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Great strides are being made at both ends of Britain on BESS projects. Image: RES Ethical Power is working with Varco Energy to deliver a nearly 50MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Cornwall. Varco Energy’s Sambar Power BESS project, located near Newquay, Cornwall, is expected to be operational in the second quarter of 2025 and have a capacity of 47.5 MW. Energy storage asset owner and operator Ethical Power will provide Balance of Plant (BoP) work to install BESS equipment at the site, which Varco Energy announced last week will be supplied by GE Vernova. Ethical Power will…
In early November 2023, shortly before the COP28 summit opened in Dubai, a hitherto obscure UAE firm attracted significant media attention around news of their prospective land deals in Africa. Kenyatta Ngusilo (C), a member of the Ogiek community, watches as his storehouse burns in Sasimwani Mau Forest, 2023. Hundreds of Ogiek people were left homeless after the Kenyan government evicted alleged encroachers. James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Reports suggested that Blue Carbon—a company privately owned by Sheikh Ahmed al-Maktoum, a member of Dubai’s ruling family—had signed deals promising the firm control over vast tracts of land across the…
Weiheng Ecactus has unveiled its new Myrtillo battery system, with a capacity of 4.99 kWh, giving users the flexibility to connect up to six units in parallel. July 17, 2024 Emiliano BelliniChinese battery supplier Weiheng Ecactus has launched “Myrtillo”, its new 4.99 kWh high-voltage storage system for residential applications.The systems feature lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries from unspecified top global suppliers. “Myrtillo uses industry-leading LFP battery cells, which have passed the industry’s most stringent safety certification, UL 9540A,” a company spokesperson said. pv magazine. “More sensors, heat-resistant insulation pads and explosion valves make safety at the module level promising.”The company…
Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has closed a 1.2 GW solar and storage tender at an average price of $0.041/kWh, with Acme Solar Holdings, Hero Solar Energy, JSW Neo Energy and Pace Digitek Infra emerging as winners come. July 17, 2024 Uma Gupta Image: Avi Waxman, UnsplashBy pv magazine IndiaSECI has completed its latest tender for 1.2 GW solar power with 600 MW/1.2 GWh storage capacity at a final average price of INR 3.42/kWh.JSW Neo Energy secured the largest amount of capacity, namely 500 MW. Acme Solar Holdings secured 350 MW and Hero Solar Energy 250 MW. Pace Digitek…
Solar Energy UK has praised the decision to relaunch the Solar Taskforce. Image: Statkraft. The UK government has reactivated the Solar Taskforce as part of a series of plans to accelerate the delivery of solar energy across the country. The joint government-industry body is co-chaired by Chris Hewett, CEO of Solar Energy UK, who oversaw the development of the Solar Roadmap, a plan setting out the practical actions needed to deliver 70 GW of power by 2035 solar generation capacity. This plan will now need to be revised slightly to meet the new Labor government’s target of reaching 50 GW…
Portuguese researchers have compared different machine learning techniques applied to detect faults in air-to-air heat pumps in cooling mode. The results showed a high level of performance based on four measures. July 17, 2024 Valerie ThompsonA Portuguese research team has compared different applied machine learning techniques to perform fault detection in air-to-air heat pumps in cooling mode and has identified four algorithms that show a high level of performance based on the metrics accuracy, precision, recall and F1 score, a key figure used to measure classifier performance.According to the research team, the strong growth in the use of heat pumps…
New York City-based solar energy developer UGE just powered its newest community rooftop solar project in New York City. Located on Staten Island, the 510 kW project sits atop a shopping plaza. UGE now owns and operates 10 rooftop solar projects in New York City, with another two in the final stages of construction. UGE’s newest community solar project is built atop Expressway Plaza, a shopping center on Staten Island. Subscribers to the Expressway Plaza community solar project will save at least 10% on their electric bills. Expressway Plaza is owned by Feldcoan East Coast-focused real estate developer. “Feldco is…
A JinkoSolar-led consortium has announced plans to build a 10 GW solar cell and module factory in Saudi Arabia together with PIF and Vision Industries Company. July 16, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Chinese module maker JinkoSolar is leading a consortium that plans to build a 10 GW solar cell and module factory at an unspecified location in Saudi Arabia.The company operates through its local subsidiary, JinkoSolar Middle East DMCC, and partners with Saudi consultancy Vision Industries (VI) and Renewable Energy Localization Company (RELC), a wholly owned unit of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia.“Under the…
China’s Sungrow has signed three landmark energy storage contracts with Saudi Arabia’s Algihaz Holding, representing the world’s largest grid storage order. Each project will have a capacity of 2.6 GWh, a total of 7.8 GWh. July 16, 2024 Vincent Shaw By ESS newsChina-based Sungrow on Tuesday announced the signing of three major energy storage contracts with Saudi investment group Algihaz Holding, amounting to the world’s largest grid storage order.Each project will have a capacity of 2.6 GWh, a total of 7.8 GWh. The three storage projects are located in Najran, Madaya and Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia. According to the development…
Enphase Energy has developed an electric vehicle (EV) charger for commercial fleets. The CS-100 delivers up to 19.2 kW of continuous power and allows fleet managers to create charging schedules using Enphase’s proprietary COSMOS interface. July 16, 2024 Anne Fischer By pv magazine USAEnphase Energy has announced the launch of an electric vehicle charger designed for commercial fleets.The CS-100 delivers up to 19.2 kW (80 amps) of continuous power and allows the fleet manager to create charging schedules using Enphase’s proprietary COSMOS interface. The interface provides access to capabilities such as digital load management, load distribution and access control by…