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EDP Renewables North America today unveiled its Scarlet I Solar Energy Park in Fresno County, California at a ribbon-cutting event attended by dozens of dignitaries and industry partners. The 200 MW project, which also includes a 40 MW battery energy storage system, will generate enough energy to power the equivalent of 68,000 average California homes annually. Scarlet I has two previously announced power purchase agreements with Ava Community Energy (formerly known as East Bay Community Energy) for 100 MW of solar and 30 MW of BESS and with San José Clean Energy for 100 MW of solar and 10 MW…
The Greek energy storage market is hot, with a number of new policy measures paving the way for new applications in the market. The government is now working on a new plan, which will allow for the co-location of batteries with existing solar power plants and stand-alone, ahead of meter battery energy storage systems. July 17, 2024 Ilias Tsagas By ESS newsLast year, Greece generated 57% of its electricity demand from renewable energy sources. This year, the country is expected to score an even higher percentage of renewable electricity, although this success comes with the thorny issue of curtailing excess…
South Africa has commissioned its largest wheel project, with SOLA Group delivering more than 200 MW of solar energy to Tronox Mineral Sands via the Eskom network. July 17, 2024 Patrick Jowett South AfricaThe largest wheel project to date has been put into use in Lichtenburg, Northwest province. Under the terms of the agreement, SOLA Group will supply more than 200 MW of renewable energy to Tronox Mineral Sands through the Eskom transmission network.Wheeling transmits electrical energy through a utility’s transmission or distribution system between different service areas. The power will come from two solar power plants recently completed by…
Major battery storage initiative by Rolls-Royce to boost Zeewolde wind farm by 2025 Rolls-Royce has secured an order from Battery Park Zeewolde (BPZ) to supply a substantial battery storage system with a power of 32.6 Megawatts and a storage capacity of 65.2 Megawatt hours to Zeewolde in the Netherlands. The mtu EnergyPack QG system is expected to be operational in the summer of 2025. The contract also includes a ten-year Long Term Service Agreement, which provides comprehensive guarantees for the system’s capacity throughout the entire term. The battery solution will help the energy trading and network services markets, increasing the…
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…