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Dubai-based developer Amea Power has agreed to build a 1 GW solar power plant with a 600 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and another 300 MWh BESS. This follows the signing of two power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Egyptian Electricity Transmission Co. September 13, 2024 Patrick Jowett Dubai-based Amea Power is developing two large-scale renewable projects in Egypt after concluding two PPAs with Egyptian Electricity Transmission Co.The first project is a 1 GW solar power plant with a BESS of 600 MWh in the Benban area. The second project is a 300 MWh BESS at the site of Amea…

Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) says the island added 2.7 GW of new solar capacity last year, bringing its total capacity to 12.41 GW by December 2023. Feed-in tariffs for installations up to 100 kW continue to stimulate the market. September 13, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Taiwan reached a cumulative installed PV capacity of 12,418 MW by the end of December 2023, according to new figures from the MoEA. Last year, the island deployed approximately 2.7 GW of new PV capacity, after installing approximately 2 GW in both 2023 and 2022.“Solar power currently meets daytime peak demand for six hours,…

subsidiary of TotalEnergies Safe has commissioned a new line at its Jacksonville, Florida facility to produce the lithium-ion battery containers for its energy storage system (ESS). “Currently, we are successful in serving the U.S. market using battery containers produced by our global factories abroad. Now, our strategy to expand Jacksonville’s capacity to more than 5 GWh by 2027 will increase its ability to respond more quickly to serve U.S. customers and reduce our carbon footprint. At the same time, this will also incrementally increase local content by building our US supply chains,” said Hervé Amossé, Saft EVP for Energy Storage…

In a new weekly update for pv magazineSolcast, a DNV company, reports that Typhoon Yagi caused significant reductions in solar power generation in key cities in Vietnam, China and the Philippines, with some areas reporting their lowest irradiation days on record for September. September 13, 2024 SolcastTyphoon Yagi has caused a notable drop in solar production in Southeast Asia, according to analyzes using the forecast Solcast API. The powerful Category 5 storm brought extreme weather to the region, causing radiation levels to fall well below climatological averages.Solar energy production in key cities in Vietnam, China and the Philippines fell significantly,…

SmartHelio has developed a solar AI tool with 98.5% accuracy, using socio-economic details and climate data for predictive analytics. September 11, 2024 Uma GuptaSmartHelio, a Swiss-based solar energy software developer, launches its AI-powered suite, which offers up to 98.5% accuracy in predicting global horizontal irradiance (GHI) and wind resources, along with 95% accuracy in predicting outages . It is designed to reduce risks for future PV investments and brownfield acquisitions.The suite includes the predictive Autopilot solution and a climate risk assessment (CRA) tool that uses meteorological data to guide investment decisions. It also offers a component selection function, which ensures…

DNV has launched a new service to provide solar PV developers with actionable, verified assessments of major hail risk in North America. DNV is working with climate risk analysis firm Jupiter Intelligence to leverage its climate science to provide a robust statistical approach to evaluating hail risk from climate change, both today and in the future. Extreme hail events have caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to solar PV projects across North America, even in areas historically less prone to hailstorms. It is estimated that Texas alone has suffered more than $600 million in hail damage over the…

The Dengkou Renewable Energy Storage Project is announced as the largest single-capacity energy storage station under construction in China. September 13, 2024 Marija Maisch Image: China Three GorgesBy ESS newsInner Mongolia Energy Group has started construction work on a 605 MW/1,410 MWh energy storage plant in the Ulan Buh Desert, near the city of Bayannur, close to the border with the state of Mongolia, in a bid to accelerate large-scale renewable energy development in the sunny autonomous region.The facility represents the first phase of the Dengkou Renewable Energy Storage Project with a total size of 1,000 MW/2,290 MWh and has…

Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation has given a hydrogen fuel cell developer $7 million in support of an innovative form of technology using silicon-based bipolar plates. September 13, 2024 Ev FoleyBy pv magazine AustraliaSydney-based developer and manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cells and electrolysis systems Siltrax has received 10.4 million Australian dollars ($7 million) from the Clean energy finance company (CEFC).The financial commitment will help develop an innovative form of hydrogen fuel cell technology that creates lighter, more efficient fuel cells.Siltrax’s technology uses bipolar plates made of silicon, instead of the more commonly used graphite or metal materials, to produce thinner,…

pv magazine: The PV module market has recently been characterized by very low prices. How is Longi doing in this environment?Haimeng Zhang: Prices are our biggest priority at the moment. If people continue to rush to produce more while demand remains the same, the price becomes unsustainable. If everyone is losing money, a correction may not be far away. We are looking very closely at where each of the players are, how much pain they can still tolerate and when we might start to see signs of sanity. The sector needs to correct to something from $0.12/W to $0.13/W. If…

Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has started accepting bids for setting up 2 GW of renewable energy projects, backed by energy storage systems for a guaranteed peak supply of 8 GWh. Bidding closes on October 14. September 13, 2024 Uma Gupta Image: Avi Waxman, Unsplash By pv magazine IndiaSECI is seeking bids from developers to set up 2 GW of renewable energy projects, supported by energy storage systems for a guaranteed peak supply of 8 GWh.The projects are developed on a build-own-operate (BOO) basis. They can be located anywhere in India and must connect to the Inter-State Transmission System…