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The solar power plant will be operational for forty years. Image: Anesco. Solar and energy storage company Anesco has been given the green light to develop a 48MW solar power plant in Coven, Staffordshire. South Staffordshire Council granted development consent for the project yesterday (October 3). Construction is expected to start in early 2025. The site will benefit from cutting-edge biodiversity improvements to support local wildlife and some of the country’s most threatened species. These improvements exceed planning requirements and will result in an estimated net biodiversity benefit of more than 200%. Once completed, the solar PV power plant will…
A report from marketplace operator EnergySage shows that average system costs are falling and payback times are improving. It highlighted Tesla’s recent market share gains in the inverter and energy storage market. October 4, 2024 Ryan KennedyBy pv magazine USAEnergySage operates an online solar comparison marketplace, providing quotes to solar buyers in 50 states and Washington DC. The company has released its October 2024 Marketplace Insights reportwith data through the first half of 2024 on prices, design trends and more for the residential solar and energy storage sector. The report notes that residential solar prices on the platform averaged $2.69/W…
Australian electricity producer CleanCo is testing Australia’s largest grid-connected sodium sulfur battery at the Swanbank Clean Energy Hub project, 45 kilometers southwest of Brisbane. October 4, 2024 Ev FoleyQueensland state-owned electricity generator CleanCo Queensland is testing Australia’s largest grid-connected sodium sulfur (NAS) long-term battery energy storage system (BESS) on the Swanbank clean energy hub project, 45 km southwest of Brisbane.The 1.5MW NAS BESS provides a minimum of six hours of energy storage and is part of a feasibility study in partnership with Victoria-based energy solutions company Allset Energy, to complete the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement for Swanbank.Germany-based chemical…
Swiss startup Sunways plans to build a pilot 18 kW PV system between the racks of a 100-meter linear section of a railway line in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. October 4, 2024 Gwénaëlle DeboutteBy pv magazine FranceThe Swiss Federal Transport Office (FOT) has approved the country’s first removable solar power plant to be deployed on a railway line.The project is being developed by Swiss startup Sunways, which plans to deploy the system next year on a 100-meter linear section of railway line 221, operated by transN, the public transport company of the canton of Neuchâtel.The pilot system will rely…
The Indian manufacturer currently has a cell and module capacity of 4 GW. October 4, 2024 Uma Gupta Adani Solar at REI 2024Image: Adani SolarBy pv magazine IndiaIndian PV manufacturer Adani Solar, part of industrial conglomerate Adani Group, will reach integrated solar cell and module manufacturing capacity of 10 GW by mid-2026, ahead of its previous target of 2027, said Rahul Bhutiani, senior vice president-head sales & marketing at Adani Solar, narrated pv magazine on the first day of Renewable Energy India (REI) Expo 2024 in Greater Noida.Bhutiani said Adani Solar will achieve 10 GW of metallurgical grade (MG) silica-polysilicon…
Trina Solar filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on September 30 to prevent Runergy and Adani Green Energy from “unlawfully importing and selling products that infringe two Trina patents related to TOPCon solar cell technology.” ” Trina is requesting an investigation under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which would direct Customs and Border Protection to prevent infringing imports from entering the United States. “Protecting the integrity of Trina’s TOPCon technology is critical,” said Steven Zhu, president of Trinasolar US. “We are committed to defending our innovations and will take decisive action against any…
Analyst Aurora Energy Research estimates that battery storage systems will cost 10% less than new combined cycle thermal power plants – and could be 29% cheaper. pv magazine spoke to Inês Gaspar from Aurora about the figures. October 3, 2024 Livia Neves Taxing BESS project components in the same way as solar panels would provide even more savings for Brazilian bill payersImage: EngieBy ESS newsAurora has estimated that battery energy storage systems (BESS) now cost 10% less to provide reserve capacity for Brazil’s electricity grid than new combined gas turbine power stations (CCGT).Because that difference applies to projects built to…
Portugal-based Effizency, a developer of sales software for solar PV and heat pump solution providers, has launched a new web-based simulator module that its customers can use to provide initial price quotes and savings estimates to potential buyers. October 3, 2024 Valerie ThompsonEffinzency, a Portugal-based developer of sales productivity software for solar PV and heat pump solution providers, has launched a new web-based simulator that integrates into the Effinzency white label sales software.The simulator provides initial price quotes and savings estimates. “The leads are automatically entered into the Efizency sales tool for a streamlined, contextualized proposal generation process,” said Francisco…
Runergy has just announced that its 2-GW solar panel factory in Huntsville, Alabama has officially begun production. The factory will start producing the first customer orders this month. “We are pleased to begin solar panel production here in Alabama,” said Jet Li, CEO. “This plant not only brings new jobs and opportunities to the area, but also represents our commitment to advancing renewable energy and supporting America’s clean energy goals. We couldn’t be more proud of our team’s hard work.” Runergy Alabama is the first manufacturing plant in the United States to open as part of Runergy Group’s plan to…
An initial 18 grid-scale battery energy storage projects with a total capacity of just under 500 MW will be integrated on the AI-enabled Nimbus platform. Image: Gore Street. Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has agreed a deal to use Arenko’s Nimbus software in its operating portfolio, the companies exclusively revealed to Solar energy portal. Over the next six months, an initial 18 grid-scale battery energy storage projects with a total capacity of just under 500 MW will be installed on the AI-enabled Nimbus platform. The first asset is expected to be fully integrated within weeks of completion of the deal.…