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Available Power, Linxon team up for 100-MW BESS project in Texas
United States battery power storage systems designer Available Power has actually chosen design firm Linxon for the building and construction of the 100-MW/200-MWh Greenport battery energy storage system (BESS) in Austin, Texas.
May 10, 2023 // Storage, USA, Texas, BESS, North America, Available Power, Linxon
Ukraine's city of Bucha to host large green industrial zone
Polish hydrogen innovations integrator Hynfra is leading a team that plans to construct a green industrial zone in the Ukrainian city of Bucha in a drive to help it achieve energy independence through the production of renewable energy, green hydrogen as well as ammonia.
May 22, 2023 // Plants, Ukraine, Europe, Bucha
Mytilineos acquires five Alberta solar projects
The purchase covers over 1GW of capacity
Jun 6, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, PV Power Plant, Mytilineos, Alberta solar project
Palau's $29m Solar-Storage Puzzle: Solved
DNV has supported Solar Pacific Energy Corporation (SPEC) in a $29 million solar and storage project in Palau. Our expertise ensured the complicated hybrid solar and battery system was successfully installed on Babeldoab island, providing 20% of Palau's energy needs. SPEC now looks forward to more projects with DNV in the Asia Pacific region.
Jun 22, 2023 // Storage, USA, Oceania, North America, dnv, Palau
CIMIC Acquires 300MW Solar Project in Qld
CIMIC Group's unit Pacific Partnerships acquires rights to develop 300-MW DC solar project in Queensland, capable of providing power for around 100,000 average-sized homes. Juan Santamaria notes Queensland is strategic focus for their diversified energy and utilities portfolio. Engineering, procurement and construction to be managed with an aim to commission in 2026.
Aug 17, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, queensland, Solar Project, CIMIC
200MW Pleasant Valley Solar Project Powers Idaho's Grid
Matrix Renewables and RPlus Energies have teamed up to launch the largest solar facility in Idaho Power's service territory. Together with Meta and Idaho Power, they are providing clean, renewable energy support to Meta's new data centre, helping transition to a sustainable future.
Sep 15, 2023 // Plants, USA, North America, Idaho, rPlus Energies, Matrix Renewables
Novel Solar Cells Arrive at International Space Station for Testing
Five different types of solar cells fabricated by research teams at the Georgia Institute of Technology have arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) to be tested for their power conversion rate and ability to operate in the harsh space environment as part of the MISSE-12 mission. One type of cell, made of low-cost organic materials, has not been extensively tested in space before.
Nov 7, 2019 // Technology, USA, solar cells, perovskite, North America, Georgia Institute of Technology, ISS, silicon-based cells, Jud Ready, Bernard Kippelen, Ajeet Rohatgi
Problem analysis assures kesterite solar cells with 18.47% efficiency
A global research study team has actually found that the presence of a few lattice flaws in a kesterite PV cell product can really improve efficiency, instead of lowering it. The group believes that kesterite PV cells can see mass production within the following years.
Sep 14, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, solar cells, Asia, Iran, efficiency
S-5! mounts adapt to two models of metal rooftops on single solar project
S-5!, an authority on metal roof attachment solutions, recently participated in a complex solar conversion project at a manufacturing facility in Clinton, Illinois.
Jan 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, USA, rooftop PV, North America, Illinois, S-5!, Rob Haddock
China's compressed air energy storage industry makes progress
A 300MWh compressed air energy storage system capacity has actually been linked to the grid in Jiangsu, China, while a pressed air storage start-up in the nation has increased nearly US$ 50 million in a financing round.
Jun 1, 2022 // Storage, Grids, China, Asia, investment, peak shaving, long-duration, funding round, compressed air energy storage
Holograms increase solar energy yield
The energy offered from sunlight is 10,000 times more than what is required to provide the globe's energy needs. Sunlight has two major homes that are useful in the design of renewable resource systems.
May 26, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar cells, solar panel, North America, University of Arizona, QESST Engineering Research Center, Jianbo Zhao
New single-axis solar tracker can adhere to sloped, uneven, challenging terrain
NX Horizon-XTR's ability to adhere to terrain can considerably reduce earthwork, permitting these otherwise-infeasible sites to become financially and eco viable solar projects.
Mar 23, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Nextracker, Dan Shugar, SOLV Energy, Donny Gallagher, NX Horizon-XTR™
A much more efficient means to discover a much more reliable battery
The rate of development in the renewable energy sector is restricted not only by the technology to catch energy from the sun, the wind, the seas or the Earth's convected heat, however additionally by the capacity to properly keep and also deploy that energy after it has been utilized.
Sep 10, 2021 // Technology, Storage, USA, North America, Vijay Ramani, Washington University, Kritika Sharma
Solar cells with 30-year lifetimes for power-generating windows
A brand-new transparency-friendly solar cell style can wed high performances with 30-year approximated life times, study led by the University of Michigan has revealed. It might lead the way for windows that additionally give solar power.
Sep 15, 2021 // BIPV, Technology, USA, China, Asia, solar cell, North America, efficiency, University of Michigan, Stephen Forrest
Designers develop new fuel cells with two times the operating voltage as hydrogen
Electrification of the transport sector - among the largest customers of energy worldwide - is vital to future energy and also environmental durability. Electrification of this market will certainly require high-power fuel cells (either stand alone or combined with batteries) to promote the transition to electric cars, from automobiles and trucks to watercrafts and aircrafts.
Jun 19, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Solar to Fuel, USA, hydrogen, North America, fuel cells, St. Louis, Vijay Ramani, Shrihari Sankarasubramanian