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It took eight years of field measurements before researchers at RWTH Aachen University in Germany were able to estimate the usable capacity of home battery energy storage systems and develop a data set spanning 106 system years and 14 billion data points. Their key finding was that home battery systems lose on average around two to three percentage points of usable capacity per year, which means good news for the industry as most of the market’s guarantees can be met through the implementation of capacity reserves. September 19, 2024 Marija Maisch By ESS newsAlthough the residential battery energy storage market…
The Hellenic Association of Photovoltaic Energy Producers (Spef) is urging the Greek government to stop issuing new grid connection permits for renewable energy systems to tackle the escalating power curtailment problem in the country. September 18, 2024 Ilias TsagasGreek trade association Spef has asked the national government to halt new permits for large-scale PV installations to curb the increasing clampdown.This is what a spokesperson for Spef says pv magazine that Greece curtailed around 500 GWh of solar energy from January to August, compared to 224 GWh of curtailed energy in 2023.Energy storage is a potential solution to Greece’s electricity constraint…
Data collected by battery storage developers shows that some battery locations are skipped 90% of the time during limited periods. Image: Zenobe. A coalition of battery energy storage developers says skipping restrictions will “hold back investment and drive up consumer bills.” In a letter to the UK government and the ESO before it becomes the National Energy System Operator (NESO), developers including Field, Harmony Energy Zenobē and Eelpower say that ESO is consistently underusing (“skipping”) batteries in its attempts to deal with with the energy oversupply. Even if batteries are the cheapest and fastest way to meet the demands of…
Insolation Energy (INA Solar) is building a 3 GW PV module factory and an aluminum frame factory in Rajasthan, India. September 18, 2024 Uma Gupta By pv magazine IndiaINA Solar is setting up a 3 GW PV module factory along with an aluminum frame factory with an investment in Jaipur, Rajasthan.INA Solar already has 1 GW of solar panel capacity. With the new addition, the total production capacity for PV modules will reach 4 GW per year.The new facility will cover an area of 109,000 square meters and have an annual production capacity of 3 GW of n-type tunnel oxide…
GenPro Energy Development completed construction of a behind-the-meter microgrid powered by solar + storage for CS Precision Manufacturing in Gering, Nebraska. The solar microgrid is the first of its kind in the state, powered by 1,560 550-watt solar modules and three BYD-Chess 120-kW energy storage units. GenPro Energy completed a solar + storage powered behind-the-meter microgrid in Nebraska. “CS Precision Manufacturing began looking at solar power as a viable option to subsidize energy consumption several years ago,” said CEO Scott James. “It quickly became apparent that the numerous benefits of solar power extend far beyond those of a financial nature.…
China’s Huawei has built a 400 MW/1.3 GWh off-grid solar and storage facility in Red Sea New City, Saudi Arabia. September 18, 2024 Vincent ShawHuawei Digital Power has built a solar storage microgrid project in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea New City. According to the report, the plant has been running smoothly for a year and supplies more than 1 TWh of green energy.The station has 400 MW of PV capacity and 1.3 GWh of electrochemical energy storage. Covering 100 km of grid infrastructure, it is the world’s first independent microgrid project powered entirely by solar energy and energy storage, without…
The American company introduced a hail storage hanger, a hanger for north-south orientation and a rail system for clustered decoupling designs. September 18, 2024 Ryan KennedyBy pv magazine USAAffordable Wire Management (AWM) provides system balancing components typically used in utility-scale solar projects. The company announced three new products in September at the RE+ clean energy conference in Anaheim, California.First, AWM introduced a hail storage hanger, part of the company’s cable management system. The pendant is custom designed for Nextracker’s NX Horizon Hail Pro tracer system.Featuring the new Hail Pro-75, with a 75-degree stowage angle, Nextracker products are designed to improve…
Vermeer has unveiled the PD25R pile driver, designed to meet the changing demands of the growing solar energy market. This new model has a piling capacity of 7.5 meters, allowing solar contractors to install longer piles for larger solar panels and on varied terrain. “The PD25R represents a significant advancement in piling technology,” said Ed Savage, product manager at Vermeer. “We incorporated twelve years of customer feedback to create a machine that offers greater flexibility, capacity and optimized performance.” Powered by a robust 74 hp (55.2 kW) Tier 4 Final/Stage V engine, the Vermeer PD25R delivers impressive performance in the…
As concern over climate change issues and general interest in reducing carbon emissions continues to grow, more individuals and businesses are exploring how they can engage with carbon credits. Yet even while accounting for the growing interest in these topics, we’re still pleasantly surprised with the amazing response we’ve gotten ever since we launched our pioneering Climate Change and Carbon Markets AI Assistant late last year. For nearly ten months we’ve been getting a steady flow of a wide range of inquiries and questions about carbon credits, and how to get involved in this impactful market. As we near the end of this…
Coca-Cola has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (PPA), brokered by France-based Engie, to source renewable energy and associated credits from the Wellington North Solar Farm in the Australian state of New South Wales. September 18, 2024 Ev Foley Image: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners AustraliaBy pv magazine AustraliaBased in Sydney Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has signed a 10-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) brokered by France Engie.Under the VPPA, CCEP will purchase a percentage of renewable energy and associated renewable energy credits (RECs) from the newly built Wellington North Solar Farm (WNSF), owned by the UK Light source bp.CCEP has also…