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Trina Storage activates SMS's 50MW/56.2 MWh UK battery storage system
Trina Storage has actually completed the supply of its very first UK battery energy storage system (BESS), the 50MW/56.2 MWh fully incorporated grid-scale battery energy storage system had by SMS plc
Feb 16, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, Trina, Terry Chen
Aquila to acquire 100MW Spanish PV duo
Greco portfolio consists of 2 projects presently under construction in Andalucía
Mar 25, 2022 // Plants, Spain, Europe, aquila
What is the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge?
Having begun on 13 October and being due to end on 18 October, the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge is underway.
Oct 16, 2019 // Transport, Australia, Oceania, Bridgestone World Solar Challenge
Google announces US$150m renewables investment package
Google says it will spend US$150 million on renewable energy in regions where its products are manufactured, in a move it hopes will galvanise a further US$1.5 billion of investment.
Oct 17, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Apple, solar pv, North America, Google, corporate solar, hecate
Enertronica Santerno unveils high-altitude central inverter
The Italian manufacturer said the product is based on a technical solution previously used for power downgrading. The device is said to be ideal for projects at altitudes greater than 1,000m.
Jan 7, 2020 // Inverters, Italy, Europe, Enertronica Santerno, Vito Nardi
Losing a few PV panels in space can cost millions of dollars
European satellite operator Eutelsat has revealed one of the two solar arrays on its recently launched 5 West B satellite has been lost. Only 45% of the craft’s generation capacity can be operated, hitting the company’s bottom line to the tune of $5-10 million.
Jan 21, 2020 // Technology, Solar, PV technology, Eutelsat, satellite
Q CELLS buys a portfolio of solar-plus-storage projects by Amped Solutions
Module manufacturer and also energy solutions company Q CELLS North America has actually bought a portfolio of solar-plus-storage projects created by Amped Solutions by means of a grid equity investment.
Aug 27, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Q CELLS, solar-plus-storage, Shane Kim, Dan Martin
Indonesia to Construct Solar Projects on Erstwhile Mine Sites
Indonesian coal miner PT Bukit Asam intends to develop 3 solar energy projects on former mine sites as part of its development into renewable resource, the firm's chief executive Suryo has been priced quote as saying in media reports.
Sep 3, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Blockchain, Asia, Indonesia, PT Bukit Asam, Suryo
BEIS consults on brand-new solar PV Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project assistance
New advice on solar PV has been recommended by the government as part of its testimonial right into the energy National Policy Statements (NPSs).
Sep 7, 2021 // Policy, UK, Europe, BEIS, National Policy Statements
ARENA to support Australian microgrids with brand-new funding
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has released an AU$ 50 million (US$ 36 million) programme to support microgrid pilot projects and also enhance the reliability of electrical energy supply across regional Australia.
Sep 28, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Australia, Oceania, microgrid, ARENA, Microgrids, off-grid
UK crew introduces 165MW PV-plus-storage plan
Evolution Power's Stonestreet Green project will lie near Aldington in Kent, England
Nov 5, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, Europe, Evolution Power, Giles Frampton
Color-tunable transparent silicon solar cell with 7.38% performance
Developed for BIPV applications by scientists in Korea, the solar cell is based on a 100μm-thick n-type silicon wafer as well as has a bending radius of 3-6mm.
Nov 29, 2021 // Technology, South Korea, Asia, efficiency, UNIST, silicon solar cell, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Sonnedix breaks ground on 171MW PV plant in Chile’s Atacama
Sonnedix has marked the launch of construction works for a large-scale solar installation in Chile’s Atacama desert, with a view to power up the plant late next year.
Aug 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, IPP, Sonnedix, Chile, solar pv, utility-scale PV, plants, South america, Latin america, ground-breaking, atacama, atacama desert
Oman launches tender for 146 MW of solar-diesel-storage projects
The Rural Areas Electricity Company wants to build hybrid plants in 11 non-interconnected areas of the sultanate. The projects will have a total of 48 MW of solar power generation capacity and 70 MW of diesel and the storage component will have total installed power of 28 MW and a storage capacity of 14 MWh.
Aug 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, storage, tender, plants, Asia, Rural Areas Electricity Company, Tanweer, Oman Power and Water Procurement Company, United Arab Emirates
Solar, wind bodies unite to drive finance into African renewables
Trade bodies from the solar as well as wind industries have actually united to drive renewable energy financing for African nations.
Jul 18, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, SolarPower Europe, renewables investment, africa solar industry association