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DNV publishes world's very first recommended practice for floating solar power plants
DNV, the independent energy specialist and guarantee supplier has actually released the world's initial recommended practice (RP) for floating solar energy projects adhering to a collaborative joint industry project (JIP) including 24 market individuals.
Apr 5, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Floating PV, floating PV, Europe, Netherlands, Ditlev Engel, Michele Tagliapietra, Olivier Philippart
Tesla results: solar down, batteries up
Elon Musk’s EV and energy company is becoming increasingly irrelevant in the rooftop solar market, but battery sales are booming.
Jul 25, 2019 // Storage, TESLA, Sunrun, Elon Musk, SunPower, Solar Roof
Structure solar under quarantine: Ibox Energy on 50MW launch in Spain
Precaution and also PV-keen investors have actually permitted a subsidy-free solar endeavor to begin in the midst of Spain's nationwide quarantine, with prepare for conclusion prior to year-end.
Apr 27, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Coronavirus, covid-19, ibox energy, cox energy, ibexia, triodos
Westlands Solar Park, California
The 2.7 GW Westlands Solar Park, among the globe's biggest solar energy plants, is being created in the San Joaquin Valley in California, United States.
May 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, pv power plants, North America, Westlands Solar Park
Showtime for photosynthesis
Making use of a special mix of nanoscale imaging and chemical evaluation, a worldwide team of researchers has exposed a key step in the molecular system behind the water splitting reaction of photosynthesis, a searching for that can aid inform the design of renewable resource modern technology.
Jun 5, 2020 // Technology, Junko Yano, Berkeley, Vittal K. Yachandra, photosynthesis, Jan F. Kern, Nicholas K. Sauter
Why the World's Most Advanced Solar Plants Are Failing
These facilities of the future are riddled with troubles-- but it's not far too late to locate fixes.
Jun 24, 2020 // Thermal, USA, NREL, North America
New England big battery granted $12.5 million state federal government grant
The 50 MWh battery will be colocated with phase 1 of the UPC/AC Renewables' 720 MW New England Solar Farm.
Aug 13, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, Adam Marshall, Killian Wentrup
Renewables firms help Virginia city utility with 14-MW solar project
Danville Utilities, in collaboration with CS Energy, Navisun and also TurningPoint Energy, completed a 14-MWdc utility-scale solar project in Danville, Virginia. The renewable resource project is the city's largest solar advancement to date.
Oct 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, USA, North America, TurningPoint Energy, Jason Grey, John Malloy, Solar Project, CS Energy, Danville Utilities, Navisun, Chris Ichter
Direct Energy Organization to use some of globe's most significant battery projects to offer California clients
United States electricity provider Direct Energy Business will certainly be utilizing several of the world's largest battery energy storage systems to assist cover its clients' peak demand for power, authorizing contracts with project programmer as well as investor LS Power.
Oct 30, 2020 // Storage, California, USA, North America, Direct Energy Business, David Brast
America’s Concentrated Solar Power Companies Have All but Disappeared
SolarReserve, one of America’s last remaining CSP developers, appears to have ceased operations — just as some global markets may be warming up.
Jan 21, 2020 // Thermal, USA, Nevada, North America, Concentrated solar power, SolarReserve, CSP developers, Concentrated Solar Power developers, Crescent Dunes
Renault batteries find 'megawatt-scale' second life use in Belgium
An energy storage system made up of 'second life' batteries formerly used in Renault's electrical automobile (EV) has been deployed for Umicore, an international materials innovation company headquartered in Belgium.
Feb 4, 2020 // Storage, Engie, Europe, Belgium, EV, Renault, Mark Bailey, Connected Energy, Umicore, Cedric Osterrieth
R Craig Kennedy Sells 550 Shares of First Solar, Inc.
Stock First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) Director R Craig Kennedy sold 550 shares of the company's supply in a purchase on Tuesday, December 15th.
Dec 18, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, First Solar, North America, R Craig Kennedy
Gravity based Energy Storage Startup Energy Vault Reveals $100 Million Financing
Gravity storage space uses a high possible method to save energy, and also the backing for Energy Vault Suggests investors buy in.
Gravitricity is an additional company that remains in the very same area
Aug 26, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, EnergyVault, Gravity Storage, prime movers lab, robert piconi, Series C fund raise, Zia haque
Evaluation of Ireland's first renewables auction
Harsh Goenka, from solar forecasting business Solargis evaluates the results of the nation's initial clean energy tender for pv publication after the procurement workout safeguarded an ordinary solar power price of EUR72.92/ MWh.
Aug 19, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, Solargis, Harsh Goenka, Marcel Suri
AI enter maintenance
The Covid-19 pandemic quarantine has presented a new collection of challenges for solar PV operations as well as maintenance. The subject has actually gotten sector focus since PV sites do not have onsite employees. Huawei states its new Smart I-V Curve Diagnosis-- incorporating artificial intelligence, digital technologies, as well as PV-- is a first-step service toward unmanned O&M. With the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) ever before lowering, enhancements in O&M efficiency and going along with expense reductions may increase the arrival of the grid parity era.
Aug 19, 2020 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Huawei, Maintenance, Yan Zhang












