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Emiliano Bellini
Emiliano joined pv magazine in March 2017. He has been reporting on solar and renewable energy since 2009. Emiliano is responsible for the daily news coverage on pv-magazine.com with a particular focus on European market. Emiliano also covers new technology, R&D, installations and company financial reporting. In its previous experience as a journalist, Emiliano has written about EdTech and new language technologies.
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Articles written by Emiliano Bellini
BBDF 2025: Co-location, hybrid PPAs reshaping the European energy market
BBDF 2025’s “From Solar to BESS: Moving from PV Project Development to BESS With and Without Co-location,” has shown the potential for creating new business modules in the renewable energy business via the so-called hybrid power purchase agreements and the co-location of wind and solar energy assets with battery storage.
Jul 18, 2025
BBDF 2025: Challenges and prospects in Italy, Europe’s hottest storage market
Italy is currently among Europe’s hottest battery storage markets thanks to its MACSE auction scheme, an established capacity market and the first attempts to go merchant by project developers. This market, however, is becoming increasingly competitive and both micro and macro challenges are arising.
BBDF 2025: Warranties, safety key to achieving battery quality
In a panel titled “Technological advancement and risk mitigation – What to consider when choosing a component?” technology specialists discussed what defines quality in the battery storage business. They all agreed that safety and warranties are the main pillars of any quality strategy a developer wants to implement.
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BBDF 2025: Merchant vs. contracted strategies
The 'Revenue models and market perspectives across Europe' discussion panel has delved into Europe’s hottest market showing how diversified and complex the current and future scenarios can be. The discussion also highlighted that, despite strong appetite from investors and a significant range of business models, lenders remain very cautious when it comes to risk hedging.
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Scientists in UK build solar redox flow battery with 9.54% solar-to-chemical efficiency
The PV-driven redox flow battery can reportedly achieve a maximum solar-to-output electricity efficiency (SOEE) of 3.11% during a 36-hour period. The system incorporates a 25 sq cm heterojunction (HJT) photovoltaic device and is based on a neutral-pH aqueous iodine-bromine redox couple.
Home batteries have same probability of catching fire as other appliances
New research from Germany shows that home batteries have much lower chances of being hit by fire than electric vehicles and most home appliances. The researchers warned, however, that fires in residential storage systems can be more dangerous than those of burning tumble dryers.
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