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Europe’s energy system is undergoing a rapid transformation, giving rise to new applications that are increasingly combining different climate-friendly technologies.

The energy transition has made the European energy supply cheaper and more secure. However, the market value of solar and wind power is under increasing pressure from low electricity prices, complicating financing. 

  The Dream Team: Hybrid Wind and Solar Power Plants Gain Market Share

The industry has an effective solution for this: hybrid power plants. They combine photovoltaics (PV) with wind and sometimes even a battery energy storage system (BESS). This combination offers several advantages, including higher energy yields and capacity due to complimentary generation profiles, stable generation, and efficient use of infrastructure, space and grid connection points. With BESS installed, renewable electricity can be fed into the grid according to price, consumption and grid signals.  Hybrid power plants will be a hot topic at Intersolar Europe. The world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry will take place from June 23–25, 2026, as part of The smarter E Europe at the Messe München.

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The Front Cover

The wind industry has long recognised its responsibility to minimise harm to bats and has implemented mitigation strategies to reduce fatalities. NRG’s Bat Deterrent System’s Bat Deterrent Unit emits ultrasound in the same range as bats’ natural calling frequencies. By reducing bat activity near turbines, this technology minimises the need for curtailment, allowing wind plants to maintain higher energy output while supporting bat conservation efforts. You can read more about the system at page 6. (Cover image courtesy of NRG Systems)


Publisher's Note

US energy policy shifts under new executive orders

Features

Acoustic Technology Cuts Bat Fatalities by 91%
By Brittany Good, Senior Marketing Specialist, NRG Systems, USA
 
By Professor Friedrich Björn Grimm, Founder, RES Institute, Germany

 

By Floriane Grussenmeyer, Sales Manager for Maritime, Weather and Environment, Vaisala, France

By Kirby Heck, Jaime Liew and Michael Howland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

 

Windtech Future

Not Practical for Floating Wind

By Ahmad Hemami, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

View from Inside

By Peter Lloyd-Williams, Senior Analyst – Offshore Wind, Westwood Global Energy Group, UK

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Windtech International January February 2025 

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