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Solar mounting solutions provider Clenergy has deployed two of its fixed tilt ground-mounted products as part of a 32kW PV system powering a mobile communications antenna on a remote mountaintop in Tasmania. September 30, 2024 David CarollBy pv magazine AustraliaCommunications infrastructure owner BAI Communications has completed an upgrade to the off-grid energy system that powers the communications antenna mounted near the 1,146-metre Mount Owen near Queenstown on Tasmania’s west coast.BAI said the project included the renewal of an existing solar energy system and its integration and a new PV array and 120 kWh battery energy storage system with its own…
On Friday, the US Department of Commerce made a final decision that producers in 14 countries – China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam – have sold, dumped and subsidized aluminum extrusions in the United States in violation of international trade rules. As a result, the Commerce has imposed anti-dumping duties at rates ranging from 2.02% to 376.85%, and countervailing duties at rates ranging from 1.44% to 168.81%. The trade has included extruded rails for solar panels in the group of products affected by these threatened import duties.…
The Munich-based group achieved significantly lower turnover in the first half of the year. In addition, it had to make large write-downs, especially on its renewable energy activities. September 30, 2024 Sandra EnkhardtUnplanned writedowns weighed heavily on Baywa AG’s consolidated half-year results published on Friday. In July, the Munich-based group’s share price more than halved after a restructuring report was ordered, and the company has since recovered only slightly from the slump.The financial statement shows that Baywa has a turnover of €10.7 billion ($11.97 billion) in the first six months of this year, almost €2 billion less than a year…
Lithuania-based Solitek has announced two new 435W modules for integrated PV roofs with 22.04% efficient cell technology. Solitek’s Solid Solrif in-roof product line is combined with mounting systems supplied by Switzerland-based Ernst Schweizer AG. September 30, 2024 Valerie ThompsonSolitek, a Lithuanian manufacturer of modules and batteries, has announced two new in-roof tunnel oxide passivated contact modules (TOPCon) with a power of 435 W and a cell efficiency of 22.04%. The Solid Solrif D and Solid Solrif N panels measure 1767 mm x 1160 mm and are available in a completely black or transparent version.“We have upgraded our entire module portfolio…
According to the draft auction rules published by the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the tender will take place in June 2025 for systems with a capacity of at least 30 MW that can store energy for at least four hours a day. The draft states that the contracts will cover a period of ten years, starting from July 2029. September 30, 2024 Livia Neves By ESS newsBrazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) released the draft battery capacity reserve auction, the LRCAP Storage 2025, for public consultation last Friday. The government tender will take place in June 2025.To participate,…
Chinese manufacturer Hinen has launched an integrated battery energy storage system with power options ranging from 3.6 kW to 25 kW for on- and off-grid residential applications. September 30, 2024 David Caroll By ESS newsChina-based energy storage systems provider Hinen has released its all-in-one A-series home energy storage solution with power options ranging from 3.6 kW to 25 kW. Battery life is said to exceed 8,000 cycles at 90% depth of discharge, while the inverter has a conversion efficiency of up to 98%.“The Hinen A Series combines a solar inverter, battery inverter, energy storage battery, automatic on/off-grid switching unit, uninterruptible…
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday vetoed legislation that would have allowed schools and apartment buildings to use solar energy they generate on site, instead of having to buy it back from utilities. SB 1374written by Senator Josh Becker, would have restored the rights that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) took away in 2023 from properties with multiple electric meters. Before then, California utilities, including schools, could use the solar energy they generated on a single electric meter, such as one for their parking lot, to power their buildings with separate meters, making full use of their own energy and…
BSIF successfully delivered one of the highest equity dividends in the infrastructure sector. Image: Bluefield Solar. Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), an investor focused on large-scale renewable energy assets in the UK, has released its annual results for the year ending June 2024, claiming that its operating portfolio is now responsible for 5% of UK solar power generation . BSIF owns and operates a UK portfolio of 1.5 GW of solar assets, comprising 824.7 MW of turnkey and 776 MW of operational solar capacity. The pipeline also includes battery projects of more than 600 MW. According to the company’s fourth…
The Valence plant can produce 150 million square centimeters of active surface area of OPV modules using inkjet printing technology, with the aim of quadrupling capacity by 2026. Sensitive to natural and artificial light, Dracula’s modules work indoors from any light source and are intended for use in IoT, industrial electronics and as battery replacements. September 30, 2024 Marie BeijerDracula Technologies inaugurated its production line for organic photovoltaic (OPV) modules in Valence on September 12. With approximately 40 employees, seven patents filed, the first commercial contract and ambitious development projects, the company applies the ‘lab to fab’ principle: an initial…
A view of the proposed location. Image: FuturEnergy Ireland. FuturEnergy Ireland has announced its intention to build Europe’s first iron-air battery energy storage system (BESS). The company has submitted a planning application for the proposed Ballynahone Energy Storage project to Donegal County Council. If approved, the project will be located next to the Trillick Substation, near the town of Buncrana in County Donegal. The first and smallest project will have a capacity of 10MW/1GWh, while later projects on the site will have a maximum capacity of 8GWh. Iron-air batteries work on the principle of reversible rusting. When the battery discharges…