

Berlin - The European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund are supporting the Berlin-based company Enpal with 100 million euros. The aim is to facilitate access to renewable energies for private households and to establish a new form of financing on the market.

Iqony realises four-hour storage system

Essen - The fluctuating feed-in of renewables requires large electricity storage systems. Until now, however, these have often only been able to store electricity for a relatively short time. Iqony is now realising a four-hour storage system. In addition to the dimensions, the marketing of the storage system is innovative, too.

"Degradation is a technical challenge"

Vienna - The market for large-scale battery storage is currently experiencing a real boom. However, there are still uncertainties when it comes to the mass use of battery technologies - for example with regard to ageing effects. energate spoke to Jürgen Mayerhofer, managing director of the trading service provider Enspired, about the challenges posed by ageing effects.