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An artist’s rendering of the recently approved site. Image: BOOM Power. Developer BOOM Power has successfully secured planning permission for a large battery energy storage system (BESS) project on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. The Carrog BESS is a 300 MW/660 MWh project with a duration of two hours, located in Carrog Ganol, near Cemaes. The developers emphasize that the 38.7 hectare project site does not include land designated as the best and most versatile agricultural land. The development includes the installation of 158 BESS units plus two spares, as well as associated infrastructure. BOOM Power has not yet given…
The German company said its new products are suitable for PV systems with tilt angles from 0 to 15.6 degrees. October 2, 2024 Emiliano BelliniGerman PV system supplier Wattstone has launched three new concrete foundations for rooftop PV projects.“The concrete bases are ideal for the easy installation of PV systems on straight surfaces such as flat roofs or terraces, but also on gardens, without the need to drill through the roof skin or add additional weights,” the manufacturer said in a statement. a statement. .The company said the new L-Shap products are suitable for both south- and east-west oriented arrays…
Ensuring Energy Security for Your Home When our daily lives are dependent on electricity, making sure you have a reliable power supply has become more important than ever. Keeping our food fresh, powering our work-from-home setups, and more require electricity in the modern household. Power outages because of extreme weather events, grid failures, or routine maintenance can disrupt our lives and potentially lead to inconveniences or danger. This is where home backup power systems come into play. These systems provide an alternative source of electricity when the main power grid fails, ensuring that your essential appliances and devices continue to…
Philippine Marcos opens first EV battery factory President Ferdinand Marcos on Monday inaugurated the Philippines’ first electric vehicle battery factory, calling it the “future” of clean energy. The Australian-owned lithium iron phosphate plant aims to produce two gigawatt hours of batteries per year by 2030, capable of powering about 18,000 electric vehicles or nearly half a million home battery systems. “We have worked very hard and done our best to bring this kind of technology to the Philippines, with the clear recognition that this is the future,” Marcos said in a livestreamed speech. “As the first factory in the Philippines…
A group of researchers has proposed a new method for sizing PV systems that does not rely on an anti-dumping system and operates without the ability to inject power into the grid. The new approach requires an estimation of the annual hourly profile and the minimum required power, as well as the use of an irradiation meter and an electrical network analyzer. October 2, 2024 Emiliano BelliniResearchers from the Dominican research institute Instituto Especializado de Estudios Superiores Loyola (IEESL) have outlined a new methodology for sizing rooftop PV systems in markets without net metering or feed-in tariffs, where all energy…
UK-based Caldera has developed a new heat storage technology that it says can convert on-site solar energy into heat on demand, replacing conventional gas boilers. The system uses a composite of recycled aluminum and volcanic rock to store heat up to 500 C and produce steam. October 2, 2024 Emiliano Bellini By ESS newsBritish startup Caldera has developed a modular heat storage technology based on an earth-abundant aluminum-rock composite.The new storage technology, called Megacell, is described as an ideal solution to decarbonize industrial processes and store on-site photovoltaic energy. The system’s stone-aluminium core is claimed to have the same thermal…
Austrian researchers developed a model to quantify the benefits of vehicle-integrated solar photovoltaics (VIPV) on the energy needs of three different sizes of electric vehicles in the city of Graz, Austria, specifically the effect on battery energy and mileage the vehicle. October 2, 2024 Valerie ThompsonResearchers have developed a model to quantify the benefits of vehicle-integrated photovoltaic (VIPV) solutions on three different sizes of electric vehicles (EVs) in the city of Graz, Austria, specifically the effect on battery energy and mileage.The model revealed several key factors that influence energy yield and EV traffic yield, including understanding the weight range, the…
The country accounted for 64% of global jobs in the photovoltaic sector and 63% of added PV capacity last year, according to a new report. October 1, 2024 Edgar MezaPhovoltaics continued to lead job growth in the global renewable energy sector last year, supporting a total of 7.2 million jobs around the world, of which almost 64%, or 4.5 million, are in China, the dominant PV manufacturer and installer, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Labor Organization (ILO).Overall, 2023 saw the highest ever increase in renewable energy jobs, from 13.7 million…
RWE employees and Baroness Taylor from Stevenage made the announcements at RWE’s Cotmoor Solar Project. Image: RWE. Energy producer RWE has announced it has broken ground on four new solar projects in the UK, while also reaffirming its commitment to responsible development. The company has started construction on the Copse Lodge, Fraddon, Laynes Wood and Wick Farm solar projects, which will have a combined capacity of approximately 200MW. With these developments underway, RWE now has a total of 11 solar projects under construction. The four newly started projects are expected to be operational as early as 2026. At the same…
China’s solar energy production capacity is facing a downturn that is unlikely to translate into growth in other regions, writes S&P’s Edurne Zoco. October 1, 2024 Edurne ZocoThe PV module supply chain will undergo a transformation in 2024, characterized by oversupply, policy uncertainty and low prices that will affect production capacity expansion and factory utilization rates.Oversupply has been at the center of the solar supply chain since the second quarter of 2023, but there are signs that the trend is changing. In 2024, the supply chain has experienced a slowdown. Rationalization efforts in China are aimed at controlling corporate expansion…