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Mibet, a Chinese supplier of PV mounting systems, says it has started operating a 51 kW offshore PV pilot project in Xiamen, southeastern China. The 563,286 m² system, which includes 112 panels, can accommodate framed and double-glazed PV modules with 60 and 72 cells. December 9, 2024 Lior Kahana China’s Mibet has launched a 51 kW offshore PV project in coastal waters off Xiamen, Fujian province, covering an area of 563,286 m² and operating under maritime conditions for 10 months. A company spokesperson said the demonstration project is performing well. “Currently, floating offshore photovoltaic projects in China are still in…
The project uses supercapacitor hybrid energy storage-assisted frequency control technology, consisting of 60 sets of 3.35 MW/6.7 MWh battery energy storage systems and 1 set of 3 MW/6 minutes supercapacitor energy storage systems. December 9, 2024 Vincent Shaw By ESS news Longyuan Power, a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned mining and energy company CHN Energy, has successfully connected the first phase of its pioneering 320 MW/640 MWh energy storage project in Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province. The 200 MW/400 MWh energy storage project, the largest electrochemical storage facility in Shandong, is now operational and marks a major milestone for the region’s energy…
The Bangladesh Power Development Board is inviting bids for the installation of 12 grid-connected solar projects across the country with a combined capacity of 353 MW. The application deadline is February 3, 2025. December 9, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Masrur Rahman/Unsplash The Bangladesh Power Development Board has floated a tender for the installation of 12 grid-connected solar power projects across the country. The tender announcement lists the 12 proposed projects, which range in size between 10 MW and 45 MW. The plots together have a combined capacity of 353 MW. According to local reports, the Bangladesh government will purchase the…
Longi says its hybrid passivated back contact (HPBC) 2.0 dual-glass modules have been installed for the first time in a distributed generation project. The 2.2 MW solar power plant in northeastern China is now commercially operational. December 9, 2024 Patrick Jowett A 2.2 MW solar power plant with Long’s HPBC 2.0 double-glazed PV modules are connected to the electricity grid in Yichun, Heilongjiang Province, China. The array of Longis 630W HPBC 2.0 modulesis the first HPBC 2.0 distributed solar power plant to enter commercial operation. The facility is located in the Longfei Wood Products Factory in Yichun, an area integral…
So you want to build a solar or wind farm? Here’s how to decide where The decision of where to build new solar or wind facilities is often left to individual developers or utilities, with limited overall coordination. But a new study shows that regional-level planning using fine-grained weather data, energy consumption information and energy system modeling can make a big difference in the design of such renewable energy installations. This also leads to more efficient and economically viable operations. The findings demonstrate the benefits of coordinating the location of solar farms, wind farms and storage systems, taking into account…
Scientists have developed a window that uses a semi-transparent amorphous silicon PV layer. The group tested the system in London at different tilt angles and found that it can achieve a maximum electrical efficiency of 3.6% and a maximum thermal efficiency of 17.6%. December 9, 2024 Lior Kahana A German-British research team has developed a new building-integrated hybrid PV-thermal window (PVTW) that can simultaneously produce electricity and domestic hot water (DHW). “The installation of common solar panels and collectors in the built environment requires access to significant roof space, which is limited. This motivates the development of highly efficient, building-integrated…
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has introduced a new set of measures to support peer-to-peer energy trading. The new initiatives are expected to remove barriers to further development of distributed PV projects. December 6, 2024 Vincent Shaw China’s NEA has issued a new policy to support peer-to-peer electricity sales and energy flexibility services. The new ‘Guidelines for supporting the innovative development of new business entities in the energy sector’, published on December. 5, define two categories of new energy market players: technology-specific entities and resource pooling entities. Technology-specific entities include operators of distributed energy resources such as solar energy, decentralized…
China will send batteries to Europe via a route that bypasses Russia: Kazakhstan China will soon send lithium-ion batteries to Europe via Kazakhstan on a trade route that bypasses sanctions-hit Russia, the Central Asian country said on Friday. Trade along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) that crosses the Caspian Sea has surged since Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022, as European countries try to avoid imports through Russia. Kazakhstan has agreed to “jointly develop” the route with Beijing and launch a “trial run for the transportation of lithium-ion batteries from China” in December, the Kazakh Transport Ministry said on Friday.…
Panasonic has installed a 5.2 MW solar array at the facilities of one of its subsidiaries, Panasonic Appliances Air-Conditioning Malaysia Sdn. Bhd (Papamie). The system is the largest within the Panasonic group. December 6, 2024 Patrick Jowett Panasonic has built a 5.2 MW solar array at the facilities of Papamy, its heating and ventilation subsidiary in Malaysia. The Japanese electronics group said in a statement that the installation is the largest PV system of the whole Panasonic group. It features 9,461 solar panels, mainly installed on the roofs of air conditioner factories. It is expected to generate approximately 5,900 MWh…
The Chinese manufacturer said its new i-TOPCon Ultra panel is part of the Vertex N family and is intended for applications in utility-scale projects. It plans to start mass production of the new modules in the second quarter of 2025, with an initial annual capacity of 10 GW. December 6, 2024 Vincent Shaw Chinese PV module manufacturer Trina Solar unveiled a new solar module based on tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) cell technology at the 2024 annual conference of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA). The new i-TOPCon Ultra panel series is part of the Vertex N family and is…