Solar Grids News

Silicon carbide inverters can open medium-voltage grids for solar installs
A research project has created a silicon carbide inverter with the ability of allowing large-scale solar systems to connect straight to medium-voltage grids without the need of a transformer.
Jan 26, 2021 // Inverters, Grids, Fraunhofer ISE, silicon carbide, medium-voltage grids, Andreas Hensel
First Batch of World's Largest Tidal-Flat 300MW Utility Scale Solar PV Plant Successfully Connected to the Grid
The very first set of units of world's biggest tidal-flat energy PV plant (300 MW), acquired by the 12th Bureau of Hydropower, have actually been efficiently attached to the grid for power generation. This completed the yearly grid link objective securely, effectively and also satisfactorily.
Jan 16, 2021 // Plants, Grids, PV Power Plant, Solis, Bureau of Hydropower, Charles Hua, power generation, tidal-flat utility PV plant
Record 15.4 GW of utility-scale solar to find online in the US this year, EIA says
A record quantity of utility-scale PV ability is anticipated to be linked to the grid in the United States this year, with Texas audit for more than a quarter of solar enhancements, according to brand-new data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Jan 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Grids, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, solar-plus-storage, North America, EIA
Australian regulatory authority calls for 'immediate' reform to address challenges encountering electricity supply
Australia has "just months" to settle a redesign of its National Electricity Market (NEM) so customers can profit of raised sustainable generation capability, according to the regulator that gives oversight for energy security and also integrity in the nation.
Jan 6, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Policy, Australia, rooftop PV, Oceania, grid connection, national electricity market, Kerry Schott
Encavis attaches 300MW Spanish solar
Talayuela PV project becomes part of 500MW portfolio in Spain expected to produce EUR36m in 2021
Jan 5, 2021 // Plants, Grids, Spain, Europe, encavis, Dierk Paskert
Ofgem looks for 'more control' of energy system
Report from regulatory authority requires public body to take tactical role in change to net absolutely no
Dec 14, 2020 // Grids, Policy, UK, Europe, Ofgem, net-zero
Husk Power 1st Minigrid Company to Power 100 Neighborhoods, 5000 Micro-Enterprise Customers
Husk Power has actually achieved two sector firsts: exceeding 100 community minigrids as well as serving greater than 5,000 micro-enterprise clients.
Dec 11, 2020 // Grids, India, Asia, Africa, milestone, minigrids, Husk Power, Manoj Sinha, Brad Mattson
Siemens Energy to deliver Uniper grid services
Firm will certainly set up and commission turning grid stabilisation units at two English sites
Dec 8, 2020 // Grids, UK, Europe, England, Siemens Energy, UNIPER, Karim Amin
Nigeria introduced new solar program
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has released a new program to give 25 million Nigerians with tidy, risk-free and also cost effective electrical power. The effort as part of the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) will turn out 5 million brand-new solar links in off-grid communities throughout the nation.
Dec 3, 2020 // Residential, Grids, Africa, Nigeria
Scaling dispersed solar as well as storage space is lowest-cost course for United States to get to clean electric grid-- study
Deploying at the very least 247GW of rooftop and also community solar and also 160GW of local energy storage is one of the most economical means for the United States to change to a clean energy system by 2050, a brand-new report has located.
Dec 2, 2020 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, Policy, USA, SEIA, Sunrun, solar-plus-storage, North America, Sean Gallagher, Vote Solar, Jeff Cramer
Total Solar DG constructing solar, storage space crossbreed micro-grid in Cambodia
France's Total Solar Distributed Generation (DG) on Monday said that it has partnered with Singapore-based programmer Canopy Power Pte Ltd to understand a solar as well as storage space hybrid micro-grid project in Cambodia.
Nov 30, 2020 // Storage, Grids, Asia, Cambodia, Total Solar DG, micro-grid
Energy technology companies target Spanish grid alleviation with house solar-storage offer
Energy company OVO Energy has enlisted battery storage space service provider sonnen to release a house solar-storage offering in Spain with the goal of reducing grid constraints in the country.
Nov 16, 2020 // Residential, Storage, Grids, Spain, Europe, solar-plus-storage, Ovo Energy, Sonnen, kaluza, Sara Wood
Australia's Northern Territory eyes 'electrical energy superhighway' to make it possible for renewables assimilation
The growth of long-distance transmission links that can support the development of renewable energy areas in Australia's Northern Territory (NT) is being explored by the city government.
Nov 10, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, Northern Territory, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, renewable energy zone, transmission line
Developers signed agreements for solar hybrid mini grids in Nigeria
Two solar business signed a contract with the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency to create solar mini grids in Nigeria.
Nov 9, 2020 // Plants, Grids, Africa, Nigeria, Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, Performance Based Grant, Nayo Tropical Technology Ltd, Anita Otubu, Nigeria Electrification Project
Schornhof solar park connected to German power grid
Renewable energy business Statkraft has revealed that the first 30MWp of the Schornhof solar park near Ingolstadt, Bavaria, has been attached to the German power grid.
Nov 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Grids, Germany, Europe, Statkraft, Solar Park